Show speaking g of sports ne new interest awakened in in heavy ranks rank S by ROBERT mcshane HANE Bele Inele aged asid by ay western newspaper aper union HEN iron jawed arturo godoy chilean white hope went the 15 round route with Heavy heavyweight eIght champion joe louis he did more than han carve a niche in bowings box ings hall ball of f fame for himself he revived a distinctly Ustin cUy waning interest in the tight fight e prize fight patrons have been growing more and mori more apathetic heavyweight championship gates of or I 1 less ess are indicative of their lack of interest they had no bur burning aing desire to see gee a one sided alile encounter the outcome ot of which chic h was never in doubt fight fa fans ns realized that theirs was the opportunity to see one of his torys greatest champions in action but they realized too that chances were very few that they would see eee more than two wo or three rounds of fighting godoy surprised the world with his game courageous sand he lost the fight by a clear but not over ARTURO GODOY wh elming margin two ot of the e judges as you remember gave louis 10 rounds godoy five the third judge gave godoy 10 rounds louis five those closest to the sport were almost unanimous in forecasting a knockout by the champion few gave godoy a chance to jd go more than six or seven rounds that he did is history that he paved the way for more profitable heavyweight title fights Is just as certain other fighters have the same chance As long as the public knows it prize lights fights will be well patronized louis loots Is no longer looked upon as invincible his crown Is alt fitting quite as well in his bis own words the godoy match was the test fight I 1 ever fought the louis who found godoy on his feet and pressing the he fight at the he end of 15 rounds the louis who whipped schmelling ng john henry lewis and jack roper he was a confused baffled fighter trying to solve an unorthodox style he failed always a chance in tailing failing he injected new life into his profession now that the public knows joe all supreme it will start the turnstiles turn stiles clicking at accelerated cele rated speed again knowing each time that theres a chance the brown bomber may end up on the canvas where theres doubt the theres res hope theres no question but that louis opposition Is weak and that he Is a great fighter As tor for his future its a little e more in doubt because of the outcome of the godoy match his next nex opponent will be johnny paycheck he should win that one inside of six rounds paycheck C heck will stand up and box and what louis appreciates ILI ts just lik like e his fight with braddock louis will measure his toe foe and wait tor for an opportunity to send his right cross to its mark then theres lee an iowa owa fighter who must meet bob pastor before he gets a chance at the champ he probably rate that hat ugh high but will get th the e fight if pastor stop him buddy bar baer maxs young Y 0 ung brother ha has s been matched with valentin campolo and the winner is promised a date tommy farr and tony galento a are re still possibilities parr farr once went the limit with the champ auld galento made life very interesting tor for a few rounds there is always the chance that he might do it again only with more force billy conn may some day cause louis louie plenty of trouble brov providing ding he can gain much needed weight conn Is a really good fighter and may grow enough in the next year or two to be a re real al match tor for the kingpin he Is clever enough to 0 o confuse use the champ louis no superman granted that no one can be hugely excited over the prospect et ef cl louis meeting such opposition as farr vold baer and the rest of the list they dont measure up to the bom bombers b standard but there is that lingering doubt along with the knowl 1 edge dge that louis a super superman man i some d day ay a challenger chaU chall erger will lift the crown and chances are that he W will b be e c considered 0 the ahe underdog when he climbs into the ring to meet the charn champion |