Show Charles Beats Walcott Again fir t tF F i J L i b 1 ti tp r x I i i a ti i 1 Li 4 1 y f i L f I Ia Ir tr r a L i L Sy t J d Heading for a Fall Challenger Jersey Joe Joo 1 Walcott alcott alcott left hears heads forthe for tor the tho canvas an 1 from a resounding left hook to the jaw administered h by ha haw heavyweight w i ight ht champ hamp Ezzard I Charles in the tho ninth round of oC title fi fight ht Injured Ear Delays Louis Foght By Murray Ro Rose Roso o DETROIT March 8 S UD jp-An jp An in injured injured injured in- in left leCt car Thursday sidelined Ezzard Charles for two months dashing Joe Louis' Louis hopes for a crack at the heavyweight champion champion cham cham- champlon pion plon this April The year old titleholders titleholder's car ear was puffed up in hia successful round 15 defense against 37 year 37 year old Jersey Joe Walcott Wednesday night His personal physician ordered ordered ordered or or- dered Ezzard to stay out of action ac ae- action tion hon for at least two months Charles who was almost toppled from his crown in the fourth round by a cr crashing right to the I jaw Had the swelling drained down from the car at a a. hospital early Thursday morning I I Ii I Tom Tannas said i The champ is okeh but hell holl have i ito to give the ear car a chance to heal I before he docs does anything else However How How- I I ever Charles Is willing to meet anybody the International Boxing club offers And that includes Louis as soon as Ez is ready Lout Louis Gets Ovation Louis who received a thunder thunderous thunderous ous ovation from the fans gross gate at Olympia stadium left shortly after aCter the unanimous decision w was a s an an- He didn't receive the disappointing news until Thursday Thurs Thurs- day It camo came as a great shock to the Brown Bomber Louis has had four fights has trimmed down to pounds pound and nd he feels feds he is ready right now He doesn't want to waste any time His birthday comes up this May Walcott's 37 years didn't seem to hang heavy on him in several spots Wednesday night notably in the fourth and rounds when the 5 to 1 underdog had Charles Charlesin in trouble Joe had the highly vocal crowd rooting for him all the way excepting excepting ex ex- fur the seventh round He hit Charles two hard rights after the bell and the crowd let loose with a barrage of jeers The fans gave out with some lusty boos in the eighth round when the fight slowed down to a walk but they saved the Bronx specials for or the officials when the verdicts was rendered Wo e e UT Robbed Walcott and manager Felix Bocchicchio Bocchicchio Bocchicchio Boc- Boc chicchio s screamed c ere r e a ni m e d dVe We Ve robbed in several thousand words The fans gave the Camden N. N J J. J veteran a terrific hand and booed the mention of Charles Charles' name But 13 writers who sat on all four fOUl sides of the ring all aU scored for Charles There wouldn't have been any need for score cards if old Joe had been able to get in m one extra vital ital punch when he had Ezzard Ezzard in difficulty in m the fourth I A right to the chin staggered the champion and one more might have sent him to the floor for fork k keeps eps the champ clung chino to Walcott for 60 long seconds and the challenger couldn't shake himoff him off By the end of the round Charles had recovered and he danced to his corner Another Bubble Burst Thus another championship bubble bubble bub bub- ble burst for Walcott He lie came close to the crown in his first fight with wilh Louis and he wasn't too far away in m his first bout with Charles for N B A diadem in Chicago 20 months ago After Alter the fourth round Charles got ca cagy y and in m tho the ninth he rocked Walcott to the canvas for fora a nine-count nine with a powerful right to the head and a terrific left hook to the jaw That was vas the only knockdown of the fight although Charles came close again in the lith l A ri right g ht to the jaw sent Walcott Walcott Wal Val cott back to the ropes on rubbery legs but the bell soon came t to b his his' rescue I |