Evening star., 1951-03-08
ar Injury Sdenes Charles for Two Months Delaying Louis Bout
Crowd Jeers After Champ
Wins Verdict Over WuIcott
By the Associated Press


DETROIT, Mar. 8.-An injured
left ear today sidelined Ezzard
Charles for two months, dashing
Joe Louis hopes for a crack at
the heavyweight champion next
month.
The 29-year-old champions ear
was puffed up in his successful Is
round title defense against 81
year-old Jersey, Joe Walcott last
night. His personal physician or
dered Ezzard to stay out OF &C
ton for at least two months.
Charles, who was almost toppled
from his throne in the fourth
round by a crashing right to the
jaw, had the swelling drained
down from the ear at hospital
early this morning.
Says Ear Must Heal.
Co-manager Tom Tannas said
''the champ is okay but he'll have
to give the ear a chance to heal
before he does anything else.
However, Charles is willing to
meet anybody the International
Boxing Club offers. And that in
cludes Louis. as soon as Ez is
ready"
Louis, who received an ovation
from the 1882 fans ($75.502 gross
gate) at Olympia Stadium, left
shortly after the unanimous de-
cision was announced. He didn't
receive the disappointing news un-
til today.
It came as shock to the Brown
Bomber. Louis has had four fights,
has trimmed down to 207 pounds
and he feels he is ready right now.
He doesn't want to waste any
time. His 37th birthday comes
up this May.
Walcott's 81 years didn't seem
to hang heavy on him in several
spots last night, notably in the
fourth and 18th rounds when the
5-to-1 underdog had Charles in
trouble.
Joe had the highly vocal crowd
roofing for him all the way, ex-
cepting for the seventh round. He
hit Charles two hard rights after
the bell and the crowd let loose
with 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 biggest
jeers for the officials when the
verdict was announced.
Is Writers Score for Charles.
Walcott and Manager Felix
Bocchicchio screamed eve wuz
robbed" in several thousand words.
The fans gave the Camden IN. j.
veteran a terrific hand and booed
the mention of Charles name.
But 13 writer's, who sat on all
four sides of the ring, scored for
Charles.
Under Michigan's point system
whereby 10 points is divided be-
Ntween the two fighters in each
round by SIS, Ga and 7-3, the Off
cials had the scores this way (tota,
points wins):
Referee Clarence Rosen. 80-7(
(rOund 9-5-1 even); Judge Joe
Lenahan, 1857 Grounds 9-2-4
Judge Jack Aspery 1856 Grounds
11-3-D.
There wouldn't have been any
need Tor score cards if old Joe
had been able to get in one
extra vital punch when he had
Ezzard i'm difficulty in the fourth
Right Staggers Champ.
A right. to- the chin staggered
the champion and one more
might have sent him to the floor
for keeps. But the champ clung
to Walcott for so long seconds
and the challenger couldn't shake
him off. BY the end of the round,
Charles had recovered and he
danced to his corner.
Thus another championship
bubble burst f,0r Walcott. He
came close to tine crown in his
first fight with Louis and he
wasn't too far away in his first
bout with Charles for the NBA
title in Chicago 20 months ago.
After the fourth round Charles