Evening star., 1942-05-19
1unney Checks
Navy Show Aces
In Final Prep
Ex-Chomp Finds Nova,
SovoId in Pink for
Bottle Thursday

Maestro Mike Jacobs was due in
town today to supervise final prepa-
rations for the all-star Navy Relief
Fund benefit boxing show at Griflth
Stadium Thursday night and also to
look into the status of Pvt. Joe
Louis. the heavyweight champ
Jacobs wants to promote in at least
two title fights this summer.
1t. Comdr. Gene Tunney, former
heavyweight titleholder. now en-
gagged in Navy promotion, was to
accompany Mike on a round of in
spection which included stops. at
Uline arena, where Lou Nova is
girdling himself for a 10-round duel
with Lee Savold, and the Knights
of Columbus gym, where Savold Is
training. This was to be the last
day of heavy work for the main
bout principals and action was ex-
pected to be brisk.
Jacobs, for one OF the few times
during his checkered career, finds
himself threatened with eclipse be-
hind the eight-ball because of re-
cent and dramatic turn OF events in
the fight racket. Most of his diff
Guilty stems from Billy Conn's un-
scheduled, unadvertised and un-
profitable joust with his pappy-in-
law for which all Billy got was
busted paw. That ruined exastly
half Of Jacobs planned summer pro-
gram.
Louis Status Is Uncertain.
But he still counted on having
Louis until some fifth columnist
hinted that Army officials felt 1t
was about time the champion was
preparing for the battlefield instead
of the ring This would interfere
seriously with plans for third fight
between Louis and Bob Pastor this
summer, with a portion of the pro-
ceeds going TO service relief funds.
Twice during the past winter
Louis and Jacobs donated their
share OF the receipts from pair Of
title defenses to military causes and
it Is believed that the Louis-Pastor
show would mean an additional
$3.50 900 for the funds. But II the
Army says no dice. there isn't much
Mike can do about 1t. Louis would
need an extended furlough from the
Army to get ready for the fight and
the service Is reported frowning on
the idea of so much time of from
his oficial duties
A scrap with Louis also is the
prize spurring Nova and Savold In
preparations for Thursdays fight.
Pastor meets tough Tami Mauriello
Friday night at Madison Square
Garden and q lot of the smart
money Is saying he won't get be-
yond the second round. thus both
Savold and Nova figure they may be
the first at bat this summer II they
win impressively here. This is an
added starter in JACOBS headache
derby and he fully appreciates his
predicament.
Nova. Savold Appear ut Peak.
Jacobs, however. is forgetting that
for the moment to concentrate on
the business at hand An advance
sale of $4,000 is reported for the
Nova -Savold show and it isn't
enough to satisfy Mike. He's got q
genuine all-star card and is pro-
noting 1t for a worthy cause and
feels the advance should be triple
It's present level.
Both Nova and Savold are in the
proverbial pink and tearing into
their sparmates with q savagery that
brawl. Both are supremely conf
dent of winning, another token Of
grueling struggle.
While all of the attention has
been centered in the heavyweight
bout. George Abrams arrival last
night has turned the spotlight in the
direction of his middleweight fight
with Steve Mamakos, the local con-
tender. The winner Of this one is
almost certain to get another shot
at Tony Zales title later in the sum-
mer and both want 1t worse than
you want vacation.
Chris Dundee, Abrams pilot, said
today he confidently expects this
scrap to steal the show and that
Abrams is ready to take Mamakos
over the jumps. George, he re-
ported, has fully recovered from the
eye injury that was decisive fac
tor in his loss to Zale and is ready
to resume his quest for the crown.
1t was announced today that the
75-piece Navy Band will be on hand
Thursday night to serenade the GUS
toners before the first bout goes on
and during the intermission. Gene
Archer, popular baritone, with the
bands accompaniment. will inaugu-
rate the evenings program by sing /.