Evening star., 1952-02-14

Enough of Roc punches gazed savod to cut up
and stop the old gaer notorious beeder but
seemed obvious why Jersey Wacott
confidence regards title defense against Marciano
On OF his good nights when his sofshoe technique
working Wacott doesn't figure to get hit real good by the
likes OF the Macano who display last night
tanly Rocky couldn't have hit the likes Tommy Gibbons
Gene Tnney Tommy Loughran the seats pants
ROCKY WAS JUST hustling fighter who was giving away
1914 pounds taking years. about
the sale by the Indians of Manhattan Against
Louis in Marcanos last fight Rocky looked right respectable
He caught with that old coldconked him. But
last night against nothing ALL Marcano only
floor his setup but good while cutting him up
At least TV he didn't.
The tp-of fighter usually is how trains Savold
wasn't training He excused himself for exercising publicly
by saying he didn't want to leave his fight GYM He
neglected to add which and in what he'd left
q fight. a
1t seemed here that exposed Marcianos defects
cody and neuraly than had been apparent at ngde
servaons Of the ugger from Broton Mass Admittedly
highght Of such appearances had
Louis affair There have been low to beat night
too but 1t must have been time ago.
The complaint against savod is that never tried to
make fight of it. On his best day the ebartender
bouncer had left although persenty kept right
hand reserved possibly for convval moments The
dence last night that he keeping both hands
patron although the hoots and the background
venon Hall in Philadelphia indicated critical appraisal
OF the battle by cash customers Nearly everybody though
seemed to get mixed including the normally reliable
Hodges and Mel Allen
Hodges, the rngside commentator fatty allowed
1t was sixround technical knockout Between the fourth
and fifth rounds when nearly everybody
per his recommendation but hurry get
solemn plugged dog show coming up The parlor cynics
jumped this and not all Of the comment referring to
least one OF the evenings gladiators was kind.
After the fight, Mr. Allen took Melvin was said
man in booming voice to interview the victor Marcano
came Allen but Marano Brother Mel who plugs cigar
Is not to become nonplussed ordinarily but something
seemed to from the start tumble
essy in his coat handkerchief pocket possibly cigar
succeeded only in mussing up his kerchief.
WHILE WAITING FOR MARc1ANo to appear before his
microphone Allen introduced football COACH Bryant
Kentucky and boxing writer Lester Bromberg the
York World Telegram and Sum- It Mr. Bromberg who
reminded the public what left of It, that in National
Boxing Association States it seventhround knockout
nasmuch as the NBA firmly believes that finishes
six rounds he's finished six rounds.
In the confusion Allen found cigar
Coach Bryant who in respendent Arkansas said
thank yo' but the players down in Kaintucky
smoke thet thing Ah git ILL.," Mr. Allen having suddenly
provided with smokes ebarrassedy lit stoge said
the panned him alone there
There was temptation the part of the
consider that 1t also had been the best 0cent fight
last night *#H
Wound pretty happily, though, when Bryant reap
peared stabbing himself in the mouth with stogie
the apomb OF taking fatal dose poison
ciano never did show to tell Mel Aliens public he
conquered Sayod. Ashamed nrobablvt