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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INF ORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION
SUBJECT: CHARLES "SONNY" LISTON
FILE NUMBER: 92-7389
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TO: Director?FROM: sAc, 92-515! 0/ 92
RE: somw LISTON - CASSIUS CLAY
. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
M1'.AMI BEACH, FLORIDA
2/25/64
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' Attached is a clipping appearing in the "Miami
2/26/64, wherein it is noted State Attorney RICHARD GERSTEIN,
at Miami, had ordered today a complete report on the medical
92 examination of SONNY LISTON, whose torn shoulder tendon lost92 him the heavyweight crown to CASSIUS CLAY. 4%
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It is further noted in the clipping attached that
there was a diagnosis of eight doctors who went over the x-rays
of LISTON, as well as examining him for more than three hours
last night and concluded that LISTON when he missed on one of
his punches "twisted a_tendon in his massive left shoulder."
IThe clippignd above is submitted for the Bureau's
information. Bureau l be kept advised of developments.
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Reporter of The Millnl NewsXastate Attorney Richard Gerstein ordered toc92aya mplete report on the medical examination kof
Sonny Liston whose torn shoulder tendon lost him
the heavyweight crown to Cassius Clay.
Gerstein said the sudden end of the fight with
Liston unable to come out for the seventh round
left me wondering whether what I had seen hap-
pen actually did happen.
No complaints or evidence or a funny fight
have been received by his office, Gerstein said, but
he wants to study the medical reports on Liston to
see if there is a basis for going any further. '
Jabbing, jabbering Clay was declared the win-
ner on a technical knockout after six rounds. The
Miami Beach Boxing Commission held up Listons
$367,000 purse until a team of doctors confirmed
that his shoulder injury was sufficiently bad to
make him unable to continue the bout.
Gerstein said he wanted the examination report and X-rays
studied by doctors of our own choosing" including Dr. Joe
Davis, Dada County medical examiner, and Dr. Franklin J.
Evans, medical-legal adviser to the State Attorney's office.
Wires. from all over the country ooded the Boxing Com-
mission today denouncing the fight as n "disgrace" and an
insult to boxing." *
spite the agreement oi eight doctors as to Listons con-
"ditio., the Commission said it also wanted to have Liston
'ned by its own physician. The Commission wa,sJo-i!aV'e
a special meeting later today.___ Mount Clipping In spaco Below!
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;-_,-l_».-a...ListnnJeft St. Francis Hospitailearly today with hi§_j_njm'_g_d,
wing in a sling and was in seclusion later at 6351 Pine Tree
Dr-., Miami Beach, where handlers said he was sleeping. Doctors
said his injury was not of a permanent nature.
Clay ruled as the new champion in an incredible upset
because of one punch - and he didnt even throw it. _
Sonny Liston, the supposedly unconquerable , kille_r," threw
the punch and when it missed the follow-through, twisted a
tendon in his m/assive left shoulder.
That was the diagnosis of eight doctors who went over the
7-1 favorite with X-rays and other devices for more than three
hours last night and early today at St. Francis Hospital.
The sudden ending when Liston failed to answer the seventh
round bell '- catapulting Clay into the title - left the crowd of
6,297 stunned. Clay, 22, may have his laurels on ice for a long
time because the contract had no return clause and the gabhing
champ may go into the Army soon for as long as two years.
A group who Paid $50000 for the right to promote Cit s
ext fight said, however, Liston is obviously the No. 1 clai-
enger" and Clay said that Sonny can have a return f ht
he wants it." '
The crowd barely half-filled the i6,000capacity of Miami Beach
Convention Hall and cost Promoter Bill MacDonald a cool $400,-
000. The live gate" was $402,000 of which Liston took $36i,000
when his purse was released after the doctor's report. Mac-
Donald had said it would take twice that to get him even.
The fight was expected to gross close to $4 million, how-
ever, in TV and other income to top all previous records.
When Liston didn't get up for the seventh I'0i1Ild, Clay begaii
a dance in his corner and the crowd thought he had finally flip-
ped. But when Referee Barney Felix held Clays hands high it
began to dawn on the audience and muttering . but no cheers or
wild screams - swept the hall. ,
The announcement five minutes later that Liston find
"thrown his shoulder out still fell on unbelieving ears. IAt St. Francis Hospital, a tense crowd of fight oificils
a_n_d_close followers of the fighters awaited Liston's arrival and
examination. The Miami Beihh
B05 g Commission ordered hispux: withheld until the re{;'>rt
Wits made. .
After hours of waiting, Drag
Alexander Robbins, chief physi-'
cian for the commission, report-
ed that the injury to Liston's
shoulder would be sufficient to
incapacitate him and prevent
him from defending himself."
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pion "suffered the injury to the
lgheadofthebleepste on
o the left shoulder with the re-
s t there is separation and ar
muscle fibers with mel lhemorrhage of the muscle bel-
'ry?"tB'¬m1ement said.
Liston, also wearing two
pieces of tape under his left
eye where Clay opened a cut
in the second round, said he
injured himself late in the first
round. _ ¢
"I tried to throw a left hook,"
he said in a voice almost in-
audible. It missed, I felt some-
thing snap. '
"I just couldn't throw a punch
. . . not the jab anyway. Myarm was killing me. F
' He did not appear in toolmuch discomfort with his armt
down when he arrived at thehospital or when he left with
it in a sling. A casLiva=,__not
necessary.
Both camps loudly disciaimed
any suggestion of a rigged
match. .
"Put a Bible before meand
I'll swear it was on the level,
said Jack Nilon, Liston's man-
ager.
This is no fix." screamed
Clay. I am the greatest. He
didn't touch me. I closed both
his eyes." A
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on Joe Louis commented terthe fourth round that Claywissurprising the whole woridl
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5UmECT= 4/CLAY-LISTON HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT
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" te1ephonica1ly contacted ASAC Harry J. Morgan Q ._ Miami Office at approximately 11:00 PM, 2-25-64 regarding the /
§ outcome of above-captioned world championship fight. In view of
the unusual manner in which the fight was conducted and its
if results, ASAC Morgan was requested to remain alert throughE; ~ informants and other sources available to the Miami Office for
.;;; any information bearing upon the possibility the fight was not
; _ legitimate. It was pointed out to Morgan no investigation is to
t - be conducted but any information bearing upon this subjec should
not be}treated casually and the Bureau should be advised
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Ang4Lhmg.Can H appenL0ues-,mo YOU KNOW cassws rode an elephant when heled a circus parade in Miami a couple of weeks ago?_ . He should have been the clown! ,
Dont write the fight off, Joe Louis interr-upted."Cla.y!has a longer reach than Sonny." Sonny inter-rupts: . ,
The distance to the canvas is the same, Joe! Both
men laugh.!
Louis continues: Clay isnt a bloated-up heavy-
weight. Natural heavyweight, 208 pounds. Better stylethan Patterson. Got the fastest hands of any heavy-
weight. Sonny snaps:!
Yeah, as fast as his mouth."
Joe continues: When two big guys get in the ring
anything can happen.
Clay called the eighth round as the one in which helJ
win. What do you think?
One way or the other, somebody goes earlier than
that.
How early?
I hope to break my 2 minute-6 second record
with Patterson and rock Cassius to sleep in less than
that. 1 dont want to make Patterson look bad. _What is the record for a quick kayo? i
I knocked Eddie Simms out in 18 seconds, said
Louis. .
If you and Joe fought in Joe's prime, Sonny, who
o you think would be left standing up?
That'll nevcr be answered, Joe said, "but I'd
like Sonny and me to split the closed TV money on
that one.
_ * * , * +_Mrs. Liston Won t See F lght
b TWAS MENTIONED that the top priced seats woulde $250. -
Each? Sonny gasped. No kidding. I'm lucky Pm
~~ in the ring. I couldn't afford to be in the audience."
See, Joe smiled, 1 told you he makes jokes
now."
Are you going to see the fight, Mrs. Liston?
No, lll stay at a hotel near Tropical Park and
read a book. I never watch my husband fight. I get
tired waiting for it to start, having to watch the prelim
boys first.
How long have you been married?
Twelve years/i
Any children? . .
Two-17 and 13. Eds note: by a former mar-
riage.! The older girl is going to business college, tak-
ing pre-law, and has applied for a job with the FBI.
At the mention of a Liston working for the FBI, both
Sonny and Joe broke up the interview and howled with
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' TIME WAS WHEN he was probably the most hated
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If he can knock loud-mouth Cassius Clay cold with
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Tired of being the bad boy of boxing, the champ is
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Youll be surprised the way Sonny talks a blue
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How come youve suddenly learned how to smile?
Before I had nuthin to smile about when they
wouldnt let me fight Patterson. _
Does Cassius Clay make you smile?
He makes me laugh out loud. ,
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MUHAIVIAH-ID ALI. OR AS THE man who used to be CassiusQlay pronounces it, Mohammed A. Lee, might getting a bad
rap from the World Boxing Association.
There are so many better reasons to suspend him than the big
one stated by WBA president Ed Lassman- Setting a very poor
example for the youth of the world.
'lrue, the WBA is also moving the world away from Muhammed
because he took $50,000 from Sonny Listons- matchmaking corpo-
ration, Intercontinental Promotions, to sign for a rematch.
The WBA would have been wiser to proceedon the rematch
contract alone. . ' .
THAT IS AGAINST lH'E LAW, as defined by the Supreme
Court in 1955, and against the boxing rules, as defined by the WBA.
As it stands, the WBA appears to be turning a pretty good
case into a religious persecution.
Clay, or All or whatever he chooses to call himself today, has
every right to belong to whatever nutty group that will have him.
With an I.Q. of 78, his decision was not particularly surprising.
There are darn few professional fighters that any clear-thinking
parent would want his children to emulate. There have been
world champions who were dope addicts, procurers, drunks,
thieves and worse. None of them was disciplined.
In many ways, the WBA is acting like a hunter who fires beiore
be has his target in his sights.
The best course would be to determine all the facts, then act.
That is the job Sen. Phil Hart D.-Mich.! begins today.
THE SENATE STILL HAS BEFORE it the Kdauver Bill, which
would regulate the monopolistic practices in boxingsuch as re-
turn bout contracts-and set up a National Boxing Commission aspart of the Justice Department.
Today, more than ever, the bill needs action. But Sen. Hart
is going about his task as quietly as possible.
With nearly 100 witnesses heard before Sen. Kefauver's death.
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the staging of the Liston-Clay ght.
He, too, is disturbed by Clay's rematch contract, but he is
waiting until the evidence is in before he makes a move, You
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IN A STATEMENT YESTERDAY, Sen. Hart hinted that he
was less interested in the ghters themselves than the men
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NISSION UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONCLUDED2 I DO KNOW THATAMERICANS OF EVERY RACE REGARDLESS OF THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD PROFES-SIONAL BOXING, LOCK DOWN UPON THOSE IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS EHO MATCH
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HAS MADE THEIR ACHIEVEFENTS POSSIBLE.
TCHERRY WHO DESCRIBED LISTCN AS TOTALLY INCOMPREHENDING OF BUSINESSAFFAIRS RELATED THAT INITIALLY LISTON HELD 50 PER CENT OR 500 SHARESOF THE INTERCONTINENTAL STOCK. THE ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE AND ROBERT F é§3TJANES NILON, BROTHERS OF LISTON'S KANAGER, HELD THE OTHER 50 PER a
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"CERTIFICATES SIGNED BY LISTON AND THAT on JACK NILON'S INSTRUCTIONS,
215 or LISTON'S SHARES HERE TRANSFERRED To THE PHILADELPHIAN.
LATER EHEHHY TESTIFIED, HAHsoL1s THA~sTEHHEn so SHARES or HISHOLDING To SALVATORE AVENA or CAMDEN H.J. ATHE ATTORNEY SAID THAT AT THE TIME or THE STOCK TRANSFER HE ADIDN'T KNOW EHY HAHcoL1s wAs GETTING THE SHARES. HE SAID HE LATER »
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The glaring television lights in the Sen-
ate Judiciary Committees paneled hear-
ing room blinded everyonesenators,
assistants, witnesses, and spectators alike
-as though they were all getting_the third
degree. In a way it was appropriate.
The occasion was the three-day hearing
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committee last week. The hearings were
being held in connection with proposed
legislation that would establish Federal
control over rize ii htln and create a P E 8national boxing commissioner in the De-
partment of Justice. Testimony centeredon the negotia%ns leading up to the Sonny
Liston-Cassius la now known as Mu-hamma weight title fight.
or particular interest to the senators
were the activities or Intercontinental
Promotions, 1nc., the Pennsylvania cor-
poration that promoted the fight and is
controlled by Liston; Jack Nilon, Liston's
adviser; Nilons brothers, Bob and Jim;
and Sam Margolis, 'a Philadelphia vend-
e operator. ,The Qynics Have a Word for I-Li,
This rar-sighted group also thoughtful-
ly arranged to purchase from Clays Louis-
ville backers the rights to promote his
next ght. The group neglected to dis-
close this arrangement to boxing authori-
ties in Miami Beach, where the Liston-
Clay ght was staged, a fact that red
the suspicions of a x after Clays start-
ling upset. There isn't any evidence that
the ght was xed, although some cynics
have noted that the arrangement would
allow the corporation to stage a rematch
between Liston and Clay. This would be
enormously profitable, and many have
wondered why Liston's own group showed
such an interest in the future or his op-
ponent at a time when Clays abilities
and chances or victory were almost uni-
versally scorned.
Rematch clauses for championship
fights violate the regulations oi the World
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the United States with the exception or
New York! and those or several other
countries. There is a reason for this: To
prevent suspicions ct xing and to keep
deposed champions from monopolizing
the new title-holders defenses.
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Garland Cherry left!, lawyer for the promoters of Listons fights,
testifies before the Senate subco
Cherrys elbow: Listons adviser,
Intercontinental Promotions, put it: The
reality or the situation is such that it we
desire to hold a ght in any state, the
chances are that the boxing commission or
that state would meet us at the plane."
Nevertheless, the corporation railed to
notify the Miami Beach Boxing Commis-
sion, a WBA affiliate that licensed the
match, oi the rematch provisions. Was
the commission not told in order to avoid
trouble with the authorities?" inquired
Sen. Kenneth Keating, Republican or New
York. Precisely right," Cherry re-
sponded.
There is another problem. Interconti-
nentals right to promote .Clays next ght
is not necessa1'I?*a"fematch clause. It
can name Iliston as the challenger, but it
doesnt have to; it can name anyone else
it so desires. And rematch clauses are
illegal under the Federal antitrust laws
only it they are proved to be instrumentalmmittee investigating boxing. At
Jack Nilon.
in the monopolizing or a championship by
one ghter or promotional group.
Intercontinentals right to promote
Clay was a condition Clay's sponsors had
to agree to in order to get last Febru-
ary's tight, however. Intercontinental
also demanded that halt of Clay's purse
from the championship bout, amounting
to about $225,000, be placed in escrow to
insure that he shows up for his next
bout, Gordon Davidson, an attorney ior
Clay's sponsors, testified. This escrow
was jammed down my clients throats,"
he told the subcommittee. He explained
that Liston had had to agree to a some-
what similar escrow arrangement before
his rst ght with Floyd Patterson in the
event Patterson wanted a rematch.
Cherry testified that Listons chances
i'or the rematch depend on how his arm
heals and the outcome 0! his recent ar-
rest in Denver on charges oi speeding and
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been talk of an elimination tournament
among Patterson, twice heavyweight
champion, Doug Jones, Eddie Machen, and
Cleveland Williams, all top-r'anke,d tight-
ers, to determine the next challenger.
The subcommittee members were in-
terested in other of the organization's
pre-fight activities, also. Much of their
interest centered on Li_stons gift of more
than halt his shares of Intercontinental
Promotions to Margolis, a long-time
friend. When the corporation was formed,
Liston received 500 shares--50 per cent-
with the Nilon brothers getting most of
the rest. Before the fight Liston gave
275 oi these shares to Margolis, which
will yield him an estimated $100,000 after
taxes of the Liston-Clay fight income.
It sounds to me like Liston was
fleeced," Sen. John McClellan commented
acidly. Cherry heatedly denied the sena-
tors allegation. Liston, he contended,
made a better deal with Intercontinental
than has ever been made in the history
of boxing. Listons share, he estimated,
will still total about $500,000 after taxes.
The gift, he continued, was payment for
Margolis' services in introducing Liston
to Jack Nilon and in helping to form
Intercontinental. Isn't that a rather
large finders fee?" the senator inquired.
Cherry conceded that it was.
Nilon, who testified after Cherry, ap-
peared to be considerably less con-
cerned about Margolis than the sub-
committee members. Personally, I feel
that anyone who can put up with Mr.
Liston's antics-even if he got the whole
thing-he'd be underpaid, he said. Lis-
ton "dogged it" in training, Nilon said,
complained oi minor ailments if he
caught cold he acted as if he were
dying !, and surrounded himself with
hangers-on who assured him that Clay
would be too frightened to get off his
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Among these hangers-on was gambler
Joseph Pep Barone, once part owner of
Listons contract a l 0 n g with Frank
B1lnky" Palermo, who now is appealing
a Federal conviction for shaking down a
California boxing manager. Sonny thinks
an awful l9t oi Mr. Barone, Nilon said.
He thinks Barone is good luck. Sonnys
very superstitious-he won't let you throw
a straw hat on the bed, for example."
This interested Sen. Philip Hart, Dem-
ocrat of Michigan, the subcommittee chair-
man. Isn't it a managers duty to train
his fighter and get rid of the hangers-on?"
he inquired. You dont know Liston, he's
a very difficult man," Nilon sighed. You
have to be around him to appreciate him."
The hearings were something of a
break for Ed Lassman oi Miami Beach,
the president of the World Boxing As-
sociation. Two days before they started,
Lassman announced that the association
was considering taking Clay's title away
from him because of his agreement allow-
ing Intercontinental Promotions to handle
his next fight and because his -conduct,
Btitlrberbre and after winning the champ-
ionship, was a liability to boxing. He is
a detriment to the boxing world and a
poor example for the youth of the world,"
Lassman charged.
Lassman Makes a Hasty Retreat
He got little encouragement from most
of the rest of the boxing world. Spokes-
men for the Illinois and New York state
boxing commissions promptly declared
that as far as they were concerned, the
only way Clay could lose his title was
in the ring.
When the hearings began, Lassman
retreated from his stand and said his as-
sociation would withhold action until the
subcommittee had finished considering
its proposed legislation. He is scheduled
to testiiy this week and has indicated
that he, too, will urge the establishment
of a Federal boxing commissioner. Wheth-
er this is ever realized, many can agree
with Senator Hart's statement that box-
ing has become "the object of general
public disrespect and distrust.
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'VERBAI'AGREEMENT' HTTH LISTON UNDER wHTcH HE GOT HALF orLISTCN'S STOCK IN<5fE FIRM HH1cH PROMOTED LISTON'S CHAMPIONSHIP
E1cHT HITH cAss1u . Av. -MARGOLIS E71IITw!%'THAT HE REPRESENTED LISTON As A FRIEND IN
NEGOTIATIONS wH1cH sET up THE UNUSUAL PROMOTIONAL VENTURE IN wH1cH ,
LISTON sHAHEn. MARGOLIS SAID HE HAD BEEN FRIENDS HTTH LISTON s1~cE THE
FIGHTER USED To RUN uP A TAB AT SANSOM°S THE PHILADELPHIA RESTAURANT HEONCE owHEn HTTH FRANK 'BL1NKY' PALERMO An PALEHHo's sou-TH-EAH.
SEN. KENNETH B. KEATING R-N.Y. ASKED MARGCLIS EHETHEH STEPS HEREEVEN TAKEN To REDUCE THE EisToH-HA§coE1s AGREEMENT To WRITING. "NO,"
HAHccETs REPLIED '1 TRUSTED SONNY.MARGOLIS A H¬Avv sET HAH HTTH swEPT-EAEH GREY HAIR cAvE A LONGACCOUNT or A1s DEALINGS HTTH LISTON To THE suEcoHH1TTEE. TRANSFER or
HALE or LISTON'S STOCK IN THE PROMOTIONAL TTHH, INTERCONTINENTAL
sPoHTs 1Hc., HAD E1cuHEn IN PREVIOUS TESTIMONY.
WHAT wAs THE CONSIDERATION? ASKED KEATING, SEEKING THE REASON
rAHcoL1s coT HALF or LISTON'S HALF-INTEREST IN THE ccHPAHv. VENDIN§.!A§H1HE.nEEHATcH sA@~nH:cE1s TESTIFIED TODAY THAT HE HAD A
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HE CONCEDED THAT HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT TERM AND APHILIP A. HART, DMICH. AT ONE POINT TO GET THE OUESTICTO MY LEVEL AND SAID HE HAD PROGRESSED ONLY THROUGH THEGRADE IN SCHOOL. .
AFTER A LONG CONFERENCE HITH ATTORNEY MCLAUGHLIN HARGOLIS SAID HEIS CURRENTLY IN THE VENDING BUSINESS. IN THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THEOUESTIONING OF MARGOLIS MCCLELLAN, ONE OF THE SENATE'S TOP INVESTIGA-
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MOSIANO OR MUSCIANO! RENTED FACILITIES ON SOUTH 39TH ST. INPHILADELPHIA AFTER WHICH A CORPORATION HAS FORMED WITH MARGOLISHIS YIFE AND PALERMO EACH HOLDING 25 PER CENTOF THEJTOCK WITH THE
REST HELD BY MOSIANO AN HI 'IFE D S R ROSE.I KARGOLIS SAID MOSIANO IS THE SONINLAV OF PALERMO WITH WHOM HE,ARGOLIS, EAIN;AINS A SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP. 3/30-G 151
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Senate investigators will ask
more questions today about
reports that underworld gures
hing around while Sonny Liston
trained for his heavyweight
championship fight with CassiusClay. . '_""
They also want to know why
Liston gave away stock, which
brought $100,000 in profits from
the Clay fight, to a man identi-
fied as a former associate of
mobster Frank Blinky! Pal-
ermo.
These questions came up as
the Senate Antitrust and Mono-
poly Subcommittee sought to
February 25 fight won by Clay
when Liston failed to come outdiscover whether Carbo hast
eached out from behind prison:
ars and placed his cohorts in'
oth the Liston and Clay
camps.
Remaining Witnesses
, The subcommittee met three
days last week and heard only
three of seven scheduled wit-
anesses. Still remaining to be
heard are.1. , brother of Lis-
.tons financial adviser, Jack,-who was executive vice presi-!
tions, Inc.,ta firm organized to
2. Sa argolis, Philadelphiawind up its hearings into cir- promote I-is S ¢h=~1mi>i<>11$hii>cumstances surrounding the'i18ht5- ~
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Keating Seeks Facts H
In the new development,
Senator Kenneth B. Keating,
Republican of New York, asked
the Senate investigators to find
o ut whether associates of
Frankie Carbo had been in
Clays and Listons Florida
training camps. Carbo, now in
prison, is former imderworld
czar of boxing.
Keating, a member of the
subcommittee making the box-
ing inquiry, said he had infor-
mation about a Washington
meeting six years ago between
Carbo and ght world figures.
Keating said be had been told
there was evidence stemming
from New York investigations
linking gures in the Clay-Listo
fight with the Carb combine. He
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once owning an apartment
house with Palermo. ;
Witnesses last week testified
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Margolis, apparently getting
nothing in return, 275 of his 500-
share, 50 per cent stock control
tin Inter-Continental.
Margolis has said he got the
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the deal to get a share of the
ifight.ss promotional profits,
something fighters normallydont get. 0/8. Salvat e/Avena, Philadel-
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iermo, and as having owned a
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in-law. Margolis told a reporterin Philadelphia he had sold a
restaurant to Palermo's son.
Palermo, John Vitale, and Joe
Pep! Barone, all identified as
underworld figures in previous
testimony before the subcom-
mittee, once reportedly con-
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