The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-27
COSKEY CALLS FOR SHOWDOWN
 CONFAD FRIDAY
BY JOHN CLUNEY

From every indication. as of pres hour today. the Willie Pep-Luli Costantino boxing bout will tala place in Municipal Stadium ons week from tomorrow night. Friday August 4th. Examination by twt doctors have shown no serious ail ment with Pep. who even assured State Athletic Commissioner Frank S Coskey that he would go through with the costantino fight tomorrow night If you order me to-" addins T will go there if anybody else zoe, in the ring with me"
 However. the best available opin. ion is that Pep has adopted a men. tal attitude toward the fight. rather suddenly that caused him to say T just don't feel right my heart isn't in it."
 Friday afternoon at 3 D. m. meeting of all concerned will be held in the office Of the state athletis commission, with the general idea Of setting the new date for the Pep. Lulu bout. Friday night. August 9th one week from tomorrow. Medical opinion. after examination yester- day was that boxers Of Pep's typs and temperament. go MENTALLY stale occasionally, and sometime: they snap out Of it in a couple O. hours, and almost always within 8 couple of days"
 Pep To show
 An important angle of tomoTrowt meeting with the state commission. CT is going to insist that Pep be pres ent in person at the meeting; SC that Promoter George Mulligan win have an opportunity to speak tc him. coskey feels that the matter will work itself out" in a very short time. and anticipates no new troubls in getting the new day of a week or so definitely set at tomorrow's gath eTing. Of course, should there be any further delay, asked for by Manager Lou yiscusi and Trainer Bill Gore in Pep's behalf. another physical examination will be made; and Wis., cusi and Pep informed that they will not be able to box anywhere in the country until the contract with Mulligan is fulfilled and that inc cludes New York, which is not an NBA state, as is Connecticut. but has a working agreement with ths state. which has always been efs fagtiUa citaea gt woe FFaada
 Commissioner Coskey discounted all sinister rumors and angles" re- latiye to the sudden announcement by Viscusi yesterday that "the fight is off" giving no other reason than Pep is not in condition to fight Fri- day night. This morning the state commissioner told the writer: "after all, We must give Pep the benefit of the doubt, if he says that he is not ready to fight Friday. for he has never done anything like this before. l am confident that he will agree a. tomoTrow's meeting to go through with the Costantipo bout within a week or so, for he was willing to fight tomorrow night, if l ordered him to do so"
 Forfeit?
 Charley Johnston, manager of COstantino, both of whom came to Waterbury yesterday, may attend tomorrowis meeting with the state commissioner; Johnston to request a s5.030 appearance forfeit for the new date, when it is agreed upon,
 While the sudden setback disap- pointed Promoter Mulligap on ths day of his 34th wedding anniversary, be took the bad news manfisly, as always, feeling that the matter will be straightened out no later than to- morrow. Commissioner Gossey feels the same way about it, Now, it's up to Pep to snap out of it" agree that he is willing to fight CostaDtino, with his manager and trainer also giving the boxer the green light