"The Rashness And Courage Of An Oyster"!
(Received Friday, 7,5 p.im) . NEW YORK, June 23. Strong . crificism of the GharlesWalcott fight was expressed hy New york sports write'rs today. Jimmy Cannon, the Post columnist, writes: "It was a . fight which caused smells of stockyards to have i the fragrance of Ohanel No 5 hy comparison.. To identify ,Charles as anything hut the champion of Waicott is a misuse. of the word. f j Lewis Burt'On, in the Journai- American, ^ays: "If caution is an attrihute of fistic greatness then -Chhrles is a worthy • world heavyweight champion. ■ 'He showed the rashness and courage of an oyster." Bill Corum, also writing in the .• J ournaLAinerican, says: "Charles . won this fight hands down which" is where hoth his hands and Walcott's were too much of the time," \
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Chronicle (Levin), 25 June 1949, Page 5
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