Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1940 — Page 10
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SPORTS...
‘By Eddie Ash |
GOLF'S stove league is picking up in prestige on the sports calendar as the years go by. . .. The winter tourneys in the warm sections contribute to the off-season interest and the duffer in the cold areas is able to sit back in a big chair and dream of how he’s going to shatter par
» + « COme spring and summer.
One of the best shots this golf year will produce was -
played by Dick Metz, of Chicago, in the recent San Fran-
cisco Match Play Open.
« Metz was playing Horton Smith in the quarter-finals and after being three down, rallied to catch the Joplin star largely by means of
an ace on the 200-yard 14th hole—wHere a No. 4 wood shot hit 15 feet short of the cup and rolled in as if stroked y a billiard cue.
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THE TWO stars were at it brassie and niblic as they drove from the 16th, a hole demanding two full wood shots to reach the small circular green. . . . Met's brassie carried over the green and buried
in a bank, waist high.
. After considerable study, Metz took his sand iron and at the risk of shanking the ball out of bounds, hacked it out of the bank and
within two feet of the pin.
After that remarkable stroke, it would be hice to relate that
Richard holed the putt, but, alas, he
missed. . . . Smith forced him to
battle to the-18th green before resigning.
, Jimmy Demaret Has Putting Peculiarity
ONE PECULIARITY of Jimmy Demaret’s grand golf game is that he always paces a right angle triangle from his ball to the cup
before putting.
It is in that way that Jimmy determines the speed of a green and Just how hard he wants to stroke the ball. . . . After planning that
part of no putt, he returns to the ball and
green and grain of the grass. Another bit of individualism in swings his right hand over the ball
then reads the roll of the
Demart’s play is that he always before selecting an iron for any
approach or chip shot. . . . He makes that gesture to determine the stroke he needs and only then decides upon a club.
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THE GOLFING YOUTH of Massachusetts have received warning from Fred J. Wright Jr., once amateur rnaster of Bay State fairways,s that he'll be after the state amateur championship this coming July.
Wright has won the title seven times.
championship twice. from 1926 to 1931, and then retired
. +» » He has retired from the
. . « He won five of the six championships played
voluntarily for four years.
He started playing again in 1936, was two years finding his old
form, and finally won in 1938. . . .
Then he retired.
Trying to keep the old master out of the state amateur permanently is like trying to keep a fire horse in the barn when the bell
rings.
. « .~After all, if Jim Barnes can win the New Jersey open at
the age of 52, as he did last summer, Wright should have another
state title in him, because he’s only
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Champion Reds Go in for Replacements TO ALL outward appearances the Cincinnati Reds of 1940 will be materially the same in personnel as the Reds of 1939, but, appearances to the contrary, a general reorganization has taken place in the re-
serve units of the club.
A close inspection of the player list reveals that of the 38 men in
the Reds’ training camp at Tampa a
year ago, only 21 are still on the
. « And, upon more investigation, it is revealed that since the
tlose of the last National League season, seven men have been sent on
their various ways.
This is unusual for a championship club, but not under the policies of Manager Bill McKechnie and General Manager Warren C. Giles, who believe that championship clubs without replacements soon cease
to be championship clubs. probably will be in left field.
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IN Infielder Eddie Joost and Catcher Willard Hershberger, the Reds have two of. the best replacements in- either major league. . . . Joost was worth his weight in gold last year on the occasions he worked into the lineup, while Hershberger stepped in and batted .345
while acting as understudy to Ernie
Lombardi.
However, in the other positions, including pitching, the second "line strength was not what it should have been, which accounts for the release since the close of the season of three outfielders, Frenchie Bordagaray, Al Simmons, and Antonia Bongiovanni; three pitchers,
Henry Johnson, John Niggeling, and Les Scarsella.
Lee Grissom, one first baseman,
. To replace these men, the Reds have added Pitchers Jim Turner, Joe Beggs, Elmer Riddle, John Hutchings, Lloyd Dietz, Gene Hinrichs, and John Cannon; First Basemen Butch Moran and Milt Galatzer; Inflelders Russell Bevell and Damon Phillips; Outfielders Vince Di- . Maggio, Art Luce, and Mike McCormick; and Catchers Bill Baker and
Neil Clifford.
L CRE
111 Be Champion
Hatehets Push To Top V ith No.11 Sti zight
Beat Artesian:, 37-35; Rushville Fall:.
By UNITED PE (if : Washington's - Hatch: definitel were tabbed today in {ae ratings of Indiana's better hig- chool basketball clubs—call thei: The south’s
; outstanding contender '¢’ the 1940
state hardwowd title. They proved their ig it to this {moniker last night by aking an overtime 37 te 35 dechion from Martinsville on the Aries ans’ court for their 11th consecutiv:. win and their 17th triumph of tL © season. Meanwhile, . Rushvilic, ! probably the third and last maj) southern threat, went down for tie second time in South Central €onference play and for the fourth ‘ime during the season, falling 47 o 38, be-
whose record has bet mighty spotty. 3 In other South Centr:l battles Connersville maintained ,!s undefeated record—at home--b ' trouncing Seymour, 36 to 29, and Franklin tore down Greencastle, 437to 28.
Marion on Tep
Play in the north was-more in form, but in the feature ame of the evening on the windward side of U. S. 40 Anderson's: onrushing Indians presented the Narn tral crown to Marion Ly ir New Castle’s tough Trojans, | The defeat cinched the fitle for Marion for the first time since the Giants entered the league in 1933. Marion was idle in the ccnierence, but took a 31 to 14, decision from Wabash on the Marion court. a conferences battle: Kokoni¢ measured Logansport, 40 to ‘29 ‘ while Frankfort’'s up and dawn five quenched Jeffersonville, 31 t¢ 22, on the Hot Dog court. iar For the screwiest. game of the. night, nominate the Alexai1dria-Ben Davis clash at Alex. Tie home team didn't find any. trcikie and ran up seventy-three. (7: points while holding the invader; fo 34. Lewis Taylor, gigantic @ center, whipped through 26 points for Alex while J. Moore tried to reialiate with 18 for Ben Davis.
Four Still Undefeal: 1
And in the provinces, nur undefeated fives kept ' their records clean. Greenfield | walkeil over Greensburg, 56 to 33, for its 15th in a row, Gas City took Sun: nitville, 32 to 19, and Saratoga eked out a 26-to-24 triumph over Unizn City, each for number 18, and Maorzland
‘swamped Economy, 59 to 16, for
the 21st consecutive victory. Conference. leaders didnt fare! badly in the ‘heavy firing, Mishawaka retained a half-game ndge in | the eastern division, N. I, Hi S. C,, by taking Michigan City, 2} to 23; East Chicago Washington ¢eld its lead in the western givison by sinking Hammond, 33 to 23: Huntington in the central league played out of the conference and ihipped Columbia City, 37 .to' 17 : while Elwood, in second place, found trouble at Peru, but won, #i ‘tc 40; Auburn, leader of the north:asiern, tripped Lagrange, out of confer-
Calm Godoy Started Boring On Chilean Army Orders
By LESLIE AVERY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Godoy is the name—Arturo Godoy, a young Chilean who almost chased Joe Louis out of the ring, a nobody who danced around the. ‘heavyweight champion of the world and dared him to fight, Godoy is harmless. He could hardly punch his way out of a paper ‘bag. His best blows rained off Louis like water off a duck’s back. But, he kept his shaggy head in the champion’s face most of the evening, bulling and crowding him around the ring as he pleased. . ‘ For a couple of rounds, it appeared that Champion Joe was just warming up against this rugged son of an Iqueque fisher‘man, but Arturo took one of Louis’ best uppercuts in the second heat, shook his black mane, and charged in for mdre. He began to get Louis’ goat in the third as he crowded the champion into a corner and swapped punch for punch. And, it went on nip and tuck until the 14th when Arturo left his corner with instructions from his manager, Al Weill ‘to make Louis lovk like a monkey. The crowd roared as Godoy bobbed, weayed, danced, and motioned for the champion to “come on in and fight.” Louis lookegs,worse than he did against Bob Pastor in their first fight. He was bewildered. He futilly tried to corner his op-
~~ __ ponent, but Arturo laughed and
.waltzed away." “of course I think I win,” Godoy ‘gaid in his dressing room. (“Certainly I should get no worse ‘than draw. But I am most con‘tented I stay 15 rounds. Louis ‘is great fighter. I want fight him ‘again, and I win next time.”" “It took the army to bring out ‘the fight in Godoy. He didn’t like ‘fishing for swordfish in. the ‘Pacific with his three brothers ‘and enlisted as soon as he was of ‘age. He developed into a crack ‘athlete and starred in his com- ~ ‘pany’s soccer team. Meantime, in ‘army brawls, he won a name as &
ihe captain ordered him to Virginia Hunt Wins In 50-Yard Event
| LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 10.— Virginia® Hunt and Patty Aspinall, poth Indianapolis Athletic Club swimmers, finished first and third, “gespectively, in the women's na1 ‘junior 50-yard free style here last night. Miss Hunt
e distance in 20.5 sec-|
all + also finished secin the women's Middle States Bn vars medley event, while Joan Fogle, both of the I. A -yard free style an
| June , won the
enter an army boxing tournament. He never had had a pair of boxing - gloves on before but he won the heavyweight division title and decided to fight professionally. His career carried him to Santiago, Buenos Aires, Lima, Montevideo and Havana, before a three round knockout over Luis Argel Firpo brought him to the sttention of U. 8S. promoters. For a time he
but losses to Roscoe Toles and Nathan Mann in 1937 wrecked his ‘title chances. He outpointed Galento in a six-round preliminary in Chicago the night Louis won the title from Jim Braddock. . Homesickness made him decide to return to Chile. He won the South American title in his 1¢39 - campaign, but lost it when he was disqualified for rough ' tactics in a bout with Eduardo Primo last August. He is now 27. More than one Louis’ opponent has left his fight in the dressing room since Joe started his climb to the top, but the tipoff on Godoy came at yesterday’s weigh-in when after . his physical examination, commission physician. Dr, William . H. Walker, said: “In all my examinations of Louis’ opponents in this state, Godoy is the first to show absolutely no vestige of nervousness, He is as calm as Louis himself.”
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was regarded as quite a prospect,
ence, 49 to 37, and Ft. Wayne North, one of the two conquerors «f the South Side Archers of Ft. V/ayne, took care of Decatur, 36 to 8,
Mae West Guasd On Mat Card
One of the supporting tuss/'s on the Armory mat card next Ti stay night will find Bob Haak, Etosier heavyweight, taking on Mike™ Mazurki, 240, a former Manlkatian Universtiy athlete. Mazurki is 6 feet 4 and touts an impressive record in Eastern :zrappling rings. He reportedly has served as a body guard for Mae West. Haak, a 230 pounder, is irom Hammond and was a star perfo:mer on the mat and gridiron at Iniiiana Universty. The feature offering brings together two of the game's best skilled matmen, Ray Steele, 218, of {alifornia, and Hans Kampfer, 230, powerful German. Ray is publi~ized in some places as the unerownaed champion. Hans won in cong¢iciitive falls over Leo Numa last Te; day. g :
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Notre Dame Thinli:s Meet Marquette
Times Special : - SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. it Notre Dame's indoor {rack team went after its second victory of the season here today against the Marquette squad. The Irish opened w:th a 572-3713 victory over Michigan State last week. 4
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fore a determined Col} nbus five].
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Highlighted by 12 knockouts,
finals next I'riday.
the eight championships and for
Fenske Is King; Pal Beats Lash
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10 (U. P.). —Three consecutive victories over the once-invincible Glenn Cunningham found Charles (Chuck) Fenske, former University of Wisconsin star, reigning today as America’s new king of the. milers. His thir straight triumph 6 came last night in the third annual Penn A. C. games at Convention Hall before a crowd of 8500, largest ever to witness an indoor track meet here. - Running well off the pace until the final three laps, Fenske raced shoulder to shoulder with the Kansan and them proved to have a better stretch ‘kick, pulling away to win by a yard in, 4:135. Rideout was third. A new world record in the 50yard dash preceded the Penn A. C. mile. Norwood (Barney) Ewell, Penn State sophomore, thundered down the pine track dn 5 seconds flat, bettering by two-tenths of a second the mark set in 1914 by J. G. Loomis of the Chicago A. A. at St. Louis. : The upset of the meet came when Little Tommy Deckard, former Indiana star, nosed out his one-time teammate, Don Lash, to win the two-mile run in 9:152.
Little Giants Play Millikin Tonight
old rival; James here tonight, guard positions.
13; Earlham College there; Feb. 16; Butler University here, Feb. 21;
DePauw University there, Feb, 28.
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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Feb. 10.— Perked up a bit after winning its last three games, Wabash meets its Millikin University,
Klein and Fisher are expected to start at the forward posts for the Little Giants, with Rhode at center and Phillips and Ransom in’ the The remaining schedule for Wabash: Franklin College there, Feb.
Franklin College here, Feb. 24, and
attached.
Zu He Got Back Up and Won By Decision
Call' if amazement, amusement or whatever, Raymond Reed, 112-pound novice from the evidently was a little taken back when he fell to his knees after faking a stiff right from Les Holder, Rhodius Community Center, But Reed came back fighting and won by decision in the third Golden Gloves bout last night at the Armory. :
12 Golden Glovers K. 0.d as Boys Turn on the Heat
By EDDIE ASH
eight of which were technical, the
eighth annual Times-Legion Golden Gloves tourney completed its fourth series of fisticulffing at the Armory last night and paved the way for the
The Open ciass was reduced to 16 finalists who will battle it out for
the right to represent Indianapolis in the Tournament of Champions at Chicago Stadium late this month. Not all Novice class weight divisions were trimmed to the finals, but by fighting a few of the boys twice next Friday the tourney will be concluded without any undue -pressure on any contestant. The
| bouts. bouts, 31; decisions, 19; knockouts, four; technical knockouts, eight,
Wins a Pair
Only lad to box twice was Elmo Latta, Leeper Boxing School Novice 112-pounder. He outpointed Clifford Goodwin, Rhodious Community Center, in the first bout on the card and then performed again in the 29th match and decisioned Jimmy Flack, Northeast Community Center. Young Latta showed no signs of weakening under double duty and pitched gloves hard in both battles. He was opposed to two willing mixers but survived the ordeal in grand fashion. Two defending Open champs passed out of the picture. A.C. Lee, Hill Community Center, eliminated William Reed, 1939 bantamweight title holder, and Jack Durham, 1939 welter champ, failed to make weight and was scratched.
High-Grade Entertainment
in on the heavy slamboree menu and the fans were well repaid for the night out. The toe-to-toe, swing from’ the hip boys delivered right up to the hilt in dishing it out as well as “taking” it. The following young leather tossers will collide in next Friday night's title tilts: =112 Pounds— William Cummings, Leeper Boxing School, vs. Dick Miller, English Avenue Boys’ Club.
~—118 Pounds—
vs. Walter Williams, Boyce A. C. 126 Pounds—.
Earl Paul, Center, A. C. —135 Pounds—
Club, vs. Joe Sgro, also English Avenue Boys’ Club.
~—147 Pounds—
Buddy Noel, Leeper Boxing School, vs. Floyd Ford, Boyce A. C.
—160 Pounds— Darrell . Jones, munity Center, vs. Keith Shelp, un~175 Pounds— Willard Reed, Northeast Com-
munity Center, vs. Charles Duncan,
West Side A. C. —Heavyweight— James Hiner, Washington A. C., vs. Paul Pearsey, Holy Trinity C. Y. 0. Last night’s first knockout was recorded in the fifth bout, when Rob-
{ert Woodson, Leeper Boxing School
Novice bantamweight, flattened Kenneth Lawrence, unattached, in 1:30 of the first round. The boys fook off at the-bell with both hands and the ringsiders sensed an early ending. . . Second Trip Is Last ;
During a melee Lawrence hit the tumbled down and out on the next
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final program probably will offer 22 Last night’s “box score”: Total
A near-capacity crowd of 3000 sat
A. C. Lee, Hill Community Center,
Rhodius Community vs. Lee Prettyman, Bess
Sam Haslet, English Avenue Boys’
Northeast Com-|
deck for the nine count and was|
Times Photo. Boyce A, C,,
Louis Ruffled— ; Godoy Happy
-NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (U. P).— What they said in their dressing rooms after the fight: - Louis: “I was afraid of hurting my hands, It was the worst: fight I made since I won the title. He was a clown.” Godoy: “I'm most contented I went 15 rounds. Louis is a great champion and a great fighter. I want to fight him again. I'm confident I win next time.” ht
8 Games Carded —Besides I. U.
By UNITED PRESS ; Tonight's the night that most of Hoosierdom’s been waiting for since last November, the evening of the first clash between the. state's top two college hardwood teains, Purdue and Indiana. But there are other games on the docket tonight—though completely overshadowed by the Bloomington battle. Hanover is at Joliet, Taylor at Concordia, Indiana Central at
Earlham at Rose Poly, Notre Dame at New York University, Indiana Tech at Urbana and Adrian at TriState. ; In last night's games Valparaiso staged a terrific last-half drive to down Hanover, 40 to 35; Anderson edged out Taylor, 37 to 36, on a lastminute field goal; Defiance whipped Concordia, 53 tc 31, and Tiffin took Indiana Tech, 42 to 34. A final contest, Manchester at Huntington, was postponed due to icy roads. Valparaiso, trailing 25 to 12 at the intermission, came back strong in the second half to hold Hanover to 10 counters while dropping through 28 to win.‘ The® Uhlans dropped through 15 points at the opening of the second half while holding the Panthers to two. Weber was high for Valpo with 11 points while Pruett got 15 for Hanover, i. Young dropped through a field goal with two minutes to play %o give Anderson a one-point decision over Taylor. He paced the Indiana scoring with 11 points while Hunt, Gividen and Moulten each got seven for Taylor. Anderson led, 21 to 19, at the half. Paced by Snof, a husky guard who counted 20 points, Defiance had little trouble with Concordia. Kat} tallied 16 for Concordia while Reinbold got 12.
Colds Haunt Butler Thinlies
The cold epidemic that swept Butler's leading basketball scorers out of action ‘has begun acting on the track squad. With the Bulldog cindermen scheduled to entertain Michigan Normal in the Fieldhouse this afternoon, Coach Ray Sears has deelared Bernard Fox, distance man, definitely out of action with the flu, Co-caption William Southworth,
* lwho won the mile and half-mile
events against Purdue last Tuesday night, has contracted a heavy cold and also may not run. : Charles Marshall, the other cocaptain, probably will carry the bur den of point gathering against border state school which won last year, 52 to 42. | , Coach Sears figures his team has an excellent chance since he has the same men who collected 39 of those points last year. The Normal team’s left-overs from last year total 12 points.. -. :
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{defeated Cathedral,
Ball State, Franklin at DePauw,
champion.
demanded a return bout today
crown.
Look Out for That Sectional!
Shortridge Jinx Still Plagues Manual -
TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE Shelbyville at Tech, : Howe at Sacred Heart. Washington at Greencastle. Broad Ripple at Noblesville.
Crispus Attucks at Prairie Township.
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More evidence of a real dogfight in the coming sectional here was offered today as the result of Shortridge High Schools 32-20 basketball victory over Manual. | In other games involving local high schools last night, Washington 34-25; Tech overwhelmed Southport, 27-16;
Crispus Attucks downed Hope, 4334; Beech Grove tamed Howe, 1810, and New Palestine nipped Sacred Heart, 26-25. ! Chuck Benjamin and Bryan West accounted for 30 of Shortridge’s points at the Tech gym, Walt Freihofer spoiling their monopoiy by sinking a fielder early in the third quarter. Joe Nahmias was best for Manual with 11 points.
Blue Devils Lead at Half
Manual went into an early 4-2 fead as the result of a fielder by Nahmias and free throws by Ed Persch and Bob Timmons, but Benjamin and West combined to put the Blue Devils to the front in quick order. Shortridge held a 15-8 lead at the half and was on top, 26-16, at the end of the third period. Dersch, Timmons and Nahmias sparked a late Manual drive after Dave Strack and Larry Yeager of Shortridge had left the game via the personal route, but the spurt fell three points short. Shortridge had a decided edge in shooting, hitting 12 fielders out of 52 attempts for a .230 average, as compared with only nine twopointers -on 50 tries for the South Siders for a .180 average. Thirty-five fouls were called in the rough contest between Washington and Cathedral at the West Side gym, and five players bowed out because of roughness. ’ After the score had been tied at 3-3 and 5-5, Gerrish hit to put the Continentals ahead and .they were in command the rest of the way. Ott Hurrle of Cathedral was highpoint man with 10 counters, while Gerrish and Billy Howard of Washington each tallied eight. Washington held a 23-14 halftime margin. Southport found Tech’s height too much and never threatened seriously after holding a 3-1 edge at the first quarter. Gray ahd Jordan sparked a Tech attack in the second quarter that pushed the Big Green ahead, and the East Siders held a 10-7 halftime margin and a 19-9 lead at the three-quarter turn. Jordan took scoring honors on his six field goals and a free throw, while Clark and Wright each scored three fielders to pace the losers.
Howe Trails Throughout
Off to a slow start Howe never overtook the Beech Grove Hornets. Don Clapp scored two fieiders and a free throw to spark Howe, while Teagardin’s two field goals were.best among the victors. The Broad Ripple-New Augusta affair was nip-and-tuck all the way down the stretch, with Al Grundy of New Augusta deadlocking the score, 29-29, on a side shot. Mike Reagan's accurate goal from close in geve the Red Devils the extra-length victory. Marion Tapscott scored nine points for the victors, while Hubert Powell and Bob Maxwell, with 11 points each, showed well for the Rockets. New Augusta led, 15-14, at the half.
shots for its success over Hope, failing to connect on a single free throw. Armer, Sleet, Holt and Lyles showed up best for the Indianapolis team. Crispus Attucks held an 18-15 lead over the losers at the half. Sacred Heart slipped in the second half to fall before New Palestine. Sacred Heart was on top, 10 to 7, at the half, but New Palestine led, 19-18, at the third quarter and managed to hold its one-point margin the rest of the way.
Ramsey Defeats Billiards Champion
‘Walter Ramsey today held his third .straight victory in the state three-cushion billiards tourney at Harry Cooler's, defeating Joe Pilz, 50 to 37, in 87 innings last night. The defeat was the third in four times out for Pilz, the defendin Ramsey had a cluster of 5 and Pilz 4, n ’ .
ICE HOCK TOMORROW Vg NIGHT, 8:30
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SATURDAY, FEE. 0, 1940 TI Stick in This Country Until We Fight Again,’ Says |Arturo as Fans Boo Decision
Manager Weill and Jacobs Go Into Quick Huddle; Jolting Joe Worst Since Getting Title.
Godoy said: “I'll steek in
Attucks depended entirely on field’
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‘By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent :
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.—Arturo Godoy, the head-strong {Chilean who chased Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis for most of the 15 rounds at Madison Square Garden last night,
to prove that the ring officials
were wrong when they permitted Bomber Joe to retain his
thees country until we fight again. Then I'll make heem
jgomp clear out of that reeng. ll be chompeen then—yes?” As if to invite Bomber Joe into the ring again, artful Arturo gave him a lusty, loud-smacking kiss on the cheek after the decision was announced—after Arturo’s low, Latin bob and weave (with face almost touching the canvas) had made a semi-chump of the champ before the delighted fans. Weill, Jacobs in Huddle
Arturo’s manager, Al Weill, went into a quick huddle today with Promoter Mike Jacobs regarding this return match which virtually every one of the 15,657 cash customers at the Garden last night
|were demanding, now that their
thundering boos for the ‘champ were fading into newspaper echoes, ! Those fans booed the split decision at the Garden because they thought Godoy had turned in one of the greatest upsets in pugilistic history. They tho t he had wrests ed the world title from the Brown Bomber, after forcing him to mount the despised “bicycle” and backpedal for most of the 15 rounds. When Godoy entered . the ring against Louis he was one of the longest shots in heavy title history —an underdog at 10-to-1 and points north. The pookies wouldn't back the Chilean at any odds. But Promoter Jacobs told Manager Weill, “I am delighted at the grand fight Godoy put up. Unfortunately Louis ‘is contracted to make his next title defense against Johnny Paychek of ‘Des Moines on April 3 for the benefit of the Finnish Relief. Pund. And. there are other contenders in the offing. What if Lee Savold beat Bob Pas-
Campolo beat Buddy Baer later. I'll be glad to match Godoy. with the winner of either of those two bouts and let the survivor meet Louis
champion then.” “It Joe Is Still Champ!”
Jacobs wasn’t kidding when he said, “If Louis is still champion then,” because Joe turned in his worst performance last night since winning the title from Jim Braddock in 1937. ; Louis’ performance was so bad "that one of the judges, Tommy Shortell, voted 10 rounds to challenger Arturo, two to .Louis -and three even. But the other judge, George Lecron, and Referee Arthur Donovan agreed in scoring 10 rounds for Louis, four. for Godoy and one even, This gave the decision to the champion. The United Press had the bout scored exactly evem ; The Louis admirers insist that Jolting Joe's displeasing precautions were caused by his desire to engage in at least four title bouts this year. They say that’s why he rarely used his left jab against the challenger and virtually never shot his straight right. He was taking no chance of breaking a hand—taking no chance of being left out of the ring for several months. :
+ Godoy Forces Fighting
Louis displayed the same caution with head and hands against tough Tommy Farr of Wales, in his first defense of the crown in September, 1937. Joe wasn't fighting any more that year, but Farr went the distance—10 rounds—and almost took the decision. : Surprisingly, -Godoy—who had een slated to be executed quickly ‘and ruthlessly—forced the fighting in every round except the 14th. That was the session in which he danced—sneeringly about the ring, like a Chilean Maxie Baer, beckoning Louis to co in and fight— demanding that the “killer,” who had knocked out the last seven of his previous eight title challengers, come in and lead. This made mockery of the champion who ‘never
an opponent in distress.
was in the fifth round when the champion found his chin with &
living up to the Chilean motto, “vencer o- morir” (win or die), fought his way out. Louis was virtually unmark when he left the ring, but Goc was bleeding slightly from an inside nose cut suffered in the first round and from a little gash on his left cheek, incurred in the third session.
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