Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-20 | Page 26 | Bomber Hits First Snag

BOMBER HITS FIRST Dusky Fighter Is Suspended By Cuba Rule By Byr GEORGE GEORG KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK Dec 20 The 20 The first rift in Joe Louis' Louis ring fortune de developed de- de eloped today in a totally unexpected unexpected quarter the chambers chamber o ofa pf of a boxing commission The uncrowned king of the heavyweights heavy heavy- weights weigh was under suspension in Cuba for failure allure to agree to 10 go through with his bout at Havana with Isadora Isadoro Gastanaga Promoter Mike Jacobs and Julian Black one of Louis' Louis managers also were suspended suspended sus zus- by the Cuban com commission when the date of ot the Louis Gas bout was postponed from December 29 until February 2 Rafael Cepela chairman of the tho Cuban boxing commission sion Raid said the suspension would d hold In N New NewYork w York state with which Cuba supposedly sup sup- has hns a n working agreement John J J. Phelan chairman of tho the New York state athletic commission commis commis- slon sion denied that an any reciprocal agreement existed We V have ha tried to 10 work with Cuba Cuban In n the the past Phelan said but no agreement exis exists between the tw twp b boards ards Even if there was an agreement agreement agree agree- ment wed we'd investigate the matter thoro thoroughly before we we suspended Jacobs Jacobs Ja Ja- cobs and Louis here I Bill Brown member of at the NewYork NewYork New NewYork York commission said he was under the he Impre- Impre impression ion that New York and Cuba had a working agreement but emphasized that this state was was was' not bound to suspend Louis unless facts warranted it Jacobs Jocobs announced the thc po postponement postpone postpone- ment mint In Jn Havana after receiving n a cable from Julian Black Block in Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago that Louis was o h by 11 months of strenuous activity ity and needed a months month's rest relit Louis Loui will make his next start against Charlie of Duluth Duluth Du- Du luth luthi Minn 1 at the Chicago stadium sta sta- sta- sta mum Januar January 17 Ii The Cuban suspension is ig the first commission trouble bugaboo of at all prominent heavyweights at one time or another Louis has had In and out of the ring luck has been his lis companion during his rise to heights The opinion was Va prevalent alent in New York b boxing circles that the Louis Louis-Gastanaga bout never would be held In Havana Most 1 boxing observers believed there was some unrevealed reason for Louis wishIng wishing wish wish- ing to dodge the Cuban match i Among Among the reasons advanced were vere 1 Possible political unrest after alter forthcoming Cuban elections 2 Danger of ot ruining the buildup build- build up p for the Louis bout here lere in June if Ie 1 Louis should fail ail to K 1 O. O Gastanaga 3 Fear that Louis is being rushed along too fast Cast and may mar really realy real- real ly y need a vacation after alter steady cam cam- 4 Likelihood that the bout would prove rove an art unprofitable venture for lor Jacobs acobs and Louis