Evening star., 1942-01-11
Louis Is 10 Don
Army Uniform
Wednesday
Heovy King Is Eoger
To Go; Moy Be Put
In Morale Brunch
BY SID FEEDER,
sSociated Press Sports Writer.

NEW xOkLA, JdI AV.-AVco eAaoAA
"a hours after doing a pretty fair
fighting Job for the Navy, Joe Louis
completed arrangements today to
Join Uncle Sans Army next
Wednesday and do his battling in
khaki from here on.
The Brown Bomber, who reached
a peak in his blasting career for
the second time last night in telling
Buddy Baer in 2 minutes and Sc
seconds, will be given his final
physical examination Monday, will
be indicted in the service Wednes-
day at Camp Upton. Long Island.
and probably will make his next
fist-tossing start in late March for
an Army fund.
This one will be against one Of a
list Of prospective opponents Pro-
moter Mike Jacobs has drawn up,
headed by Bob Pastor, who fought
Joe twice and who was rated by box
ing writer's as the top fistic come
back for 194l.
If Pastor can whip Lem Frank
lin in Cleveland late this month,
he probably will get the shot. Other
wise it may be Gus Lesnevich, the
rugged light-heavyweight champion,
II he tops Lou Nova February s;
Southpaw Melio Bettina. ex-175-
pound ooss, or ample Abe Simon,
who went 13 rounds with Joe a year
ago.
Reaches Peak Second Time.
Joe turned up at Army Draft
Board headquarters to straighten
out all the advance details that will
make him Pvt. Joe Louis Barrow
even before he stopped at Jacobs
office to settle up for last night S
fight. Not that he had anything
to collect out of the gross gate of
$3.50 ,700.55 contributed by the 49,
$40 fans who saw him become the
vicious and blasting executioner for
the second time since he came down
the pike.
The financial business of the fight
was so complicated, what with the
charity and one thing and another
that Mikes auditors announced
| they wouldn't have the breakdown
figures added up until Monday. The
best estimates were that the net
gate was $161 ,245, that Joe's enc
would total about $64,498 and Baer.
cut about $24,2O0. OF this, Joe.
donation to the Navy fund is around
50,000-his entire 40 per cent, minus
only training expenses. Baer's
contribution figured to be something
like $4,000 and Jacobs from $15,-
600 up.
Shows Old-Tim Fierceness.
He once more was the fierce
flailer Of the second Max Schmel-
ing fight, and the oldest inhabitants
of cauliflower alley couldn't re-
member when any fighter hit such
heights twice in his career.
This time Joe disregarded all prin-
cipals of the fighters union by put
ting his title on the line and his
dynamite on display for nothing.
He and Promoter Mike Jacobs
turned all their revenue from this
show over to the Navy Relief Fund.
Baer contributed a chunk of his.
Every preliminary fighter on the
card also Clipped in with various
sums and the officials worked for
half price.
Asks No Draft Delay.
For all the job he had to do last
night, Rerefee Frankie Fuilam was
lucky he wasn't on piecework con-
tract. His chief task was to count
to 10 when Buddy went down the
third time. AS a result of all the
donations, the Navy fund picked up
q check within shouting distance o1
the stx-hgure mark.
Joe settled up the Army business
with the same simple, fine gesture
with which he did the job for the
Navy Relief Fund last night. With.
out informing any one but his CO.
managers and Jacobs, he arrived
at the Offices of local Draft BoarC
No. 20, asked for transfer of ex-
aminltion and induction from Chi
cago, where he registered. and ther
voluntarily waived all rights to any
notices or delays in order to gel
it settled as soon as possible
Il was goin' in, any way" he ex-
planned simply, 80 I figured I might
as we'll get it all done at once right
now. I dunno what they're gonna
do with me. but it don't make much
difference"
Although Army officials refused
comment on their plans for Joe, Col
H. Clay Supplee, morale officer fol
the End Corps area, indicated clear
.ly that Joe would be placed in the
morale service, where he is likely tt
do the Army most good.
AS a result, after his examination
Monday at Fort Jay. on Governor.
Island in New York harbor, anc
his induction at Camp Upton two
days later. he probably will be trans.
ferred back to the New York met
ropolitan area to serve his six-week
preliminary training period.
1t was explained that some of this
! (see LOUIS, Page C-40