BOXING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22657, 19 February 1937, Page 15

BOXING

LOUIS DEFEATS N. BROWN (Received February 18, 8.35 p.m.) KANSAS CITY, Feb. IS The negro heavy-weight boxer Joe Louis knocked out Natie Brown in the fourth round or a scheduled 10-round bout at Kansas City last evening. A wild finish, similar fo a wrestling match, resulted, and the referee. Mr. Bates, was sent to tho floor. The specnumbered 14,000. Louis methodically sent rights and lefts to Brown's face in the first 40 seconds of the fourth round until a hard right dropped Brown, who was dazed, to a sitting posi • ion. Tn attomnting to raise himself to his feet, Brown clutched the referee's leg and pulled him down to the floor. Mr. Bates aroso and awarded the contest to Louis on a technical knock-ont, but the official timekeeper informed him that lie had conv pletcd the connt while Mr. Bates was down. The refereo then changed his decision and credited Louis with a knock-out. Tn the first round Brown left his corner slowly and circled round his opponent, sending a light left which glanced Louis' chin. After a clinch Louis led .two lefts, which did ,no damage. Brown crossed a right to the head and exchanged left jabs. Louis hooked a hard left to tho body, and Brown carried the fight to Louis. A brief flurry of punches took place, and Louis backed Brown to tho ropes, out he fought clear. Louis began to connect short lefts and rights to the chin, and in the third round he stalked Brown, hut could not land an effective blow. They exchanged body blows at closo quarters, and Louis again connected with hard lefts and rights to tho faco as Brown camo in. Brown landed a solid ritrht to the body. In the fourth round the pair met, in the centre of tho ring. Louis 'connected hard rights and lefts to Brown's faco, .which was becoming puffy. Brown went to the ropes and Louis landed a terrific right, ending the fißht. The promoter of the bout, Mr. Joe Foley, announced at Chicago that arrangements had been completed for tho title bout between Braddock and Louis at Comiskey Park, instead of at Soldiers' Field on Juno 22. Louis and Braddock havo arranged to appear during the day for a formal contract signing ceremony. COOK REFUSED LICENCE LONDON. Feb. 17 The British Boxing Board of Control announces that it refuses to renew George Cook's licence. This may prevent Cook from carrying out his plan of celebrating his silver jubilee as a professional by taking part in a boxing contest. Cook assumes that he is banned because ho is too old. Ho says: "I am still fit, and am not going to be stopped by a lot of men judging me by average boxers, nged 3!), who do not train and live right. If the newspapers after my next bout say I am 'washed up and through,' I will be prepared to quit gladly."