Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-30
WIN, LOSE OR
NNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
Ye OIde Standard Bearer

CHICAGO NOV 3O-During the last "a hours the price
the Archie Moore-F1oyd Patterson fight had been uc
tuang in crazy but just before the weighingin
ceremonies the selfstyed Old Mongoose saying the
influx of New York and Miami behalf of Patter
news of no interest to him.
"Al is that should win" Moore said Il gotta
win and I'm not selfish when say so"
What do you mean by that remark?" Bill McGoogan
of st. Louis asked
WELL" Archie replied, II consider myself standard
the underprivileged fighters who got
1t took 10 years to get main event in Madison
Square Garden There real good fighter named
Charlie Burley who by-passed Fritze zivc knowing
he couldn't lick Burley bought his contract and Sdeined
him.
Holman williams ought to have had title shot Lloyd
Marshall too. could lot Williams beat in
Baltimore night He'd been fighting for 10 years and
that the first time his end of the purse much
as $1,000"
so that makes you standard bearerP" visitor to
his hotel suite asked
That's right" Archie said "Why of those good
fighters who didn't get title crack actually had to quit
and go to work"
REGARDLESS OF THE oDDS-Moore originally an
s-to-5 avorite and it's 65 and pick e-Archie
looked better. Even shadowboxing yesterday he
looked good On the fifth floor of the Midwest Hotel where
there two boxing rings Moore chased and punched
imaginary opponent this pantoine impressive
His shoes, mashed into resin, made squeaky sounds
against the he moved into the ring veteran
boxing writer watching Arches napier hrustS at an in
visible opponent said:
This old guy colcred Branch Hickey in my book
ought to stop Patterson What can't figure why
dAmato, who careful about matching Patterson
with anybody likely to beat him, took this fight. At 81
years Patterson just isn't ready"
Wendell Smith, oldtimer who writes for the Chicago
American and other papers, had soft but solid reply:
Floyd" he said "is probably due to be called for
duty the armed forces SO he makes his hunk while he's
got chance"
GEORGE BARTON is a brght-eyed lively little who
writes boxing for the Minneapolis Star George who in his
youth put the gloves with the immortal Joe Cans
took due note of Moore's fat-footed style.
Good fighters don't dance their toes" Barton
marked to Charlie Johnston of Moore's managers.
you're right" Charlie said, hopefully
mo kidding they don't" George said Cali Of the best
fighters sort Of shufied Just like Moore's shutting"
Barton when he 49, fought and possibly outponted
the great Terry McGovern in six-rounder He the
tutor of Mike Gibbons ca much better fighter than
Tommy and in his day Barton a fair bantamweght
and featherweight.
Never good-just adequate" he saying but
think recognize winner when see him. pick Moore
in the 10th round"
THE FLAT-FOOTEDNESS Of Ancient Arch is not
detrimental Barton thinks George who looks SO but admits
TO being 70 made the rounds He estimates that he has
refereed 10000 fights and his clients such
Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. Most got for
efereeing Barton was saying $3.50 the Dempsey
Billy Mske fight. However that's water the dam.
For this fight like Moore"
Johnston pointed out that Archie, momentarily was
shadowboxng his toes Barton abruptly brushed aside
this observation.
"He won't do 1t when the chips down." George pre-
dicted. when broke in a reporter paid $40
week Cans who the greatest offered SIS to spar
with him. One day Cans took aside and said:
Look kid forget the fancy footwork II you're real
fighter you operate in barrel It's all matter OF
slipping punches and counterng That ballet stun win