Evening star., 1951-06-16
Joe Wants Two Fights
Before Likely Chance
AT Title in September
BY the Assoeiassd Press

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BY the Assoeiossd Press
NEW YORK, June 16.--A jubi-
liant Joe Louis, loking more like
the Brown Bomber Of 10 years ago,
hollered for Ezzard Charles today
and there wasn't soul who would
dare silence him.
A couple Of days ago If you even
limited that 37-year-old Joe would
have a chance against the heavy
weight champion, you would have
drawn a big laugh.
Today, with the memory of the
Bomber's explosive six-round
knockout Of Lee Savold fresh in
mind, hardened boxing men and
Savold himself, will bet you even
money that Louis can take back
the priced crown he held so long.
And he'll probably get his
chance in Detroit this September.
Charles has a July 18 date with
Jersey Joe Walcott in Pittsburgh
on his agenda and Louis said II
want couple of more fights be-
fore then. Maybe one in Germany
and one more"
Savold Picks Louis. !.
"I'll go along with Louis over
Charles" said the 35-year-old
Savold as he nursed a battered
nose, purplish bruises under each
eye and a SCARED lip.
"He was sharp. real sharp" said
The blond loser. "I just couldn't
get off,"
Savold wasn't looking for the
kind of Louis he met last night in
jam-packed Madison Square Gar
den. Neither did anybody else,
the crowd OF 1879 fans
who paid 1884, Of which Louis
received $25.186 and Savold
s17,9s0.
Il felt better than since the
first Billy Conn fight" said the
Bomber. patiently answering the
questions of a milling crowd of re-
oorters and well wishers. In the
first Conn fight on June 18, 1941.
Louis knocked out cocky Billy in
l3 rounds.
Joe Predicted Kayo.
Joe called his shot against
He predicted "Ill knock
him out inside Of six rounds"
He did it at exactly 2:29 of the
sixth with a smashing left hook to
the jaw that dropped his bleeding,
wobbling rival for the first time
in the fight and for keeps.
1t was strictly a one-sided bat
tie all the way as Louis snapped
Lees head back with PAIRING left
jabs and belted him to the head
and body with short rights and
uppercutS. From the second
round on, Savold gushed blood
from his nose and from the third
round on his face was a crimson
smear.
Only in the fifth, when he shook
the Bomber with two overland
rights to the head. did the Engle-
wood, N. j., veteran inf1ict any
damage. 50 -.-.-.
Louis said the rights didn't both
er him.
Knew What He Was Doing.
Il knew what I was doing all
the time" said Joe, and he sure
showed 1t in the sixth. He ripped
away at Lee with both hands and
did something he couldn't ac-
,omplish in his five previous wins.
He put away Savold with a right
TO the body and as beautiful a
eft hook to the jaw as you'll ever
see.
Louis. who outweighed his rival.
211A to 100, said, "This is the
one I went out for. In the other
lights I was just trying to work
myself into shape. This time I
Knew I was ready"
How will he make out against
Charles?
Il won't press my luck in the
predicting league" said Joe with q
big smile. Then he turned aside
and said. "If I feel like I did
against Savold, I'll beat him"
Jake Mintz, the voluble CONAN
ager of Charles. congratulated
Joe and said. 1--WE don't want any
part Of you now. You can wait a
year.
"I'm only kidding" added Mintz.
First we have Walcott, then well
take Louis. It ought to be big,
real big"
Triumph for Louis.
It was all a great triumph for
Louis, making his first appear
ance in the Garden since he
gained a controversial decision
over Walcott on December S, 194S.
And it was a big victory for
the advocates of the ban against
telecasting fights, and for the
new tangled theater television
idea.
A last-minute rush packed the
Garden for this twice-postponed
show which was finally shifted in
doors from the Polo Grounds.
And $4,000 spectators saw the
light via a closed circuit in eight
;heaters in Pittsburgh, Chicago,
Cleveland. Washington, Baltimore
and Albany, N. Y. Promoters are
looking for tremendous revenue
rom this idea in the future.
The June ~ Jake La Motta-
Bob Murphy Polo Grounds bout
will not be telecast nor broadcast
either. It will be handled by the
tire television only with more
cities added to the pioneering six.
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