Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1939 — Page 18

Round 1-—Joe circles warily, stung by Tony’s looping left. Why Even the Cynics Got Up and Shrieked For Him to ‘Come On’

Who Thought That the Old Beer-Barrel Could Knock

‘The Greatest Champion

of All Time’ Smack on

His Back and Make Him Run?

By JOE WILLIAMS

Times Staff Writer

NEW YORK, June 29.—Everybody said Joe Louis would

stop Tony Galento in four or five rounds at the most.

And

they were right. Up at the Yankee Stadium last night under a sullen moon and in suffocating heat the champion retained

his title when two minutes and 29 seconds is probably the right phrase.

referee Arthur Donovan intervened after

of, of-——well, sheer slaughter

But nobody said Galento would stagger Louis, make him

hold, frighten him enough t

0 run, and, certainly nobody

said the battling beer barrel, the truculent tub, the militant meat ball, the old fat, bald-headed guy would knock the

“greatest heavyweight champion of all time’

All of these things the gallant to did. The fight wasn't a minute old before he had Louis wabbling and bug-

eyed from surprise as the re-

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sult of & ponderous left hand to head The champion’s shook, his coffee-tan seemed to fade a degree lighter and almost ine lv & purplish, angry welt apd in the region of his left eve,

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No Clown, but a Brave Man It is almost impossible to describe the effect punch had on the crowd of some 35,000 people who had turned out to see what on paper seemed to be the most farcical heavyweight championship fight in history. In a split second the supposedly ludicruous Galento had become a vital, vibrant menace All of a sudden you realized you weren't watching a clown, a ridiculously easy popover — you were watching a brave fighting man who had & powerful punch and wasn't afraid to throw it. You were watching a man who actually had a gambling chance to do the impossible, This was sheer, raw, stripped-to-the-bone drama, and the crowd loved it. Those who had come to laugh—and the crowd was made up mainly of scoffers lured by curiosity more than anything else-—sud-denly found themselves standing up on their chairs and shrieking, “Come on Tony, finish him."

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Everrbody Pulls for Tony

We have covered Quite a few heavyweight championship fights in our time but this was the first one where we saw the so-called hard-boiled experts in the press section quit their typing and their dictating to join the hysterical chorus. All around us the boys were trying to root Galento home after that first jolting surprise. For weeks they had been saying —and of course we include ourself —no fairly normal person should waste his time or his money on such & horrendous mis-match. And here Galento lands one staggering punch and the emotional picture, as well as the critical picture, is completely reversed, Indeed, we think the experts led the cheering, the softies! The second round was different. It followed the script more closely. Galento had not survived the first round without trouble. Louis had come strong at the clese, landing effective and telling blows to the head and bodyv—particularly the body. Galento had begun to bleed around the nose and mouth. His Face Is Taped When the second round started Galento came out with two white patches over his eyebrows. This was to serve as a protection against cuts. Galento cuts easily. He has an excess of scar tissue in the vicinity of both eyes, ugly, delicate mementoes of past horrors. ., . He looked as if he was made up for a masked carnival.

Louis was more the Louis he is! He |

supposed to be in this round. was punching with greater confidence and accuracy. He dropped Galento with a superb one two—a right and then a left to the jaw. But Galento was up quickly. Being fat, ponderous and large it takes him longer to get up than the average streamlined fighter. But the point is he was up as speedily as he could manage and

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For Return Go

But It's Unlikely That He Will Ever Get I.

By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, June 29.—Tony Ga-

lento, as game a guy as ever bled (for a lost cause, chewed the bitter | fruit of defeat today and passed his [plate back for another helping of

[the same dish. groggy from trip-hammer

Still (punches, barely able to mumble

through the blanket of bandages on his face, his torn flesh held together by 23 clamps—the little barrel of a (man said he wanted to fight Joe Louis again, Waterloo was enough for Napoleon; Caesar gave up when the [first dagger sank into him; Han[nibal folded when the going got tough. But, take it from Antonio Dominick Galento, they were bums —all three of ‘em-—to give up because they had taken a licking. “Bring on dat bum Louis in September!”

Plenty Would See Tt

That was the tired whisper that came out of Orange, N., J, in the early hours of today, and it came from the bruised lips of a firstclass fighting man who was within one split-second punch of being the heavyweight champion of the world (last night in 11 minutes and 29 secfonds of back-alley brawling, And Iplenty of people probably would pay [to see Terrible Tony take another {roundhouse swing at Louis’ jaw, but [it’s a sight that probably will be de[nied them forever. | Louis, going his even, murderous (way, wants to fight in September, {but he isn't interested in meeting a man whom he already has pounded [to pulp. So within the next week negotiations will get undergway for la September bout pitting Louis lagainst young Lou Nova. Tony will (be left with nothing but his mem|ories, the respect of all who saw him [fight and bleed—and the 45,000 {smackers he drew down for his brief {period of pain.

Short and Sweet

It was short and sweet up there under the lights at Yankee Stadium [last night, but while it lasted it was [something to see. Galento went down and got up off the floor to belt (Louis. Joe went down and got up off the canvas to slug it out with Tony. It was left to the head and right to the belly and let the blood spatter where it may. Referee Artie Donovan finally {halted it after 2 minutes and 29 seconds of the fourth round when [all 233 pounds of Galento was sinkling toward the floor in one red, raw mess of blood. There was no doubt [about it—Tony was out. Because if [he hadn't been his great heart would | have commanded him to get up and swing another left hook. But the brain was paralyzed by too many jolts to the jaw and muscles and nerves were beyond command. One more of those awful rights Louis | was throwing might have left Tony punch drunk for the rest of his days.

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indication he was in acute distress. Louis had started the round by staggering Wim with a right hander (Continued on Page 19)

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connects, Tony bounces,

ound 4—Sliced up, Tony wades on in gamely.

Blow Hardest J oe Ever Hit

By HENRY M'LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, June 29--Galento got out with his life, but there was one dreadful moment when |

seemed to hang in the balance. With two minutes gone in the fourth round Galento was against the ropes, unconscious, His head rolled helplessly, his hands were down, Louis fired both barrels at him, Then fired again. He was reloading for another broadside of leather at his bloddy target when Referee Arthur Donovan called him off, A tough campaigner, Barney Ross, said: “Tt made my flesh crawl, that finish, Nobody who ever lived could stand much more of a beat. ing like that, As it is, Galento won't be right for weeks. A beating around the head like Joe gave him isn’t something you get over with a night's sleep.” Louis never hit any of his victims with more viciousness than he did Galento in those closing moments. “That was as hard as I ever hit anybody,” the champion drawled as he sat on his dressing room table, “I was glad when Mr. Donovan stopped it, That Galento sho’ is a game guy.”

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THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1089!

Indians Tackle Reds In Twilight Contest, Then Face Columbus

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Tribe Opens Home Stand With a Bang, Drubbing Birds, 13 to 4; Lefty Logan Limits Invaders to Eight Hits as Mates Get 17.

Oineinnati’s National League pacemakers rolled into town today and Perry Stadium customers are going to get a glimpse of the athletes who are the favorites to win the senior major loop flag, The Reds’ last championship was achieved in 1919, 20 vears ago, and the Queen Olty is burning up with pennant fever again now that Man

ager Bill McKechnie approaching, The Redlegs and Indianapolis In= dians are to clash in a twilight ex= hibition at 5 p, m. and this attraction will be followed by a regular American Association game between the Tribesters and Oolumbus Red Birds under the lights at 8:15, One admission covers both games and Stadium officirls report the advanes ticket sale has been all to the merry, There is a player “working agreement” between Tndianapolis and Qineinnati and that expiains the presenca of the Redlegs in Indianapolis, A second reason is that Oineinnati draws a lot of fans from Hoosierland and it's a known fact that many Hoosiers are just as enthusiastic over the Reds’ pennant chances as residents of the Queen

City. Collect 17 Hits

The Indians opened a long home stand last night--and how! They

tore loose with a 17-hit barrage and drubbed Oolumbus, 13 to 4, on a heavy field, The start of the contest was delayed 38 minutes on account, of wet grounds, but the Tribe sters took a liking to the slippery going and were out in front, 11 to 0, at one stage of the fracas, Lefty Bob Logan shut out the Birds for six innings and the first hit off him was a Texas lenguer to short center after two away in the fourth, He held the invaders to eight blows and the victory boosted the Redskins into fourth place ahead of Milwaukee, It was Bob's seventh triumph against six defeats, Four Indians collected three hits each, They were Myron MeOQormick, Jesse Newman, Bill Baker and Logan, Allen Hunt, new outfielder, got a single and double, two walks, batted in two runs ana scored three. Newman belted in four runs, Baker three and McCormick two, The Schalkmen knocked Max Macon ott of the box in the second stanza and continued the hombardment against Bill Ourlee,

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held down first base for the Indians and decided it was easier than an outfielders job, Ha only had three putouts but had the “distinction” of serving as a target for the Oo lumbus chuckers, Macon struck him with a pitehed ball and Curlee handed him another bruise the same way, Milton retalinted by gets ting around tha bases to the payoff station both times,

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