Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-29
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s7Auu
The Monqoose's Last Stand


CHICAGO, NOV. 29.-Forty-hve fashionable minutes
late Archie Moore stepped out of semprvate elevator to
warm his old bones in final workout in of the two
boxing rings which anonymously occupy of the fifth
floor of the Midwest Hotel All of the latent ham in
Moore surfaced.
He % late for his appointment and ~ resorted
to the lift to make his entrance the dramatic His
room in the hotel $685. floor above the gymnasium
whereas everybody else walked down flight of stairs the
Old MongooSe rode
The fifth floor of the Midwest may be unlike any other
hotel floor in the land There the two boxing rings
each end of the hall is forgotten basketball hoop
blackboard Overhead is oldfashioned indoor track,
sharply banked. But the layout is spoteSsly clean and
the worst to be said for is that Jersey Waco trained
here for his second fight with Rocky Marciano.
Moore looked like swami when he finally appeared
but after he removed the towel from his head and began
shadow boxing in the No. ring he looked all tighter.
His black hair Specked with gray but the ancient
legs seemed trim and his remained wonderfully muScd
OFF TO HIMSELF, Moore Originally Archibald Lee
Smith looked like frStclass fighting machine But while
40 or so newspapermen and smaering of followers
were waiting on him young man from Redding, Calf,
named Eddie Machen appeared in ring toys and did
callSthetlcS on his Machen who is ranked behind
Moore and Floyd Patterson fights Johnny Sommerln in
Syracuse next Wednesday and those who had
the unbeaten West Coast sensation in the flesh
impreSseds
Machen pronounced May chem is handsome, we'll
built 24yearold the color of coffee with rich added
He is partNegro, partSouth American Indian only
when Moore posed with for newsreel cameraman
that Archie looked all of his 80 more years.
While they were posing Moore studied young Machen,
sizing him up Archie Patterson for the title to-
morrow highland he's 7-to-5 avorite-ts very likely
that he eventually will defend against Machen.
MOORE BOXED A ROUND with one Johnny higgins and
round with Clarence Hinnant ght-heavy from Wash
ngon C. Then he called it quits reporter turned to
Charley Johnston, his manager of record and asked:
as that alp"
Johnston shrugged archie calls his shots" he said
Well" the other said, "In say this for your guy-he
IOOlC offa he
the Marciano fight"
Hes sharper" Johnston vowed
courier arrived with telegram for Moore. Read it,"
Ben Bentley advised after scanning the wire Bentley
is one Of the international Boxing Clubs varsity.
Archie glanced at the cable 1t Solomons
the London promoter who apparently going to
chicken Joint in Merrie England IF you it will be
Moore Solomons said the yellow Sheet but you
lose will be SolomonS Moore Anyway we're in business
Wordlessly Archie handed the telegram back to Bent
ley and began to punch the light bag THAT guys got
many outside rackets Bentley muered that one more
don't mean nuthin."
IN HIS SUITE AFTER the workout Moore removed his
shoes relaxing in an upholstered chair he PLAYED host
to half dozen newSmen.
Gentlemen" quoth the old man, 1--WE done all I
intend to do Maybe light workout before the fight"
In your opinion asked visitor sis Patterson real
good?"
He's the challenger" Archie replied so he must be
good. But should win"
"Why?"
well we'll hit good and I'm pro-"
What if you have to go Is rounds?" man asked
i've gone is rounds" Archie snapped you don't fight
for 20 years without going is rounds in while"
But you're old older now, II you'll pardon the
referenceP"
Il can go is rounds" Moore repeated THAT is" he
added slyly, IF it's necessary"
VISITOR WANTED TO KNOW If Archie thought the
beating that Rocky Marcano gave him in September 1885,
should be considered a factor.
He didn't give any beating" Moore replied Rocky
didn't beat me. He but he didn't beat up. Any
way some people take punishment better than others"
Joe Williams, the columnst said.
Harry Kesser blew it after you knocked down Mar
cano Kesser is the rich guy who referees a hobby
Now you know what you're talking about" Moore re-
piled, suddenly alert He sat up suddenly then passed
hand over his face and sank back into his chair.
What's the Of talking now?" he asked Il floored
Marcano He got up at the Of two rested with
one elbow on the ropes KeSSler he got all confused
began S-count which don't 90 in title fight When
started to in Rocky again Kesser got the way
and lost my chance"
You'd have dumped Mareano one more time" VIII
namS hazarded.
Maybe for keeps" Archie said Guess should have
brushed Kessler aside and ."
Dempsey would have done It,"
= I'm not Dempsey" Archie replied in moment Of
rlrs mOdesty.