The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
Round-By-Rou Account
Of Championship Battle

return. Louis sent over stiff left jab
to Walcotts face. Walcott seemed full
of pep at the end of the round and
momentarily had matted his backstep-
ping.
Louis connected with a stiff left jab
to the head. Louis sent another left
to the body and took two rights to the
head. Walcott let go with another hard
right to Louis swollen side OF the
face. Louis scored with a left jab and
missed a hard right. Louis landed a
wallopped Walcott with another right
to the head Walcott jumped back with
a hard right to the head. They mixed
furiously in mid-ring. Walcott sent over
another hard right to the head. Louis
got in hard right to the head. Walcott
took a series OF lefts and rights from
Louis in mid-ring. Louis hit Walcott
with a hard right that staggered the
challenger. They were hammering away
| at each other at the bell.
| For a moment it looked like Louis
had Walcott on the way out but the
challenger came off the ropes and ex-
changed Wallops with the champion.
| ROUND TEN
Louis connected with left jab to the
head. Walcott continued to back away
i from the champion. They exchanged
| left jabs in mid-ring. Louis scored with
a left Jab and took a hard left lab tc
the face Louis landed left and miss
ed another left to the face. Louis con-
nected with another left jab to the
face. Louis sent over a left to the
body Louis stabbed over two more left
jabs and missed with a right. Louis
sent two more lefts to Walcotts face
Walcott's backaWay policy seemed te
have Louis confused.
/ ROUND ELEVEN
l Louis sent over a left to the body
Louis drove another left to the body
Louis clipped two left jabs to Walcott!
face. Walcott stabbed Louis with lef
to the face. Walcott hit Louis with
| left and took a left in return. They ex
changed lefts again. Walcott hit Louis
with another right to the face. Loui
landed a hard right to Walcott's jaw
Walcott came back with a hard right t.
the head. They sWapped body blows a
4 close quarters. Louis drove over an
other left Walcott connected with ;
right to the head on the advancins
| champion. Louis left eye was closing tS
a slit.
i ROUND TWELVE
4 Louis hit Walcott with a left to tt,
body. The champion continued to stall
i Walcott, Walcott clipped Louis with
left and took a left in the face in re
| turn. Nalcott was peppering away a
Louis swollen side of the face. Walcot
Shot over right to Louis head. Walcot
continued to connect with lefts as hi
| backed away. Louis scored with a hare
left and right to the head and Walcot
! came back with a left to the face The
action had slowed down again. Walcot
| landed two more lefts then a right tx
Louis head. Walcott took a left to tn.
face and then connected with a lef
i and right to the head. Referee Goldstir
4 warned Walcott for a backhand punch.
/ ROUND THIRTEEN
/ The challenger was showing plent,
of pep despite his retreating and side
! stepping policy. Walcott hit Louis will
right to the head. Louis Jabbed Walcot
with two let's to Walcotts face. They
exchanged left jabs. Walcott landed tive
more lefts to the head as he backee
y away. Walcott nailed Louis with righ
| and two lefts to the head. Walcott rip
ped over another right hook and tool
stiff left to the face in return. Walcot
fell on slip. There was no count
i They exchanged lefts and rights il
mid-ring. Walcott nailed Louis with ,
left and right hook to the head aftel
they had sWapped jabs to the head a
i the bell.
u ROUND FOURTEEN
i Louis sent over two left jabs to tht
face and then scored two more left lab.
| to the face. Louis sent over two NOR,
le1C JdDS 10 the 1ace ana was NIT WIFI
/ two right hooks to the head. Louis nailed
Walcott with hard right to the head
Walcott scored with two lefts as hs
backed away and then crossed with two
| rights to the head as he backed away
/ Walcott outjabbed Louis two to one
i Each got in a left jab. Louis smashed
4 over a hard right. Walcott continued
to drive over left jabs as he tried tt
back away. They snapped hard and lef
jabs in mid-ring. Each connected with
a hard right to the head. Louis seemed
flustered as Walcott took a left to th&
head and took a left hook to the bod,
as the round ended.
/ ROUND FIFTEEN
i Louis scored with two lefts to tn,
head and took one from Walcott. Loui.
kept after Walcott Louis stalked aftel
Walcott who sidestepped and back
pedaled away. A left to the nose brough
blood from Louis. Walcott sent over an
other left to Louis nose. Walcott drove
over four more left jabs and shor
right to Louis nose. Walcott was dane
ing away from the champion, driving
over occasional left jabs to Louis bleed
ing nose. Louis could not catch up with
the fast-moving challenger. Walcott sent
over two left jabs to Louis face as
the champion missed hard right to the
! face. Walcott connected with a hard
right to Louis face at the bell.
Louis wins decision.