Evening star., 1955-05-16
WIN, LOSE OR
1NAV By FRANCIS STANN
A Fiqht and Fine Print

Brtsher the heavyweight championship of the world
since the Marquis of Queensbery laid down his rules But
insofar the public concerned here and Cocke
is trial balloon. Only polite academic interest is
being shown whether Cocke will test Rocky Marcianos
suspect which somewhat drasticay split last
by Ez Charles.
Physically Cockell is ideal trial balloon He is short
fat farmer who built along the lines of of those
Goodyear sightseeing blimps. While he has lost
heavyweight fight Don figures to lose tonight in Fran
cisco British heavyweights have fought noby and well
beaches and other baeelds but in American prize
rings.
Many have inclined to the horizontal
although Cockels history is mostly verticabut quantity
is Don endowed by nature that, just in case it might
tighten theater teevison audiences if scker were placed
on him reading This Side Up"
The bout itself has not been deemed sufficiently inn
portant for moneyed Fasteners make the trans
contlnenta! trek calling up the of the Dempsey
GIBBONS affair at Shelby Mont there been much
authenticity to the preght publicity Those 8-o-1 odds
favoring Marcano remndfu when Joe Louis was in
his heyday and conducting his Bumof- the Club
WHAT PUBLICITY SALVOS were fired during the
stages in both camps After being
quoted early saying the American press unknd and
unduly critical Bmey those chaps never even seen
me), Don has said little nothing One day Marciano
was reported to have been knocked in sparrng es
sion by one Toxic Hail. but that has been pulled IN
the past.
An attempt made yesterday to telephone Alphonse
Weh who keeps the vest from becoming extinct in mems
haberdashery by playing close to it, WE'LL manages
Marciano and presumably holed up the st. Francis
Hotel in San Francisco
The gdistance operator connected with one AL WE'LL
at the address but he unable to reports
as an undeSzed rnghe more easily for Marcano get
TO his toe-nor California rules which purportedy
Rocky otherwise
Il am AL WE'LL, but from Chicago" he proclaimed land
do not own the heavyweight champion of the world
do not even small fighter who is not champion
You must have the wrong Weil"
SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS to locate the WE'LL at the
Caistoga, Caf training camp proved unavang and sub
santiated suspicion that when Aphonse puts his mind
1t ne can come as close to being phantom other fight
manager who American wazng before
he could speak the language.
1t had been understood that British writer's were exercised
about stalking the fight ring smaller the customary
24-square efooer in common usage Then question
to whether California rules actually favor fighter
in this nstance who might be cut and forced to desit yet
away the victor
wire service story limited that under California
fight automatically ruled draw if a contestant is ncapac
ated because of facial decorations the round
stopped for the the of the
later the gladiator splng blood still be declared the
the wounded warrior behind he would be the loser
a knockout
1T WAS IN THE FINE PRINT according the wire story
and possibly unheknowns to the Cocke camp but query
District Boxing Commission headquarters failed to disclose
proof California has certain rules 1t conceded
ousy but that wire service reporter might have been
fused with intercollegiate boxing laws
"As we understand it, California enforce rule that
is similar but which based 'etHer the fight
is half finished by the time is disqualified for cuts
and be looked from files, but it will
take time and. besides, it might all be waived"
Bill Corum whoever does the commentary on radio and
heate Tv tonight tell the palpatng public under
what the boys playing if he can hnd out Up to
nobody to know exactly what the nn print reads
but it could become international crisis Marcano with
schnoz split was saved from turtner injury and
yet proclaimed world champion.
A remote possibility, admitted but still