Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
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Rocky: One Week Later

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NEW YORK SEPT as-one week ago Rocky Marciano
stood in the center of boxing ring at Yankee Stadium
with 10000 pairs OF eyes focused on him. Today weather
permitting Rocky win be up in the seats with the rest OF
perhaps $1,000 people and watching the World Series
opener
Remember that Just about 10 days or ago bunch
OF the Yankees visited at Grossnger? Rocky was saying
at this pre-seres fahfest Harwyn Club Hank Bauer
He looks more like the heavyweight champion than
do Elsson Howard, Don Larsen, Andy Carey, Frank
Leia and couple Of Others turned and it sure was
tribute"
"And now that it's the other way around Rocky
asked, ARE you feeling comfortable"
well, it's those fellows whove got to sweat"
Marciano replied. ME, I've had it for while"
Even with another subway series following the torrid
League there been countless thousands
of written the wake Rockys nnth-round kayo
of Archie Moore having to do with possible retire
ment This is not in the mill yet for Marciano although
that Rocky trying to make his own mind
whether now is the time to quit the ring business
GEE DON'T KNOW Rocky was saying this after
his third double juice us there anybody
left to fight? somebody who will make IT worth
while to go through all that training"
Well" said who was chatting with him. There's
Archie for second go-round"
do you think we'd draw again2n Rocky asked
"A renatch wouldn't draw me at any $40 for ticket
the other replied when you get to be 38 SO years old
however old Archie is don't get any better He can't
lick you and there's second fight it won't any nine
rounds either I'm thinking Still, you never can tell
70
Rocky proposed.
He'd have to do at least that much" the one with
Rocky predicted And he'd have to ham 1t in preght
statements like he did this summer" Marciano laughed
'That you depend upon" he said Wasn't that the
greatest line heard that out of North Adams
ROCKY" SAID THE OTHER "now that it's been over
for week. tell If what Moore said bothered you mean
did you get mad?'
mot really" Rocky said but remembered"
Did you particularly remember anything when ne
decked you In the second round?'
mo, except that had to get up dazed, but not
like when Walcott foored in Philadelphia"
THAT just goes show" said his interviewer, "that
guy the ring and guy watching things differently
You took four-count in Phily and it seemed
up strong bull Last week you didn't respond that
way at ALL Took another round before you got
command"
Marcano patiently interested. said "Is that the way it
looked? Gee can't tell All is that Walcott hit
harder than Moore never got hit by anybody like Wacot
hit me-"
WELL you came up to fight better than you fought
before the Walcott knockdown."
IF that's right" Rocky said think know the
That the night trying to become the heavyweight
champion of the world kept saying to myself, can't
blow this chance just can't. If you're right about the
Moore knockdown must trace back to the fact that
already the champion You know maybe not sharp
and determined as was for Walcott"
MARCIANo ISN'T RETIRING, and you can make up
your mind to whether he's smart not doing so
listening too much to Al WE'LL his manager. All Rocky will
say at this time Is that 40 is odd number and so would
be preferable
This in reference to his 40 pro fights of which
he has lost Moore victim No 49and the 43d by
and apparently Rocky regards so nice round number
whether the PROSTATE again Nno vades
Hurricane Jackson.
For nearly four years. title bouts Rocky has
been the kingpn and modest champ graced
the scene The guy with boxings most perfect record is
at heart, hero-worshpper, and of the heroes in
cludes Rocky Marciano Ball players yes because he
puts it,:
Il wanted to be wanted to be bg-league
ball player"
Suppose" he asked, "you could start all
again and had the arm to make irst-string catcher
Would you ~"
mo" ROCKY SAID. anticipating the rest OF the ques-
ton, I'D rather be fighter. You make money In
faster time And then you get nod from Dempsey, If
you're lucky"
Jack Dempsey? When did this happen?"
"A week ago. while in the ring at Yankee Stadium
scung around in just before the bell and
Just like it mental telepathy something, looked
toward the third row. ringside It like Dempsey sent
signa-Arche Moore would call it message-and then
he winked at me and made with his thumb and
forefnger You know kind Of everything albright gesture
well, that did lot Of good. Gee imagine
Dempsey 49,.