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Show mkinfi of Sports- nn Is Sure Ability to (at Louis C3ERT McSIIANE i by JVeitern Newspaper Union.) r CONN, a slender, good ing rish kid, only three or -xt away from his pork and 3, has done more to cap-i cap-i fight-going public's fancy iy other boxer since Joe -rdays. " an, present light-heavy-inpion of the world, de-Jo de-Jo Bettina for the 175-e, 175-e, lie weighed 170 pounds, r the title limit. Old-timers stelf conjured up visions of tan Jim Corbett who wrested Id's heavyweight champion-i champion-i John L. Sullivan when ,bc only 176 pounds about inds more than Conn weighs tt was looked upon as an at upstart when he challenged ;htyJohn L. According to :s, lacked the weight, ch and the intestinal forti-make forti-make even a dent on Sulli-o Sulli-o held the same opinion. He uuvcwu.ity twin iwmwxriwp;,' I ' & TENDER BILLY CONN liculed by those who knew t Even Patrick Corbett, his thought it was blasphemous to point at the great ring orll was pop-eyed when Sul II before Corbett's blinding That was natural no one at for three years, day and lorbett had been a slave to ighiof unseating the champ. :entfated on It so much that to him, was absolutely un- !ev 3 for Louis i same way Billy Conn has lOinting for Heavyweight m Joe Louis. He is oh rith the idea that he has Jot-lumber. Jot-lumber. He doesn't "sound the press and call Louis a pushover and a setup. But Dtly confident that he will be t heavyweight king of the ar a large number of Conn rini-wise men who feel that :kj !the weight and punch to ioui contender for the Louis They feel that he hasn't 1 never will have what it befrt the Brown Bomber, more authorities, however, afidence in Billy's ability to champ. They know him to igyj clever, fast boxer, who fight. He is yearning for a t the title and is absolutely t the outcome of the hoped-wotild hoped-wotild see the coronation of ieayweight king. Lois won the heavyweight se ncn of boxing were al-nlanous al-nlanous in their opinion that lugger would topple him .s "position. Now they're -"rift of it. Sluggers have easy game for the champ. :T patching Louis take far 'i time to dispose of Bicycle stor, many of them feel edjand not power will de-is.) de-is.) II Unquestioned s Bo argument about his He delights in slapping his ts j around particularly if iig His speed and accuracy :oitited for far more victo-i victo-i ny punch which he pos- ! entembers that Jack Demp d only 185 pounds when UJess Willard. Willard t JCO. Many fans thought Jiinal to send Dempsey a giant If you remem-fie remem-fie Giant Killer flattened jhree bloody rounds, i't unduly cocky. He piust pick up 10 or 12 fit when he haa tucked kh steaks be figures on i a storm of trouble for Joe Louis. Conn realizes the easiest thing to gain I is small boned and even Jbe at his best possible fght, jway to solve the whole Juld be for Conn to fight fat bout would furnish a ceck on Conn's ability as 1 fith Louis'. If Conn could knockout wallop to Pas-!rtaps Pas-!rtaps even less time than -of is to do it, there would Paf'ty house on the Conn g. Particular fight is by no ml impossibility. Johnny HtJ manager, has been an ! last November for a it'i Pastor. He may get it-bessing it-bessing of Mike Jacubs. |