Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-28
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s1AuA
D'Amoto and the Idle Tiqer
By FRANCIS STANN

ABOUT ALL THAT HAS to happen to boxing where
the pulse weaker by the day. is for old Archie
and Germanys Will BeSmanof to fight badly on Derby
Eve in Louisville to dsqualy themselves as heavy
weight contenders Sure it could happen. fact the
odds are pretty good that it will
Thus in the space of few short weeks the heavy
weight champion, fellow named . let's see oh
yes, Floyd Patterson will have ever-growing list
Of guys he not only but should cold shoulder Too
bad too because Patterson good young heavyweight
champion and some people say he could be a great
Certainly he is the least known and probably one
of the lowest Earning rulers iodern history This is
argeR because ne managed by bizarre eccentric named
Gus DAmato who ostensibly refuses to make matches
with fighter who has been within hailing distance
OF an International Boxing Club executive This practically
eliminates all contenders.
If DAmato practical fight manager and
whoever heard of an impractical until Gus came
along? he would have stuck Patterson in the ring
with Eddie Machen before the Californian was exposed
pretty bad fighter for a No l contender Or with
Fora Foley who eliminated himself along with Machen
that recent waltz
OR, FOR THAT MATTER with Nno valdes the Cuban
who just outwrestled Mike DeJohn As New York boxing
writer's rather cyncay put it, DAmato was so busy trying
halos that he allowed these challengers to eliminate
themselves payday opponents for Of the youngest
of heavyweight kings.
Nearly year ago Machen still unbeaten incidentally
he could have been dismissed a serious contender
They put in old, fat Joey Maxim against Machen APP
parenty reasoning that since the onetme lght-heavy
weight champ had the only oupoint Patterson
his name would look good Machens list of victims
1t was terrible fight Maxim was In the ring to
stay the distance with minimum of punishment and
Machen won close decision. Fortunately there was
hardly any ontheScene crowd and TV viewers learned
little Machen could have survived flop and Patterson
could have started Bum -the-Month Club similar
to Joe Louis
On THE MAGIC SCREEN more recently it looked
here as II Foley had won decision over Machen but
TV hazardous gauge at best and Foley didn't finish
like guy who hungry and yearning for the heights
good performance by either Machen or Foley would
have strengthened the IBCs
Alex Mitef had the shingles, or something and so
he couldn't fight Besmanof in Washington for Goldie
Ahearn While he's recuperating Besmanoff is taking
Moore who was the last bonahde pro Patterson has met
That was the night Floyd stopped Archie IN Chicago
to win the title Except for that ridiculous stand against
the amateur Pete Rademacher young Patterson hasn't
had a fight.
If DAmato prefers to live in the privacy Of his room
in New York hotel hard by IBC headquarters order
to hate Octopus Inc at close range that's his privilege
of and Patterson also hates money and prestige
that's his privilege too But it's odd that DAmato after
so skillfuly converting the Olympic champion from
amateur to the heavyweight champion should Just
skilfully make Paterson the most anonymous heavy
weight champion of ALL
JOE LOUIS, AMONG OTHERS made lot Of money
taking all corners, qualified or not He didn't keep
it, the Internal Revenue people remind him. but he
made it, Patterson far hasn't earned enough to interest
the Internal Revenue.
The two household-name guys who have been keeping
boxing its feet however wobbly, Sugar Ray Robin
and Carmen Basio Robinson is old and at the end
OF ulllength feature he requires Semhosptalizaton
Basilo his best friends tell him. too shouldn't try
for more His face already looks like Mix Masters best job
Interest in boxing always has stemmed from the
heavyweight division and II Patterson and DAmato
unwilling to fight there is great interest Somewhere
along the line DAnato has got to convert Patterson
has got To bid adieu to his mentor.
That's what they say anyway.