Evening star., 1955-06-24
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Louisiana Hoyride

AS IT TURNED OUT the big fight wasn't so big. 1t was
indeed anclmactic after New York week in which the
Chicago White briefly wrested the American League
lead from the Yankees Mickey Mantle hit home run all
the into the ninth of the distant center field
beachers and Base DAnton threw party at the Waldorf
And DAntons party not the least significant news
item The per cent New Orleans type, a1uen
and active in many nes including shipping He brought
his Louisiana mob with him. tossed what Dan Parker aptly
called Lucullan feast and wound by practically telling
Norris president of the International Boxing Club, that
from New Orleans would have say concerning the
fight racket.
DAntonis party on the eve of the Archie Moore-Bobo
Olson fight hrowback to the days when money was
really loose Baise early in the going had shed his
coat and urging imported Deand band to greater
volume-as if it possibe-announced that he was
prepared guarantee Moore $5O0 meet the winner of
his forthcoming Joey Maxim Willie Pastrano fight.
"1f Olson beats Moore, I'll guarantee him sl25,ooo"
DAntoni proclaimed New Orleans is the best sports town
in the world and intend to prove it..
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HE MAY PROVE 1T by getting poorer, but there's no
doubt that Dntoni is quite operator and throws some
weight He had notable guests at his party for instance
including Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano The
kngpin early arrival and early departure hued
off by advisers who properly deduced that not even the world
champion could Withstand DAntonis hospitality.
Jim Norris also present. "At least, think was
there" grinned the next day. Some. party huh?"
enjoyed himself did all Others but hitch developed
sports magazine seemed to have small battery of pho
togaphers hand They persisted in taking candid shots
Norris at and he, quite normally. got fed up
frankie Carbo about whom many talk and nobody knows
was guest too. So Jack Kearns, who manages and
soueezes the most out of Maxim plus Charley Johnston
who Archie Moore Of record About the only
two notable absentees Moore and Olson.
will give you the rundown on the LBE Baise DAntoni
sad meanwhile exhorng his musicians to louder efforts
by the way why don't you talk to Jim owen?"
JIM OWEN is THE nice guy, former boxing coach at
Louisiana State University He's the young man who coached
the successful American boxers at the last Olympic Games
He quit LSU become vice president of the LBE, which,
incidentally Louisiana Boxing Enterprises Inc
ut sounds like good DEAL" Owen was saying. We've
got few fighters in New Orleans Pastrano is Dupas
is another. We think match anything Norris and
the IBC offer.
We've got the FANS they've got the money, and we've
got better outdoor in the Sugar Bowl Stadium than
any other Look at this Polo Grounds. To some paying
customers Moore and Olson must look like mdgets I'll
guarantee that put 100000 people in the Sugar Bowl
and every one will the fight better than people sitting
out in those cheaper seats"
THE NEXT MORNING-this after the Moore Olson
hehBlaise DAnton presented with the check for the
party. It cool $5,O00 plus
DAntoni took it in stride. He and the others from
Louisiana have up their minds apparently They are
going all out to the play in boxing away from the BC
and there's Just chance they'll succeed That wasn't much
of gate the IBC for Mooreolson. Wasn't too much
of fight either