Show speaking of sports hunt goes on but coelo joe louis UIS worry by ROBERT mcshane W WHEN HEN lou nova the not so ter california heavyweight put im an end to the comeback hopes hope S of maxie baer former toast of the nations night clubs he did little toward clearing up ar an extremely foggy situation it may be that nova who elected to beat baer the hard way a slugging it out with him h has as joe louis number but that is highly debatable nova look like a worlds champion even in beating maxie to a bloody pulp when he be whipped baer it was merely the ease case of a mediocre youngster who had more lasting power than the rapidly slipping vet who faced him theres no denying that baer really trained for the fight he knew it was his last chance in time com petition and if he muffed it he was through but a few weeks training undo the many years he spent in becoming the greatest glamour boy in boxing history he just have it any more he had bad to win in a hurry or novas youth would settle the issue it did lou judged by the louis standard is far from being a great fighter he is hardworking hard working conscientious and ambitious but he a punch had he been equipped with even a touch of dynamite in either hand he have won his last fight by the technical knockout route he would have stretched maxie for the full count fortunately baer injured badly enough to interrupt a successful career in the movies As a matter of fact and unlike most prize fighters baer a topnotch top notch IR ar I 1 ll 11 0 1 LOU NOVA fighter padding his income with a few hammy performances for the movies instead he was a second rate song and dance artist doing very well in the fight game merely a reversal of the usual procedure it is not at all unlikely that nova will get his wish and meet the champion this fall which means that he will probably be rushing his big opportunity in two years nova will be a better fighter he will be more experienced more ring wise and if louis should be inactive for several months softened by luxurious living and a trifle ring rusty novas chances will be multiplied many times not that tony galento should be ignored this roly poly swat maestro ol of the saloons is perhaps as close as any living fighter to author jack londona Lon dons portrayal of the abysmal brute at least for publicity purposes however it would be sate safe to assume that galento has no place in championship ranks at least judged by half high standards no lRe revenge 0 for joe faris fans are said to be cl clamoring amorin g for a bout between nova and bob pastor the lad who so successfully ran away from louis and managed to go the entire route A clamor by the way is a sport promoters definition of a casual str street beet corner conversation between any two citizens th the e idea of the fight nevertheless th is deserving of consideration undoubtedly joe louis would like to step into the ring once more with pastor who even be classed with the champ the big drawback to such an encounter would be the difficulty in promoting it boxing tans fans would wait mout months bs lor for in an opportunity to take a short irom from the town wherein the fight would be held pastors drawing power is equal to galeotos Ga lentos lissome grace in the ring in au all probability the search fol foi new championship timber win will extend beyond the dead wood which is still clutter cluttering ing up the fight ring one of several possibilities is patrick edward comiskey 18 year yea ro old lad with the brogue of an irish comedian some of bowings box ings best dreamers can slip into a rapid trance and envision him as joe louis opponent in a 1941 championship bout and looking a long way ahead at the present ti time me this is glum irishman sri t at all aj dangerous young but the smart lads lad s ha hae re picked him as a r real eal comer there are several other future possibilities who may I 1 loom OOM large on the III horizon n by the time louis is a couple of years older when that time comes the white hopes will have a better bette r chance to unseat the champ nocturnal holdouts foldouts Hol douts aaice A POLICY of resigned accept ance is slowly thinning the ranks of the big league magnates 16 strong who a few years ago declared that night baseball was a thing of evil to be shunned as a ae plague though there are a few staunch holdouts foldouts hol douts a majority of the officials have not only seen the light but asking tor for it as a steady diet lighting plants have already been installed in three major parks and may be in a fourth before the current season draws to a close the first to break with precedent and inaugurate the novel idea was larry mcphail then 1 business manager of the cincinnati reds baseball was becoming more or less of a dead issue in cincinnati and M mcphail c knew night nigh t baseball was the answer despite the protest of his fellow fello w national league bosses a lighting larry McP mcphail liall plant was s brought into use and a schedule of seven night games on one c with each club arranged the venture brought results the field was again packed with howling fans and though other club owners enthusiastic about playing night baseball they were willing to take a cut of the gates attracted by the nocturnal meetings when larry moved to brooklyn one of his first moves was to install lighting equipment results were the same as in cincinnati american league clubs began to evince interest and soon permission was given st louis to erect a system however lights were never installed ms because no agreement could be reached with the st louis nationals who used the same park mack alack follows suit last winter connie mack alack athletic chief upset the dope by requesting that he be allowed to install a lighting unit the cleveland club followed suit it wont be long before other clubs fall in line connie macks first night game added one or two new converts including clark griffith of washington and night baseball will be a decided attraction as long as clubs dont overdo it too many night games would spell disaster by ruining the novelty should officials be content with two night games per year with each club then they can be assured of record break ing crowds Comis keys chicago white sox are expected to be playing under the lights before long since playing in philadelphia the sox like the idea and the owner approves of it because of the additional rev revenue denue night games will mean many a loyal fan cant break away during the daytime but would rush to find a place in line after working hours throughout these united states are fans by the hundred thousands who are unable to attend weekday week day gam games es they would welcome the chance to do a little nocturnal rambling bli ng toward the ball park and their gate offerings would do a great deal in in restoring financial security to undernourished der club treasuries night baseball will always have a few enemies some players will object to it on technical grounds and undoubtedly they are correct in in asserting that electric lighting for baseball leaves something to be desired improved equipment has been a deciding factor in making night baseball more popular and further improvements will do much to allay present antagonism sport shorts anew B ILLY ROSES at the new york worlds fair has the pool in the world night baseball games can cant it run on indefinitely in the american league that circuit has a rule prohibiting the start of 0 an inning after 1150 p m gunnar barlund who has been doing pretty well for himself in heavyweight fighting circles doubles as a newspaper reporter for a finnish newspaper jack dempsey h has as gone into the clothing business and plant plans on entering the radio f field when television really gets underway william J clarke has coached Prince tons baseball 1 teams for a quarter awl a century jack j dempsey navy expects t to 0 have the heaviest backfield in its history next fall the average light bill for a major league night game is largest number of entrants in the history of the national open golf championship was 1402 in 1937 smallest field was 11 II in 1885 1895 eddie arcaro newport ky jockey who won last year was fired by his first boss after a years trial and told he would never be a topnotch top notch jockey mavorite gene tunney is tony galeotos Ga lentos favorite fighter president alva bradley of the cleveland indians said the problem of the one sided pennant race might be solved through rules governing control of minor league affiliates one way to stop the yanks pass a radio executives and program sponsors are beginning to worry about night baseball and program conflicts released by union |