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THE SHREVEPORT TIMES 17 Walcott komt cores stamMiii Manes July 19, 1951 1 psei 'Awaits Disposal' 'Just Can't Believe Pre-Fight Beef his fourth shot last March 7 when he ripped into Charles and hurt him badly in the seventh round, but couldn't follow up. Once again when the unanimous verdict went to Charles, Felix Bocchicchio, Walcott's manager, screamed "we wuz Loridale Tops Alerted, Wins Providence Wins iii 55 Seconds of 7th Round Defeated Charles Thinks He Can Beat Walcott in Rematch way, Mintz as ejected from a ringside seat in the press f6f shaking his fist under the nose of John (Ox) Da Grosa, commissioner from the Philadelphia district. BLUF LAW Marietta (SF) 'An -1847 ordinance in this Ohio town provided that a person "convicted of being a baseball player" was subject to a fine of 350 "or 30 days at hard labor in the town jail. don't remember much after he hit me. You say I fell down after I tried to get up.

Well doggone it all, I just don't remember that at all. How about Charles had no excuses except: "Everything went too smooth in training. Everything was going just fine. I feit great going into the fight and I thought I was do By GIB STALKY Pittsburgh, July 18 (JP) The most bewildered man in Ezzard Charles' dressing room tonight after he had been stripped of his heavyweight championship was Ezzard Charles. "I just can't believe it I can't believe it." said the Cincinnati negro as his pretty wift stood by.

A look of utter amazement was on Charles' face as he entered the dressing room. Blood trickled slowly from the left side of his mouth. His wife and co-managers Jake Mintz and Tom Tannas led him to chair. "Did they really count me out?" Ezzard asked. "I klnda remember trying to get up at the count of five "or six but that's all I remember.

"That Walcott was really in there trying, wasn't he? Gee, I can't believe it!" Some-asked: "Was that a lucky punch that got you? Did you see it coming?" "No. it wasn't a lucky punch," Ezzard replied. "I don't quite remember if I saw that punch or not. But by golly I Mintz Draws Suspension For Actions Pittsburgh, July 18 (U.fi). Jake Mintz, co-manager of defeated heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles, was indefinitely suspended from boxing tonight at a result of his actions at ringside before Charles' loss to Jersey Joe Walcott.

George Jones of Williams-port, chairman of the Pennsylvania state athletic commission, ordered the sus- pension "for actions detrimen- trl to boxing." The suspension will hold pending a hearing in Philadelphia before the com- mission on Aug. 7. I Mintz objected loudly before the start of the fight, the "appointment of Charles Daggert as a judge of the title bout on the. grounds that Dafegert as a membei of the Philadelphia district nd Mintz believed all the officials should come from the Pittsburgh district. For several minutes Charles.

handlers threatened to call off the bout if Daggert were not removed. But Commissioner John D. Holohan of the western district told Charles to goon with the fight or have his title vacated. So the Charles ernun flcred go on with the fight. But, before the bout got under Fawtucket.

R. July 18 (JP). A. H. Warner's second choice of the crowd of 15.K90.

tame from behind to the 27.575 Providence stakes by a head from th Lazy ranch's' Out Point at Narrapansett todav. His time was 1:51 25. earnpd SIS.fiOO in foppinjt the mile and a furlong test richest pure of the New England season for He psid SS.40, $5.00 and So. 40: Out Point returned $8 and $7. Putnam stable's Com-hat Boots third a length and an a half hack paid The odds on favorite, Krank tout's Alerted with veteran Kddie Arrardo aboard, was fifth back of Palph Lowe's nientigo.

Alerted ran Into difficulty going Into the first turn when he was forced un on the heels of Loridale which, in turn had been forced over in front of the favorite by Anthony Cataklox a Token. Loridalp survived the bumping, however, and went on tinder a smug hold by BilHe Fisk until coming out of the turn when he was sent to the fail. There he gained steadily ort Combat Roots who had followed the pace set after the Hart by J. Messina's Summer Cruise. At the head of the home stretch Loridale was in front and went on to build up a three-length lead over Combat Boots with Summer Cruise dropping out of it.

Out Point was outrun in the arly stages but Jockey Conn McCreary allowed him to settle ii.to his best stride and when they reached the hea of the home Mrotch, the son o. Shut Out was Able to leve. a leal challenge at loridale. But he just failed to ea'ch the leader at tht. wire.

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Outfielder Ben Guintini, ex-Dallas player who joined the Fort Worth Cats on a waiver deal, was taken off the club's active list today and is "awaiting disposal." The announcement was made by Fort Worth President John Reeves, who said the move was necessary for the club to stay within the 19-man Texas league limit. The Fort Wort club went over the player liimt when outfielder Then J. Del Guercio joined it from Oakland, Calif. Fort Worth then had five days in which to trim its roster to the required limit. I Guintini joined the Fort Worth early last month, but fell into a slump after making a good showing in the first couple of games.

a Del Mar Stables Filling With Racers Del Mar. Calif, July 18 (JP). The Del Mar Stable area began to take on that populated look today with more than 100 thoroughbreds already on the grounds. More than 1,100 horses are expected to check in by the time the Del Mar Turf club 40-dav summer meeting opens next Tuesday. R.

H. McDaniel, the nation's top i trainer for is expected to-have plenty of thoroughbred ammunition for the Del Mar Stake? program. taking third froi Blentigo which was three lengths further back. Arcaro gave Alerted a real rim but the task was too great after the mishap on the first turn and the 3 to 10 favorite was bothered again by a horse cutting over in front of him in the home streth. The victory boosted Loridale's earnings this season to $31,980 was his fifth triumph in 11 starts as a He has been second in four races and out of the money twice.

After the race Arcaro said Alerted really lost all chance with the bumping at the first turn but he explained it as merely an unavoidable accident. The Daily Doutl today paid $157.20 to holders of 326 tickets combining Al Shlager's My Ruthie, winner of the first, with D. F. Harrington's All Aces, which took the second. WAft every in the same EST.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 1. a I I I i 1 5, a i robbed. Tonight's third of the series be-j fore an estimated 25,000 iians was the first official heavyweight title fight ever held irt Pittsburgh. A slope-shouldered man with craggly hair and a strong bonyj face. Walcott is supposed to give; Charles a return bout within 90 days.

The site and date will be talked over next week in a New York conference. As the big crowd filed out of the Pirates' ball park, it w-as announced that Mintz was suspended "for action detrimental to boxing" pending ah Aug. 7 hearing in Philadelphia. Commissioner John Da Grosa of Philadelphia made the announcement. Walcott was the people's choice this steaming muggy night.

The mob cheered him when he was introduced before the fight and all but carried him from the ring after his sensational win. They booed Charles, perhaps because of the scene Mintz made before the scrap. Pittsburgh, Julv 18 (JP) Here is the way the three officials scored tonights title bout between Hazard Charles and Jersev Joe Wal cott before Walcott's seventh round knockout. 1 2 3 4 6 RfnP MrTiprnan Wr Judge Hobinson CWWWCC Judge Gnggert EWWWWC Ol'ND Br FOt'ND ROLND ONE Chnrlps jabbed liBhtlv with left to Wal cott's head. They worked cautiously and went into a clinch.

Walcott missed a right swing aimed at te head and they clinched again. Charles blocked a Walcott left hook and the crowd yeiled. They were moving very cautiously. Charles leaped in with a left hook to the body and Joe came back with a right to the midsection. Wolcott missed a right and Charles smacked a left hook to the body.

They circled carefully in mid ring. They swapped lefts to the body just before the bell. ROUND TWO Walcott picked off a Charles left and then they traded body punches in mid ring. Charles danced lightly toward Joe and the latter backed away. The erowd yelled as Charles hit Walcott a glancing: right to the body.

Walcott snapped back with a right to the body. Joe dug another i right to the body and they They were still very careful. Each got in good body blows and they moved away again. Each feinted toward the other wanting the opponent to take the Again they swapped body blows and clinched. Walcott pounded a left and right to the body of the champion in the final second.

A scattering of boos was heard at the end of the round. ROl'ND THREE i Charles moved- in aggressively, but i held his punch as Walcott danced Joe jabbed Charles twice with lefts tai the head. Walcott jabbed again with the! left and Charles came back with a left and right to the body. Again they traded body punches. They traded light 1 left jabs to the head.

Walcott landed a low left to the body and the crowd yelled. Charles whacked a left hook to Walcotfs body and Joe grinned. Charles scored with a left and right to the head and Walcott pounded over two hard rights to Charles' head as the crowd roared. Walcott connected with another hard right to the head at the bell. ROl'ND IOIR I The crowd yelled for Joe to to after! the champ.

Walcott responded with two left jabs to the head. Walcott speared Charles with two more lefts to the head. The champ was working very cautiously. Walcott was doing the leading now. Walcott stabbed Charles with a hard left jab to the head but missed a heaw! right aimed fnr rha.i..

mn.U Walcott twice with long left jabs toi (the head. Charles appeared to be bled-i ing slightly from the mouth, Wallcott dug a vicious left hook to Charles' body. Thev utfiiKeu away a close quarters and clinched. Walcott whacked a right to JMzard body and Charles belted back with a right uppercut to Walcotfs jaw. ROl'ND FIVE Both sweated nrnfuicelv wltt Charles with a left jab to the head and mey movea close and banged away to the body.

Walrntt tannori tun Charles' head. They traded lefts and rights a i wure range ana tne crowd Jet loose with, its first concerted roar of the fight. I Charles banged a hard right to Walcott's v-nanes lanaea a glancing right to Joe mw tnH tt i i i Joe missed a left and right haymaker. got in a short right and got a stiff right in return. Walcott nailed Charles with an overhand right to the head and the crowd roared again.

ROUND SIX There was a lumn under Zy- Walcott poked a left to the lump.j kXh tv sun ngnt to Joe body. They moved more briskly now. wCi.otti.SauJLht, CharIeB with left hook to the jaw. Joe got in a left jab and missed a right followup. Charles 5, short ht to he head.

Walcott went Into his two step and the crowd let loose again. Joe again! caught Charles with a powerful left hook missed tremendous c.oli 1ce. more d'PPed Eizard with a left hook to the body. The crowd was very much on Walcott's side. ROUND SEVEN I Charles tnnmnttrl a I Joe body.

Charles pinned Walcott In a iiuwoe iiea nim. Walcott clipped Char es with a left hook to the jaw and Charles went down for the count, i Writers Amazed By Walcott Win Pittsburgh, July 18 (JP) Boxing writers were just as surprised as Ezzard Charles tonight after Jersey Joe Walcott won the heavyweight championship. Tj'pical of the comment: James Dawson, New York Times: "It's a startling upset. Here we have a man beaten in four tries coming back to win tne heavyweight championship of the world. A startling upset, indeed." Pat Hamon.

Cincinnati Post: "I'm shocked. I didn't think Charles would walk into that left like he did." Jerry Cohen, Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News: "I'm astounded. No, I guess stunned is a better word. It's a tre mendous upset. Walcott is a real fighter.

I never saw a left like he had tonight." Wilfred Smith, Chicago Tribune: "What is there to say? Certainlj', I'm surprised." Bob HopWilT Play in Tourney Colorado Springs, Julv IS (JP). Comedian Bob Hope, who is no joke on the golf Course, filed his entry today for the 3lst annual Broadmoor Invitational Golf tour-nev. ii3 KILLS DANDRUFF GERMS Lafcoreterr teitt pm coacht-Mocfr ffmt NOX-l-DfNE kt rnV contact, Nt 20 mcm. TfcMtmdf mtthm NOX I OENl for 'i9 in removing leoM 4aa-4nH. Tf At rf, 4ort-Mt.

cliaia ttors. 4" at. Svftlci. "Have Mane? Try fe IS-. Rnmj-IM Bot- tie F.Ttr trnmmmj" If i.rfW.'l.l 111 (Continued trm Pr 'On.) Instead of a champion easily spearing a persistent but over-aged challenger.

there 'was be It was the first time Charles had been floored since he won the title and the second knockout loss of his career of 79 pro fights dating back to 1940. Nobody gave Walcott much of a chance except his own followers ho claimed he was robbed in his Pittsburgh, July 19 (JP). Jersey Joe Walcott, was quiet and confident for his 13-rnund heavyweight title fight with champ Kzzard Charles, -quietly read his bible an hour before he was to go in the ring tonight. "I think Pin going to win," Walcott said as he stopped briefly to meet a few close friends. "I know I must win this one." Then Joe returned to his bible- a small book almost hidden In his big hands.

first Louis fight and both previous scraps with Charles. You couldn't even find a solid betting price on the match, so lop sided it seemed to be. Some said it was up as high as to 1 last night. Old Jersey Joe, making a career of being a challenger after 21 years in the pro ring, was spearing Charles with those head punches all night. He drew blood from the champion's mouth as early as the fourth and raised a lump his right eye in the sixth.

But there was no warning of the sudden ending. Neither boy had been on the deck or close to it. Older men have fought in the prize ring but none ever had won the most coveted prize of alT the heavyweight crown. Bob Fitzsim-mons whipped Jim Corbett at the age of 35. Both Fitz and Jack Johnson defended at 37 but Walcott became the oldest ever to win it.

Back in the dressing room under the stands, a bewildered Charles looked at reporters with wonder in his face. "Did they really count me out?" he said. "I kinda remember trying to get up but at the count of five or six that's all I remember. "Walcott was reallv in there trying, wasn't he? Gee, I can't be lieve it." But believe it or not, it's as true as the Star Spangled Banner. Mr.

Charles, the mustachioed gent from Cincinnati, no longer is champion. And this old "Cinderella man" with six kids back home in Jersey follows In the line where Jack Dempsey, John L. Sullivan, Gene Tunney, and other greats trod before liim. "I want to be a fighting champion," said Walcott amidst the wildest possible confusion in his dressing room. "I want to be a credit to the right.

"I am ready to fight anybody any time, anj'one my manager tells me to fight. "I feel like I am 16 years old. I've been waiting for this for 21 years. Ever since Detroit I knew I Could hit Charles with that left hook." In 1934 he was on relief, getting $9.50 per week to support his growing brood. Between fights he worked as a stevedore, loader of a garbage truck, pick man on a road gang and laborer in a soup factory.

A flat-footed old codger with a mystifying three step rhumba movement to lure in a gullible foe, Walcott fought for the title more times than any other challenger. Just when it seemed time was running out he pulled this stunning upset over a sleek, well-conditioned opponent many years his junior. Two of the three officials had Walcott out front when he put over the crusher. The AP card also showed Jersey Joe on top by a 4-2 margin going into the seventh. Referee Buck McTiernan had Walcott winning 5-1, Judge Dag-gert had four for Walcott, one for Charles and one even and Judge Stewart (Red) Robinson saw it even in rounds, 3-3.

It was evident that the Charles camp was worried even before Walcott drove that first left hook to the body in the first round. Jake Mintz, Ezzy's manager, stormed around the ring with hands waving when it was an nounced that a Philadelphia man-Charles Daggert was one of the judges. "I'm not going to stand for it," yelled Mintz with gestures. "It's a black market against local officials. I'm not going to stand for it." But Jake did stand for it.

He had to be quieted dowrn by a policeman before the fight could go on after a 10 minute delay. Many thought Walcott should have been champion the December night in 1947 when he gave Louis such a battering that the bomber started to leave the ring in disgust before the decision was announced. Referee Ruby Goldstein voted for Walcott but the two judges voted for Louis. He merited another chance, of course, and was knocked out the next June in the 11th round as Louis turned back the pages for a few violent seconds. When Louis stepped down in March of 1949, Walcott and Charles were declared the two logical men to fight for the vacated crown.

Ezzy beat Jersey Joe on a unanimous decision in Chicago, June 22, 1949. Walcott came much closer on REDUCED TO ling all right. I wasn't trying toj iknru'W Walrntt nut was inst my usual fight. That Wal-jcott was just in there trying, that's i all there is to it." Mintz, who held up start of the fight arguing over the assignment of one of the judges, as meekness itself. He was white-faced, his eyes downcast.

Once he looked up at Charles and said: something like this happens to everyone once in a while. Don't worrv, we'll get the title back." Ezzard smiled, just a little bit hesitatingly, as he replied. "Well, I sure hope so, Jake. I think I can beat Walcott. Yes, I'm sure I can beat Jersey Joe: But say, wasn't he in there trying tonight; I just can't believe it, I can't believe it." sweat, was patient and smiling all through the pandemonium.

"No suh" and "yes suh" he said in answer to the' countless questions that poured in on him. "Yes suh" he sure felt fin "No suh" Charles didn't hurt him. "Yes suh" he knew he could win right from the start. 'Xo suh" he was never in trouble. It was a long way to go for a man so old as boxers go, but Walcott has done it now and even if he holds the title only a brief time he will- reap enough money to keep himself and his famiiy in comfort for the rest of their days.

His first thoughts were for his family. At his request police pushed back the crowd long enough to admit his brothers. "I'll try to be a good champion," he said. "I pray to God I that he did now. Joe's Daughter 'We Knew It All the Time9- Camden, X.

July 18 (fl). Bedlam broke out in front of Jersey Joe Walcott's home tonight as soon as the radio announced he had won the world's heavyweight title from Ezzard Charles. A crowd gathered in front and wellwishers yelled and shouted. Only member of Jersey Joe's family who would comment immediately was a daughter, Ruth, 12. "We knew it all the time," Ruth said joyously.

Walcott's wife, Lydia, came out on the front porch t.o acknowledge the cries of neighbors for her. Ruth was the only member of the family to see the fight on television. The rest of the family stayed upstairs and turned a radio off and on as the fight progressed. But the radio was on when the seventh round knockout came. The family charged downstairs, shouting and yelling.

Kovacs Top Pro Net Star Cleveland, July 18 (JP) The National Professional Tennis Players association today picked Krank Ko vacs or Oakland, as its Xo. 1 player for 1951. Kovacs won the national professional tennis championship's Benrus trophy this summer. He succeeds Panch Segura, Ecqua-dorian champ who now lives in New York city. The rankings was announced here by George Lyttelton Rogers of Portland, board chairman of the association.

Other players in he and his partner went on to win, 8-6. Sw eden will meet est Germany, victory over Italy in the other semifinal series, in the European zone final at Bastaad Julv 27-29. the top 10, In order of rank, in clude: Segura, Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles, Jack Kramer of Los Angeles. Don 'Budge of Hollywood, Krank Parker Of Hollywood, Bob bie Riggs of Los Angeles, Welbv Van Horn of New York citv, Carl Earn of Los Angeles and Bob Rogers of Los Angeles. CLERGY STUDENT Tom Ferrick, Senator hurler, was Ofice a clergy student.

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"Now I feel like 'I'm 16 vears There was shouting and screaming and back pounding and the flashing of photographers' bulbs, "I read my Bible before the he said. "I prayed between every round. I asked God to help me." "It was a left hook that did it just a left hook and no follow-up. Ever since the fight in Detroit against Charles I knew I could hit him with a left hook." "I feel fine now. I wasn't even hurt, I knew I in command right from the start.

"I'll try to be a good champion. "I could hav gone 15 rounds could have gone and gone and gone." Walcott's wife and six children were back home in Camden, X. J. "My two brothers and three sisters were here," he said. Mayor Charles Kinkaid of Mc-IKeesport, where Walcott trained, crowded up to congratulate the new champion.

"It's lot different here than it -was that night in New York (Dec. 1947) when Joe Louis beat you and a lot of people thought you should have won the decision," said reporter. On that occasion, after the fight, Walcott sat in a little hotel room, his hands folded on his lap, while his backers argued with each other in vain. He maintained a quiet dignity that was amazing in a man who had once been on relief and then saw the rich heavyweight crown taken awav when It seemed almost within grasp. "Yes suh.

It's different." said Wal cott. But actually Walcott maintained the same kind of stoic dignitv then tha the did now. Talk immediately started of the rematch that Walcott promised In ladvance to give to Charles in event tne cnauenger won. Felix Bocehichio, chief sponsor of the new champion and the man who kept faith in the veteran fighter when most other people had lost it, said he believed the Charles-Walcott fight the fourth in their series would be held In Philadelphia or Atlantic City. Walcott his body covered with JforoSTiLi c-u 1149 FUU pSSm 91 li 1 o) Jo A good selection of rayon, acetate and nylon fabrics purchased from nationally advertised mills ALTERATIONS FREE SORRY FOR THIS "Mi I It NO RETURNS NO REFUNDS LIUlUlll Vi tlU Jk The changing years have broucht no sounder whiskey.

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