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Louis-Ten Hoff Bout Dropped After Robinsons Berlin Riot NEW YORK, N. Y., June 26 UP.— Marshall Miles, manager of Joe Louis, announced today that negotiations for the former heavyweight champion to fight big Hein Ten Hoff, the German heavyweight king, in Berlin have been broken off because of the Ray Robinson incident. The bout had been tentatively scheduled for August 8. Louis had demanded a 5,000 guarantee, plus all expenses from promoter Fred Kirsch, who staged the Robinson fight Sunday night, which wound up in a near-riot. Robinson said he was going to advise Louis against fighting in Germany after his bout with Gerhard Hecht. The referee stopped the bout in the second round, awarding it to Hecht on a foul, but the German Boxing Board later reversed that verdict and declared it no contest. Miles said that he was conferring with Jim Norris, head of the International Boxing Club, on the possibility of lining up a fight for Louis in August as a final tune-up for a proposed title bout with champion Ezzard Charles in September. If the Louis-Charles bout is arranged, it probably will be held in New York City.
