Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON
star stan writer

OCEANS1DE. Calf, Aug. is.
There is q marked contrast |
between Floyd Patterson'sI
training camp at this breezy,
seaside resort town and Roy
Harris swanky, mountain hide
away at Arrowhead Springs. |
The setting here is much more
pleasant and informal, more
tnvigorating.
Patterson's drills go of
smoothly. as beflts a champion
preparing to defend his heavy
weight title. There is a stir
and hustle, but 1t is an orderly
stir and hustle. The calm poise
Of everybody in the champions
encourage. except Manager Gus
D'Amato. bespeaks Harris i'm
pending doom at Los Angeles
Wrigley Field Monday night.
Gus insists the rhubarb at
Ferris camp earlier in the week
was "a planned attempt to sabo-
tege the night"
D'AmatO Fires Away
They hope to destroy the
gate," said the fiery Gus, mean
ing that the enemy hopes to
discourage fans from attending
the fight, thus cutting down the |
gate receipts. They're getting
their alibi all set If Harris
loses, and II Roy wins they'll
say he beat another chump."
Old Jack Hurley, who is listed
as matchmaker of Monday
nights program, thinks Gus is
of base in this line of thinking.
Jack says Bill Gore blew his
stack when Lew Jenkins. former
lightweight champion and
another Texan. was invited to
spend q few days in Harris
camp.
When they bring in a guy
during the last week of train
ing and he begins to show the
fighter how to punch and box
Hurley said, ut means the
regular trainer hasn't done his
job. You can't blame Gore
for getting sore about that.
Personally. ! never trusted any
of my fighters with a trainer,
no matter how good they were
supposed to be. II they know
so much why don't they have
some fighters Of their own?"
'Lousing Up Fight"
D'Amato insists, however,
that the International Boxing
Club is trying to show Patrer-
son-by hurting that gate
that he can't make any money
unless he fights under its ban
ner.
They're just lousing up the
night" white-haired Gus said. /
But I don't blame the fighter
(Harris) or his father. / think
they're fine people. / think this
other crowds just taking ad-
vantage Of them" (
Dan Florio, who is directing
Patterson's workouts, went .
calmly about his chores as the
champion boxed two rounds
each with Sixto Rodriguez and
Frank Mccoy. The only time
he got excited, and he wasn't /
too excited at that. was when .
q group of youngsters began
batting the light bag around
after Patterson finished tattoo
Ing 1t. and when the crowd got
too close to Floyd as he pounded
the heavy bag.
Patterson answers all the
questions at his press con-
ferences. Reporters who had
been to Harris camp earlier in
the week couldn't help think
ing Of the afternoon they went
to see Roy and his trainer
wouldn't let him appear.
Patterson said he had no set
plan OF battle for Monday
night, although he has pre-
pared himself for any style
that Roy chooses to use. The
crouch he went into against
his sparring partners. he said.
was not a change in tactics.
They were shorter than he and
he found it easier TO fight them
out that way.
Il don't fight according to
the book" Patterson added.
"GaEelle Punch" Backed
The remark brought up the
subject of his "GaZelle punch"
a blow with either hand pre-
coded by leap at his oppo-
nent. Roy said he'd lead II ne
had TO. and that when he