Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
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Reunion in the Sky

NORTH ADAMS, MASS Sept. 15-This was flight
to the Green Mountains where Archie Moore training for
next Tuesdays battle with Rocky Marciano Two Of the
airborne and his onetime Toy Bulldog
of the ring Mickey Walker and the purpose, OF
to drop few quotable words for the press
Both were saving their ammunition for full scale press
conference on arrival Walker saying that boxing
today isn't like used to be when he was welterweght
champion and Kearns his manager.
"These camps pat now" Mickey stated. There
wasn't anything pat about us, was there, Jack?
got thrown out of some of the best hotels in the
country" Kearns laughed.
do you ride horses any more?" Mickey asked.
Kearns who is 49, looked startled Then he remembered
JACK ALWAYS THOUGHT he could do everything
better anybody else" Mickey explained HE honestly
felt he could lick One day, when owned farm at
Red Bank, N. j., we went to party
Everybody but polo player. Cecil Smith. a
1o-goal man. lot of others Well, Kearns took
few drinks and started to tell people how to play polo
II started to needle him and finally about he
wanted to take punch at but was training for
fight and we compromised On my farm we had two
horsefarm horses that had been the sreeand
I challenged him to riding contest
"We got to my place about dawn, put brides on the
horses and climbed aboard We made much noise the
caretaker woke up which good thing for Kearns
started out of the barn kedyspit and headed for
a corral the low I too high and it
almost my head off, fell of the horse, knocked out
clingng to his horses neck clears the door
into the corral But there big barrel of water
outside and the horse wants drink and stops short
that Kearns is tipped head-hrst in the barrel out
cold and he'd have drowned if the caretaker hadn't pulled
him out
yeah" Jack agreed. land then we had to carry you
into the house"
ANOTHER TIME" MICKEY said I'VE were training for
fight in California got home in time for supper but no
Finally the phone rang and W. c. Fields the
comedian. said:
walker you come over here and get your crazy
ager. He just shot my duck.
Jhof0 E0u1 nhu9s
"Kearns my place and archery target
in yard He wanted to prove he was real Westerner
he asked for to shoot at this big target He missed
the target and hit the duck. ;"
There was one time / didn't miss" Jack reminded
Remember when were training for fight in Chicago
and stopped by that saloon?"
only time KearnS fight his own" Mickey
remembered. He thought was saying bad things
about The fellow big and looking but Kearns
threw left hook and knocked him out If Jack didn't land
the first punch real good he always got beat.
I'VE got hustled out and went back to the hotel There
outside door and he said
"Go in and lock the door. Don't open for anybody
"Just then the phone rang and it AL Capone.
Kearns' he said, you crazy fool That guy you
sugged Machine Gun Kelly and he's out looking for
you with Don't leave the until pick him up
you know" Kearns sighed, II should have had
ager for myself"
WHEN THE PARTY arrived at North Adams it
taken to the Richmond Hotel where record turnout of
newsmen pinned down Walker on his prediction.
You can't sell Moore short" Mickey said He may make
monkey out Of Rocky for couple Of rounds Whether he
can last Is rounds I don't know"
Come on Mickey stop hedging Kearns criticized "The
men asked you for yes or no answer"
II can't give They're both my pals"
@Quit hedging. You know who's going to win"
I'm not staing," Mickey replied who thought
Tunney could have licked Dempsey? didn't It's tos-up
snorted his disgust 'TH tell you something,
boys Marcano is like old Sharkey. He's strong and
good punche and he could give big like Jim Jeres
hard time but he could only fight way and the Kid
I
Will win by knockout"
Does he hit that hard?" asked.
Jersey Joe Walcott dumped Marcano in the first
Later Moore boxed two rounds then he Walker
posed for photographers