Evening star., 1942-03-27
Joe Out 10 Beat
Big Challenger
Early in Bout
Top Winner Of Fight
In Garden Will Be
Army Relief Fund
By SID FEDER,

Associated PRESS OpOTlS WTlter
NEW YORK, March 27.-Buck
Pvt. Joe Louis and Bridegroom
Abe Simon try to tear each other
apart tonight for the benefit of the
folks the soldiers left behind.
Promptly at 10 pm. washington
timel the dark destroyer, greatest
fighting machine of his era, and the
huge. happy giant from Long Island
go to work in Madison Square Gar
den's bunting -bedecked ring. They're
down for 15-round scuff1e for Joe S
heavyweight championship. But
even Abe's best friends tell him
he's a cinch to become just another
victim of the Bomber's dynamite
quite some time before the derby
route has run its course.
Despite the lop-sided chances OF
Joe's 2lst successful defense of his
crown in his all-time record run as
boss of the bashers, the real winner
this time will be Army emergency
relief, the fund recently set up to
care for the needy families of SOL
diers in action.
Louis Is Giving All Again.
Exactly II weeks ago Joe bowled
Buddy Baer over in three minutes
and the Navy Relief Society prof1ted
by $4,000 from gate OF $4,000.
This time, the best semi official es-
Inmates are that the boys and girls
may get a slightly longer run for
their money-say four or five rounds
and the Army fund will get be-
tween $4,000 and S60,00O from a
gross of s125 900 to s150,0O0.
This total will be contributed by
an expected crowd of $4,000 of the
faithful who offer loud testimony to
the drawing power of the greatest
sports figure of this decade.
For the second time in less than
three months. he puts his million
dollar stock in trade-his champion
ship-on the line for exactly nothing.
All of his 40 per cent end OF the
purse, less only training expenses,
will be handed over to the fund.
So will Mike Jacobs promotlonal
profits, a portion of Simon's Is per
cent cut of the net gate and half
of Madison Square Gardens take.
Champ Once More at Peak.
In Simon, the Bomber meets a
253-pounder with a big, Snappy left
hand. a fighting heart just as large
and an ability to absorb punish
ment that is startling to see. At
the same time. however. virtually
no one can see how Able the ample
can get out of the way of Joe's big
guns once target practice starts
and Louis is out to start early to-
night.
A year ago this month. Abe lasted
13 rounds with Louis. Now he says
he's in better condition and faster.
It might interest him to know Joe is,
too. That fight in Al was one of the
stops on Joe's bum of the month
tour. BY the time he ran into Able,
he had been in constant training for
four months. and the machine was
running down. This time it's the
fresh, fierce flailer again. proud as
ever of his title and prouder still of
his soldier suit. He won't be missing
many.
Gold Braid to Be Plentiful.
AS in the Navy fund show in jan
uary. gold braid will be as plentiful
at ringside tonight as rice at a
wedding. The garden will resemble
anything but the weekly fight arena.
Flags and bunting have been hung
all over the place.
Undersecretary of War Robert
Patterson will speak to the assem-
bled faithful from the ring before
the main bout goes on Then Singer
Jerry Cooper will send the proceed
ings off with The Star Spangled
Banner"
This probably will permit Simon to
stand of his feet longer than at any
time during the evening.