Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAW By FRANCIS sTANN
old Monqoose :. YOUNG Snake

ARCHIE MOORE BOOKINGS OLD con man. is back in
business develops With the same brand of corn that
Rocky Marciano admits he bought Moore is trying to stir
young Floyd Paterson-and the cusomers-with person.
allied press release distributed by the International Boxing
Club
Ancient Archie, who will fight Patterson in Chicago
November &c. felt he exerted pressure the IBCor his
crack at Marcano by flooding sports desks with
literature claiming that he being shut out His current
literary output is thinner but the purpose bascaly the
same, lie, dollars for Archie. s&
Under the byline by Archie Moore world light-heavy
weight and heavyweight champion the durable old extro-
vert acknowledges that he wrote the following:
"a friend recently brought to my attention the statement
made by Mr. Custer DAmao of Floyd Patterson
(sic who has designs my heavyweight championship
Now don't mind Pattersons ambitions Fact of the matter
Is do all encourage the eager youngsters in this
business. But DAmato's statement changed all that"
MOORE is PEGGING his bleat on a fancied insult by
DAmato 1.-THE said that he and his fighter considered
Hurricane Jackson much difficult problem than
Archie Moore. Now don't mind little good-natured rib
but when DAmato and Patterson had the teery to cast
reflections my professional ability they went too far
1--WE only been angered by handful of fighters These
attacked verbally foued Every of these
is through fighter today due to beatngs admins
tered by me-"
Whether Archie includes Marciano in this category
not clear is apparent that Rocky through fighter
but it Moore not Marciano who got beating Yet in
his memoirs recently published in national magazine
Rocky admits that Moores barbs got under his skin and
provoked him to fight one more time.
Il would have quit AZ fights" said Marcano who may
be surprised everybody else that Moore is the
heavyweight champion. But that guy rked me-" Rocky
admitted, land so 1 wanted crack at him."
ACCORDING TO A MEMO from Murray Goodman, chief
pubcst for the IBC we'll here it is in entirety:
This piece of modern literature arrived in the mails
today and knowing Archie Moore 1t highly probable that
too received copy 1t completely unsolicited and
sending it along mpartally possible award
Equal will be reserved for Floyd Patterson through
this channel. This is exact copy"
To return to Archies treatise "They tell me that Pat
terson is fine young prospect and, if he'd me-
would have been glad to take him in the gym him the
benefits Of my 20 years professional But that's
The lesson give him when get together will
conducive to furtherng his fstc education.
Though I'm offended by Paersons lack Of respect for
age and expect to punish him for it, not without pity
for the boy because know what it's like to be thrown in
ones head l matched with Ex-Mddeweight
Champion Teddy Yarosz after I'd been pro only few
months FITTING youth against the experience and
superior skill of seasoned campaigner of the most
frustrating things that happen to a young fighter
They threw to the wolves and survived" Archie
adds
1T is OBVIOUS OF COURSE that Moore is trying to get
across the idea Patterson not worthy opponent for Mr.
Wonderful.
Patterson has been throughout his career
Archie writes. When he faces me- he will have painful
awakening Actually, awakening isn't the word want
Floyd will remain awake only as long I'll allow it."
The old codger really could fight upon time That
was back in the days when buck hard to by
Whether he has left to beat Patterson and anthem
ticay win the heavyweight tite-or claim TO t-remans
TO be
Moore now is calling himself mongoose Patterson
very young snake He says in his best seller would
70 remind you Of in my Interchangeable title
defense last June against Yoande Pompey at London The
first good right threw according rngside scrbes
drove Pompey back full feet cutting his eye force
Of the blow that his to bleed
even though the punch didn't land his nose.
compared myself TO a mongoose. As you know,
mongooe becomes deadly with each contest Sports
writers have kened Pattso punching snake striking
That's Just about how \ fight will be an old mongoose
against very young snake