Comment On Sports
By PETE F RITCHIE
Washington, D. C. ? Cassius
Clay must have hi* go with Son
ny Liston, providing of course
Liston gets by Floyd Patterson
in that rematch. Clay's destruc
tion of British heavyweight
champion Henry Cooper in the
predicted five rounds adds fuel
to the fires signaling a Clay
Liston title fight.
Just about everyone is dis
counting Patterson's chances
against Liston and even Patter
son himself is uttering strange
words. He told reporters recent
ly Liston wouldn't knock him
out in the first round this time
but then added it might "pos
sibly" be later.
This isn't the sort of talk
that makes for big gates. Clay
has the corn and hayseed that
packs 'em in. Corn ball poet,
egotist extreme, but back of it
all a lot of fighting ability and
speed. And his is an amazing
ability to pick the round for
most of his victims.
There is a legitimate question
whether it would not be best
for Clay to have a while longer
to learn the tricks of his trade.
He is immature as professionals
go, and if he gets clobbered be
cause of lack to savy in his
heavyweight title go, it might
possibly cut short a promising
career.
On the other hand, he is big
gate now and will be too much
for the promoters to pass up.
He is unquestionably good.
Whether he can handle Liston
or not is quite a question. Clay
thinks he can and that will
make for a good go anyhow.
There is just that sneaking
chance that Patterson 'is play
ing coy with Liston, from the
psychological viewpoint. Pat
terson has always been much
better in his second try against
the same opponent and he may
want Sonny to be over-confi
dent. His talk about being pos
sibly knocked out by Liston
may be so much psychological
warfare.
The majority of sports writ
ers and boxing fans do not
think so. They think Patterson
was awe-struck when he step
ped into the ring with Liston
last year and that he is still
awestruck. Maybe? but he was
knocked out by Johansson and
came back stroag. We will have
to see.
Providing Liston does away
with Patterson again, the Clay
fight is almost a must. Should
Liston attempt to dodge this
one, the heat would build up to
irresistable proportions. Clay
is too colorful. He is too much
gate. He cannot longer be deni
ed his chance. The English un
derstandably did not like him
but he backed up his big words.
That's what wins the pay-off in
this racket.
S. Grogan, 51,
Dies Wednesday
West Jefferson ? Sidney Gro
gan, 51, of Todd, the Fleet
wood community, died July 3
at his home after at heart at
tack.
He was born in Ashe County
to William and Julia Black Gro
gan. He married Dollle Faith
Goodman, who died several
years ago. . ?
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. Bobby Miller of Deep Gap,
Mrs. Darrell Miller of West
Jefferson, Mrs. Richard Bur
chett of Homestead, Fla., and
Miss Judy Grogan of the home;
two sons, Warren Grogan of
Todd and Kermit Grogan of
West Jefferson; two sisters,
Mrs. Johnny Bland of White
ville and Mrs. Sherman Bryan
of Meat Camp; and six broth
ers, Leonard Grogan of Matoa
ka, W. Va., Raymond Grogan of
Todd, Norman Grogan of Le
noir, Vernie and Johnny Gro
gan of Woodford and Roy Gro
gan of Ashland. ?
The funeral was held at Mis
sion Home Baptist Church by
the Rev. R. C. Ashley, the Rev.
Elwood Goodman, the Rev.
Herman Gentry and the Rev.
Bill Burchett. Burial was in the
Bethany Cemetery.
ON FARM EXPORTS
Congressional anxiety over
Common Market tariff barriers
sparked a bipartisan move to
put the Senate behind Presi
dent Kennedy's efforts to keep
United States farm products
flowing to Europe.
Senator Dirksen (111.), Re
publican leader, and Senator
Humphrey (Minn.), assistant
Democratic leader, joined in
offering a resolution aimed to
line up both political parties
behind the Presiden on trade
negotiations.
Funeral Held
For Mrs. Colcer
Mrs. Haxel Coffey Colcer, 43,
of Orlando, Fla., a former
Blowing Rock resident, died un
expectedly Saturday in Florida.
She was a native of Watauga
county.
Surviving are her husbaad,
Wilson Colcer of Orlando; her
parents, Mr and Mrs. James
M. Coffey .of Blowing Rock;
two brothers, Stanley Coffey of
Boone asd James R. Coffey of
Blowing Rock; and two sisters,
Mrs. George M. Sudderth Jr.,
and Mrs. Main Coffey, both of
Blowing Rock.
!? The funeral was conducted
at 2 p. m. Monday, July 8 at
Rumple Memorial Presbyterian
Church by the Rev. Blake
Brinkerhoff and Rev. Carson
Eggers. Burial was in the
Boones Fork Church cemetery.
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parking tickets, Mayor Robert
Gardner and his police chief
found 176 ynpaid tickets.
The Mayor discovered one
ticket, two years old, had hU
name on it. He paid the $2
parking fine.
Cuban rumor* ipark fever ul
trading In stocks.
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