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► — Move Louis-Savold Fight Into Garden Continuous Drizzle Forces Another Postponement; IBC Still Sees 00,000 Gate By BARNEY NAGLER Staff Correspondent NEW YORE; N. Y., June 14.— Now theyve got it where it belongs. Joe Louis twice postponed 15-rounder with Lee Savold. These heavyweight ancients, two day older-than they would have .been at the Polo Grounds last night, meet in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. This is for sure. As Harry Markson put it long ago, it never rains in the Garden. The quick-switch, in the works since the first postponement Wednesday, came at mid-afternoon today when the day-long drizzle made it impossible to put the fight on outdoors tonight. Louis had come to town from Pompton Lakes, N. J., and sparred at the Uptown Gymnasium, in Harlem. Savold, having awaited the call to arms at the Edison Hotel, grew tired of the teeming town and went back to Paterson, N. J. He did not work in a gym, but expected to limber up on the road this evening. The shift into the Garden may produce a larger gate than the 5,000 expected at the Polo Grounds, but the difference will be made up in the cost to the International Boxing Club, which went for 5,000, exclusive of rental, at the Polo Grounds. This covered costs of the ringside setup, construction of the ring, the printing of tickets, architectural costs, etc. The IBC could have run at the Polo Grounds tomorrow night, even if the New York Yankees are meeting the Detroit Tigers across the Harlem in the Stadium. Although there is an agreement covering competition between the Giants and Yankees, this did not preclude running the fight. Faces Baseball Competition However, Jim Norris, IBC bossman, decided against the move. The fight still faces competition from the Yankee game, but is in a better position at the Garden than at the Polo Grounds. For one, potential customers will not have to check the skies. Then there is the matter of seats. Visibility is lots better at the Garden than outdoors for boxing. The IBC, which had put 20,000 seats priced at .50 each on sale, had to cut this figure down to 4,000. Estimates indicated a gate of 00,000 tomorrow night, paid by about 12,000. No profit will accrue to the IBC, which must write off a 0,000 rental at the Polo Grounds. The IBC is contracted to pay 0,000 for four outdoor shows, either at the Polo Grounds or the Yankee Stadium, under its agreement with both ball clubs. While there may be a bit of bookkeeping trickery to write off this cost from future outdoor fights, it remains an item to be charged to tomorrow nights fight, as of this moment. The ticket chore was a heavy one. All tickets had to be exchanged, including complimentary and working press. Rose Cohen, the IBCs girl Friday, Saturday and every other weekday, had the rugged assignment of setting up a new working press section and straightening out the ducat situation generally. There will be another weigh-in tomorrow. The official weights remain 190 for 36-year-old Savold and 211 1-4 for the favored 37-year-old Louis, although both will be heavier getting into the ring. Each will be examined in his respective quarters tomorrow by Dr. Vincent A. Nar-diello, of course. This is a precautionary ! measure at best: Both were physical frisked on Wednesday. The pick here is still Louis within 10 j rounds. There can be no condition that ! each suffers under the burden of waiting, but Louis is imperturable as contrasted with Savold. Louis jabs still will be the difference.
