Show Showers t T Te t e ButAs t As i W it M fer r Be PITTSBURGH July 18 Zi- Zi Heavyweight champion Ezzard I Charles will ilI spot Jersey Joe Walcott 12 pounds Wednesday night when they clash in a round 15 title fight at Forbes Field At the official weigh-in weigh Wednesday l Charles scaled I pounds to Walcott's Talcott's By Murray l Rose PITTSBURGH July 18 A A threat of late evening showers hung over the outdoor Ezzard Charles Jersey Joe V Val Walcott a 1 c cot o t t heavyweight championship fight as the gladiators sweated out the hours for their third title clash Wednesday night This is Pittsburgh's first heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight title scrap and the Forbes Field card has caught on big bigin bigin bigin in the smoky city The only answer to the unusual stir over ovel this road show is Charles The year old Cincinnati Negro considers considers considers con con- siders this his second home town and his appearance here in defense defense defense de de- de- de of his crown is a ment of an old promise Otherwise the furore would be difficult to understand Lean Ezzard in the sharpest condition of his life is a 4 to 1 favorite in a very light betting m mirl market et to I whip the year old perennial challenger as decisively as he I did in their other collisions in Chicago and Detroit The promoting Roo 1 ney company already has over in the till and a crowd of is expected to contribute over for the 15 rounder The bout is being telecast over overa a hookup by the Dumont Dumont Dumont Du- Du mont network and will vill be broadcast broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast by C CBS B S. S Pittsburgh and nearby Johnstown Pa will be out of the telecast In the event of a postponement the bout will be staged Thursday Old Jersey Joe who is getting a record fifth crack at boxing's most prized bauble more bauble more title fights than half of the previous heavyweight kings ever got got got- voiced his usual optimistic re re- re- re marks Im going to knock him out said the ancient battler from Camden N NJ J. J It seems that's the only way I can win win I should have gotten the decisions in the first Louis fight and both of my fights with Charles There was much agreement regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding the Louis bout but unanimous dissent with Jersey Joes Joe's opinions on the two Charles affairs I |