| Show Dear Santa Claus Walcott t Wants Bout With J Joel Joe BOSTON Dec 23 UP Jersey UP-Jersey Jersey Joe Walcott said sad Tuesday that the only Christmas present he wants I from Santa Claus Claus or or Mike Jacobs Is is a n contract to fight right Joe Louis Louts again for lOl the world heavyweight boxing crown rown Now that isn't much to ask for Cor is It said the year 36 Camden N N. J. J Negro whose amazing lossl loss l to the champion less than three weeks ago has stirred up as bittera bitter a controversy as the Dempsey Dempsey- Tunney long count I After Ater all I 1 did pretty well and anda a n lot of folks foUts think 1 I ought to fight him again Im I'm willing To date h however wc gentle Joe is is at largo large unsigned uninvited and just a n little bit unhappy despite the fact that he stands to pick up UI at least during the next six ix or eight months with exhibitions lions refereeing assignments and andI I movie rights Looking far more like Uke a middleweIght middleweight middleweight middle middle- weight than a threat to Louis' Louis throne Walcott made his first American app appearance as a referee here her last night at Boston Garden The fans cheered him to the echo Then they mobbed him at the ringside ringside ringside ring ring- side and had him signing autographs autographs autographs auto auto- graphs- graphs or pumped his hand in congratulations for or a half holt hour Finally he escaped by climbing back up into the thc ring and fleeing of off the opposite side Seemingly as ferocious as a so so- butler buller Walcott discussed his fight with Louis and said he believed he easily won 10 o of othe the 15 rounds He lad had no complaint concerning the New York style point scoring system except to say he wished the judges would vote as they see see seea a fight not the way they feel |
