Show SPEAKING K I 1 OF 0 SPORTS C by ROBERT 0 BE mcshane A rid by we wlm n N cpr union phe HE tact fact that th there ere Is no worthy Top A opponent tor for heavyweight champion joe louis hardly can bi be listed under the heading of news the dearth of outstanding candidates tor for bowings box ings greatest title is no recent decint development and the situation is if not improving boxing Is staggering and reeling from the repeated beatings it has taken during thelast the past three years year particularly in the heavyweight heavyweight ranks promoters have attempted to foist upon the he publio public matches which are nothing more than exhibitions and poor ones at that prize fight fans consistently have belon been subjected to a diet of see second on d raters and has beens the more mere tact fact that several of these individuals gave the champion a chance to d demonstrate emo estrate his prowess help matters fans pay to see a contest not a shadow boxing demonstration only two candidates for heavyweight honors are worthy of the name one Is pat comiskey a glum young irishman who Is being brought into the top brackets too quickly the other contender Is billy conn colin a 4 light heavyweight whose ambition may overcome his lack of weight questionable victory conn has been the subject of many a heated debate his recent 13 round victory over bob pastor in madison square garden did little to enlarge his stature it was far from a clean cut victory which conn achieved over the onetime one time N Y U football player the punch that sent pastor down and out a left to the body W was s just another of the numerous low blows which billy landed throughout the fight in the first place the be fight was an attempt by mike jacobs to make out of the pound conn a second gene tunney however conn will never have Tun tunnels size or weight nor will wall he acquire genes determination land and singular adherence to purpose conn did have a good left which tie he used with telling effect in addition he was faster on his feet and 4 0 BELLY CONN had considerably more stamina but those factors alone are not enough louis would have little difficulty with conn the pittsburgh y youth auth likely could keep out of the champs reach during the early rounds but sooner or later that dynamite laden tight right would bomb billy to the canvas comiskey on the other hand has plenty of wild eyed ba backers ekers but even those fans readily admit that he lacks sufficient seasoning before his recent departure from the preliminary ranks young patrick knocked out 25 of the 29 opponents whom he faced looking Lo at the field he is little better than a novice st at the moment being so new to big time competition but he has a whale of a punch something almost impossible to develop given another year of experience pat well may be louis most formidable toe foe As f tor or the rest of the field the less said the better lou nova is attempting a comeback under the guiding hand of manager ray carun caran his star faded into obscurity when he took tooka a brutal beating from tony galento in philadelphia a year ago the perennial max baer still stil of weaves around the outer fringe of eligible con contenders tenders but bat no one knows better belie r than promoter jacobs that a baer louis fight would have all ail the drawing power of a Rep republican ubil oa a rally in deepest dixie the fans would stay away in droves few champions have so tar far outclassed their contemporaries as joe louis certainly no one can be greatly excited over the prospect of louis meeting any of the abovementioned fighters sport shorts HE national pro football league THE is now a a year industry according to league headquarters which places at that figure the coltof cost of operation i stanley coveleskie the old cleveland and washington now operates a gasoline tation station at south bend ind doc sutherland lid thinks its easier to tool fool pros with trick football plays than collegians because experienced players are more likely to ta watch tor for more orthodox moves in stead of new plays |