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ight Tonight COHhNNG TOWER Nova 202, Louis 2021 For By Art Cohn Sports Editor Richmond to AWaui (Fritmtt -This is the story of Sunday NEW. YORK, Sept in the country. Champion 3 to 1 To Retain Crown VOL CXXXV MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1941 16 NO. 91 You roll through the picturesque foothills of the Ramapos, NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT FIGHT TONIGHT BafllfDfup Club Tonight wind through Pompton Lakes and then spiral up and up to a pass called The Mohawk Trail There, half-hidden inthe woodland, overlooking Packanack Lake, is a HJt! brown and whitecottage.

On the lawn, burned upon a wooden shingle, is name its once proud owner gave it: "Rest Haven." The house is deserted and you walk around the back. There, stretched on folding cot, lies a bronzed young giant with short cropped hair. Sitting 'on a garden chair at his side is a sweet-looking girl, her soft brown hair falling gently over her shoulders. She Is reading from magazine. A few feet away, knee-deep in russet leaves, are two big blue eyes surrounded by a beautiful baby's face and crowned by a head Ben'i Glows Beat Shipfitters, 2 to 0, In Great Game Cohn Forecasts Short Fight and Still Likes Alamedan to Win; Carlen Scorched Over Fake Referee Story in N.Y.

Press By ART COHN Tribune Sports Editor NEW YORK. Sept. 29. With a flaming for Victory By AVRUM STROLL of blonde curls, "I was Just reading to Louie." the young woman tells you after you're seated. "It was a love story." But you already knew that from the The last week of play in th concluding Tribune State championships begins tonight I IT II nin on the laDel of his creen sports jacket, Lou Nova today feeatifie expression on the man's face.

"It's so calm and peaceful here," the big fellow sighs. New Jersey with another doubleheader of semi did his official strip-tease for the benefit of the New York State Athletic Commission, and then proceeded, to whip Joe Louis--by the narrow margin of four la beautiful In the autumn. The big fellow turns on his side. The cot pro ball at the Oakland Coast groans. League.

Park. 1 1 it Protected bv a cordon of detectives wno naa to iignt tneir "Louie is always breaking the furniture," the girl laughs. "He has At 7 o'clock, Richmond Produce way through a wall of flesh, Nova was rushed past a hys 11 i already busted five chairs and now it's the couch." meets the classy Owl Drug Com terical mob or at least auoo people inai muiea arouna maaison oquare Garden at noon today to catch glimpse of the two men who will fight pany team of San Francisco, while Louie grins. It is good to be a man. A big and strong man.

With a wonderful wife and a beautiful baby girl. It is good to be 28 and fighting for the heavyweight championship of the world, Lou Nova is two hours later, Permanente Ce ment, San Jose city champions, take for the heavyweight championship of what's left of the world tonight at the Polo Grounds. When he left his camp at Pompton Lake, N.J., this morning in, the company of four detectives who have shadowed him on the Moffat Mantecas, also of San glad he Is Lou Nova. If Nora Loses Francisco, This round opens a series of elim the last 24 hours, Lou was positive he would weigh in at 205 pounds. But he was wrong.

He hit the Fairbanks for 202 pounds, just one-quarter of a pound more than the champion. ination games, since each of the It is Lou Nova's last afternoon in the country, his last Sunday four teams playing tonight has al Best Haven, his last look at the little cottage that has been his home tba Louis and Nova are virtually twins physically and emotionally. ready been beaten once. One more past MX weeks. He is saying goddtye to Summer, goodbye to a life he defeat eliminates a team; will never know again.

It is the a era for him and he knows it Lou's blood pressure, taken by the eminent Dr. William Walker of the Commission, was 138 over 85. Louis' was 124 over 85. Nova's pulse was Yesterday's tripleheader produced one of thebest ball games of the "Well, here I am at the cross-roads," he muses. "Tomorrow night will change my whole life.

Tomorrow night I gb down in history or I Just go down. Tomorrow night I become the champion or Just 70, Louis' 68. Nova's weight was 202 to Louis' 202y4. Joe's age, 27, is 1Q months older, and Nova 8 feet 1 is a half-inch taller. tournament when Ben's Golden Glow of Alameda, tourney favorites, stopped the Shipfitters of San Fran Dr.

I. N. Walker pronounced both men in the pink of condition, but another guy named Lou again." Cisco, 2 to 0, behind the nifty pitch that was unnecessary. Each looked it Joe and Lou met at the The kid is one of your best friends, You like him. And he trusts ing or AJ Raimondl.

EASY FOR STORES you. You have watched hfm come up from nowhere. You have seen him come back from the dead. And now you are with him, to remain at his side every minute of the last 36 hours before the big fight. You want In the other games, the Southern scales; shook hands listlessly and said nothing.

There was no conversation between them, no posturing. Both were unemotional to the point of sullen. Crowd Yells for Nova Pacific Stores of Alameda scored a surprisingly easy 14 to 1 win over to study the boy and watch his metamorphosis under pressure. I should happen to lose tomorrow night Bercovich Furniture for their third victory, while In the final Five or six times, he starts thinking aloud with those words, the mSm t'S i Nova was given a. tremendous ovation when his ear rolled up to the game of the evening a superb exht same words every time.

"If I should happen to. lose tomorrow night Garden. I -r I biti.on, Eagle Cafe, defeated Three Brothers Service of Pinole, 3 to 1. He Is not sure. The element of doubt has entered his consciousness, rtr.

11 vf i "Whip him, Lou. Knock him out, Lou," they shouted as dozens ef Raimondi, throwing his second He is no longer the synthetic yogi. He no longer prattles inane cosmic photographers' bulbs exploded. It was a mad-house. Cameramen were shutout of the championships, more than any other hurler, had, trouble theories.

He is no longer boasting for publication. He is now himself. even hanging from fire escapes across the street A- fit: only In one inning, the thirdx Once inside the Garden, Nova and Louis had to face two batteriw; "If I should happen to lose tomorrow night what then? Yeh, Lou, what then, you repeat. It looked then as If the Shipfitters would certainly score, and it looked one huge room filled with newspapermen and another packed with photographers. They posed in their ring tights after the weigh-in, tried "I'm not going to stick in the fight game Just for the sake of fighting," he says.

"My goal is the title, If I cannot be fighting for the champion as if Raimondl were going to be blasted off the hill, but neither ship, I'll quit, I should quit. But what will I do? I'm not trained for event transpired. Stan Anderson, the big Shlpfitter any other occupation," Nothing, you inquire? righthander, also threw a superb game, but lost it on an error by "No, nothing," Lou sighs, sadly. "But, I would like to take a crack at radio. A sports program, that's what I'd like to do.

That's where Caulfield, the shortstop. SCORE IN FOURTH want to live, Yes, Art, that's what I am going to try to do If I lose out their gloves and were then rushed away from the mob. Louis, resplendent in a gay blue-checkered polo shirt, with short sleeves, and light green slacks, was in higher spirits than Nova. Joe chatted happily with his friends, shook hands with any one who tried to mitt Nova would not "I never shake hands on the day of the fight except with the man rm fighting," he says. He is mortally afraid of hurting his hands and it nettles him when every screwball tries to shake his duke.

This attitude, almost surly, was the only betrayal that he was on edge. He's not jittery, just sharp. The ride from camp to New York "was uneventful. Under orders, Ben's scored both runs in the tomorrow night" Lou's Final Workout With a Gun fourth inning when with one out- Fat Shea got life on Caulfield's error. The ball should have been A.

You watch Lou closely, Anyone who didn't know him and his ways handled without too much trouble, would swear he's nervous and Jittery. You know he is now, It is only but Caulfield played it wrong and the suspense that is killing him. In his heart he really doesn't care too it went through him the cars never went faster than 25 miles an hour. If Nova is nervous, he is doing a good job of concealing it, he is quietly determined. He looks Taking advantage of the break, Ben's poured.it on.

mean. Tightened up, yes, but not too much. Hank Pacheco followed with a The town is going nutz, as it always does before a big fight Latest line drive double into left field that scored O'Shea, and Raimondl, a good odds are 13 to 5 on Louis, but it's certain to become at least 3 to 1, maybe 4 or 'even 5 to 1. The smart money boys have done a great Job of hitter, singled to score Pacheco, which, no matter how you look at holding down the odds. llll Ijlli i lilllllll it, was the ball game right there, The wise money, all' the big money, is on Louis.

All the hopes of the The second contest, won by the Southern Pacific Stores, 14-1, from Bercovich, was a poor exhibition of bleacher gods, Harlem excepted, ride with Nova. Mike Jacobs, still thinks the house will gross $750,000. It probably will fall short. baseball for two innings, the, second much wethef he wins or loses. But he cannot stand this hellish waiting.

"Come on, lets do a little shooting," he suddenly remarks, surrending once again to impatience. "Sure, Loujfo, that's swell," soothes Hertha Nova, while Lou disappears into the house to get a 22 rifle and a bag of shells, his wife tells you, "shooting relaxes Lou. We go to the rifle range three times a week. He likes it. Hertha Nova knows her man, And adores him.

We drive to the range but do not stop. Because two cars already are parked by, the site. "Too many people," grunts the man who will fight before a throng of more than 50,000 maniacs tonight. "Too many people I don't want to see anybody today don't want to talk or listen to any of 'em today don't want to shake hands or have people stare at me this is my day off this is Sunday Lou keeps looking at his wrist-watch. Time has taken on a new significance.

The pressure is increasing Back we go to Rest Haven. Nova wants to shoot So he rigs up a range of his own In the back yard. Tacking targets to a big board and resting it on the trunk of a tree. All fears of rain vanished this morning when the weather turned and third, but after that it settled down and became a real contest. If you could have thrown out the 14 runs the Stores made off three cool.

It will be mighty chilly at the ball park it is clear, the sun is shining, and all is well in the fight world at least until 10 o'clock. Bercovich Furniture pitchers in Anyway, the first victory is Lou's. He has beaten the champ by four the second and third innings, you'd ounces. All he has to do now is whip him by a margin of 10 seconds. have had a ball game worth watching.

A Bell That Echoes Around Globe As it was Phil Gugich of the Stores had an easy time for the re malnder of the afternoon, It will be 7 p.m. by at least one of the four clocks in the Oakland MONZO IS BLASTED Tribune Tower tonight when a bell will clang in the Polo Grounds, a bell "I love to shoot," he says, as he starts to load the magazine. "But wouldn't go hunting for a thousand dollars I couldn't kill a bird that will echo around the globe Carl Monzo, who had nothing Its peal will clear the ring of everyone except two men Joe Louis Champion Joe Louis stands on the scales at Madison Square Garden and weighs 202 Vi for tonightfe title bout with Nova who tipped the scales at 202 Vi. A.P. Wirephoto.

whatsoever on the ball, not even control, was blasted off the hill in and Lou Nova who will then attempt to bash each othei's brains out for or an animal I love competition. But that isn't competition I don't see how a man can sneak up and kill a bird or an animal. That' not sport, it's a crime He is a simple soul, a gentle fellow. the heavyweight championship of the world and affiliated planets. the second when Al Wong singled with the begs bulging, and Henry At least 60,000 souls who have paid approximately $750,000 for the Newman, who replaced him, lasted For more than an hour, the thick woodland echoes with the rataplan privilege of a seat somewhere in New York or New Jersey (the $3.90 Wyatt, Ming even a shorter time, mt .22 Sullets.

ducats are in Yonkers) and several millions who bounce nothing lor the Although he pitched only the last six and one-tnlrd innings, Carl De right to listen in will then, for a few precious moments, forget the world of Hitlers, taxes and alarm clocks. Rose proved the sensation of the Hertha, superb shot, splits the bull's-eye time after time through he early rounds. Lou is scorched. He detests defeat In any form. He Wtes his teeth, keepa firing away, egging on his wife, trying to rattle her, arguing over every shot And he finally beats her on the last day and that in spite of the fact Series Jfarfers That bell will send most of us into another world, a world that kas that his team, Three Brothers Serv BRONCOS SCORE EASY 32-7 VICTORY OVER INEPT DONS Santa Clara, in Kezar Game, Looks Like Tops of Local Independents By BILL TOBITT ice of Pinole, lost to the Eagle target been ruled since June 22, 1937 by a coffee-colored fighting man Banted Louis, a truly great prize fighter who must now answer the nineteenth challenge to his title.

Cafe, 3-1, "The old endurance," he grins. "They always make me look bad at DeRose, a six-foot five-inch Al the start but I wear 'em down and get 'em at the finish." It sends from the opposite corner a handsome, quixotic young man bany High boy, with a fast ball, that Hertha Nova hates to lose too. But she grins. Hertha is proud of does tricks, replaced Joe Rodriguez tier man. of Pinole in the second Inning, with who hopes to become the first native son of California to win the heavy weight championship since Gentleman Jim Corbett ended the reign ef John L.

Sullivan back to the gay nineties. Dodgers Leave Town To Avoid Huge Crowd On Hand for Opener By JUDSON BAILEY the score 3-0 against him, and went the remainder of the distance with The Novas Meet Mr. Powell The bell ushers out of the arena all such props -as yogi mummery, out allowing a run. cosmic theories, dynamic stances, mysticism and ballyhoo, leaving Just It is late afternoon. Time to ko to Dr.

Bier's training camp. Dr, Carl allowed only one doubtful hit Bier's as Mushky Jackson spells it, B-l-e-r-apostopll-s. and Louis and Nova in there alone with a referee, to slug it out with nothing but leather fists. of the doubt on it) and fanned 11 The telephone rings. It is Kay Arcel, Nova's trainer and nursemaid.

wth a smoking high one that stood staid New York Yankees focused their full attention on the world Theirs is a fantastic story that has been told and retold a thousand Dinner will be ready iq a half hour, says Ray-, Oh, yes, Dick Powell has Comparisons are odious but, with a tight grip on the proboscis, we leap in with a brilliant observation that the Santa Clara Broncos are the best football players among the Bay region's three "independent" teams. The Broncos knocked off a but inept University of San Francisco eleven 32 to 7 at Kezar yesterday before 25,000 customers. They couldn't help it. This, in the light of the Eagles on their collective heads, times. All that we can do now is review a few of the details been waiting an hour, Dick Powell, the actor series today, even if a lot of this Charley Souza, a great relief towh's sports fans did not.

"Dick Powell the actor, is down at Camp," Lou says aloud. Hertha pitcher on any ball club, came in Since the baseball classic does looks up. And suddenly decides she doesn't want to cook at home. No, Nova Does It Tonight or Never tying run on first, and two not get under way until Wednesday, he'll leave the baby with Pick, the maid, and have dinner with Lou at camp. Hertha likes to eat with her man.

Hertha also wants to meet Cahformas crushing 31 to 0 It is now or never. Either Louis is beaten tonight or he never will be. win over Saturday, tonight's heavyweight title fight between Joe Louis and Lou Nova Nova is the only heavyweight challenger left who can be dignified by being called a contender. If he fails tonight, Louis will retire undefeated. There is no one else stamps the Broncos as the boys Facts, Figures Fifteen' minutes later after fifteen minutes of impatient waiting In at the Polo Grounds, right across the Harlem from Yankee the car we are finally joined by Mrs.

Nova. She is a graceful girl in Cohn Covers to beat. This estimate was reached Conversely, if Nova doesn't beat Louis tonight, ha never will Listen Stadium, her powder-blue slacks but there's something different about her. quite simply U.S.F. and St Mary's But the champions of the National "Holy Cow, Hertha," Low howls, "did you have to take a bath in that On Louis, Nova tc one of the smartest, judges fistic flesh in the country, Ray Arcel, the man who has trained nine of Louis' man who is positive-that Nova, the tenth, will be the new champion tonight: and American Leagues went about have already tieenjscaten.

Proof of this theory won't be long perfume Just to meet Dick Powell?" Heriha Hushes The eternal feminine. Battle for the business ofprepafing lor their own world's championship struggle, in coming. Santa Clara meets Call "Nova never again will be in the perfect condition, physically and fornia October 11 and St. Mary's NEW YORK, Sept 29. (P) Tale both teams scheduled workouts -at fights U.S.F.

for 'the consolation of the tape on the Joe Louis-Lou Nova heavyweight championship mentally, that he is today.V Even if he wins the championship, as I am confident he will, Lou will never again attain such a peak. This is it He will always be In good condition but this is the best." Tribune Fans Iuie BiHUium, mm uio juugers arranged to ride in a late-afternoon prize the next day. "What kind of trees are these?" I ask, switching the subject. 1 don't know," grunts Nova, "except they can't be pine." "Certainly not, Lou," says Hertha. "Them must be elm." "Well, you ought tp know," Lou admits, "your father is only a Unl versity professor of botany, that's all." -jj And we wind through the shadows above Packanack Lake and talk.

TRIED TO STEM TIDE parade in Brooklyn as the borough fight at the Polo Grounds tonight LOUIS NOVA -1 1 1 1 1 i No doubt Stub Allison is deep in 27 yean an 26 years Lou knows that too. can be no alibis, no excuses, no explana-tions. He wins tonight-wins against odds that are now 3 to 1 but are certain to fluctuate before the bell Nova hits the jack-pot tonight or he thought today. He had his boys, fights the fight of his life. 202V.

pounds weifht 302 pounds years. "Remember One year ago, Art, remember that yarn you did on me for Irv Uteritz, Frank Wickhorst and Facing him under the white glare 1V4 in. Height ft. 2 in. 76 Inchea reach .75 Inches 41 Inches chest (normal) 42 Inches This monster demonstration was Walt Gordon, scouting the Broncos of New York Polo Grounds ring Colli How could I forget It? expected to excite the Dodgers' 44 inches chest (expanded) 4M inches yesterday.

17 Vi Inches StlLf ffl "SSS follower7to chTaks weight champion of the world. I Buck Shaw did his best to keep 14 Inches 17 Inchea nefk 14 inehes''svJlcerJs 12 inches forearm "What brass you and I had. When we made the unqualified I would knock out Joe Louis and win the championship, I couldn't Watching both of them, his eyes "i the scoring somewhere within reason. But even when he'd dipped 12 inches 8 inches 12V, inches admits he is not the fighter Louis is. The issue is clear-cut.

The verdict will be decisive. Your agent, who has been on the death watch at Mayhem Manor up at.Pomton Lakes, N.J. since yesterday morning, drove with Nova to the weigh-in at Madison Square Garden today and got the impression that Lou is no longer positive he is going to win. Today, just hours before he lacks that blindjaith he had, afleastfor publication, since, the fight was signed a couple of months ago. Lfl-irrfhes ifrrist on every 'blow, on every significant aSinK ril inTr mnw.

K. Art rh Manhattan hotel last night in order move, will be Art Cohn, sports edi even walk a block a few weeks Ray Carlen and I met Slip u-ft incnes fist 34 inches waist into third and fourth stringers for 35 lncni 25 inchi to get some rest and relaxation be 22 inches thigh the closing- minutes the BroncosJ Madigan and Pat Frayne in a restaurant In San Francisco They asked me if I was still serious about making a come-back. AilC 1 lUUUCl 1 16(4 inches 11 inches 15 inches calf 10 inches ankle AnC tomorrow Art's brilliant 1 ire the big show starts. The same expectation that Brook- 11.. MAX u.

I lied through my teeth, 'I did five miles of road work this stole themselves a "touchdown. He kept Ken -Casanega, Oakland's, gift' to gridiron entertainment on the Principals Joe Louis, Detroit, graphic story of this newest, "battle of the century," Americah fashion, The sudden realization that Louis has lost only-one prof esslofial'flght morning Carlen choked on his pie jtndjanout of the Joint Continued Page 17, Col. 8 world heavyweight champion, vs; Lou Novar, Alameda, challenger. put of the 54 he has had in the past eight years and averaged that on bench throughout. had parked the car a half block away.

And he rah out to drive it in win bring to Tribune readers every' by murdering Max Schmeling in the first heat of their rematch may; Bout 15 rounds for world heavy quarters but Jess' ireitas, "Jack Matthews, Frank Holmes, Nubbv Wright Frank. Peterson and BTI1 actual combat llninr Maw? tmM have been the sobering effect' weight title. You'll -see" the fight in Art's ac-l LUUD, 11UVQ I IUMI front of the restaurant "Carlen knew I was still so weak I couldnTwalk half a block." Nova Thinks Fight Will End in First On the record, no man is Louis' master. And, on the same record, Place Polo Grounds. New York.

Time First preliminary, 8:30 p.m. count and you'll see it too. in As sociated Press Wirephotos. IA- .1 7 Tl-J. Time): main (Eastern Standard Nova is not as good as Maxie Rosenbloom and Tony Galento, both cf whom whipped him.

Withal, a few loyal lunatics remain positive Lou will win tonight, your agent tabbing the kid in the third The hysterical mftarmath ofnhis Ull 61 I 0 LIULK bout 10 p.m. We're sow on the last mile to camp. Lou is concentrating. He is fighting something stronger than himself. Forcing himself to forget the cnampionsnip ngnt wm still be In Promoter Twentieth Century Wetzler kept right on going.

At various time's, of course. BOTH GET BREAKS Casanega engineered the Broncos two touchdowns in the first quarter, contributing one 34-yard jitterbug journey and throwing couole of sweet passes. Then Freitas Sporting Club; Mike Jacobs, president the air when another of sports' NEW YORK, Sept 29. V-The Titantics gets under way Wednesday Joe Louis-Lou Nova heavyweight the World Series. championship fight scheduled to Carlen Scorched Over Fake Story That peerless pick Nova in the third, Is not particularly relished by Estimated attendance and gate Once again it will be Art Cohn take place outdoors in the Polo 60.000 spectators, $600,000.

Lou. who will give to Tribune. readers Grounds. New York, will be given Betting 'odds Louis 3 to 13 fa critical, sparkling account of the in blow by blow details on the vorite to win. tomorrow by remembering yesterday 1 "yknow, there must be a destiny, there must he some kind of grand pattern in all this because this is all so unreal, me me, Lou Nova, fighting Louis for the world championship they said I would die Just a year and a half And I would have if medical science had not d-Ucovered a cure for that blood poisoning I had just a couple years ago.

rj Continued Fag CoL 8 "You put too much pressure on me," Nova grinned at breakfast today. am to make you look good, I have to pull punches for the first two daily doings of those daffy Brook- N.B.S. network at 7 o'clock (P.S.T.) Officials Referee, judges and iSck over and tossed the second quarter touchdown pass, only in this period the Dons snapped back (Continued Page 18, CoL 4 timpkpenpr to he selected bv New lyn Dodgers and the Imperialistic tonight Don Dunchy and. Bill York State Athletic Commission. I New York Yaaees.

Corum will be at the microphone. Far Col I.