The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-17
LOUIS CONN TITLE BOUT NEXT JUNE
BY JACK CUDDY United Tres Sports Writer

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 New York, Jan. i7-(Up)--Con- struction of facilities for packing up to 1lS,0O0 fans Into Yankee Stadium began today in Promoter Mike Jacobs New Jersey lumber min, less than 24 hours after he announced that Joe Louis and Billy Conn would battle for the heavyweight title at the ball park next June i0.
 Lumberman Jacobs lost no time in getting crews of workmen Into action building portable ramp pS which will be used not only at Yan- kee Stadium, but at the Polo Grounds for three outdoor title fights there and at Los Angeles. Plans are in the making to stage an outdoor championship bout there next winter, probably at the huge Olympia Stadium where the i032 Olympic games were held.
 Promoter Jacobs said he had an. nounced the site of the Conn-Lotlis return bout sooner than expected in order to allow all possible time for completion of arrangements and SO that out of town fans could make plans to attend.
 Seating Can Be Shipped
 "uncle Mike" said he had 65,0O0 folding seats in a warehouse in New Jersey and that he would try to get as many of them into Yankee Sta. dium as possible for the fight. He estimated that about 40,00O portable seats could be used in addition to the 73000 grandstand and bleacher seats.
 The ramps will be stored between fights and can be shipped to any major city in the country, Jacob said, indicating that he planned to put on outdoor shows In other sec- tions and that existing facilities in most of them would not be Suffici- ent to house the crowds be expected.
 Tn arranging five outdoor title bouts in one city in one season, Ja. cobs will do something that no other promoter, not even the fabulous Tex Richard in the first golden era" of sports, ever attempted to do.
 The blue-ribbon heavyweight bout, most ballyhoed sports event in his- tory, will be held just five years and @ day after the first memorable brawl between the antagonists on June 18, 1941. Tn that bout Pitts burgh Billy, the challenger, was ahead on points until the 18th round when he lost his emotional control and started to slug wildly. Louis knocked him out.
 Return Bout Promised Louis
 The war prevented a return bout until this year. Both went into the Army where they gave boxing ex- hibitions and made personal ap- pearance tours for more than three years.
 If Conn wins the title from Louis, the Brown Bomber will have chance to win it back in third championship meeting at the Sta dium between Sept. 8 and Sept. 2l. If Louis retains the title, as he will be favored to do, the Detroit Negro will defend his championship against the outstanding challenger available for the September bout. There is strong possibility that an bout may be arranged between Louis and British heavy weight title holder, Bruce Woodcock, If Conn is beaten in June.
 Between the two heavyweight bouts, Jacobs will stage three other matches at the Polo In these, for which no def mite dates have been set, the light mid d e W eight and titleholders at the time will defend their crowns against best available opponents.
 Seating Up To 5000
 Seating capacity for the Polo Grounds probably will be increased to around 90,O00 for these champion ships, Jacobs said.
 That the Conn-Louis title go will be the richest one-day sports event in history was unquestioned. With tickets ranging on a tentative scale of from $5 to $100 for ringside seats, 8 gate of about $3,000,000 is almost certain. Tn addition, sale of televi- sion transmission rights and radio broadcasting privileges to commerc- ial sponsors. was expected to bring in another $3,000.0O
 But Jacobs said that despite the huge amount of money involved, he would not realize any fab- ulous profit on the bout. Louis is guaranteed 40 percent of the net gate and Conn 20 percent. After all ,.n lndaanAaA half InH aaLlnn l.. 1