J&fcf Walcott Loss Blasted; Durocher Is Rehired fretting Ppcfls* Fight D. December Washington, C., Saturday, 6,1947—A—13 --- -T I Much to Rickey Restores Leo 1 Louis Holds Tarnished Champ Hurt Too Grin; W or Draw in, Lose, Crown After 'Thought I Won,' Loser Says As Dodger Manager BURTON HAWK!Nr — By By Mm AuociotM rr»»» nc xuu|$iit uac 11c woo wic Star Staff Cerr*>pand*nt Amazingj Walcott was the NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—Here’s challenger and Year's Ban and others champion. You can’t win a After First at Garden 15-Round what the principals Night the Battering said about last night’s heavy- fight running away.” ly ttw Auotlatcd Frau human to blend NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Taxi* unloaded their cargo By Burton Hawkins weight title fight at Madison Danny Florio, Walcott’s train- BROOKLYN, Dec. 6—Leo Du- from the exits, all with the steady stream of faces pouring subway Star Staff Correspondent Square Garden: er—"He won the fight. If he rocher today was returned to his old Garden. Outside, hemmed in by Joe Louis—‘‘I can’t I don’t know of the tunneling into Madison Square 6.—The Brown Champion didn’t, anything job as manager Brooklyn NEW YORK, Dec. Joe are hundreds of boxing fans waiting for standing-room tickets open my mouth no more,” about fighting. I was so sure Dodgers by President Branch police, on a routine are Bomber, dispatched answered in response to a pho- that after the 14th round I told Interim Pilot to be sold. ... In the lobby shifty-eyed Rickey, succeeding encountered who asked for a to take it to coast. I a under scrutiny of steely-eyed detectives, mission, unexpectedly tographer him easy, Burt Shotton after serving out gamblers, “He deserves do that unless I a of ack-ack. but, “wider” smile. it,” wouldn’t thought season-long suspension by Commist who nab any known gambler heading for a tele- barrage badly the champion said when a re- he had won.” sioner A. B. Chandler for "conduct booth. battered and bleeding, limped home phone asked him if he thought Mrs. Lilly Barrow Brooks, baseball.” start porter detrimental to It’s 8 o'clock, with preliminaries due to as heavyweight champion of a again Walcott should be given another Louis’ mother—“Whew, what Shotton was named supervisor of is in 30 minutes and so the vast arena peppered the world, although a hotly dis- chance at the title. surprise. He’s going to get it the club’s 26 farm club managers. writers at sure with empty seats. Sports gather puted one. Challenger Joe Walcott—“I some time and I thought No salary terms were announced. with I won. Louis told me he was the night.” was have a the ringside and the morning paper boys Joe Golden thought tonight Durocher said to signed Louis, boxing's Boy, man- to meet sit down, automatically slip the was sorry. I wasn’t hurt bad. I Joe Webster, Walcott’s 1947 contract calling for $50,000 last deadlines the former marvelous machine who to knew all the time what I was ager—"I intend to make a legal winter before his The covers off their typewriters and write something suspension. risked his title against every con- After the first round I for the world heavyweight Joe Walcott, strutting con- doing. protest Dodgers never announced whether the effect that “Jersey is wear- ceivable challenger, today was confident I would beat him.” boxing championship Monday he was paid while “sweating out” the and bravely, walked into Madi- fidently smiling ing a tarnished crown which be- Mannie Seamon, Louis* trainer ban in California. soon the clickey morning.”__ son Square Garden, etc., etc., longs on the fuzzy, semibald head Durocher’s suspension, announced the mounting clack of telegraph keys accelerates of Jersey Joe Walcott, 34-year-old April 9, was the direct result of hear- and eb- activity. journeyman heavyweight ings held in Sarasota and St. Peters- uujwiw father of six children. Barton Hnwkin.. Outside tne dressing rooms me ony-hued burg, Fla., last March following twice sent the now seconds and hangers-on, Walcott, who charges brought scores of boxing managers, fighters, trainers, by Larry MacPhail, slowed, sluggish Louis crashing to former New York Yankee bestowed tickets. Most of president, upon whom have been complimentary the canvas here last night at Madi- the seats, or those against Durocher, Rickey and Har- them are for the customers to fill empty son won the ever- waiting Square Garden, old the road sec- into the arena, perhaps Parrott, Dodgers’ seats which have been sold, so they can filter j lasting esteem of some 18,194 cus- chair. a bill and claim an unoccupied ringside tomers, but lost a bitter, mystify- slip an usher “Column” Irked MacPhail. ing split decision by the grace of MacPhail’s charges involved news- at Catch Crowd ! astigmatic judging by Frank Forbes Celebrities Ringside stories two of them and Monroe, who overrode paper quoting Rickey and a rooms are the preliminary boys, Marty In the dressing daily column under Durocher’s name been signed for an “if Referee Ruby Goldstein's vote for more anxious than the others. They've In the Brooklyn Eagle In which it threatening Walcott. If the other bouts end too rapidly, had been that the ex- bout. ... preliminary It was a lustily booed Louis, his implied the radio and television committment Yankee had to advance the main bout before right fist damaged, his nose sliced! president entertained the and earn *10» known in his box at a time, those fighters will climb into ring and a sizable puff under his re- j gamblers the go according to left who Havana exhibition game. If there are no quick knockouts and preiiminaries peatedly hammered eye, scissored from their ! the end of 15 On April 18, after the Dodgers schedule, those “if” bout boys have the tape left the ring at elec-; trouble. rounds. It also was a had won their first two games under dressed and get $25 each for their trifying Louis, hands, shower, get had from his Ooach Clyde Sukeforth as acting in from the lobby that the jwho tobogganed peak! It’s 8:25 now and word grapevines it later in manager, Rickey summoned the 63- Pho- and who admitted the; the on Joe Louis at m to 1. Shotton from his Bartow gamblers have pegged price dressing room. year-old the to capture early arrivals (Pla.) home. from the tographers’ flash bulbs penetrate gloom Louis Outclassed by Walcott. Managing Down the bench in street clothes and usually among the celebrities in stereotyped ringside poses. With his refreshing honesty, Louis a brown felt hat, the be- aisle walks huge Abe Simon, referee for the first preliminary, perhaps said, “I’m not the fighter I was wearing spectacled veteran did an excellent his two futile attempts to whip Louis. ! when I was 23.” He was outclassed recalling j Job, winning the pennant and carry- beams of suddenly swathe the by the astounding Walcott, who Overhead the brilliant lights the Yankees to a made Louis fight according to Jer-j ing seven-game ring. The preliminaries are on. The customers, though, World Series before losing. sey Joe's pattern. Walcott came out celebrities. "Look, Hoiman, seem more intent on singling with the of his life and Durocher Hit by Publicity. in up fight with Toots Shor. ... No, no, over theah theah's Joe Di Maggio was rewarded by a brutally inept1 Durocher was in the news all last the second row.” decision. winter in connection with events writers, who, virtually to a i leading up to his marriage to screen Bout Goes 15 Rounds! Sports Surprise! Big man, had picked Louis to dispose of star Laraine Day. ticks Time, punctuated by the dripping blood of preliminary boys, Walcott easily and early, were al- Rickey’s managerial decision has It’s 10:02 when Announcer Harry Balogh steps to the ring most unanimous in declaring -Wal- been complicated by his doubt about hustle into the ring cott the winner. Gamblers, who public reaction to reappointment of microphone and requests “pugilistic celebrities’’ to bout at Madi- was 6 5 Walcott of seven In their heavyweight championship before Du- little and quickly had said it to CHAMP—After being floored by Jersey count Durocher. Last spring, and be introduced. They need persuasion NARROW SQUEAK FOR his title a wouldn’t survive the fourth round, Louis son Square Garden last night. Louis retained by split rocher was suspended, the Catholic of Joe Baksi, Beau Jack, Ike Williams, Ezzard Charles, Joe Walcott for the count of two in the first round, Joe Balogh disposes couldn’t fathom the decision. The when the bout went the Wirephoto. Youth Organization withdrew sup- Robinson, Gus Les- in the fourth round (above) for a decision limit._—AP Arturo Godoy, Billy Graham, Tony Pellone, Ray crowd its again landed on the deck expressed disapproval ---- ! C I ab I* Ai C and Ollie Tandberg. and loud. But the Messrs. nevich heartily I IVJIII ■ VIWI^/ IJJMI the customers whistle, clap and stir Forbes and Monroe said Louis was It'a 10:08 and impatiently th« Associated Pros* winner and that makes it offi- By restlessly anticipating the appearance of the main event foes. the Wake Forest at G. W., cial. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Fight Escorted by police, Walcott enters the ring first and meets a smattering Ringside comment was vicious. facts and figures: Prom the other side, Louis enters a second later, of applause.