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Show M jtfMORE SAYS Joe Given 3rd Shot At Godoy By fHENRY McLEMORE LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 (UP) By midnight of April 14 Joe Louis should have permanent possession of Arturo Godoy. The California boxing commls-sloa commls-sloa yesterday virtually agreed to a bout between these two gladiators gladia-tors here In the spring. The bput will mark their third meeting and as Joe already holds two legs on Godoy, he should get the Chilean tor( keeps the next time out Remember That One? Joe gained his first leg on the un-dashlng Latin American by winning win-ning a 15-round decision. It was in this fight that Godoy attempted to make a monkey out of Louis by making a monkey out of himself him-self and hopping about the ring In a style more commonly associated with apes than with prizefighters. Louis needed but eight rounds to knock out Godoy In their second fight, despite the use by the Chilean of i a defensive-measure in which he wrapped himself up In his shoulders shoul-ders and arms until he resembled a pouting armadillo. He might have Weathered 15 . more rounds had not curiosity aa to what was going on In the ring caused him to ,11ft his head and take a peek. Ol'l Joe, who had patiently waited for just such a move on Arturo's part, boped him violently and Arturo Ar-turo started falling In the best South American way. When the subject of a California meeting between Joe and Arturo was first suggested by Promoter Mike Jacobs' Los Angeles agent, Tom Gallery, the boxing commission commis-sion chairman, Jerry Gtesler, said he had no objections, but that It would have to be billed as an exhibition ex-hibition and not as a tight for the heavyweight championship of the world. Remember Roper, Too Chester was probably thinking back to that April evening here In Los Angeles wnn Louis defended his heavyweight crown against Jack Roper, an aging cuss who was working as an electrician for a movie studio when told of the news that he had been selected to fight the brown bomber for the highest award In pugilism. Roper waa every Inch the electrician when he walked out against Louis but the champion knocked off his Insulation Insula-tion and gave him the shock of his lift, knocking him out In two minutes. min-utes. This Inept showing of Roper did noi sit very well even with those spectators who got In for nothing simply by jumping over the fences and outrunning the cops. I might also mention that this gate crashing crash-ing did not sit any too well with Promoter Jacobs, who watched the performance with pained eyes, and at I the time he mentioned something some-thing about not promoting here again until more observant and fleeter gendarmes were assigned to guard duty. A top price of $10 was charged for the Louis-Roper fiasco, but the commission yesterday declared that a $5 top, and no more, would be allowed for Louis and Godoy. The commission weakened on the exhibition ex-hibition Idea and said the boys could go ahead and bill It as a heavyweight title fight, but that In addition to cutting the top price In half, the promoters also would have to provide a strong supporting card. The commission wants the customers to get a run for their money, even If Louis does bop Godoy out In the early rounds. The bout will be an Interesting one to watch because Godoy is never dull. First a monkey, then an armadillo, now a T What measures will be adopt In an effort to keep his profile Intact? Per-i haps he will hire Frankle Albert, 1 Stanford's quarterback, to teach' him the T formation. That man- ' ln-motlon stuff might come In mighty handy when Louis starts attacking. |