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Show i CORUM LAUGHS AT KNOCKDOWN By BILL CORI M International Nr Rporta Writer NEW YORK. Jan. 28 They had a battered and baffled black boy named Eddie Malcolm, who has yet to stagger his mother-in-law with heT own rolling pin, even when in receipt of a free penalty shot, knocking Joe Louis down in ' the last workout dispatches from Pompton Lakes, N. J. Anything for a laugh and a line In the papers. You don't suppose its possible that the seat sale has been lag-' lag-' ging, do you? S'ote Eyewitnesses differed about the incident at Pompton Lakes, where Louis is training. Some said Louis was floored with ' a right to the jaw. Others insisted he only stumbled, being off balance bal-ance when Malcolm hit him on the arm. In any case. Louis later gave Malcolm a good hammering ' and flattened another sparring mate, Tommy Glynn, in a minute. up to rules and regulations relative to bandages." ' Then Pastor took a deep breath and predicted: "I will prove conclusively I will stop Joe Louis within ten rounds Friday night if he is not allowed to wear extra bandages." Proves Good Lure The Louis training camp episode was regarded variously as "one of , those things" and as a legitimate knockdown, The eyebrow raisers pointed out that if Joe kissed the canvas from a punch it would have the same lure for the fight faithful ; as a spilled bottle of honey on a drove of flies. The possinility that Pastor might duplicate the stunt undoubtedly would draw more fans than if he was conceded no chance at all. as has been the prediction. Louis, himself, him-self, insisted he slipped and that the punch on his head had nothing to do with his going down. His followers fol-lowers pointed out that he came up off the floor immediately and pounded the dusky Malcolm all over the ring. Ringside observers, all fight writers, writ-ers, were mixed in their opinions. While the Garden expanded ita gate prediction to a possible $125,000 sellout sell-out for the 10-round bout |