Evening star., 1953-05-26

until after his Felix Bocchccho Sponged his face
and whispered in his The Sd movies seemed to indicate
Wacott less his when he stroled
to his
He CLASSY look idioc sort of stare in the
films and it's quite possible that realized what had
happened Marciano insisted later that the right upperut
he delivered when back this was dandy
almost good the Philadelphia punch" Rocky said
BUT WALCOTTs PRE-FIGHT and post-fght utterings
not the best of taste although probably dictated by
manager who cannot obtain license in New York He
had called Marciano foul fighter in Philadelphia strongly
suggesting that Rocky butted him scrap
One day they arranged to have goat present at
Wacott interview, not subtle but undenably strong
suggestion.
AS if these charges bad enough Bocchicchio
promptly charged that skora failed properly
Old that pushed the
by the official when he attempted to rise
This tawdry charge, not behtting Walcotts repua
ton for being family and humble reader of the
Good Book Yet Jersey Joe echoed his managers accusations
in brief interview after the fight before SheepiShy asking
Pucist Harry Mende to him from further questions
How could referee push down fighter who is trying
to arise under the circumstances? Skora laid hand
Walcot He leaned the stricken fighter and carefully
picked up metculously and distinctly
Indeed he Wacott little better than fiat 10 seconds
The movies and sound track prove it.
:
BoCCH1CCH1o BLEATED: my MAN didn't hear count
Until Skora reached Seven Then he was counted out
There TO- But the second Joe hit the waved
to him. signaling he should stay down for few seconds
This is absurd, of At the count of Wacott
looked toward Bocchccho He kept looking to his but
he failed to respond to rategca moves that Felix
tended that he dictated
walcott just sat and the Sd movies prove it, They
that clearly % that he
touched Wacott and that precisely the final toll Jersey
Joe still had the seat of his pants his gloves and his feet
the
The blunt truth is that Wacott had great stomach
for the joust. There distinctive nality in the
Rocky knocked him out in the 18th round last September
For all practical purposes that kayo carried over
1T is DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE to think of it, that
Walcott quit After ALL had per coming the
SD movies and it's good business stretch out the films
You're going to sell many seats for show lasting less
than 22 minutes. Especially when gladiator (Walcot
didn't throw single serious punch.
Walcott prodded by Bocchicchio guilty of making
cheap pitches for public sympathy from the beginning They
weren't necessary lot Of people, including whites
roofing for the old gae Certain natural sympathetic
assets were going for him. First he old (39 to 49,
Secondly he the father of Thirdly he posed
q Bible reader.
Why then did he lend himself to sordid devices in
attempt to gain additional popular support? But he did
and when and he colossal flop Walcott
offered to fight Marcano third time for charity, carefully
specifying the Runyon Cancer Fund The latter happens
to have custodian the widely circulated Walter Winche
All of the pre-fght and pos-hgh stuff phony
So BILL The old man can't fight any more-a least he can't
quit? There any point disparaging Marciano
succeeded in doing cheapening himself . and after
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