Evening star., 1946-09-19
Tami Fight Merely Emphasizes Louis Dominance
Contender, Unafraid ,
Says Care|essness
Caused K0inFirst
BY the Assoeio ed Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-T'hey dug
up another heavyweight last night
Tami Mauriello, who was not scared
OF Joe Louis, and Talni wound up
like SO many of his predecessors
have, a-blubbering in his dressing
room after having been knocked out
in the first round.
The result, which surprised no one
in particular, only served to en-
phasize Louis dominance of the
heavyweight ranks. Mauriello was
as logical" a contender as could
have been dug up at the moment.
Louis received $1O3,611.89 and
Mauriello $38,854.
gate OF $335,063, of which the net
total was $259,029. The federal
taxes on the gate were $50 1886 and
the State taxes $15,617. The bout
drew a crowd of 38,494.
The Bronx barkeep was not over
awed by the champion. With the
very first punch of their title bout
in Yankee Stadium, Mauriello clip
ped Joe on the temple and sent him
reeling into the ropes as the throng
rose and beloved its excitement.
And then Louis, more surprised
than hurt, by his later admission,
took after Tami, tore him apart and
left him draped helplessly over the
middle rope in 2:09 of the opening
stanza. 1t was Joe's 23d successful
defense of his title.
T2mi Blames Carelessness.
Il thought I had him." Tami
cried as he sat later with towel
draped around his detected head.
Il thought I had him. and I grew
careless"
At that, and in the tradition of
another tavern keeper, Tony Ga
lento, Maurielo did not die" on his
way to fight Louis. He went in
there cocky, exploded his best
punches on the champions jaw, and
went down only after he had been
beaten into helpless exhaustion.
That was much more than a num-
Der OF other challengers have done
Last nights brief brawl. at a $50
top, gave the crowd of 38,494 that
paid $685., ,063 more action and more
thrills than the ballyhooed $10O
number between Louis and Billy
Conn three months ago.
The echo of the starting bell still
was bouncing around through the
stadium's triple deck when Mauriello
threw the first punch of the fight,
looping right, that caught Louis
flush and sent him floundering
against the ropes.
Wants to See Movies.
Joe said later he never saw the
punch coming-didn't even know
whether 1t had been a right or a left.
Il want to see the movies of that
one" he admitted.
Thought it was stiff wallop, 1t
didn't appear to daze the champ
He was right back. tearing into
Mauriello with a furry of terrific
lefts and rights, and within seconds
nearly ripped Tami's head off with a
clean left hook to the button.
Tami's 1897 pounds hit the canvas
with a bump. He started to rise at
five. but thought better of it and
settled back for the count Of nine.
Then he came up punching.
From that point, until the end
came about a minute later. 1t was a
fine brawl. Almost second by second
as Louis poured the leather to him,
Tami's features became more puffed
and bloody, but he never ceased to
fight back.
Once, over in neutral corner, he
slammed home another right to the
button that caused Louis to bend
like reed and momentarily stemmed
the fury Of the champions attack
but only momentarily.
Heavy at 211A pounds and OBJ
viously packing cruel power in his
blows, Louis stayed on top of
Mauriello and snapped them home.
A few Of them missed in Joe's
anxiety to get it over with, but most
Of them landed.
Another Left Stops Tami.
Finally another left hook slammed
the game Tami to the floor in the
exact spot he had landed the first
time. With mighty effort he pulled
himself to the middle strand, and
with his face Graded in his glove
and his legs powerless to lift him
higher, he listened to Referee Arthur
Donovan count the final ten.
Joe said he likely would fight
again in February, though he was
appropriately vague as to who his
opponent might be. He mentioned
Bruce Woodcock, the British Empire
champion who knocked out Gus
Lesnevich Of Clif1side Park, N. j.,
the worlds light heavyweight cham
pion. two nights ago in London. He
refrained from mentioning that
Mauriello kayoed Woodcock only a
few months ago on this side