The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-27
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by JACK GUENTHER

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New York, March 27.-(UP)-ThC
extremes TO which people can sc
for the sake OF mere MOI ~ will
be illustrated publicly tonight by
one Abraham Simon. For $4,000
legs training costs and SO l-3 per
cent 10 his manager, this thoroughly
amlable but completely ifept young
giant will attempt 10 stand up un-
der the most pOralyzing puflcher IN
history.
The demonstration will DO held
In Madison Square Garden. II hat
been variously ballyhooed as O
world heavyweight championship
bout and q test OF bomber versut
battleship as conducted by no leSs
an authority than the y. s. army
Actually, " doesn't qualify fully GA
either, n Is really q test between
O bomber and an diversified tanker
The bomber Is being supplied by
the Second Corps Area. That IA
Private Joe Louis, OF course. The
supposed battlewagon " Simon, who
has the appearance OF u super
dreadnaught and the menace OF q
row boat outAtted with q cap gun
The clients who are inclined 70
whlinSy can 70 right ahead and coll
the bout n fight. TO me, II Is Juet
target practice.
Army Trimmings
The army Is bossirg the show and
cutting up the profits and the event
will be garnLsiled with military
trimmings. Under Secretary OF War
Robert Patterson will deliver the
eulogy, dozens OF the army'S most
thickiy medaied generals will be
crammed around the decks and the
navy will be represented IN force
along with neutral observers.
They had all better arrive early
and plan not 10 stay late. In their
own lingo. this bomber Is going 10
rely as usual on the fire power OF
his potent aerial torpedoes and nc
more need be said. The dread
naught will pin hopes TO q long
range barrage lobbed over BY the
portside battery. That IL, II the
dreadnaught ever finds the range.
] don't think he will. Simon
lasted 10 rounds when he faced
Louis IN Detroit q year ago but the
champ oil but had him IN the sec
ord. Then there Is the record Of
the fighters who tried return
matcheg. Consider Schmeling and
Pastor and Matte Brown and Lee
Ramagc. or consider Buddy Baer,
q dreadnaught In his own right He
capsized In three minutes.
The bomber will land direct hits
when and as he pleages. The only
point OF argument III the entire en-
gagcment Is whether the good ship
Simon will DO sunk outright or
merely battered back 10 dry dock
with super structure awry. Az q
battle, this 16-round bout Is Just o
question Of time. Or rather. OF q
time bomb. When II goes of, the
fun Is over.
NY ADVICE 10 Ehe spectators " AZ
Get q good look at Simon when he
comes into the ring and during the
playing OF the national anthem.
That Is the big opportunity 10 see
him on his feet. Then ~ Once II
comes zero hour don't Stoop over 70
light o cigarette. When you look
up, the song may be over and only
the ringing IN AbeB ears lingering
on.
Can't Punch
Simon has no charge 10 win. He
has a long left, enormous me and
remarkable stamina. He has proven
he has courage. But he numbers, he
ls poorly coordinated and no woe
fully lacks q knockout punch. He
did stand up 10 rounds last time,
but he may not have overcome that
beating yet. He has since been
knocked out by Lem Franklin and
held 10 q draw BY Turkey Thcmp-
son.
When ! watched him at camp
his spafTing partner, Johnny ghkor,
rang his door bell . dozen times
II Just one or two Of these tender
messages had been mailed BY the
Louis I saw training ct Fort Dix,
Humpty Dumpty would resemble O
JIG saw puzzle Of the world II the
full dozen blows had been landed
BY Louis, you would nave had 70
sweep Simon OUT
Growing boys need plenty Of rest
and Abe Win catch 80 on his to-