Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-18 | Page 16 | Odds Lengthen on Louis

1 ODDS LENGTHEN ON LOUIS Experts Say Dusky Still Packs Punch Tale of f Tape NEW V YORK Aug 18 INS The INS The toll following owing facts fact and figures show how Jack Sharkey and Joe Louis stack up for their round 10 bout at Yankee stadium tonight SHARKEY LOUIS 34 3 Age 22 Ibs IbB Weight lbs Ibs 5 s ft 11 11 4 in 6 ft H In 44 H inches Chest 41 Inches 48 in Chest expanded 44 H in 72 Inches Reach 76 inches 13 inches Bleeps Biceps 14 H inches inches Forearm 12 inches 36 inches Waist 34 inches 16 inches Neck inches 25 20 Inches Thigh 21 inches 12 inches Ankle 10 inches 15 Inches Calf 15 i Inches 8 inches Wrist 8 inches 11 inches Fist 11 Inches By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Pr Press 1 Sports Writer NEW V YORK Aug 18 The IS-The The battle battle bat tle tic of the unknown quantity in ten rounds or less between Joe JoeLouis JoeLouis JoeLouis Louis Detroit year old negro and Jack Sharkey Sharley year old cx- cx heavyweight champion from Boston Boton both both on the treacherous comeback comeback comeback come come- back trail trail goes goes on In the battle pit at Yankee stadium tonight A crowd of or more moro will pay upward vard of Two months ago Sharkey would have had trouble getting a job as sparring sparring spar spar- ring partner for the brown bomber Today Sharkey talks about fighting for the heavyweight title next year He figures Louis is a soft sott touch From the tho da day he exploded the myth of invincibility In that cloaked Harry Wills VIlIs In 1926 until he heM was M as knocked d out ut by Primo Cameras Camera's invisible punch and lost his title Sharkey has lIas been the tho Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Hydo of the boxing boxIng boxing box box- ing game No one can tell what he will do when lie he faces the young oung negro Louis not the supremely confident confident conn- conn dent warrior ot of pre da days is definitely a Mr X He is far from the fierce two-fisted two fighting machine which annihilated sparring partners in training sessions prior to his K O. O by Max He actually backed away from spar mates in hi his Pompton Lakes camp There is little talk of oC what round hell he'll get his liLa man In He merely says I r expect a tough light fight Many dany competent critics believe Louis will never shake off oft the ef ef- efI ef- I feels of the terrific beating bealing he took from Jack Dempsey says I r think Louis is gun shy Indications in Louis' Louis training sessions sea ses were that the negro will concentrate concentrate concentrate con con- his attack on s Sharkey's midriff generally mIdriff generally recognized as the weak spot In the armor of ot any fighter tighter nearing nearing- 34 in 34 In an attempt to bring the sailors sailor's guard down for tor a K O. O punch to the jaw It will be remembered that Dempsey employed the same plan on Sharkey in 1927 and won by a K O. O in seven even rounds It also was noted in Louis' Louis camp that when a sparring partner crossed a right to his jaw Joe countered with a left hook to the body Louis also showed he has improved his defense for sucker rights such as exploded on his jaw th the night of June 19 Three Thre or four times In his 12 15 year career Sharkey has shown flashes of ot genius But usually he has done something to lose Jose the tight light for himself and on other occasions he has proved himself a ft case f for or psychologists such as Lot the night ho cried and threw an emotional fit tit after alter knocking knocking- out Jack Delan Delaney y Surprisingly enough the bout is proving one of the years year's biggest betting fights tIghts Considerable Louis money has lengthened the odds to 3 1 on th the tho brown bomber with a possibility that they may go even een higher before the tho opening gong at 10 p. p m. m edt There are plenty of ot bettors willing to take the short end on Sharkey Promoter Mike Jacobs who tabbed the bout for about when he first tint made It now believes it may draw as high a- a as Yankee stadium has been scaled to toa toa a. a a maximum of ot with scats seats ranging from 1150 to