Evening star., 1952-06-25

laughed off the report. I'm dumb" he said
"but not that dumb I'll say franc" s'ann
wanted platter of spaghetti my ife
With wine and watermelon and ice sundaes the de
I'm a good eater"
The goodooking Cleveland Italian, Of the gentle
boxing champions, looked puzzled
"How?" he asked.
GAS eater" said the voice. which belonged Charlie
Goldman Rocky Marcano will spot you whip
hell out of you, breakfast lunch, dinner
Goldman is Marciano's teacher and trainer.
MAXIM PULLED long wooden tights put on white
bathrob and walked into of the two rings
for minutes while wearing his bathrob Outside hot
in Stillman's it must have been 100 degrees
When he'd shadow-boxed, punched the small bag and
skipped rope Maxim returned to his dressing room with
flock OF reporters his heels when shadowbox
sad II notice 60 backwards than forward Didn't
read where you going to chase Robinson?"
"Me?" Maxim quered, amably. "Me chase anybody"
Ths business of working out long tights another
said "You really must be worried about weight"
"No" Joey said. IF anything I'll weigh less than did
Monday. It's just good to sweat little But I'm hungry
Tomorrow at midnight" reporter suggested you'll be
tying the feedbag wouldn't want to pick the check
MAxIMs READY GRIN appeared mo" he said "Joeys
getting in his old age I'll just have hot tea mixed with
milk. Got orders from the WIFE She said The fights
you home got the pot the stove Tea and milk Is
all until the next day.
"You see" Maxim explained ct do silly things Two years
ago fought Ezzard Charles only weighed 74
a night what half a water
melon have ice cream sundaes and drink three quarts OF
cold milk
a
yellow jaundice. weeks like dead took
pills, all expensive well and wife No more
Then fight Bob Murphy and do the thing. Halt
watermelon again. I'm not sick this time but I'm sick and
this time my wife means 1t when she says, No more'
GOLDMAN a wizened little Russian immigrant respected
trainer walked away shaking "A sweet guy
Maxim he sad "but when he brags about eating
his head. LaMotta. middleweight
joey can lift. Arturo Godoy better
zone night" Goldman saying II sitting at table
with Godoy and he eats full meal soup to steak with maybe
three salads and the waitress and
Godoy have for dessert
"Steak Godoy says from Chile and he don't speak
English good and BESIDES who orders steak for desser So
she looks at the dessert part of the and says:
1T amt on the menu
snow it's Godoy who is all mixed up he Just
steak which the but straighten
eats big Tbone for dessert and everybody happy except
maybe the waitress"
GOLDMAN IS WILLING to bet that Marciano can lick any,
body in the world for eating Bob Brumby who
Marciano camp a drum -beater, agrees.
1--WE are at Greenwood Lake" Goldman saying, "and
this Italian guy-he grows tomatoes-like Rocky"
Hes known the Tomato King Brumby interrupted "A
rich guy"
Anyway" Goldman on orders from Kansas City
bunch steaks Lots ly minions people
and big for Rocky How much did it weigh, Bob?"
Five pounds" Brumby said. IT'D a steak SO
large and had weighed At the table they Rocky
and his gstened While they cooking he
ate two et mgnons appezer Then he ate the vepound
steak
"Tm going for walk Marciano said after dinner Just
down to the village On hunch decided to follow giving
him Commute start.
There italian place village and
find Rocky decided to have cool beer after the walk When
was served asked, Have you Marciano go by?'
"'Go by? came the answer. He in here for three
pizza pies"
Maxim" Goldman shifted HE can box but he can't eat
Not with the give Marciano bed-check that
night Know what found? Six cold leftover ly mnions
wrapped in paper away in a corner He was
gonna eat em during the night when he got hungry"