The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-03-12

for Is rounds or less, with en-
The boys aren't exactly strangers
70 each other. They met once be-
fore andan that session the lumber
ing simon. with nothing but a
stout heart to recommend him
went 10 rounds before the Brown
Bomber finally bombed him out.
But It ism, any secret that when
Louis meets an adversary in a re-
turn bout be usually puts him away
IN short order.
RECORDS PROVE IT
That Louis Is far moro formidable
IN a return engagement Is clearly
shown by the records. Seven boxers
fought Joe Louis twice. They were
Buddy Baer. Arturo Godoy. Bob
Pastor, Max Schmcling. Matte
Brokn, Lee Ramage and Willie
Davis and all except Schmeling were
VIRTUALLY maSsacred III the second
So thei- isn't much hope. as you
can dis ern. for Abe Simon.
The tbody-hued Louis. one OF tho
most popular champs that ever
strutted down the titular row, will
turn oyer his share Of the purse TO
the Army Relief fund just as he
turned over his share 10 tho Navy
Relief fund his last time out. Simon.
Of course. will get cut but who's
worried about that because he needs
the dough worse than Louis docs.
Fact is. Joe don't need It at all.
CARDS AND YANKEES
ThersA isn't much news in tic
realm OF local sports nov because
this is the time OF the year when
a lull exists between the ;ermina-
ton Of the basketball season and
the impending start OF the diamond
doings. About all We can say is that
Allegany, LaSalle and Fort Hill
Cumberlands triangular scholastic
array. win soon lay out their lines
for the start OF the 1912 baseball
schedules.
However, when 1t comes TO nation
al sporting doinSs, there is some
news exuding out Of the major lea
que training camps. And one OF the
big stories, so they say. is the man
ner in which young Lou Boudreau
has started out" as the brand new
skipper Of Clevelsnd's "Fcllcr-leSs"
Indians.
The embryonic Tribe leader, a
kid Of tender age (just "a has al
ready began n drastic shake-up III
the policy OF the club. Nobody ex-
poets him TO win a flag. Who would
with Teller m the Army and Hal
Trotsky out for the season? But they
tthe grapevine) hint that he has al
ready disposed OF the usual training
camp "diSsension' that wrecked
Cleveland teams III the past.
The Yanks are a cinch in the
AL this year. But keep an eye on
young Lou BoUdreau. ANY time a
24-year-old kid Is picked to lead
major league bah club he must
have some extraordinary ability else
he would not be selected for such
an important post. Especially with
an ensemble that always has mad
family trouble.
When a thunderbolt strikes II
usually strikes hard but there's one
thunderbolt not striking so hard
right now in the person OF Joe Dr.
Mageia. big ball-and-money man OF
the New York Yankees. The
Italian Smasher is seeking $4,000
from the front Office but as We push
TO press he's not making much
headway. In fact. Baron Ed
Barrow swears by all the Gods -
tin and otherwiSe-that his recent
forty grand overture to Joe was the
last and final offer Incidental
Is, when ball club cropS-up with
. championship that crop blossoms
Into headaches since the Yankees
sport FIVE other holdouts. In
addition TO DiMagRio they are
Messrs. Gordon. Dickey. Keller,
Ruffing and Rolfc. It's the
"chalk-line" for massive Bo-Bo
Eewsome. the strapping Highlander
OF the Detroit Tigers-or else!
A dismal. forlorn flop last year, lie
has been ordered to shed 30 pounds
or not even 10 dare report 10 camp
>. The Bengal boys haven't for
gotten that when Bo-Bo clustered
sin" last year he looked more like
q baby elephant than a pitcher
At that time he Shimmied the
avoirdupois to $50 pounds But
n he busters in again this year
at the same poundagc they'll bluS-
ter him right out again. At
least. so says Manager Del Baker
the crafty chieftain OF the Tigers
See where two more athletes
have abdicated from the realm OF
sports for army service in the per-
sors OF Billy Conn and Cookie La
vagetto. boxer and ball player re-
spectirely. Z. What with Louis and
Conn both sans civilian erminC
these days. this boxing racket should
soon deteriorate into almost MOTH
ing. At least. with Louis and
Conn conspicuous BY their absence
IL should give some OF the old timer
q chance TO leave their flstic graves
:. SO don't be surprised II you
hear OF ghosts walking along cauli-
Hover lane. II won't be mi
rage. II will be an actual fact be.
cause the present set-up OF heavy
weights is so poor that its ever
preposterols 10 talk or write about
them. What do you Think
HERE-N-THERE
Another basketball season fla.
aid down the corridor OF time anc
with its passing LaSalle Institute
which so thoroughly and conyinc.
ingly won the city diadem. has al