Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-09-20 | Page 23 | Galento Upsets Experts by Whipping Nova to Merit Second Chance at Fistic Crown

GALENTO UPSETS EXPERTS BY WHIPPING NOVA TO MERIT SECOND CHANCE AT FISTIC CROHN I tq present the next edition of the Louis-Galento series In Philadel-phla. Philadel-phla. where the Jersey barkeep ' has demonstrated that he Is vastly more than a freak with a wallop. While Galen to dizzied Louis up and dropped him twire in their brief joust in New York, few will give the Beer Barrel Poker much chance in an encore. Realizing how dangerous the heavy fists of gallant Gaiento can be, Louis really will get ready next time and will be expected to make short work of the Orange Oval. On the other hand. Nova would have had the sales advantage of being a total stranger-to Louis. ' Lovey Lou had taken on added stature as a pugilist up until the second Galento clipped him to well in the early going that h never completely recovered. Had he disposed dis-posed of the amazing signor as he handled Gunnar Barlund. No-Hit Farr and Max Baer, the ballyhoo would have reached tremendous proportions. Nova was cut to order for Louis, too. No one offering so much target, as easy to hit and as reckless as the Alameda Adonis has any business busi-ness marching front and center with the Brown Bomber unless it is for the rich monetary reward. I Tony 'Two Ton" Galento, the 210-pounder who scored a 14-round technical knockout over Lou Nova t last week In one of the greatest surprises In ring history. Is the -, logical contender for the world's heavyweight title. 1 Ring critics now expert the New Jersey tavernkeeper to get his next J crack at the championship some 'time next year, perhaps in the first ! outdoor card in June. J Galento lost by a fourth-round .technical knockout to Joe Louis in 'his first title bid last spring. He surprised ring critics in that bout.. , however, by his staying ability, and by flooring Joe in the third round. With betting odds 3 to 1 against jhim, Tony again startled the ring Jworldiast week, not only 6y beating beat-ing Nova, but by going 14 rounds jlo do it. Most critics had not ex-Jpected ex-Jpected Galento to have such .stamina. ' An old campaigner, Tony was .literally on the pugilistic "ash heap" not so long ago, but came up .with a king string of knockout I victories to gain his first title .chance. ! But for all his 29 years. Galento i floored Nova cleanly three times land hammered his younger rival Io hard that Lou has only just left J the hospital bed to which he went after that punishment The outcome of that scrap proba-hly proba-hly knocked Joe Louis out of a tailor-made opponent. Had the California collegian hur-jdled hur-jdled Old Two-Ton he ould have i been the more attractive chailen-''ger chailen-''ger from a bucks office standpoint, t It might be well for Mike Jacobs : ' : I