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► — Mintz Ready for Skulduggery In Heavyweight Title Match Voluble Pilot of Charles Will Keep Eyes on Walcott And Handlers Before Bout By RUSSELL GREEN United Press Sports Writer PLEASANTVILLE, N. J., May 14.— Jake Mintz let it be known today that hes ready for any skulduggery, real or imaginary, when challenger Ezzard Charles meets champion Jersey Joe Walcott for the worlds heavyweight title at the Philadelphia Municipal Stadium on June 5. Voluble Jake, who never won a decision over the Queens English, did more than merely hint that hed stand up for his and Charles rights by bell time. What were his rights?" "Ill have to wait and see what I want," Jake declared. And he added darkly, "but I know what I want." The master of histrionics, whose swoon when Charles won the title in a special bout against Walcott rivaled that of Snow .White after the bite into the poisoned apple, said his • campaign against evil to Charles would begin in the Walcott dressing room. "Ill be there watching the wrappings and the gloves — the tape, too," Jake declared. When it was pointed, out the athletic commission would have a dressing room observer, Jake snorted: "Ill be watching them, not the commission. I wouldnt trust them as far as I can see you." Fined by Pennsylvania Body It will be remembered that Jake drew a fine from the Pennsylvania commission for his pageantry the night Charles lost the title to Walcott. His parade around the ring when an official not to his liking sat in a judges chair took so long, Charles cooled off and then was chilled for keeps. "I held up the shindig because they crossed me up," Jake said. "I was mad at the doublecross and seeing red. Walcott and his manager Felix Bocchicchio objected to Ernie Sesto, the most honest and capable official in Pittsburgh. The last minute deal and another official made me mad." It- was recalled the commission already has said at least one of the officials for the title go would be from western Pennsylvania. * "I have no assurance of what happens here," Jake countered, "but Im not asleep. I will take every precaution and there will be no repeating of last time." His challenge to the wiles of Bocchicchio and the vagaries of the manly sport came as Charles boxed two rounds with roly-poly Al Smith of New York, once his Army top sergeant, and one round with fleet Julius Keane of Washington who stabbed a sharp left into the challengers face. Trainer Ray Arcel confided that Charles weighed 194, but because he had picked up a couple of solid pounds in the past year, i would scale 188 to 190 at ringside. I The workout ended, Jake indulged in one last observation. i "There are a lot of things Im holding! back," Jake said. "Everything can be expected. But I feel confident the winner will get the fight." Which was faintly reminiscent of Harry Balloghs "may the better participant emerge victorious."
