Evening star., 1951-10-26

catcher greatest schooboy batteries in New
land history Why they asked Louis playing the role OF
trial horse guy blled-chey his management
second Dempsey?
or getting As per cent against only per cent
Marciano, but this only bosered
fight mob that Louis selling himself If Marciano
fairly of winning why should he fight for Is cent?
IN THE LAST few days there's been a toward the
Louis bandwagon This always has been thing to
the years-snce became champion 1887 and
forehey have been trying to knock him down with punchers
cutes and what not But at the last
the wseacres who liking Billy Conn., for example,
switched back to Louis And weren't sorry.
Reliable witnesses Louis has been looking sharp
the last couple of days They speak of the rencarnaon of
combination punching They talk of his
gaining of that eha rghthand punch This could be
but it's to be doubted Joe is pressing 4o at least he's past
81 And he better than Dempsey in his prime-
good-and Dempsey finished at 80.
Louis has been great his only weakness being his inability
good rghthand punch. through
94e retired undefeaed champion
title record number he returned on Sep
81 effort to become the first heavyweight
king regain the That's when he lost Ezzard
Charles-his second defeat in 10 official fights
retired again. but pride probably
last fling In this latest comeback campaign. he's eight
in row. but over nobody very distinguished.
FOR THAT MATTER, Marcianos record is more or less
synthetic He's had six fights this year his oppo
nents from hungerpeope named Red Applegate
Henri Simmons Freddie Beshore Harold Mitchell.
The socaled name he whipped Rex Layne Before
Layne-ths last year-Rocky split decision
Roland Lastarza, thirdrater by strict but not harsh,
But knockout Layne did lot to burnish Marcanos
record If want get technical about it, Rocky should be
the world champion comparative basis which ad
mittedy silly rating football teams that way Last
year. for instance school called Lewis and Clark actually
rated above Notre Dame this basis)
But for the record Marcano stopped Layne who beat
Champion Joe Walco who knocked out Charles beat
Louis. Now, is everything clear?
What than vaguely disturbing to Louis supporters
who dudng themselves while Joe apparently no-are
the Bombers frequent references comeback fight he
from Cesar Bron in San Francisco this year
II beat him good Joe has been saying Marcano can't be
tougher than Brion."
few years ago Brion couldn't have belonged Louis
Bumof the Month Club today Brion significant
yardstick
ONE OF THE FEW we'll known ring figures speak
been Abe A the old featherweight champion
though he's Of investment shilling
fight Incidentally there's been curious absence shilling
by old ex-champs for this
Louis he is today can't stand pressure" At
tell insists Rocky will take him he Layne-probably
faster. Thsl be young body against body 1 don't
say Marciano compares with Louis young
he's got heavy hand 1t duls you catches
of sudden
These old guys-Lous Walcott Charles-belong
different league and they don't realize it. got like
Marciano"
The sentiment here repeat that Marcano can fight
at all, he take Louis If he can't gh-as savold
couldn't last 15-Lous may good and continue to
campaign excusng himself the grounds that still got
it off his performances against of Marcano Brion
and Cavod