Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-25 | Page 18 | Thomas Easy Gun Fodder for Blasting Joe Louis

Thomas Easy Gun Fodder For Blasting Joe Louis CHICAGO Feb 25 INS INS INS-Chicago's Chicago's first indoor heavyweight worlds world's championship boxing bout will be a poor mans man's party Ten dollars including tax will buy the best best seat eat in the st stadium when Champion Joe Louis pummels pummels pum pum- pum-I pum mels falling Harry Harry- Thomas in a 15 round go for the title here on April 1 The dusky dynamiter who is contemporary contemporary contemporary con con- temporary history's most oft oft-f oft fight ight- ight ing heavyweight champion was due here today to complete his personal preparations for the match Official Official cial dat plans were formally completed yesterday with signing of all necessary necessary necessary sary articles in New York James D. D Norris treasurer secretary-treasurer of the Chicago Stadium corporation willbe will willbe willbe be nominal promoter of the battle Although it at was believed Louis' Louis return here in defense of his title would draw a packed house local boxing experts cast a dubious eye on Thomas' Thomas ring record They weren't much excited over Harrys Harry's prospects of staving off oblivion for 15 rounds In fact one said aid The champ will lay him like a carpet in three rounds Thomas hit every inch of canvas in Madison Square Garden when he fought and it was conceded conceded conceded con con- ceded that only his fighting finish against Jimmy Adamick of Detroit in New York last week recommended recommend recommend- ed him as cannon fodder for the champion Louis who leveled Nathan Mann Wednesday night while looked on plans to fight the winner of the Buddy Gunner Baer-Gunner Barlund Barlund Barlund Bar- Bar lund bout scheduled in New York March 4 at Detroit the last week in AJril April This match assuming that he flattens Thomas will serve as a further warm-up warm for his ultimate return match with Max