Evening star., 1953-05-15

thing lacking was the heavyweight champion himself He
was stopping at private home on the South Side Z don't
know the of his host" Mrs Marciano said "Of
course, If did couldn't tell the press Mr. Wells
orders" AL WE'LL is Rockys manager
A VISITOR WANTED TO KNOW If she had watched
Rocky in any previous fight "Yes," the reply.
many tmes?"
II all of his fights"
"AH 43 of them?"
"And all his amateur fights too," she said.
"You like fights, take it?"
eyes. like anybody else fight . except him"
did you enjoy the big the wacott hght?" she
asked Marcano kayoed waco last September % for the
title.
IT didn't Barbara replied "I mean, was there
but when Rock. las knocked down in the first round
stopped looking"
"You stopped looking for 13 rounds? What else could
you look at?"
"I just looked my feet at people sitting
me- guess you think silly but well, you
Rocky He's two In the ring he looks rough and
tough to people But at home he's different"
THE MARCIANO HIS WIFE KNOWS best is painfully shy
bashfu. "I remember when first him." she
called. 1--WE both grew up in Brockton but I'd
Rocky until night at dance had been lfeguard at
city pool and taught swimming. didn't out too much
Il had date for this dance but Rocky didn't When
my date home Rocky followed in another but
he didn't speak to at all"
Probably he just wanted to know where lived"
somebody suggested. e~s.
"I think so" Barbara said Anyway went to another
dance the next night and Rocky there too still hadn't
met him. but knew who was sending over the cokes"
"Cokes?"
Seven cokeS sent to inside OF two hours
Finally he got boy to introduce and he asked for the last
dance Then he took all home all the girls in my
party. Gee he was :. is :. bashful"
THE BIG COPPER's pretty daughter didn't know she
headed toward marmony with prize fighter. HE had just
gotten out of the Army she said e working for the
company digging pipe trenches. don't think he'd
boxed didn't think he could. I his first Golden
Gloves fight Rocky lost"
incidentally, that Marcianos only loss,
pro- He undiscouraged and the gas company job
getting him down. Barbara mentioned this too Zone day
he told he'd like to down to New heard
about Mr.. WE'LL and going to ask him watch Rocky
in the gym. Three days later he back
going to try to be boxer.
so instead OF pipe trench digger you're married to
the champion of the world" somebody murmured.
I'm married to the boy wanted" amended softly
Then, with impish grin, she added: do all of you
gentlemen let your wives lie in bed while you get at
in the morning change the babys diapers? Rocky
QUITE GAL. Barbara Marciano In a light vein some
asked her she recprocated the diaperchanging
doing roadwork with her husband.
YES" she Solemnly answered, II have It let's
see year and half ago. Before the Savold fight,
guess I went out with him morning We ran from
Brockton to East Braintree."
"EaSt Braintree?" exclaimed man from Boston, why
that's II miles"
"kourteen," Mrs Marciano corrected
'But why? Great heavens young lady
just wanted to find why it took him long do
his roadwork," she replied, candidly "Now know"
"Ths baby Of yours is how old?"
give months"
You want the baby to grow up to be hghter?'
small smile played on Mrs. Marcianos lips. guess
not, she said "You see it's girl"