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Evening star., 1962-09-26
By MORRIS sIEGEL

able dispatch Quick knockous in heavyweight title fights
should be old hat to this veteran third by 1t
this Skora who sgnaled the end for Jersey Joe
Walcott in this city at almost the time in the
first round in Wacos 1858 attempt to win back the
title from Rocky Marciano.
In the babel of the post-fight scrimmages that
taking place in the ring the voice Of the champion
finally through the micrOphone He could have
done just well pleading the Fifth Amendment to the
expansive reply to most of the queries
Finally the video-tape film of the quicke was shown
to Sonny who asked to comment his greatest
moment. He paused and then INDUCED himself to this
extent he watched Patterson crashand It don't look
like to me it went that long" he said blandy.
Lston who obviously looked fercer to Patterson
was aweSome sight he entered the ring. He was
draped in terrycoth robe with hood attachment that
left only part of his massive face showing. He looked
every bit like of those old photos of the high khan
heagle dressed up in his most menacing uniform
PATTERSON WORE A SIMPLE dark-coored robe
and greeted by mild applause from the heater critics
The hit Of the prefight ceremonies easily was Archie
Moore who rises to every occasion. For this one the
Mongoose" velvety cape and topped his sartora
triumph by brandishng walking stick he hippty-
hoped across the ring to greet the principals.
number Of fans brought along transstor radios and
quickly tuned in the post-fght interviews as they
abandoned the theaer would you want to fight him
again?" radio man was heard to ask Patterson.
What does he mean by again?" listener grumbled.
The inevitable commercial soon followed The fight
itself may have been mismatch but the choice of spon
perfect. 1t hair tonic boasting of go
second workout" That's just about all the theater-TV
got for their $780, steep price to pay short
subject.
Evening star., 1962-09-26
SILENCE WAS DEAFENING
Theoter Manager
Neors Immortality

cries filtering down from the
second balcony, such as six
fifty for what?" were enough
for Jerry's ears-and probably
for the other brass at Loew's
Palace and the Lincoln theaters
They may well be wondering il
the rematch will be worth
buying.
Unlike the Palace, where the
early moments of the televising
were poor, Keith's screen was
sharp as the bell that tolled
Floyd's failure.
Evening star., 1962-09-26
Misses Louis Record
BY JOHN SEGRAVES
Star Staff Writer

Jerry Baker is an affable,
little round man who last night
came within about 7 minutes
Of joining another gent Of %
years ago in Washington's Hall
of Fame for Ill-Timed Re-
marks. But. unlike Floyd Pat
terson, Baker escaped.
Twenty-Five years and almost
three months ago. while the
Redskins were being buried
into the Griffith Stadium turf,
1870, by the Chicago Bears,
that now-famous Tor infamous)
announcement came blaring
through the old park: Season
tickets for next season will go
on sale Immediately after the
game" Needless to say, the
derision that followed was
deafening.
About 5 minutes before the
closed-circuit TV screening of
the Patterson-Sonny Liston
debacle last night at a packed
RKO-Keith's, Baker, the the
ater manager, told the noisy
throng that films of the
fight will be shown here start
ing tomorrow. There was
little, if any, reply.
$3.50 for What?"
Had he said this two minutes
and six seconds after Liston
began writing The Short Un-
happy Life of Floyd Patterson
with his outsized fists, Jerry
never may have been able to
live it down.
AS a result. some anguished
Evening star., 1962-09-26
Injured Boxer
Still in Coma

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26
(AP) Argentine Heavyweight
Alexandra Lavorante is in his
sixth day in coma. He hasn't
regained consciousness since he
was knocked out last Friday
night by San Francisco's
Johnny higgins.
But doctors say there is some
slight evidence that his condi-
ton is improving, and hope
that he may recover.
DR.. j. Dewitt Fox, neuro-
surgeon who performed two
operations to relieve pressure
on the fighters brain early
Saturday morning, said the
coma may continue through
tomorrow, possibly longer.
"He is moving his arms and
legs more freely and Is still
responding to painful stimuli,
such as pinching," said DR.. Fox
"A new development is that he
is able to blink his eyes, and
hes can now swallow and
cough. His blood pressure and
pulse are good and there is no
sign Of infection"
Lavorante's mother, Mrs.
Ida Lavorante, and his 81
year-old brother, Jose, flew
here yesterday from Buenos
Aires to see him.
Lavorante's knockout at the
hands of higgins was the third
for him this year. He also was
decked by Archie Moore and
Cassius Clay, the fast rising
young heavyweight.
Evening star., 1962-09-26
Six Fight Fans
Chicago Beaten
By Street Gunq

CHICAGO, Sept. 26 (AP)-
Six boxing fans returning tc
their parked cars we're beaten
last night by a gang of Negro
teen-agers four blocks from
Comiskey Park, scene of the
Patterson-Liston championship
bout.
This Is for Mississippi" the
gang leader was quoted by one
Of the victims, Robert w. Gala
han, A, white.
Police arrested four young
sters who denied attacking
anyone. They were held with
out charge. One is 10, the
others Is.
Callahan said the youths de-
manded a parking fee from the
fight customers who had
parked their cars on the street
When they refused to pay Cal
lahan said, the gang jumped
them.
One victim was knocked un-
conscious and another's wallet
containing $35 was taken
Others were kicked and
punched.
Evening star., 1962-09-26
Angle Obscures KO

When the then challenger
was caught on camera vending
his way down the aisle, there
was a mild kissing in the thea
ter Applause was nil. The mob
was saving its collective clapping
for Patterson, who got a solid
if not a wall-shaking reception.
When the shocking end came,
few (although they won't admit
it to the boys at the office saw
the knockout punches because,
as has happened on these
closed-circuit shows previously,
the camera could not get the
precise angle.
Hes down." one $3.50 Gus
toner shouted in the first tier,
but from what, I never saw. !"
However, despite paying that
price for the quickest of closed
circuit knockouts, there was no
appreciable squawking from the
sold-out house. Perhaps, like
Floyd. everybody was too
shocked.h ..
Evening star., 1962-09-26
Robbed Fans
Cause Ruckus
AT Theafer

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 CAP)
Boxing fans-angry over pay
ing $3.50 q seat for less thar
the 2 minutes and s seconds OF
the Sonny Liston- Floyd Patter-
son fight-staged such a ruckuS
at the Fox Theater in down.
town Brooklyn last night that
a riot call was sent in to police
The theater management
prompted by police-promised
the 1000 closed-circuit tele-
vision patrons their money
back.
The patrons main complaint
was that the picture on the
screen blacked out and they
never saw the punch that
knocked out Patterson.
/ First, there was an ominous
rumble, then an angry roar
from the audience when the
sound track told them that the
fight was over almost before il
began.
Scores Of patrons swarmed
around the box office demand
ing their money back. The
policemen on duty at the the
alter turned in a riot call, and
so more blue coats soon
swarmed into the theater.
Patrons who wanted to get
out of the theater could not
work their way through the
jam in the lobby.
Keep your STUBS" a police
officer called out.
The roar then subsidized into
a murmur.
The police official conferred
with the theater manager and
he agreed to give stockholders
their money tomorrow.
With that the emergency was
over, and the crowd left.
There were protests from the
patrons in some other theaters
in the city-but not as loud as
the uproar in Brooklyn. Poor
reception and overcrowding
were the basic complaints.
However, q number Of theaters
reported the reception was good
and the audience was orderly.
Evening star., 1962-09-26

he had won the title, he in
tended to embark on an ex-
hibition tour. Then I got to
fight Patterson again." Sonny
said. II don't get my full purse
for this fight until I do"
Liston conceded with 9
straight face that Patterson
is a good fighter" AS for his
own reign, Sonny said:
"The title should be for the
public. Patterson, he shut of
to himself too much. I want
to fight all the No. / chal-
lengers."
Liston feels that he is or
his way toward burying his
past. He may also have buried
Floyd Patterson's future.
Evening star., 1962-09-26
FIGHT
Continued From Page d

Continued From Page D-1
a $4-$5 million melon to cut up
the next time. The public, on
the scene and watching closed
circuit television all over the
country and Canada, was too
drastically short-changed. If
the bluffs don't think so. they
deserve another dose Of what
they got last night.
Patterson has some consola-
ton in his bank roll because
he figures to get about ST.
million when all the TV, radio
and movie cash is counted.
The promoters said no TV
figures would be known until
tomorrow.
Liston probably will get
about 100000, or double his
guarantee. II Patterson's purse
approaches expectations 1t will
be the largest by far for any
fighter. Gene Tunney got
$990,445 for beating Jack
Dempsey in the famous long
count" fight in 1927.
About the only goal Liston
can shoot for in a return is
the quickest knockout in heavy
weight title history. He already
as participated in the shortest
exchange of the crown. But
the boxing record book lists
shorter fights in which the
championship was defended but
not lost. Back in 1908, Tommy
Burns laid his championship
on the line in Dublin against
Irishman Jem Roche. Burns
disposed Of the challenger in
1923 of the first round, which
stands as the all-time quickie.
Misses Louis Record
Sonny failed by two seconds
-2:06 to 2:04-of matching
Joe Louis annihilation of Max
Schmeling in their second fight
in 1898. He beat Rocky Mar
Evening star., 1962-09-26

decisive score when Bill White
homered for st. Louis in the
ninth.
Purkey limited the Pirates to
five hits while the Reds got
to Tom Sturdivant for two un-
earned runs ir the fourth to
put it away. A single BY Vada
Pinson, an error, q wild pitch,
a sacrifice fly by Frank Robin
son and Gordie Coleman's
single did the damage.
SPAIN d7-1D, who has lost
seven games by one run, got
enough power against the Nets
with Hank Aaron hitting his
44th homer and Eddie Mathews
stroking three doubles and
scoring three runs.
Evening star., 1962-09-26
Same Finish Predicted
By Sonny in Remotch

the next time he grabbed at the
ropes and I know that he's
hurt.
THE right to the body?
don't think it did any good"
Liston was asked: How dc
you know Patterson wants tc
fight you again? Did he tel
you he did?"
We'll, he say so to a man ir
the ring with a microphone,
Sonny said.
did he say anything tt
you?"
yeah. He said, If the public
will allow you a chance you'll
be a worthy champion Those
are his words. My words are
these: If the public will accept
me I know I will be as good q
champion as he was, maybe
better"
From the scores of dressing
room reporters came a burst OF
applause at this statement.
Sonny Turns Comedian
Asked If Patterson had hurt
him at any time the usually
baleful but now amiable fighter
paused.
Yeah" he said. when he
was on one knee when the
count reach nine I thought
he'd make it"
Liston has belted out op-
ponents in even faster time
but none was a champion, OF
close to being one. In 1858 he
needed only 1:01 to blast
Wayne Bethea, and last Decem-
ber 4 one Albert Westpahl, a
German patsy, Swooned in l.58
The awesome new king hac
announced earlier that, afte
Evening star., 1962-09-26
WIZ -N01vH AE21ON ZSE t>@1a ~.
Dodgers Lead Cut to Two

buck with his first loss since
August 8. 1860. Dick Farrell
(10-19). a former Dodger. went
the distance for the victory.
At San Francisco, the Car
dinals broke out front against
Sanford C23-D with a run in
the fifth on singles by Ken
Boyer and Gary Kolb, plus a
n-producing double play. But
the Giants moved ahead to stay
in the sixth with two runs off
Ernie Broglio (11-e) on singles
by Chuck Hitler, Matty Alou.
Mays and Orlando Cepeda. A
seventh inning run for the
Giants on a double by Tom
Haller and Harvey Kuenn's
single turned out to be the
Evening star., 1962-09-26
First Loss Since 1860

1t stayed that way until the
10th when Roebuck made his
58th appearance, sporting a
100 record. He got Carl War
wick to ground out, but Spang-
Ter lined a homer into the
rightfield stands to tag Roe
Evening star., 1962-09-26

ciano's time of 2:25. recorded
in this same city against Jer-
sey Joe Walcott in the second
go-around for this pair.
1t was hard to believe the
ending. Even with his 25-pounc
weight edge (214 to 1897, and
his advantage in reach (8l
inches to III, it didn't seem
possible that Liston could dunn
his enemy so easily, and what
more watch him stay down.
Floyd was down nine time
in three fights against Johann,
son. He was floored by such
nonenities as Roy Harris, PETE
Rademacher and Tom McNee.
ley. But he always got up
dazed or otherwise. Last night
he didn't.
Left Hook Does 1t
Liston, not famed for his
hook, hit Patterson on the side
of his head with a left hook
Not on the jaw, but in tht
region Of the temple. Floyc
sagged and thrust his heac
outside the ropes. A loopina
right caught the champion ir
the body and jackknifed hin
back. Another left hook
dropped him.
Ringside observers, accus.
toned to watching Patterson
on the floor, waited for MIN tt
rise. At Referee Frank Sikora's
count Of six he seemed capable
of getting up. One foot wa'
on the floor as he knelt. But
he didn't beat Sikora's count
This was the way the fan.
tastic finish appeared. Slow
motion films may tell a diff.
ferent story. Liston says tha'
three left hooks were his key
blows. THE first time I hi
him the referee say break anC
he broke out of a clinch. But
Evening star., 1962-09-26
By the Associated Press

Walt Aston. the close-to-
the-vest Los Angeles manager,
turned riverboat gambler in a
bold bid to deal his first-place
Dodgers a step closer to the
National League pennant jack
pot with an ace-in-the- hole
hand. But second-place San
Francisco picked up the chips.
Aston named his ace, 25-
game winner Don Drysdale, to
start against Houston last night
with only one days rest. Drys-
dale succeeded in his IRON
man effort, but Al Spangler
ruined AlSton's hand with a
l0th-inning home run off ed
Roebuck that gave the Colts
a 80 victory over the Dodgers.
The defeat trimmed a full
game off Los Angeles lead and
left them only two games in
front Of the pursuing Giants,
who closed in as Willie Mays
continued his hot hitting and
Jack Sanford posted his $50
triumph in a Az decision over
st. Louis.
Four Magic Number
The loss left the Dodgers
pennant-clinching number at
four. Any combination of four
Los Angeles victories andfor
San Francisco defeats win
clinch it for the Dodgers. Each
team has five games remaining,
the Dodgers two against Hous-
ton and three against st. Louis.
the Giants two against the
Cards and three against the
Colts.
Elsewhere in the MI, Cincin-
nati's defending champions
nailed down third place by
edging Pittsburgh, 2-1, as Bob
Purkey posted his 23d victory,
and Milwaukee's Warren SPAIN
tied Eddie Plank as the win
ningest lefthander in major
league history by recording his
326th career triumph, 7-3, over
the Nets. Chicago and Phila-
delphia were not scheduled.
Drysdale, who last pitched
Sunday and was making his
third start within six days,
gave up a run in the first on
a walk, an error by Maury
Wills, Norm Larker's forceout
and an error by Larry Bur-
right. The Dodgers evened it
in the sixth when Wills beat
out a bunt, stole second, ad-
vanced to third on a grounder
and stole home-his 99th theft.
The Colts moved back out
front in the seventh as j. C.
Hartman beat out a bunt and
came across on a triple by
Spangler. Singles by Tommy
Davis and Frank Howard and
a sacrifice fly by John Rose
boro got the Dodgers even
again in their half.
First Loss Since 1850
1t stayed that way until the
10th when Roebuck made his
58th appearance, sporting a
100 record. He got Carl War
wick to ground out, but Spang-
Ter lined a homer into the
rightfield stands to tag Roe
Evening star., 1962-09-26
Pass cotchers

Gail Cogdill, Jim Gibbons S
and Terry Barr of the Detroit
Lions caught 1870 passes for
2.l62 yards and 13 touchdowns
in 1861.
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Miller said it was obvious
what his SpartanS must defend
against. ken Chatham is rs
to 80 per cent of their Of
fense." the veteran coach ex-
planned. I'VE can't go wrong
if we tackle him on every play"
But this isn't the North
wood team that rolled up a
5-2-2 overall record going into
its final game. 1--WE will have
to do a lot more passing" De-
Moss states. Il am even toy
ing with the idea of starting
Les Carter at quarterback"
Carter, senior. has been play
ing behind Jerry May, but is
considered a better paSser. I'VE
use Carter on passing situa-
tons because he's more accu-
rate. He's a good long thrower,
too" his coach said.
"Blomquist (Jack) is the key
to their offense," DeMoss says
of his opponents tomorrow. IF
we can stop him, We'll stop
them. He has some good run
nerS, but he makes them bet
ter on that option because he's
a running threat himself"
BlOmquist Praised
Blomquist, a husky 180-
FOUNDER, has been called by
his coach the best option run
ner in the league in the last
five years. With Wheaton's de-
Tense keyed to stop him. Half
backs Bob Gerrie and Berry
Irwin were sprung loose con-
SiStently in the Spartans' clutch
victory last week. Miller says
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Bowl, Fontana's Bowlarama
and Fair Lanes Twinbrook,
Entries will be accepted from
noon to 10 pm. Headquarters
will be at Glenmont.
Look at 1t this way" con-
tinued Mrs. Violet. I'm a
handicap where the fee is SIS
and the first prize 500 the
winner receives 20 to / on his
investment. In the Wheaton
Lions Club tournament, with
first place worth $500, he re-
ceives so to l, not to speak of
a big trophy.
"At $500, second place pays
40 to l. You have to reach
third place, worth 5000, to get
down to ordinary odds, and
$500 for fourth is quite some
thing.
Its a dream for handicap
bowlers. 1t would be worth
while for the stars to shoot at
the scratch prizes, with $50 for
men and $25 for women at
each plant for high set. It's
everybody's tournament"
In addition to all this, the
bowler is afforded opportunity
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Game Here Tomorrow
Ends Howard Season

Howard University rings down
the curtain on its 68th foot
ball season tomorrow in its 2
pm. game with Elizabeth City
IN. c. State Teachers at How
ard Stadium, and odds are that
the Bisons will duplicate their
lowly 1870 mark of last year.
Elizabeth City, with an I'M
usual 1873 record to date, is a
7-point favorite to pick up its
second win of the year as well
as it's second against Howard
in the brief rivalry between the
Central intercollegiate Athletic
Association opponents. Tit
North CarolinianS were 12-(
winners when the teams mel
for the first time last year.
After dropping its first three
starts, Elizabeth City played
three consecutive ties against
Shaw. st. Augustine's and Fay
etteville Teachers before hitting
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the winning column against st.
Paul's of Lawrenceville. Va.
the only common opponent of
both schools. Elizabeth City
walloped the Virginians, 44-12,
while Howard lost to them in
the season opener, 1876.
Two seniors will be playing
their last game for Howard to-
morrow, but only one of them
is scheduled for fulltime duty.
They are guards Hal Nickens
and Mike House, both starters.
Nickens has recovered from an
ankle injury which has limited
his service throughout most of
the season, but House is still
hobbled by a similar injury.
Five other starters also are
nursing wounds which will lin
it their duty in the season
finale. They are Center Luther
Banner, Sprained ankle: End
Bob Nance, twisted knee;
Tackle Harry Simmons, knee
injury; Quarterback Wendell
Hughes, cut throwing hand,
and Halfback Bob Willis, rib
injury.
For Howard coach Tillman
Sease, who in his first year at
the helm has seen his thin
troops battered week after week
both on the scoreboard and
physically, the end of the sea-
son should be a welcome relief.
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sHoWDoWNs TOMORROW
Northwood Still Hopinu
To Tie for County Title

he plans no changes in this
weeks attack.
Wheaton can still finish on
top If 1t rebounds at Richard
Montgomery tomorrow provid-
ing Northwood wins. The
Knights hadn't been beaten be-
fore being dumped last week
and figure to come back against
a crippled Rockville team.
Bethesda Chevy Chase. also
still in the running, closes its
season at home against arch
rival Blair. The Barons have
been gaining in strength every
week with the recovery from
early-season backfield injuries
and could finish with their
sixth straight victory.
Einstein Unbeaten
Einstein steps up in class
after breezing through an
eight game junior varsity
schedule undefeated in its first
season of football tomorrow
when it tangles with rival
Whitman at Wheaton. Whit
man posted a very respectable
60 mark mostly against var
sity competition in its maiden
season.
The Catholic League also
reaches its climax when Con-
zaga and st. Johns, both I'M
beaten in league play, clash at
8 pm. at George Washington
Stadium for the right to play
Eastern in the city champion
ship game THANKSGIVING morn
ing at D. C. Stadium.
The Eagles, riding a six-game
winning streak, will rely on the
passing of John Himmelberg
and the running of Matt DON
elan and Halfbacks Dave zu-
rowski and Jim Scullen.
The Cadets, winner of their
last five, will probably stay on
the ground with All-Metropoli-
tan candidate Jay Calabrese
leading a crew that includes
Jim Francis, Bill Fuge and
Rick Malcolm.
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through the next three week
ends.
The women's association will
hold its first open meeting Of
the season at ] pm. Sunday
at Pentagon City and a big
turnout is expected.
The associations trophies
for last seasons top scores will
be presented to Eileen Skid
more for a I'll series and Fran
Camera for a 297 game.
We've arranged to keep tabs
on Amy Scheidt in the World
Invitational match game
championships which open to-
day at Mccormick Place in
Chicago and will continue
through November rs.
Amy might go far If she
duplicates her tremendous per-
Torrance in the Virginia State
championships last year, on
the strength Of which she was
invited. 1t contained a 299
game.
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to aid a splendid cause. The
favored project of the Wheaton
Lions Club is to assist the
Preparatory School for the
Blind of Montgomery County.
Besides shooting in the
Lions Club event some Of the
experts plan to take in the Bill
Brozey open at Fair Lanes
Recreation in Baltimore.
So So
DOWN TENPIN LANE-An-
other large batch Of women
keglers will fire tomorrow and
Sunday in the Lii Zimmerman
Handicap at Fair Lanes Uni
versity, with squads at /, 8, 5
and 7 pm. each day. The fee
of S. covers Cost of four games
The best three count in the
scoring.
Lois Pettijean Of Richmond
is leading with 708, with Mary
10 Whidden, president of the
Washington Woman's Bowling
Association second at 673. The
tournament will contin