KNOCK-OUT WIN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20049, 22 September 1939, Page 9

KNOCK-OUT WIN

LOUIS BEATS PASTOR CHALLENGER’S GAMENESS NEGRO SHAKEN IN EIGHTH GATE TOTALS £BO,OOO (Elec. T«l. Copyright—United Press Assn ) (Reed. Sept. 22, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 20. In the world heavyweight boxing championship bout at Detroit, the title-holder, Joe Louis, knocked out Bob Pastor in the eleventh round. Louis floored Pastor four times in the first round and once in the second round. The New Yorker not only remained on in his feet in the third round but won the fourth with a jabbing attack with a series of rights that shook the negro and reddened his face.

The men fought on even terms in the fifth round.

A stunning right on which the champion had concentrated had Pastor groggy in the sixth, but he managed to keep on his feet. Pastor lost the seventh round after a succession of rights which opened a gash over his left eye. He made a magnificent stand in the eighth round, when he swarmed over Louis and belted him groggy on the ropes with a barrage of lefts and rights to his swollen face. He tried to finish the champion in the ninth, but Louis rallied and fought on even terms.

A short right cross to the chin in tire tenth nearly knocked Pastor over the ropes. This blow won the fight. Although Pastor did not drop, all the spring went from his legs and the fire from his eyes.

Another right to the jaw in the eleventh round sent, him on his hands and knees, where he took the count. Blood was pouring from his mouth, nose, and left eye. He made one of the gamest stands ever witnessed. Conceding 171 b., he lasted 10 rounds and 38 minutes. He seriously threatened the champion in the eighth round. The attendance was 40,000 and the “gate” was £BO,OOO.