Sport: Then There Were Two

In London last week ancient (42) Archie Moore peered curiously for nine sparring rounds at a raw West Indian named Yolande Pompey before calmly knocking him kicking in the tenth to hold on to his light-heavyweight title. This business settled, Archie sat back to await the outcome of a fight he found more interesting: the twelve-round battle in Manhattan between Floyd Patterson and Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson. As Archie—and most of the boxing trade—figured it, the winner would have to fight him in the fall for the heavyweight title, up for grabs since Rocky Marciano retired last April.

The two came to Madison...