Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-23 | Page 16 | Fear of Kidnaping Scared Louis Bout out of Havana

Fear o of Scared I Louis Bout Out of Havana I B By HENRY HETRY l United Press Sports Writer MIAMI Fla Dec 23 Fear 23 Fear that Cuban kidnapers would put I the theold oId old snatch on Joe JOG Louis is the real reason why Promote Promote- Mike I Jacobs abandoned the scheduled fight light between the Brown Bomber and Isadore Isadora Gastanaga a in Havana Havana officials still are are under the impression impressio n that the boys will vilI fight tight on February thc 2 the 2 the postponement postponement postpone postpone- ment date suggested by Jacobs Jacobs- but Louis will never be there on that date or any other I had dinner with Mike like Jacobs hero here Friday night shortly after he had returned from froni Ha Havana ana and his lila teeth were still ch chattering But between cn chatters s he told a astory astory story which involved machine guns tough guys with caps on and very sinister rumors His departure from Ha Havana ana was made tinder the cloak doak of darkness and andin and andin in a great hurr hurry From the moment he stepped off the plane in Havana and was sur surrounded surrounded rounded by si six gentlemen b beating bearing ar H machine guns Jacobs knew he wanted no fight there Tho fact fast that the artillerymen said there to protect him did not soothe Mr Jacobs I dont don't like to be in a. a place a.-place place c Where I need that that- sort of protection protection tion he said And I dont don't t lik like the talk of I heard A Aman Aman Aman man who is in a position to know said there had been been- h half l a a. dozen snatches in the past few months Louis and his wealthy managers Julian Julla Black and John Roxborough oxborough might have been too great a temp temp- temptation tation And the they might have c cOnsidered con considered cOn cOn- me good mate mate- rial At the meeting between Jacobs the thc boxing commission and and- vanous various arious van vari ous Cuban officials Mike was was' told that the fight must go on And there thero was an or else tone in their voices The ses session ion and and it was vas a a. fairly stormy one one one-l one lasted lasted s d until the last plane for the United States h had left Havana Tipped that there theto was a boat leaving lea for Key Vest West at 7 in tho the evening Jacobs at 6 G p. p m. m asked that tho the meeting bo adjourned until tho the following morning This was wai agreed upon and mI Jacobs grabbing hl his luggage on the tho run made the tho boat Jacobs said Joe Jacobs in ings ing's s manager who also mado made the trip rip established a new time alt record rec- rec ord rd for boat catching I HI had a four-block four start on him Mike Ilke said but when I got there Joe be was in the cabin with the door locked and a please dont don't disturb sign Ign hanging on tho the knob Jacobs asked that the story beheld be beheld beheld held up a few da days s 's in o order der to allow Walter St. St Denis publicity man inan and arid Lionel Levy Twentieth Cc Century tu y club architect a chanco chance to get out of Havana Promoter Promoter- Jacobs said the tho story he 10 told Cuban officials about Louis Luls being in in- poor physical condition bec use of overwork was absolutely untrue J Joe e never nev never r was better but I had hado to o tell those fellows something One look ook at those machine guns and Id I'd have lave told em cm ema a anything Joes Joe's next ight w will ll be with Charley in Chicago n next month Copyright 1935 b by United e Press