Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
WIN, LOSE OR
UkAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Nobody ,Beots Morciono'

TO BELIEVE THE DISPATCHES. young Floyd Patterson
spelling shot at Rocky Marcianos heavyweight title
this coming But luncheon table at the Raleigh
Hotel Joe Louis all for offering Floyd piece of free
advice, to wit:
HE just better not try it," murmured the old Brown
Bomber It like Patterson for 1857, not this year"
Preceded by bay window and musache designed to
accommodate family of small birds Louis hove into town
to prove to collector that he's in there pitching He's
wrestling these days and will ofciate tomorrow
night at Promoter Ray Fabianis show at Une Arena.
whats the matter with Patterson now?" Joe asked
Hes not big and strong enough" Louis replied HE
ought to spend year fighting like Vades and Baker
sattered Maybe Archie Moore He amt going TO
beat Marciano now"
who is?" came a query
Nobody Joe said fatty "Aint nobody for him to bother
fighting less it's Moore. And he's 40 years Old
SOMEBODY WITH MORE memory than tact called up
the time Billy almost dethroned Louis in their first fight
in l941 when Conn supposedly weighed TIA pounds.
THAT different" Joe explained aconicaly. Conn
had lot experience than Patterson Billy better
fighter Maybe he didn't hit hard as Patterson, but
he better fighter
Louis barely escaped with his in the first meeting
Conn., he knocked out in the 18th round He was
winning" conceded Least my second said ne was in
front. So did the judges scorecards."
Joe counts himself lucky that Conn got reckless that
night What happened, he got groggy in the 18th That
was Bllys figured he could finish in the
next but wasn't hurt much he thought He left him
self open to get hit.
ANOTHER BREAD BREAKER SAID:
Joe both Conn fights. Whatever happened to
Billy in the second one? Was scared he looked?"
II know what happened" Louis said Conn really
weighed l71-not 174n first fight Man. he was fast!
He outboxed Next time Billy he weighed 1877 He picked
up pounds but weighed 2o6-ony picked about g.
This time outboxed him, account he's so SLOW and finally
stopped him"
The old Bomber admits that waiting will be tough on
Patterson Olympic Games champion and his manager,
Gus DAmato fight them real bad fighters forever
he noted but still he's gotta wait Do him good fight
ing Valdes. A big rough guy like Valdes might help.
Like said Patterson in 1857. He throws lot OF
punches hands Hits hard too If he waits
got he's got to fight Rocky the right way
What's the right way Joe?" man asked. Stay away
and stick Marciano?"
That's the wrong way" Louis replied. "stay top of
right. Crowd him like he crowds you got knocked
out cause was going back from Rocky
PROMINENT BOXING FIGURES have regulations for
being VIGOROUSLY poor experts outside the These in
cude Dempsey Tunney and Louis But joe who fances the
Patterson the future, taking pride in picking Ray
Robinson to lift Bobo olson's middleweght title.
II liked Olson" he admitted, "but saw them at the
weghin switched Bobo he looked like somebody drained
the blood of his veins His hands shaking and there
Ray, dancing and grinning, and knew he was the
winner"
Louis like Jack Dempsey is properly leary of wresters
when he is refereeng
1--WE got to know the wresers Dempsey always insisted
Some of them guys crazy They'll do anything to get
publicity and I'm too old to get manhanded."
That's my feelings, too" Joe saying
ITS wonder" somebody said, you didn't get offer
to turn wrestler"
Il did" Joe said Got 100000 offer for season"
as that bad?" asked the interviewer why didn't you
take it?"
Maybe" Joe drawled cts cause can't wrestle -"
ONE HUNDRED GRAND less tax, wouldn't help Joe much
toward paying his to Uncle SAM anyway, he
admitting.
Rate I'm going" he sad maybe can't get squared
with the man" He nodded south, where block away
stood the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Il could make it, he unused, "if Of those rich Texans
Mo pvu tn IIpco Sam kaar
myself. Then we'd be even maybe
Joe" voice asked, IF you young guy again,
what sport would you take up?"
Boxing" Louis promptly retorted What other sport
going to make million ino"