| Show I Louis Looks T 6 Good 00 dl In Beshore Win Wn B By fly Glenn Englc Engle DETROIT Jan 4 UP Joe JoeLouis' JoeLouis JoeLouis' JoeLouis JoeLouis' JoeLouis Louis' Louis tremendous town home-town following following fol tol- fol- fol lowing ng argued vociferously Thursday Thurs Thurs- day day in in the wake smashIng smash- smash Ing victory over outclassed Freddie Beshore last night that night that the old Brown Bomber still sUll is the best heavyweight In the business I Louis took another step up the comeback ladder by stopping Beshore Beshore Be- Be II shore handily in m 2 minutes and 48 seconds of the fourth round of ofa a scheduled 10 lO Referee Johnn Johnny Weber halted 1 the sided one-sided battle to save the bloodied Beshore his left le eyelid I badly cut and his nose battered i from further punishment Joo Joe Quicker Ex champion Louis' Louis many rooters root root- ers ers fans paid to see sec the scrap scrap pointed pointed out that it took current champion Ezzard Charles 14 rounds to finish Beshore Beshore Beshore Be- Be shore last August That Beshore's crowding wild wild- I F swinging tactics were tailor made for Louis nobody would deny I I III But the experts were ere virtually unanimous in their belief that Louis showed remarkable improvement improvement improve improve- ment in disposing of ot the Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg Harris- Harris burg Pa sailor ex in such workmanlike workmanlike workmanlike work work- manlike fashion Joes Joe's lethal right hand seldom thrown in his losing battle with Charles last summer or in his most recent so-so so bout with Cesar Brion was was powerful It was equally e effective f f e C c t 1 V e in six-inch six straight punches or in uppercuts His famous left jab was sharp and shattering Louis Unmarked At the finish the year old Louis was unmarked and not even breathing heavily His trim him I weight of testified to his good bood condition This was nearly eight pounds less than he hc weighed for his retirement post title fight with Charles Beshore 10 ye years rs younger than Louis and nearly 19 pounds lighter at had no quarrel with Webers Weber's decision Neither did his manager Harry Champ Segal Seg who said he would have asked to have the fi fight ht stopped after the fourth round because of Beshore's cut eye Three stitches were required to tot 1 t mend the gash At first it was thought that Beshore's nose was broken But doctors said his seI severe se se- I vere yore nosebleed was caused by rupture rupture rupture rup rup- ture of an oft-injured oft nose cartilage cartilage cartilage car car- not from any bone fracture Beshore sided with Louis' Louis supporters supporters supporters sup sup- porters in saying that the ex- ex champ still is a better fighter than Charles Hits nits Square Joe hits you square Beshore said aid Charles just cuffs you Beshore bent low and pushing at Louis from the opening gong looked his best in the first round In fact two of the three ring officials officials of of- I rated the round even The second was all Louis The Brown Bomber held the crowding Beshore back to score with numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu short but damaging head and body blows In the third a grazing hook cut Beshore's eyelid Blood from this land and md his nose injured earlier covered covered cov coy ered Beshore's face When the round was over Dr Joseph Cahalan looked at Beshore's eyelid He said the fight could go on but told Weber to stop it If the cut started bleeding again Soon after the fourth round started start start- ed blood began pouring from the eyelid At Miami International Boxing club officials officials officials said Louis' Louis next fight would be Feb 7 at Miami Fla Fia The probable opponent is John Johnny y HolI Holman Hol- Hol I man of Chicago Asked whether he is anxious to toI I try again for the title soon Louis said he was aiming only for my I next opponent whoever that is After Alter the fight right Louis' Louis followers I threw a big party for tor him at a aI I I local hotel I g p I cV c V I q I V Fp r Ata 7 p 1 c c in in for th fh Kill Joe Joo Louis Loul moves In on sa sagging Freddie Beshore for forthe forthe I the tho kill in the fourth round at Detroit Actually Joe looked ed vcr very much like Brown Bomber Bomher of or old with hl his tremendous lou power In whipping Beshore |
