Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-06
WIN, LOSE OR
UKAW By FRANCIS s1ANN
This Was GoIdie's Niqht

If NOT ALL OF THE PROS were present there were
enough properly Golde Ahearn at the Staer The
International Boxing Club sent down contingent, mostly
guys who'd just and who have interest in Floyd
Patterson. kayo winner Archie Moore.
Harry Markson the managing director, hand and
so was Murray Goodman. who makes with the words I'VE
never had good" Markson saying This kid Pat
terson has pair hands I've for
heavyweight"
I'm buy it," Goodman was saying jim Magner's suite
There's whole deal in the heavyweight DIVISION which
you've got to have boxing going to be any good
at all We've got Patterson No He's 81 years old Back
of him we've got Eddie Machen, who is only 90"
"Twenty-four," Narkson said, tentatively.
"I looked up boss Murray said He's 49, just going
on "a"
80 HE'S KID" Markson shrugged Hurricane Jackson
is only about Is, too"
jackson is hardly what you'd call prospective world
champion" guy said
Hes rough and tough Markson countered You never
can tell"
THE point is that of all the champions today, none
past 80 eAcept Moore Ray Robinson" Goodman said
Speaking Of Robinson" somebody remarked, what
about his posponing his fight with Gene Fullmer?"
"Therell be Robinson Fulmer fight Goodman put in
hastily. This is time Sugar really has an excuse
know he's got reputation for postponng fights but this
time he really has a cold"
rs Robinson scared of this Fullmer?"
"Jus in this ROOM" Goodman said land despite this
talk about the kids coming up Sugar not only name
the round but the punch"
THERE WE'RE LOT of real pros on hand for Godie's
dinner There Bob DIN and Gus Lesnevch
Make Rosenbloom Barney Ross Tony Canzoner and
Jim Braddock Billy Conn and we'll the list long.
DIN, who all the way in the ght-heavy division
was e-estabshng claim to the heavy title of Washington
zone time I'm down here and faced guy named Buck
Everett who said he the heavyweight champ of this
town" DIN said WELL took him and figure I'm still
the champ"
on who hasn't fought for years and now prosperous
restaurateur in New York only kidding
Lesnevich, another former light-heavy champion was
rayng Paterson speed Hes got faster hands than
Louis" saying. Barney will agree, I'm
sure"
Barney, the white-hared old pro- grinned and said
Gus, didn't have to fight Joe Louis like He
couldn't make my weight But I'll go along with you on
Pattesons hand speed although just him teevsion
against Archie Moore and not in person"
Il didn't the fight in person, either" Lesnevich
confessed
so both guessing" Ross said.
AS THE DINNER PROGRESSED Canzoneri became
dgey Il want to hear all the speakers he explained but
got to see the fight. Where's Twp"
Tony tried the bar. There teevision. He finally
got key to Magners diggngs and with practiced hand
he had the images of Eddie Machen and Johnny Sum-
merlin fighting in Syracuse
How does an old fighter react TO bout? Canzoner was
the edge Of his chair during the final five rounds
bobbed weaved he in the ring facing Jimmy
McLarnn. Il can't help it, he apoogized once, but
watch fights this way"
Tony had the winner Machen which Is more than Louis
Dempsey usually have but canzoner doesn't watch
fight with much more of practced eye than plain people
He kept saying, for instance:
"Machen's got summerlin hurt The next punch, Sum-
merlin will 60 down, He's got TO go down"
sUAIMERLIN NEVER DID go down but Machen was a
unanimous winner and Csnzoner settled for it. Then he
reminded that George Preston Marshall speaking
the dinner folks below and Tony hustled downstairs
Il hear he's terrific" Canzonen said Then, twinkle
IN his eye Tony added Il hear that Mr. Marshall has
Otto Graham on and Graham has given
him pretty good hght"
Il good hoe-down for Goldie who, incidentally
choked much. His buddies hand Heinie
Miller coming Of Bethesda Naval Hospital to make
remarks Lou Gevinson Goldies own brothers, Bobby
Goldstein, Sammy Lewis and Johnny Godsten and, Of
course, the incompatible Jimmy Lake.
Everybody told Goldie what helluvs guy he Is They
did 80 in their own and In their good time,
but 1t all came out the same Il not evening wasted