Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27
WIN, LOSE OR
DkAW By FRANCIS srANN
The Things You Remember


Brookyn victory the Yankees the top sports
story which it may have been. although the article
cautious Its strictly matter of taste" confessed
That was good yarn, Brooklyn finally hitting the jack
pot but from purely personal standpoint wasn't No
For thing the Dodgers had been at it too long They
almost had to win it wasn't quite like Nashua Swaps
for quick thrill
Even that match in Chicago lost bit of something
when the colts addled in the ined in full view of
the customers Willie Shoemaker isn't any bigger than
gger but there people who that Swaps sagged
when The Shoe climbed aboard. That suspect foot OF
And, you may recall 1t wasn't very close
Jack Fleck Ben Hogan in playon for the National
Open but that wasn't anything lasting Fleck who since
has dropped out of sight is Hogan, Snead Nelson
He had himself ball. they but it could have been
his only
THE SPORTS STORY THAT is preferred here is the
Rocky Marciano defense against Archie Moore last Sep
TENDER. There of artistry in the Moore
drew out the publicity campaign talking storm and In
the process, selling tickets.
As rule a boastful fighter is not considered a good
betting risk Moore boastfu He feuded theoretically
with sports writer's He took Marcano lightly that
those who felt that Rocky short of sklsfor heavy
weight champion never beaten-resented Moore.
More than that Archie thumbed his at Jim Norris
president of the International Boxing Club He was going
to train at North Adams Mass where in the distant
past he had fattened forgotten opponent If Mr. Norris
and the sports writer's going to for Archie they
were going to come a long way
Nobody knew for certain how old Moore He claimed
so years lie Deen looking the
two decades he might have been older Forytwo per-
haps He wore goatee and regarded semiclown
and besides all he ght-heavy champion and attempt
ing to what other 175pound ruler had ever done
Win the heavyweight title naturally.
ARCHIE MOORE 1T is presented here, very close
to being the 1855 sports story Of the because he
TALLY backed his braggadocio He spoke in parallels and
made like philosopher. In tiny shack in wooden build
ing he would play by the hour recordings of honblower
by the name of Lucky Jackson Lucky Thompson
thing like that.
He's the greatest" Archie would say "And now If
gentlemen will me, I'll change into appropriate
costume for a workout"
And he'd do that too boxing couple of rounds and
the odd part that qualified observers with irons in
the fire would say that sentiment notwithstanding Archie
had chance Those who had piece Of Moore like Jack
Kearns went further This going to beach Marcano
Kearns would say.
"You have interest in Moore" he reminded you
and Charley Johnson. Suppose you were neutral How
about that age of Arches? And how about his weight'
KEARNs HAD IN row tough little guy he'd managed
many Mickey Walker Il sent this against
heavyweight who weighed 26Ojust 100 pounds
than Mickey he said, so let be expert on
weight.
TN the first place, Moore is natural heavyweight.
You had to that much when he took out Bobo Olson
First time he hit Olson that It, right? In May my
guy weighed 1862 and licked Nno Vades which doesn't
call for much licking, I'll grant But still he did"
There were some others who liked Moore of sudden,
they liked his knowhow, his experience his combinations
But mostly the big selling job was done by Arche hmseil
He talked a great fight.
He spoke Of "the book" He said Rocky only opened
up the book in the middle read -and this is the book
on boxing-from cover to cover"
Those who fancied Moors chances hardly backed their
He underdog to when he entered the ring
And yet there Just enough feeling that he might make
of with the world title.
LOOKED THAT WAY WHEN he doored the champ in
the second round Additionally he had boodied Rocky's
nose and scraped his left The old gaer out in
front and it all added up to whale of story
But 1t didn't last Moore, who had boosted of his tech
nque got knocked fiat early in the sixth round Instead
taking an eight or nine count Archie up at four.
Five times altogether-once on semislp-Moore went
to the Then it in the ninth Later, in
the dressing room, Archie said:
WELCOME, gentlemen Of the press. like to fight and If
people enjoyed watching fight I'm sort Of proud.
Most of you know he said, looking around, where
live want you to visit in the future And don't
forget might be back"
thought that by the large, this could have been the
sports story of 1885, Archie might be back, at that
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