Show THE SPORTS hancis HIGHWAY Al WARDEN WITH Patterson Bout Recalls the Good Old Days of Dempsey-Tunne- y Liston lain Title Bout Champion Floyd Patterson and his menacing challenger Sonny Liston are poised for their eagerly awaited showdown battle next Tuesdaty night Sept 25 at Comiskey Park Chicago Most critics agree this is the most important heavyweight title fight since Gene Tunncy and Jack Dempsey met in the Windy City almost ex' t actly 33 years to the day In prospective drama in speed against punch in electric anticipation this latest in boxing's classic championship will rival the now legendary long-coustruggle That was the night when Demp-sey- 's failure to go to a neutral corner enabled Tunney lo survive a knockdown and go on to a retention stunning seventh-roun- d of the title The date is two days later than that of Dempsey-Tunne- y fought on Sept 23 1927 and the scene has shifted from Soldier Field to Comiskey Park But Comiskey Park offers its own luminous heavyweight championship tradition It was there that Joe Louis knocked out Jim Brad-doc- k in eight rounds on June 22 1937 to initiate his memorable reign Tunney-Dcmpse- y drew what has remained a record gate of paid by 104943 yet the modern miracle of closed circuit television along with radio will place Patterson and Liston before a viewing and listening audience which dwarfs the then giant turn-oI" of the past 'VV Some 1000000 in 250 locations throughout this country and Canada are expected to attend showing and contribute at an average price of $3 gross receipts totaling $5000000 In the park itself it is predicted there will be 45000 paying up to $100 ringside who will — bring the gate close to $1000000 — of the closed circuit and gate For Floyd Pattersonone time child of insecurity in Brooklyn's slum district and Sonny Liston who knew troubled youth and man- l) hood in St Louis the bell at 7 : 30 pm Utah time will signallize the most decisive moment of careers which have gripped the boxing world 'r:'r- Patterson only man to have lost and regained the heavyweight crown is- making his 41st start in I an career in which he has won 133 fights 29 by knockout Only defeats of Floyd were: by former light heavyweight champion Joe Maxim in eight rounds on June 7 1954 in Brooklyn a decision with which newsmen disagreed by a ratio of 14-- 1 and his loss to Ingemar Jo n hansson on a third-rounknockout in Yankee Stadium on June 26 1959 avenged spectacularly by Patterson via a 15-rou- Weight 189 6r Height S1 84 iReach 71' iNeck: 16 Chest 40' 212 j 60 ut "''!' 11-ye- ar g- seven-knockdow- d KO fifth-roun- d success on June 20 Polo Grounds JACK DEMPSEY 19G0 in the Richest Mit Pot of History This represents the richest not nf nil list fight and the most fantastic earnings for a heavyweight champion and his challenger Patterson is guaranteed $2000000 from Jhe closed circuit" of which he gets 55 per cent after expenses land the sharing of earnings with exhibitors He also gets 45 per cent of me uvc uic uibwn is guaranteed zuuooo overall or 121£ per cent Liston obscured for some years though he started as a! pro only one year after Patterson is heading into his 35th fight capping a record of 33 victories in 34 fights only one of which he lostj He has scored 23 KOs Sonny's setback was an eight-rounloss to Marty Marshall on Sept 71954 in Detroit where'he suffered a broken! jaw en route In 1955 and 1956 he more than evened the score by knocking out Marshall in six rounds at St Louis and beating him in 10 rounds f at Pittsburgh -- one-nig- ht s ! d Gained Title From Moore Liston is that of the defenses he has made in his two tenancies at the top eight previous "He beat the best of the other contenders" Patterson has said with generosity not always associated with champions "He deserves the chance I always meant to give it to him when it came time ' And this is the time" Liston No 1 contender for the past two years has earned the recognition shared in by Patterson He has met six first 10 heavy-- " weights knocked out five whipped the other on decision L Fallen before his punches were Mike DeJohn Cleveland Williams (twice) Zora Folly Nino Valdes and Roy Harris The one route-gowas Eddie Machen on Sept 7 1960 in Seattle who was almost ex' clusively on the defense for 12 rounds "I've thanked Patterson for finally! giving me the shot" Liston has said "Now I'm going to prove I deserved it by knocking him out I say it will come in five rounds" Floyd has dodged explicit predictions He believes he will win but has not publicly stated whether he! expects it to be by knockout and when or whether it will be by decision Students of boxing who are not necessarily infallible generally have given Liston more chance of "a knockout The fortunes of fisticuffs are such that the roles may be reversed Or even that the fight could go 15 with either man winning far-beyon- d j er i - i a convicted tough guy outside the ring gets his big chance Tuesday night to prove whether he's formidable enough inside to wrest the world heavyweight championship from Floyd Patterson in their unprecedented rich fight at —T - —— Comiskey Park — 12 " 'll ' Burly Liston with the teng bat--1 of a left jab is favored at 72 to 5 to beat the smaller champion and register his 27th straight victory largely on the theory that "a good big tering-ra- - m in St- - Louis was given this chance for a shot at the title by Patterson and the Illinois State Atheltic Commission because he claims to have rehabilitated him Expanded self although the New York State ) man can beat a good little man" Athletic Commission refused to 32 33 Waist battle grant Sonny a license to fight This scheduled between "bad guy" Liston of Phil- there : If Patterson defeats Sonny he I adelphia and "good guy" Patter14 16 12" Biceps will son of Scarsdale NY is expected get his prestige and even if to the challenger Floyd he loses t 800000 attract" V cash to a record 12 14" Fist customers — only about 30000 of gets a return bout wiihm a year —with an even split ?n purses which will be at the ballpark The others will attend at 8 6" Wrist i Liston although grateful to Pat- in 161 locations frt wrantincr him fhu ritlo tnrenn cities of the United States and shot been criticizing Floyd 21 has 25 12" Thigh Canada and Championship Sports for "robPromoter Al Bolan of Championme" bing giving by Sonny only 15 ships Sports Inc expects a live 12Ms 16' Calf net of cent all per receipts the at gate of at least $650000 White Sox ball park and more backed by a $200000 guarantee 9 12" Ankle 12' For Chicago's eighth heavythan $5500000 from theater-televisio- n like weight title fight Liston is fathe radio and movies ' v f for total receipts of more than vored because of his size his " ' 2 i million " : : ' punch and his record He packs $6 K ' frame This interesting match between 215 pounds on a '1 ' achieved His have fists ' ft d Liston and the " J Patterson has attracted a record 23 knockouts among his 34 vicbrigade of 620 reports and pho- tories in 35 fights ills tographers including more than reach enables him to spare op100 from foreign countries The ponents halfway across Lbe ring Moreover previous record of 443 covered Sonny never was Utah time Tickets are scaled at $5 $650 and $750 Sanny Liston left challenger is an 8-- 5 favorite to Stribling-Jac- k knocked' out or even floored althe young Sharkey Over 300000 tickets have been sold nationally for defeat Champion Flcyd Patterson right when they at Miami though he faced good punchers heavyweight TV theater fans The gate at Comiskey Park is excollide head'on at Comiskey Park Chicago Tuesday Beach Feb 27 1929 like Cleveland Williams Eddie to TV of KLO Utah will be and home n will be 25 an under There Machen Zora Folley Hike poll $800000 early Unexpectedly Capitol pected Ogden Sept carry Patterson favored 53 Valdes writers Nino and the exclusive broadcast in this section of the fight today Center theaters in Salt Lake City will feature he 30 to 25 at 7:05 blow by blow on theater screen starting at 7:30 pm Sonny lost only one eight-roun- d Tuesday starting evening pm When Liston heard about that decision to Marty Marshall at Deat his camp he growled: "Huh troit in 1954 when he suffered a What do reporters know? I say it broken jaw but he knocked out before and I say it again I'll Marshall (6) and outpointed him knock Patterson out inside five in two return bouts rounds" In training Liston has been imBig Sonny during his training pressive — with his long jabs his at the abandoned Aurora (111) slapping left flicks his left hooks Downs Racetrack 38 miles from ko the body and head and his of Chicago has seemed cock-sur- e long right smashes- - Destraight registering his 34th victory in 35 spite his size he moved well on fights—at Patterson's expense his feet Persson rounds— Lennart Ed Three By Sainsbury Patterson has been impressive - year old PatterTwenty-seve- n OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINECHICAGO (UPI) — Challenger Stockholm Sweden Dagehsnyhe- with the speed of his "hooking defense his OGDEN UTAH SUNDAY MORNING SEPT 23 1962 son making eighth ' combinations And he seems to Charles (Sonny) Liston may be ter of the title refused any predic— Five rounds his balance by ushave 1 Hugh Bradley improved to dethrone heavy-the favorite tions at his camp near Elgin III " York New a more stance — with normal ing would He Pattersaid he that weight champion Floyd merely Condon Dave Tribune behind — foot the further Chicago right son Tuesday but the fistic exnot "gamble" against Six rounds-Yu-gve Stock usual "peek-a-boo- " his than Feukj ttyle perts in an early poll today were holm Sonny as he did in his first fight Hamill Pete bewith from out Expressen peering eyes with Ingemar Johansson on June evenly divided on the probable New York Post hind his feet and gloves protective 26 1959 lost when title he the winner Of 62 fight writers who gave on a third-roun- d knockout after on a even line to help his hookSEVEN ROUNDS— Coopfr Rol- ing combinations their opinion of the outcome 31 low being floored seven timesi Tribune John Chicago chose Patterson and 31 selected "I expected Liston will be the Floyd seeks his 39th victory and Chicago Daily Neivs: Sid knockout in 41 fights He lost Liston aggressor" said Floyd "because 30th to Ziff The most optimistic was Doc mond Los Angeles Times Lin Rayand because only he's the challenger heavyweight chamQuincy Ledger on a decision Maxim Green Detroit News columnist I won't his pion that's Joey gamble style BOISE Idaho (UPI) — Utah (Skip) Stanley who moved up to Eight rounds— Milt Gross New to on and who believed Liston would finish a knockout Johansson him— with exchanging punches— York Post Alberto Balorin Mi- State's Aggies handed Dee Andros athletic director off the champion in the first of Out the complicated finanunless I hurt him and he begins his first defeat as a head coach lan United Ed Ualy Sainsbury round Two writers Bill Tanton cial arrangement of this fight 7I 7 to back up" o o 0 Saturday crushing his fumbling Idaho of the Baltimore Sun and Tim Press International Patterson — who already has 45-— 7 Nine rounds Bill Listonj Boston Idaho Vandals with a power- Utah State 14 15 2 earned $4250000 with his fists-sh- ould Horgan of the Boston Traveler Traveler Talese New York ful air and ground attack receive an additional seems However expected Liston to win in two Times LeoGay Floyd grimly Fischer Chicago Am Scoring: The Aggies held the Vandals rounds the largest purse in ring to because win he determined be 4 run Turner augh Newark scoreless until the final one minHy Goldberg None of the writers selecting erican lives a history victory might finally bring ute 11 seconds of the game when kick) Patterson expected as early a News him the respect he craves as a Ten rounds— Arthur New Daley Mike Whiles hit end Utah—Callahan 63 run Turner "good champion" finish Lennart Persson of the quarterback The previous largest was $9P0-44- 5 York Times Dan Daniel New Vern Leyde with a Stockholm Sweden pass kick) that Gene Tunney earned at Dagensny York World He says the press never accordTelegram It capped an touchdown heter expected the champion to Utah— Turner 99 run fumble ed him rthe prestige he deserves Soldiers' Field Chicago for his Eleven rounds— Izlenberg Jerry drive John Sitah kicked the extra (Roberts kick) win in three rounds for having won the title at the historically controversial "long-count- " Newark Star Ledger Joe Rein point 10 run (Munson youngest Giving further evidence of the Chicago Munson Utah victory over Jack Dempage of 21 when he Daily News Bud Shrake So good was the Aggie defense kick) opinion or the writers that Liston Dallas News knocked out Archie Moore in the sey in their return title bout Sept boasts the hardest punch only Utah — Safety on Naccarato fifth round for the vacant crown 22 1927— 33 years ago tonight Twelve rounds— Francis Stann that the Vandals theatened only two who picked him to win Larry one in time other the Then 1956 here in Chicago and befumble in game Floyd approached that Tunney Washington Star n Claflin Boston Utah-Leofumnard in 1961 when he received record 9 is run he man the first ever (Run fails) quarterback cause Gagnon Gary Thirteen rounds-T-om philips and Jack Davis Reuters anticibled on the line— 2 the title— Callahan on Utah $832500 as his share of proceeds run (Callahan to recapture the heavy Aggie London Herad James Badwin pated the bout would go its sched- Nugget: Mel Dursag Los Alngeles bll squirting into the ready hands run) d knockout over Jo- from his third title fight with Johis uled 15 rounds of Aggie quarterback Jim Turner Idaho — Leyde 9 run (Sitah kick) hansson in their second fight in hansson at Miami Beach Herald-Expres- s Six writers expected Patterson ' 99 yards for a touchdown who ran Much of Floyd's purse for TuesSTATISTICS 1980 Fifteen rounds— Frank Mastro to win over the full distance Another fumble minutes Idaho whom Gagnon A Utah day's fight will be given to him victory over iistonl Tribune Jim ilurray Frank Mastro of the Chicago Tri- Chicago set earlier the second 22 13 up Aggie First Downs FleischFloyd rates as the most dangerous in payments over the next 17 bune Jim Murray Los Angeles Los Angeles Times Nat j fulltouchdown of the when 224 139 game Rushing yardage opponent he ever faced might years by Championship Sports Gil Rogin Magazine Times Nat Fleisher Ring Mag- er Ring Bill back Callahan it 190 64 grabbed Illustrated Passing Frank Butler yardage bring him the recognition he who in turn receive their share Sports azine:' Gil Rogin Sports Illustrat- London raof receipts from Theater-T21 19 craves Passes attempted News of the World Jim- and dashed 68 lards to paydirt ed Frank Butler London News Vandals The did to robhold Graff from movies etc 11 dio for 7 who Passes time Liston manage served Powers New York Daily completed of the World and Jimmy Powers my the Aggies down to a sa- Passes intercepted by 1 bery and assault on a policemen Reiner and Smith Inc 2 News of the New York Daily News fety in the third period that ocThose forecasting a Liston win curring when Rich Naccarato were: fumbled an Aggie punt in his One round—Doc Green Detroit own end zone News Idaho fumbled six times in the Two rounds— Bill Tanton Baltigame and lost the ball three times more Sun Tim Horgan Boston that way Utah State fumbled Traveler three times and lost but Idaho was unable to capitalize on the THREE ROUNDS-B- ob Teague recoveries New York Times Reg Gutter-idg- e Turner and Bill Munson reLondon Evening News and peatedly riddled the Vandal de' Star fense with passes the Aggias Four rounds— George Piiscas 11 in 21 attempts Ida completing Detroit Free-PresJack Field ho completed seven of 19 Two new coaches are m action Philadelphia Bulletin 22 FIRST DOWNS A Five rounds-- C the three-schocis Weber County Nycop Stockholm Sweden On the ground Utah State ripExpresen junior high football campaign Gerald Kersh Playboy Bill gets under way ped off 224 yards rushing to 139 St Louis Only veteran back is South for the Vandals The Aggies also Sam Leitch London Sunday Pic- liigh's Basil Beech marking his made 22 first downs to 13 for the j torial Blackie Sherrod Dallas third year Vandals Times-Herald- L v-'- f Blair Moyes replaces Richard Utah State scored early in the Six rounds— Hubert Lam Gote-bo- r Taylor at Roy and RonMaughan first period when fullback Charles g Sweden Posten Sec Tay- is at the helm at Wahlqiust re- Claybaugh caped a drive k-:f- f if lor Des Moines Register Tribune with a into the end placing Ted CampbelL spurt Miami News Tommy- - Devine Moyes is a graduate tf Utah zone Then Callahan snatched the Jack Cuddy United Press Inter- State University and Ogden High first Gagnon fumble and raced national Ed Muller San Fran- School He played baseball at S3 yards to score again i cisco Exaininer Alan Hoby Lon- both schools He is a The was the gradAggies' secvictory uate USU don Sunday Express of — ond this season having beaten i Shirley Povick Washington Post Maughan also a 1962 graduate San Jose last week It marked the Seven rounds— Al Buck New of USU played varsity iootball fourth straight year Utah tSate York Post Jack Wood London! iot three years with the Aggies has ' beaten Idaho and counting Huntsville the fourth county Saturday's game Idaho has been Daily Mail Eight rounds— Red Smith New j JUUior hign school does not en-- against Utah State in that period Herald-Tribun- e ork It was the first game as head Barney jMge in football new Ihe Frischedule TeleNew York opened Nagler Morning coach for Andros who was hired with Wahlquist at South graph Jack Griffin Chicago last spring to replace J Neil The remaining games f&liow: Dan Taylor Cleveland Press Wendell Smith Chicago Sept 26 — South at Roy Oct — Roy at Wahlquist Oct 12 — Ranger Farm 5 American Peter Wilson London Red SuBivan York South at "Wahlquist Oct 19 — Roy Daily Mirror is Baltimore's — Ranger coaching Nine rounds— Jesse Abramson at South Oct 28 Wahlquist at Clippers the new Ranger farm Koy New York Herald-Tribun- e J team in the American Hockey Ten rounds— Elis Ask Helsingin League Best Trainer in 1 961 Sanomat Helsinki Finland COUNTY JUNIOR GRID COACHES — Two new coaches make their bow in Weber Decision— Larry Cliflin-BostoCounty junior high football this fall Basil Beech South left is the only veteran Carl Hanford former jockey First Commission Record - American Jack Davis mentor returning Blair Moyes of Roy and Ron Maughan of Wahlquist center who trains Kelso was the' leading Reuters Kentucky formed its first racand right above will serve for the first time Only three schools will compete Those predicting a Patterson trainer in money won by his ing commission in 1906 under the for the championship victory were: charges in New York during 1961 chairmanship of CoL J P Chinn 46 12" Chest 42' fast-hooki- i 12' y 12' Vv " i 34' 12' t theater-tel- evision 12' 12' t y - six-foot-o- ne 14-in- ch 190-pou- 215-poun- 83-inc- h LISTON PATTERSON AWAIT TITLE BATTLE fight De-Joh- ALMOST EVENLY SPLIT No Clear Favorite In Poll of Experts an R tD j Vandals No Match i Car-micha- el For Powerful Ags 14-- ex-lig- ht 45 00 Utah-Clayb- i ' rd 80-ya- rd " rd in relation to equipment both have knockout tools Patterson is a brilliant as is Liston Patterson and Liston are equally hurtful with their rights Patterson does have an edge in his volume of combination punches Liston's pronounced advantage is in his left jab the finest thing of its kind since Joe Louis Heartening sien for the cham pion's rooters in this tussle with lethal Liston is the fact that though often down Patterson has made a practice of coming back er full of fight Even in the dismaying first-fir- s experience against Johansson Floyd was on his way up after the seventh knockdown Early in his career he had been down in the first round against fifth-roun- ' j ( V Grid Teams Jacques Royer deCrecy a French I he knocked out middleweight in the In his fights seventh Royer as champion with Pete Rade- macher and Roy Harris both toppled him not long after the start he pulverized both in the --- 7 sixth and 12th rounds respectively When Johansson got the jump on Patterson in their third fight k on March 13 1961 at Miami 1 ! Beach and scored two knockdowns in a round in the first round the champion stormed GENE TUNNEY back fiercely He floored Ingo be ? fore the first round was over and then finicho v Ka Partisans of Liston point proudly to the fact there is no known record of his ever having been dropped What they further stress is that outstanding sluggers on the orde? of DeJohn Williams and Folley shook him but could not break him Their paths have been divergent Only common opponent they uau ivujr xicuiia vjciuug xid1115 some ume auer Patterson fought him Liston demolished the Texan in the first round The likelihood of a limit fight would seem to be remote judgin by recent heavyweight championship history The last title was Rocky Marciano's verdict over Ezzard Charles in 1954 Physically there will be advantages for Liston who has a reach of 84 inches to Patterson's 71 who is to Patterson's six feet who will weight 213 to Patterson's 190 But Floyd is at least one year younger at 27 and he has speed in hands and feet which Sonny cannot match Plus which there is his experience in the crucible of championship fire He has been there and back— Liston still has to make it 1 V 15-rou- six-foot-o- ne Only One Made Move Joe Nuxhall who made a fine Of the top 15 National League comeback with the Cincinnati sluggers of 1961 only one played Reds this season went to spring for another team in 19G2 Left training with the Los Angeles fielder Frank Thomas went from Milwaukee to the New York Mets An-se- ls 44' CHICAGO (UPI) — Charles (Sonny) Liston Record-America- Both Carry Solid Punches Trained With Ange!$ i By Jack Cuddy UPI Sports Writer Journal-American- To Floyd who originally gained heavyweight champion's estate in this cityWi Nov 30 1956 by stopping Archie Moore in five rounds left-hook- 12 17 " "A - 12-ye- ar Challenger Still Favored In Battle at Chicago Park fiiiillis 27 28 tterson St Champion TALE OF TAPE nt title-strippin- ji Await New Flag Drive s: ol Mc-Goog- an Post-Dispat- ch r 65-ya- rd J fik II I es Team ex-Ne- w I 1 Y -- v Sun-Tim- mil if yj - |