New York, June 28.
In battering "Two Tony" almost unconscious, Louis established a new record for he successfully defended his world heavyweight championship for the seventh time in little over two years, Forty-five thousand screaming spectators saw the wild slugging battle and from the first round they knew that the bout could only end in a knockout.
The spectators, who came to see whether the boastful Galento would live up to his predictions that he would "knock that bum out," saw a courageous fighting fool force the pace from the opening gong.
There was none of the signs of fear Which other victims of the vicious blows of Louis had shown. Galento was willing to do or die, giving no quarter and asking for none.
There was a wild and furious exchange of blows in the third and then the incredible happened—Louis crashed to the canvas. Louis fell after a wild, exploding left struck him with a force of trip-hammer on the chin.
s the fourth time in his ring that Louis was floored. But ie after a count of two and he was a more determined and merciless executioner than he had ever been.
He chased Galento and then in the fourth he uncorked all his powerful muscles and his fists crashed with terrific force into Galento's body and head. Galento's face was a red mask of courage as Donovan stepped in to halt the bout After the fight Galento and his talkative manager, Joe Jacobs, appeared at Galento's tavern in Orange, New Jersey, and announced that he would hurl another challenge at Louis.
YGalento's face was almost completely covered with bandages, mute evidence that Louis' devastating blows bruised and tore his fat cheeks, He consulted Jacobs in front of many of, his cronies and then announced that he would immediately challenge Louis to a return bout in September. The crowd of his friends cheered the announcement and then settled down to an early-morning celebration, praising Galento for his courage.—United Press. have recovered during the brief rest, for he again became aggressive, landing a left hook. A jolting left jab to the face by Louis set his nos bleeding badly. Louis repeated the dose, making his opponent's nose the argot for straight.lefts. Galento broke into a clinch. "He then brought the crowd to its feet as he landed a terrific left hook, knocking the Cham pion down. Louis, however, jumped to his feet, before the count could be begun. Galento with the crowd Cuba Wants Giants Havana, June 29.
The Cuban National Sports Commission has announced that negotiations have been opened to bring the N. Y. Giants baseball club to Havana for training in the spring of 1940. Manager Bill Terry and his men trained here in the spring of 1938.—United Press.
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