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Evening star., 1962-09-25
Travesties on Record

Both fighters pack hefty wal
lops, Patterson and Liston
ranking No. 3 and S, respec-
lively, on the list of all-time
heavyweight knockout punch
ers. Floyd has scored 20 kayoes
in 40 bouts for a .702 average.
Evening star., 1962-09-25

gamblers have waived such
considerations and are string.
ing along with the bigger
seemingly more violent, hun
grier man.
They are unconcerned with
Listens dark past, which In
cluded 20 months in a Mis-
souri, penitentiary, but are i'm
pressed by the potential 25-
pound weight edge, 13-inch
reach advantage, punching
power and pain-immunity of
the Arkansas-born contender,
one Of Is children.
Evening star., 1962-09-25
Illinois Boxing Rules
Are Fuzzy And Complex
BY FRANCIS sTANN

punching, ETC., he shall notify each Judge,
who is bound to accept his verdict.
Not so tonight in Comiskey Park. The
referee may penalize fighter If he does,
he will notify the judges. But there is
this difference: the judges do not have to
accept the referees version They even
may give the round to the boxer whom the
referee penalized.
Naturally, the odds are very much
against foul deciding the outcome, per-
haps slightly longer than the odds against
full 15-round fight. Yet there is such a
possibility and IT HAS HAPPENED.
The year was 1880. The date. June IL.
Max Schmeling, on the canvas and unable
or unwilling to rise, was proclaimed the
new heavyweight champion of the world.
Jack Sharkey, on his feet, was the loser.
SCHMELING AND SHARKEY were
meeting for the right to claim the title
vacated by Gene Tunney, who had retired.
In the fourth round Sharkey threw a
wicked punch which rode up from Just
above the Germans kneecap to his groin.
Schmeling dropped and writhed on the
ring floor.
Mad cornermen screamed foul in two
legitimate languages.
Nat Fleischer, whose Ring Book is
pugilism's bible, recounted the ending to-
day. ut was a low blow" Fleischer testi-
fies. Incidentally, year later the foul
proof cup was developed and accepted.
But the referee, Jim Crowley was hesitant
about calling it disqualifying foul
Crowley claimed that he was standing
behind Schmeling and could not see clear
ly. One of the judges said he did not see
the blow at ALL But the other Judge,
Charles Mathison, was emphatic It was
foul, he told Crowley"
&*
AT RINGSIDE WAS Arthur Brisbane,
one of the most influential newspapermen
in the land. II still remember Brisbane ris-
ing to his feet and angrily shouting at
Crowley" Fleischer related He said:
'If you do not award the fight to this
man on the floor swear to you that I'll
end all boxing in this country
But think it mostly was Mathison
who swayed Crowley and prompted him to
disqualify Sharkey. Old Charley was
boxing expert. He'd covered boxing for Bat
Masterson in New York until he was judged
too old, then I hired him. If Mathison
called 1t foul, that's what it was"
The title has been wen and lost 27
times since John L. Sullivan beat Paddy
Ryan in 1882, and that was the only time
via foul. 1t brought no great glory to
Schmeling, who lost 15-round decision to
Sharkey two years later, and there is moth
ing to indicate disqualification can do
more for either Patterson or Liston.
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Liston has % knockouts in "a
fights for .676. They have met
only one common opponent,
Roy Harris. and both stopped
him, although it took Patter-
son IL rounds and Liston only
one.
The champion has defended"
his crown seven times, If the
travesties against Pete Rade-
macher, Harris, Brian London
and Tom McNeeley are counted,
but he was unsuccessful once.
That was in 1859, when Inge-
mar Johansson knocked him
out, but he defeated the Swede
in 1860 and again on March
13, 1861.
Liston has lost only one of
his pro bouts and never has
been floored, except once as
an amateur. He hasn't fought
seriously in almost two years.
That was when he outpointed
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Eddie Machen in IL rounds or
September z, and Albert West
phal in December.
This could be remembered as
the last of the big fights staged
outdoors. Even If $4,000 fans
pay anywhere from $40 to 500
at the White Sox park, the
five" gate will be fractional
compared to what the theater
viewers, paying an average OF
IS. will contribute.
The erratic sale Of on-the-
scene tickets has demonstrated
the advisability of staging
studio" title fights in the
future, meaning under cover.
The weather, rainy yesterday
and cool and overcast to-
day, points up the risk attached
to an outdoor bout, particularly
when the indoor Chicago Sta
dium holds 10000 and could be
scaled to draw approximately
81 million.
The discouraging weather
yesterday cooled off the sale of
"live" tickets and Champion
ship Sports, Inc. promoting the
event, has abandoned hope of
pulling a 81 million gate. In
stead, it is more likely the box
office take" viii approximate
$3.50, 900.
But some 259 theaters
throughout the United States
and Canada will show the fight
on closed circuit TV, and when
all proceeds are counted the
gross may reach SIS million or
more. The American Broad
casting Co. will carry a radio
description, beginning at 1905
pm, Washington time.
So Million for Floyd
Almost IS years ago to the
day-September %, 1927, to be
specific Gene Tunney de-
Tended the title against Jack
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WIN LOSE OR DRAW

CHICAGO, SEPT. 25-Charles Sonny
Liston, who has served time and marked
time, is man of recorded RACES His back
ground is that of the asphalt jungle with
its own code of survival In the heat of
battle tonight, with an unparalleled for
tune at stake, what If Liston goes berserk
and fouls. Or, for that matter what If
Floyd Patterson is the guilty party?
True to the code of so many governing
bodies, the Illinois State Athletic Commis-
sion answered this question fuzzily. There
cannot be a victory on FOUL" Chairman
Joe Triner has declared. In the next breath
Triner has said:
I'm the case of repeated and deliberate
fouling the referee in his discretion, may
stop the action and award the fight to the
injured party" All clear?
Joe Triner is kindly and well-mean-
ing man, but he has been known to vacil-
late He has been prone to contradict him
self lately, as demonstrated also in connec-
tion with the selection of gloves Monsels
solution Ia blood-Stopper which later must
be picked out of eye cuts by DOCTOR, and
in outlining complex counting system in
the event one of the fighters is knocked out
Of the ring and off the apron outside the
ropes
WHEN JACK DEMPSEY was knocked
out of the ring by Luis Angel Firpo he was
given 10 seconds in which to return and
fight IF poffarcOYo icfoy &c
into the press section the Illinois State
Athletic Commission has devised a proce-
dure that might defy an IBM machine
If the ousted boxer requires 10 seconds
to return, he also must take mandatory
eight-count in the ring. If he fingers out
side for IA seconds, he must take four
count unless he chooses to remain on the
floor until split-second before 2O-count.
Chairman Timers halting explanation
OF this ruling brings dubious, even derisive
smiles to the faces of the old fighters on
hand, including Rocky Marciano, Joe
Louis, Dempsey, Jim Braddock, Archie
Moore and Barney Ross, plus such mod
ern pugs as Ingemar Johansson.
I'm Miami the referee did not do so
good to count only to TO-" Johansson re-
marked. He was referring to Bill Regan,
who reached 10" Just as lingo stood up in
the sixth round of his third fight with Pat
terson. Many ringside observers felt that
JohanSson had at least tied the count and
was entitled to fight on.
ONE OTHER UNUSUAL Illinois ring
law spotlights the independence of the two
Judges in relation to the referee In New
York, for example, If the referee penalties
q fighter a round for low blows, rabbit
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Dempsey in a return match
that drew 104,943 people and
2,658,660 in Soldier Field, Chi
cago. This, of course, was be-
fore the era Of television, much
less closed-circuit TV. Also
swelling the pot tonight will
be radio and movie tithes.
Patterson is guaranteed 81
million from the closed cir
cult, Of which he gets IS per
cent after expenses and the
sharing of earnings with ex-
hibitors. Floyd also receives
IS per cent Of the live gate,
LiSton, angry over the dis
tribution but in no position
to argue, is guaranteed $780,
900 overall, or 1914 per cent
of the closed circuit and gate
How much Patterson viii be
able to keep OF his earnings
is up to Uncle Sam. Tunney
was able to hang onto most OF
the $990.445 he received in '27,
The fighters, who have done
little public boxing at Their
camps for q week, arrived in
Chicago last night. Patterson
motored from Elgin, Ill, and
'Liston from Aurora.
The measurements favor
Sonny, whose reach Of "a inches
is longer than any heavy
weights except Primo Car
nera's 85l2 inches. Carners
had a 142z-inch fist, Liston
has IA. Patterson's reach Is II
inches, his fist 1224.
Because Of his fist size, much
ado was made over the gloves
Liston will wear. He preferred
a local brand, tailored to order
but the Everlast Co. favored by
Patterson came up with eight
ounce gloves that fit yesterday
and the mitts were accepted,
initiated and placed in safe
keeping with the Illinois State
Athletic Commission.
Evening star., 1962-09-25
Another Change

Ross Anderson Of Nefertiti
started out with Ted Hood and
Don Mcnamara as co-helms-
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BuyIor Shot Decides

HONOLULU. Sept. IS (AP)
Elgin Baylor's jumpshot with
eight seconds remaining gave
the Los Angeles Lakers a 95-93
victory over the San Francisco
Warriors here last night in a
National Basketball Association
preseason game.
Evening star., 1962-09-25

ONE OTHER UNUSUAL Illinois ring
law spotlights the independence of the two
Judges in relation to the referee In New
York, for example, if the referee penalties
q fighter round for low blows, rabbit
Evening star., 1962-09-25
Patterson Fights rs Odds in Richest Bout
Liston Sticks
ToP Prediction
OF Early KO
BY FRANCIS STANN
Star staff Writer

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Floyd
Patterson, who ally
picked everything except the
round in which he intends to
win, defends his world heavy
weight championship against
Charles Sonny Liston tonight
Evening star., 1962-09-25
Ford 10 Pitch
As Yanks Bid
For CIincI1er
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Staff Writer


NEW YORK. Sept. Is. =
Whitley Ford, who usually
draws the assignment when
the Yankees have important
business at hand, will 60 for
the pennant clincher against
the Senators tonight.
Bennie Daniels, who went
all the way to beat the YAM
KEGS here in June, will oppose
him as the Senators open a
five-game road trip that viii
close up shop for the season.
The Yankees have five games
remaining and the Twins four,
and any Yankee victory or
Minnesota defeat will give the
Yanks their 18th pennant in
IA years. and 9th in all.
Announcement Possible
President Pete Quesada of
the Senators gave a vague hint
last week that he might make
an announcement here as to
Manager Mickey Vernon's fu-
ture. Quesada is here for the
Yankee series, which ends with
a day game tomorrow, but
there is no indication of any
word.
The Senators have Thurs
day and Friday off, and will
end the season in Boston with
a double -header Saturday aft
ernoon and q single game on
Sunday.
Three Victories Needed
With five games to 60 the
Senators will have to win three
to top last years 81 victories,
and four Of the five to avoid
losing 100 games. Vernon plans
to start his top pitchers in or
der to show even one-game i'm
provement over last year.
There is nothing individual
at stake such as the Maris-
Mantle homer race of last year.
If the Yankees clinch it to-
night, they may 60 with Joe
Pepitone, Phil Linz, Jack Reed
and other non-regulars most
Of the remainder Of the week.
Ford is 1873 for the season
and is a lock to open the series
against the Dodgers next
Wednesday. This might be
his last start before the series.
Evening star., 1962-09-25
TALE OF TAPE

in what will be the richest box
ing match in history and one
Of the few title fights in which
the challenger is the favorite.
Patterson chose the oppon-
ent, time, place and gloves. but
the savage, apparently inde-
structible Liston remained a
7-5 favorite to dethrone him in
Comiskey Park while $4,000 pa
irons Of the art watch "live." |"
Perhaps a million others are
expected to view closed circuit
television. The bout starts at
10:30, Washington time.
Knockout Expected
The weigh-in at the Sher-
atom Chicago this morning pro-
vided no surprises. Patterson
checked in at 189 pounds and
Ldston at 2l4. The 25-pound
spread was just about what
everyone expected.
Hardly anybody expects the
fight to last the 15-round limit.
Liston repeatedly has declared
that he viii knock out the
champion in mot more than
five rounds"
Patterson merely says, This
fight should end in a knockout.
I've never predicted how a fight
viii come out, but I hope to be
the winner"
1t has been ballyhooed as a
showdown between the forces
Of good CPatterson) and the
forces Of evil Giston) but the
Evening star., 1962-09-25
WMAL TO AIR
FIGHT TONIGHT

Stay-at-home fight fans
can tune In tonight's
heavyweight championship
scrap on Station WMAL,
$50 on the radio dial. The
broadcast will begin at
1905 o'clock and the fight
at about 10:30.
Evening star., 1962-09-25
WIND, COURSE FAVORABLE
u. S. Can CIinch
Sail Cup Today

men on the Boston Yacht Club
sloop. BY early August when
rumors we're rife of unhappiness
on the beamy craft, her de-
signer Hood was put in full
charge and Mcnamara, who
had devoted so much time to
the boats planning. went
ashore.
Theoretically, Columbia had
only single skipper, Cornelius
(Glit) Shields. jr.. and there
was no upheaval on this FAM
lily boat. Yet many felt the per-
formance of the 1858 defender
was not aided by the pressure
which was created on her skip
per by having two great helms
men, his father Corny and his
uncle Paul, virtually breathing
on his neck with advice all
summer.
Only on Weatherly was there
one skipper and boss all sum-
mer. 1t certainly aided the
cause Of Bus Mosbacher's boat
which was a 1858 also-ran.
Packer Calls Signals
The Australians were not
quick to profit by the Ameri-
can mistakes. From the mo-
ment Of their arrival in this
country, Packer ran the show.
The trouble with this arrange
ment was that Packer never
planned to sail Gretel and was
moreover not a yachtsman Of
great racing experience.
Even after Sturrock was
named skipper, following a
competition" with Archie
Robertson, Packer was still
calling the signals.
This remained the situation
through the first race, a week
ago Saturday, when the reg
ular navigator was left ashore.
Gretel did not appear too
serious a contender in that
race, although her performance
was somewhat better than any,
thing shown by Sceptre in
1858.
Gretel a Threat
Before the next race of the
series. the Royal Sydney Yacht
Squadron syndicate members
had a meeting which resulted
in Sturrock being given full
charge over the challenger and
her crew. Since then the chal-
lenger has been a mighty threat
to a successful American de-
fense.
There are discussions-in fact
there was an animated con-
versation between Sturrock and
Alan Payne on Offsider Just
before mainsails were shifted
on Gretel prior to Saturdays
start-but Jock appears to be
calling the shots when con-
clusions are reached. That's
as 1t should be.
Now possessing a topnotch
skipper who Is master Of hts
own ship, Gretel, with mainly
American sails, spars, and rig
ging plus a hull developed from
research in the towing tank
at Stevens Institute Of Tech
nology, could conceivably make
the comeback Of the century
TO win the Americas Cup.
Evening star., 1962-09-25
BY LEONARD M. FOWLE
Contributing Writer

NEWPORT, R. l., Sept. 25.-
AS the 12-meter sloops set sail
for the Americas Cup course
today in what could be the final
test of the 1862 match, it is
evident the Australians have
two factors aiding them in
making the best bid Of any
challenger since Tom Sopwith's
first Endeavour in 1894.
All along they have been
helped by the most benevolent
attitude the New York Yacht
Club has displayed towards
any challenger since the
schooner America won off
Cowes in 1851.
More recently the Australians
became a real threat in this
series because a fine skipper,
Jock Sturrock, was given full
command of Gretel at long last.
Weatherly Leads 81
The American defender
Weatherly has a 81 edge over
the Australian challenger
Gretel, and could wrap up the
best-of-seven series with a
victory today. Today's race,
starting at noon, was over a
Pam ] upwind-downwind
course of four Smile legs.
Weatherly won both previous
races over this course and split
with Gretel over two triangular
courses.
The weather prediction for
today was northwest to westerly
winds in the 1920 knot range,
again Weatherly's favorite
range. Veteran watermen here,
however, say it will be much
brisker and in Gretels favor.
Yesterday was a day off re-
quested by Gretel, and the
winds turned out to be Just
what Gretel likes best-up to
35 knots in the backlash Of a
tropical storm that moved up
the coast.
Skipper Changed
The Americas Cup campaign
Of 1869 may well be designated
by future catching historians
rs the season when the point
was hammered home that a
racing sloop like any merchant
or naval vessel can't succeed
with divided authority or two
The amazing thing is that
so many seasoned yachtsmen
ever had the idea it would work
In the first place. Sir Frank
Packer and the Australians
we're not the first to make the
error.
Chandler Hovey Of fastener
named George ODay to sail his
mahogany sloop at the request
Of Designer Ray Hunt and then
ended up in the embarrassing
spot Of having to beach ODay
when the two yachtsmen who
had worked so we'll together in
preparing our 1860 Olympic
Gold Medal winner at Naples
Minotaur-found they could not
agree on how to make East
erner go.
Another Change
Ross Anderson Of Nefertiti
started out with Ted Hood and
Don Mcnamara as co-helms-
Tundra times., 1962-11-19
Letter 10 Editor

White Mountain, Alaska October 20. 1862
Tundra times., 1962-11-19
By Mrs. Charles Ehart Tanana. Alaska

A long time ago. before the great flood, all the animals could talk to each other, they could even talk to people like you and me if they wanted to. It was then that the bears grandchildren decided they wanted the sun and the moon to play with.
 They would reach their hands up in the air to try to catch them and cry because they couldn't Grand pa bear got tired of all the crying and said he would get the sun and the moon for them, which he did one day. All over the land. for all the other animals, it was dark. Only in the bears house was there light
 The other animals asked the old bear to put the sun and moon back into the sky, but he wouldn't and
Tundra times., 1962-11-19
Caribou Club Promoting
 Beauty Contest

The Caribou Club appeals to the Tundra Times to help promote a Miss Native Alaska girl to take part in the Miss Undian) America con- test being held in Sheridan Wyo- ming in August each year. either an Indian or Eskimo or half thereof are invited to take part and we think that Alaska should surely be repre- scented.
 Such pretty Native girls that the Caribou Club has helped are Murial Hagberg. Eleanor Moses, Ann Leak anoff. Georgiana Harwood and no finer bunch of girls could be found anywhere Each and everyone of them would be an asset to any race on earth.
 The Caribou Club is sending an entry blank which contains the rules. This blank will be in the hands of the Editor of the Tundra Times.
 The Editor of the Alaska Sports man has promised cooperation as has both Alaska senators and the Governor of Alaska.
 Further information about the contest will appear in a later issue. a
Tundra times., 1962-11-19
INACCURATE TEXTBOOKS CREATE IGl00 MYTH IN ALASKA

The igloo, almost in all cases, faces south.
 The roof is built somewhat of a dome shape with about three foot square skylight. A small ventilator on the roof is built in. / When the frame of the main room and the frame of the long hallway or tunnel has been built. it is ready for sod covering. All around the base. sod is applied two feet thick about three quarters of the way up the walls. This is to prevent the sod from falling off the walls and to provide added warmth to the igloo The rest of the wall is covered with foot thick nesSeS of sod
 Sod Slabs
 The sod squares are applied in bricklaying fashion so the sod will adher more solidly to the walls.
 When the sod has been applied flush with the walls. different operation is begun to cover the roof
 Sod slabs with fine grass surfaces and strongly interwoven with fine grass roots, and which are hard to tear, are used to cover the roof.
 These slabs are roughly two and a half feet in diameter and about 3 inches thick. They are cut with a hoe like tool that slices into the grassy surface. The blade of this tool is made out of whale rib that flares out at the blade end, tapered flat and sharpened.
 The sod slabs are put on the roof with the grassy side next to the wood. This is done until the whole roof is covered.
 For the final operation the same sod slabs are applied with the grassy side to the weather. Care is taken that cracks or seams are overlapped so rain and snow will not leak through the roof.
 The ancient igloos usually had long, low railways to warm the frigid air somewhat before it en- tered the igloo.
 Long Railways The ancient igloo had a novel en- trance which is no longer used today.
 It was round hole, or trap en- trance. to the front edge of the room. The hallway .or tunnel, dip
Tundra times., 1962-11-19

The sod igloo is, and was, per- manent type home in Alaska, per- manent homes and villages were necessity. Villages were picked be- cause of their strategic economic value.
 There was no need to be mo- madic. Animals were plentiful and nature provided a succession of animals, that is, when one specie left a different specie migrated to take it's place and in turn was hunt ed.
 To take advantage of these ex- cellent hunting conditions the an- cient Eskimo in Alaska devised a home that was ideal for the cli- mate of the Arctic-the sod igloo
 This is how he builds it.
 Long before the igloo is to be built. usually in late spring, the family who wishes to build, cuts sod in onefoot squares about or 6 inches thick. AS the squares are cut out they are piled in tiers so the wind and sun can dry them out. The cutting and drying of these sod squares may be done a year earlier from the time the igloo is to be built.
 The reason: dry sod is necessary for warm igloo. When sod is put on wet and fresh off the ground, it freezes when cold weather comes and the igloo is cold and hard to heat.
 Building Igloo
 But even when it is applied fresh off the ground, in time it dries out thoroughly from the internal heat of the igloo and by the sun and wind on the exterior.
 It then becomes perfect con- ductor of heat and cold. A dry and seasoned sod igloo is easy to heat and slow to cool.
 After the sod pieces have been cut out and set to dry the flooring and frame of the igloo is begun.
 The man of the house takes drift wood that has been washed ashore, smoothes the sides flat with his jade adze. After sufficient drift wood pieces have been prepared, the Eskimo is ready to erect the igloo on his chosen site.
 He digs into the ground desired foundation about 2 feet deep. He then lays the flooring upon which he builds the frame of the igloo.