Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-18
WIN, LOSE OR
1NAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Of This and That

from Toledo vows that after he doesn't against
Rocky Marcano he will only break even financially tahough
his end of the "ake" figures to be about 100000 before
taxes) because he is that much in debt The fabulous
Gypsy probably is the only fighter in the business with
lawyer Miami another in San Diego and third in Toledo
the latter being Mike Disable former Mayor OF the city and
one-time price Sterilization boss
Philadelphia tickets for theaer television Of the
fight sold out in half hour and dsgrunted fans charged
that scapers got them In Washington where the Capitol
RKO Keiths and Lincoln will carry the fray the tneaters
insured against scapers by not selling than six to
customer. Because OF their shoddy record since
cinchng the pennan favorng the Dodgers drop
ping Brooklyns starting pitchers, incidentally, may
set sort of record for winning fewer games than
any other staff OF starters in series Aside from Don
Newcombe in the class other Dodger has won
many as IL.
Betting on numbers will get you nowhere but broke,
usually but there have been two notable exceptions
H-374s H-7511 These Nashua and Swaps,
lively. and the numbers are tattooed on their lips.
FIVE YEARS AGO Moore would have licked Marciano
at his peak says Nat Fescher acknowledged the rings
most knowledgeable man. Murray Goodman Of the IBC
thinks fight in history received more national and
world publicity than Moore pointing to more
than 500 press requests and IBC photo bill than
triple that for any other brawl when fight between
Floyd Patterson and Dave Whock scheduled two nights
later In San Francisco postponed because they can't rate
q line in the papers you know I'm right Murray smugy
concludes
Two years ago Juan Peron, who exerts influence
In Argentina offered Moore a ranch with government
furnished stock all for keeps he would stay direct
physical fitness program among the few big colleges in
the land Since Archie his uppers at the time and
unwanted by American promoters why didn't he accept?
California sportswrters here for the fight acknowledge
that Maryland probably loaded" but Sid Zf Of Los
Angeles puts it, Jim Taum will play team as loaded
as UcA This is the greatest team to come out Of the
Pacific Coast" Whoops, and few years back wasn't
Your Host the fastest horse to the mountains?
Unless his four sisters change their minds and sell the
Detroit Tigers to Brother Spike Briggs and his syndicate the
American League probably will lose not only one OF its most
arsghted club presidents Spke), but it may leave Man
ager Bucky Harris job again. Briggs is Buckys
champion, although Tiger fans clamorng for a
pilot with more color
COACH BILL MEEK bellies his name when he speaks Of
his Houston thusy: "Were loaded We feel that any
one of first three teams thow many teams they got
anyhow? is capable of playing good football and
on anybody The three teams just about equal in
strength Meek toled for Maryland in assistants
capacity Since 1900 in the National League the pennant
winning between Eastern and Western clubs stands
1928. Demonstrating how such things 60 in cycles the
West Of the first II pennants the East IL of the
H. the West 10 of the next o. and the East of the last
Myrtle Power 71-year-old grandmother from Buford,
Ga, who at the $4,000 stage TVS 900 Question
covering the of the crucial League games
and the World Series for York afternoon
Probably will interest people, too although might
prefer to have that Marine gourmet who the $64 600
cook EN- meal Grandma, Dodger rooter dscloses that
after Bobby Thomson home beat Brooklyn out of
1851 pennant she had to bed for three days
Ralph Branca, who threw the PITCH didn't that but
Branca isn't on the quiz show either
NED IRISH who put college basketball in Madison Square
Garden and subsequently made vice president
Eighth Avenue sports palace has been whitfield down by Jim
Norris both boss Of the Garden and the BC While
contract will not be renewed he will remain in this capacity
but everybody knows what that could Additionally
Irish loses his percentage Of the basketball receipts sad
net him as much 100000 year when the sport
Its peak
The reason given for Moore's decision to train in
away North Adams Mass, was that he developed soft
spot for the place in 949 when he knocked out
Greenwood Nothing could be farther than the TRUTH which
is that Moore spurned Atlantic City camp In order
nete both Norris (whom he thinks barred him from title
chance too long, and especially AL WE'LL by training
In Rockys home State Furthermore Brockton Mass
town OF Marciano his first choice not North Adams
but lack of facilities prevented him from executing this
bit Of psychological warfak&