The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-27
LOUIS DEFENDS !
TITLE SECOND (:
Time, NO PAY
Jewish Giant IS to | In.
derdOg; Joe Wants to
Win for Blackburn
By JACK cUDDY
UNITED Press star Correspondent

WAbtlAA ulFNN EOAklubl MuulBeN
Square Garden Ia expected TO Fevs
erbernto 10 the thunder OF fAll-
Ing giant tonight as champion Joe
Louis again unleashes the most dee
structive ftats In heavyweight hls-
tory on the qargantuan jaw OF
huge Abe Simon.
Private Louis, fighting for tho
first time since he Joined the army
and making O second historic free
defense OF the rings most valuable
crown, says no will try 10 knock out
In three sessions the ifiauilng if1ofis
ster who lasted 10 frames against
him 90 Detroit last March
Brownssklnnod Joe, never O man
10 make rash promises, set tho time
limit on Slfnoil'B activities IN on at
tempt 10 bear out tho throe-foufid
prediction made by old Jack Black
burn, his trainer and pal, who IL re
covering from pneumonia IN q CHI
cago hospital and who will DO ABB
sent from Joe's corner for the FIRST
time since Louis turned professions
ai.
In this record -sliatterlng 2iBt de-
tense OF HIS title, Louis Is fightine
without pay 10 benefit army eflier-
gency relief, which receives oil
profits OF the bout IN addition 10
Joe's N leg p0r cent purse and 2
la per cent OF siinon's 10 per cent
check, Promoter Mike Jacobs exs
poets 0 crowd OF more than 10000
and q gate OF more than sl2B,000
IN which case, army roliefB total
will exceed $4,000.
In Bomber Joe's last fight as o
civilian, Jan. 0, he tossed leather
free for the Navy Relief Society
attracting q gate Of sige,700 for his
hrst.found knockout OF big Buddy
BAer. Tickets then were topped At
$50, but tonight the pasteboards
range only zip 10 92b.
Because Louis Is a soldier and tho
bout Ia for army relief, largo con-
tlngent OF army officials and sols
dieFs win witness tho bout. Robert
p. Patterson, urdefBecretary OF
war, Ii scheduled 10 address the
fans from the ring. His address and
the fight will DO broadcaBt over the
MAbuhl HebWOHh hAla BAlVht~WbFNa
10 soldiers IN both heinlsphefoB.
Promising
Most experts believe that Louis
will have little dlfiiculty IN keeping
his threesround promise. The az
yeAfsold champion seemed NJ his
physical peak In January. He was
magnificent In betting out towering
Buddy Baer In two minutes and %
seconds. His blows seemed moro exc
plosive than ever, Oh no registeree
his 4eth knockout In SO profession
al bouts. III the final stages OF hlb
training NJ Fort Dix, N. j., for to-
nights braWi, 10 weeks OF arrnt
routin apparently had not dulled
his deAdllness.
Meanwhile Simon, who interrupt.
cd @ honeymoon for this second
shot At the title, was unlmpreesIve
---ag tiSual--in his sparTing drills 10
Summit, N. j. Like virtually oil ring
giants. ample Abe Is O clumsy box.
err, lacking the coordination OF
smaller, more compact heayies. fi0
Is q converted Southpaw. Hence his
best weapon Is q left jab which no
used with surprising effectiveness
against Louis at Detroit. In that
bout, Louis had him on the floor
four times, but--becaugo Of his tifi-
usual ruggedncBg--tho Powigi giant
from New York was still on his
feet, though groggy, when the re"
fierce stopped the bouth IN tho 18TH
No Chance?
Another reason why Louis ID tho
1871 betting favorito is his record
OF efficiency against opponents Ia
return bouts. In second meetings he
improved his score notably over
Matte Brown, Lee Ralnage, Max
Schmeling, Bob Pastor, Arturo Co
doy and Buddy Baer. Apparently
there II no reason why Simon will
not suffer tho same fate, despite
his tremendous Bize--263 pounds Oh
O six-foot four-ifch chassis. fIe
will have Oh advantage OF about
40 pounds ovel Louis,
Promoter Jacobs announces that
tickets orc still available at III
prices, the regerved seats selling at
$3.50 and eB.7B balcony; Sb7b eiid
arena; 1li.BO inezzanite; $3.50 side
arena; $500 ringside and side iogee
Jacobs has also announced that
general admission tickets selling ct
$3.50 vii be placed on sale ~ 0 p.
m. today at the Garden,
An attractive supporting program
has been arranged by Matchmaker
Nat Rogers consisting Of an eigiits
round seflii.fina1, three slxsroling
bouts and on opening four.
Meeting IN the s0fni-hilal are
Johnny @hkor, promising young
Boston heavyweight, and Claudio
ViiiAr, q newcomer from Spain who
is said 10 be q dead-rirger for Man
Baer, and Ike Baer he Is o power
fuI ptincher. Viiiar has made sevs
eral appearances IN y. 8. rings dur
ing the past few months and has
been impressive. He gave BIB Pas
tor q close fight IL Washington
some weeks ago,
Cocoa w. williams
Joe Balyi, Kulpinont, pas heavy
weight, opposes Al Hart, rugged
Negro heavyweight, In one Of the
events. A second six pairs
Holman williams, seasoned Detroib
weiterweight, and Cocoa KID, New
Haven, Conn, who has long been
aai outstanding member Of the 147-
pound class.
THE mai contest over the size
round route brings together Morris
Ref, Brooklyn weiterweigit, and
Tommy Roman, Of Bayofifie, ~. J.
These two fought sIashing draw
at the Garden q month ago. The
cuFtain-raiser Of four rounds has
Vic Aiaatc, Brooklyn middleweigilty
meeting Andy Bist@k, CnfteFet, N. y