The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-28
CHARLES
CHAMP OF
HEAvIES
Gels Decision at End Of IS
Cruel Rounds Over
Joe Louis
BY JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s-tB-Joe
Louis knows today that they never
come back.
Ezzard Charles. a vastly under
rated heavyweight champion, buried
the ghost of Louis last night at
Yankee Stadium in is cruel rounds.
1t was the same sad story that Jack
Dempsey and Jim Jeffries learned
years ago. You can't beat Father
Time.
Puffed to 219 and shaky in his
timing, Louis absorbed q bloody
beating in his unfortunate bid to
become the first heavyweight cham
pion ever to recapture his battle. He
missed by plenty.
The 29-year-old' Charles did
everything but knock out the be-
wildered Joe Louis of 1850. Joe
CROPPED blindly toward the top rope
in the 14th to save himself. He
probably wouldn't have lasted many
more rounds.
Didn't Have Il
Il just didn't have it," he said in
his dressing room, swabbing his
swollen-shut left eye with an ice
pack.
Il just didn't have it in any de
19artt7aert"
He didn't have to say so. It was
Obvious. Only in the 10th round
when he hurt Charles with a flash
CT the Louis Of old did he excite
the crowd of 22.357 that paid a gross
s205,S7O. Som 25.oOO,0OO mere
watched on television.
Charles Brilliant
Charles fought a brilliant fight to
earn the unanimous vote of al three
officials. Referee Mark Con gave
him a 10-5 edge, Judge Joe Agnello
1913 and Joe Frank Forbes 1872. The
AP card had it 1872 with one even.
1t is too bad that Louis failura
viii take much of the overdue credit
away from Charles. The lean 49,
pound Cincinnati negro, previously
recognized as National Boxing Asso-
citation champ now is also certified
in New York State.
The British recognize Lee Savold
Of Paterson, Nj, as their champ
He may be next on the list for
Charles.
Respect for Charles
Louis was the popular favorite as
well as the 5 to 81 betting choice
last night. But at the end, every
body had new respect for Charles.
This was no awed youngster in
there with Louis. Sure he was
fighting his cid idol and friend
But he came out punching.
Hooking to the body, throwing q
right hand to the head, Ezzy COM
pletely outboxed Louis. Joe ploddeo
straight ahead in his usual style but
when he caught Charles he couldn't
put over the old equalizer.
How Charles Won
Throwing hard body punches and
moving in close before Louis could
counter was the Charles victory pat
tern. 1t was fool-proof. When he
chose 20 hit and run. his going
away punches were more effective
than Louis whistling right hands
into the air. The way he moved or
top of Louis you would never suspect
he was the man giving away 49,
pounds.
Ezzard was in trouble twice, in the
fourth and 10th. A left-right to the
head buckled his knees in the fourth
but he came back strong at the bell
Louis had his one big chance in the
10th when he shook up Charles
with short right to the head and
chased him the rest of the round
He never could set him up.
Charles got the short end Of the
purse, about s57,405, counting his
slice of the $4,000 radio and Tv
cash.
Louis, who said he made his come
back to get money to pay up income
tax debts, will receive about 500, A5e
for his share of the fight and radio
money.