Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-21
Mike Proceeds
With Plans for
Rouis-Pdstor Go
BY BOB CONsIDINE


army plans to get tough about let
ting Joe Louis defend his title
against Bob Pastor, or anybody
else, Mike Jacobs says he hasn't
heard about II.
Mike is busy these days attend
Ting to the multitude of tasks pre-
ceding the Louis-Pastor title fight.
He thinks that Billy Conn's injury
had elements of a silver lining, in
esmuch as now the army will be
esked to give UP only one of the
Proposed parties to the title match,
Instead of two.
Private Louis Is In a, peculiar
spot. He made a lot of money
during 1941. Two of his fights.
against Conn and Nova, crossed
IA total of a million dollars. His
federal income tax on his 1871
Earnings, we understand, Is $117.-
1000. His life's earnings are tied
mp In a 48S-acre farm at Utica.
Mich, and its upkeep constitutes
q problem.
NO OTHER WAY
!, He has no quickly negotiable
Wealth and no way of getting it
and of paying his heavy taxes
without fighting. He has fought
twice this year. but gave away his
purses to army and navy relief.
This amounted TO about SIS, 1000.
Joe is quite satisfied with his
$21 a month. In fact he's proud Of
it. But he has found that il
doesn't 60 very far. 1t is doubtful
II the proposed pay raise to $50 a
month-though il will make him
much higher paid than any other
.private in any other army In the
>prld-will help in Joe's peculiar
kse.
The question has been raised
That Louis participation in a
heavyweight title match. wherein
he would be fighting for himself
and not for charity. doesn't come
under the heading of morale-lift-
tfng. We're inclined to question
that. We think the guys a symbol
[of American might.
SOPHISTICATED POLICY
or all the celebrities at the 81
Am an American Day. last Sum
day in New York, the biggest
cheer by the crowd of a million
and a quarter humans went up for
Louis. II would seem to us a
Short-sighted policy to freeze Joe's
title for the duration. as any one
in the bureau of internal revenue
will attest. The author OF We're
on Gods Side" should be kept &C.
tive: should not lose his identity
unless by losing it he aids the
war effort.
He'll make a lot of money by
fighting Pastor. 1t can probably
be argued that II Louis can get
thine off from army duty 10 en-
gage in his business, then other
men in uniform should be per-
mitted TO do the same.
| But II isn't difficult 10 see that
Louis Is different. His appear
ance In the ring in defense of his
title will shake large sums Of
money into the national treasury.
Most OF his share, IL not all. will
/ go into taxes-as will the shares
of others involved He probably
will give some good percentage Of
his purse TO service itself.
HAS 1T COMING
He'd be the last guy In the army
Ito ask for special privilege d.
hut few will doubt that he has a
eght, for himself. coming TO him
The best tip-off to the favorite
Gin tomorrow nights Garden battle
between Pastor and Tami Maui
relic is that Jacobs Is making
plans for a Louis-Pastor fight, not
n Louis VS.. winner OF Pastor Maui
|reillo.
Mauriello's only chance, we
think, is vested in Pastor himself.
That is. Mauriello has a chance
of planting enough punches on
Pastors kisser 10 keep him down
only If Pastor has a complete
form reversal.
form reversal. Bob could outlook
Tami even il tied in a straight
Jacket. If he doesn't press. or
get too cautious for fear OF
losing the Louis bout. Bob should
waltz in.
SAVOLD A POSSIBILITY
In Washington tonight. for the
benefit of navy relief, Lou Nova
meets Lee Savold. A Louis bout
also is at stake there. Savold is
one of those rare heavyweights
who hasn't been belted out by
Louis. Nova dropped completely
out OF contention when his yoga
stuff failed TO protect him from
being knocked out by Joe in a
very dreary night last fall.
Lou hasn't fought since. but he
was knocked SO far back by Louis,
and his back-firing hocus-pocus,
that he must win handily from
Savold TO be considered a leading
contender again. Any sort of VIC
tory by Savold will push Lee well
up toward the top of the con-
tenders-not that he is a great
fighter, especially, but because
he's a new face.
In brief, Pastor seems sure OF a
shot. Nova and Savold are rather
strong possibilities-but nostronger
than Pvt. Conn. IL Billy isn't sent
\into combat work, and his hand