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lO-t ff T' aj Patterson Is Heavy Favorite To Title Keep His 4F NEW YORK, June Speedy Floyd Patterson is a heavy 3H. to 1 favorite to whip Sweden's Ingemar Johansson Thursday night at Yankee Stadium in his fifth defense of the v-orld heavyweight title. Sunday, Jvnt 2 1 1959 up" fight for Patterson with Brian London in Indianapolis, May 1 did not help. Johansson remains a question mark as the European Champion he is unbeaten in 21 fights with 13 knockouts to his Still, there Is the black mark Facts And Figures NEW YORK, June 20 t.n Facts and figures on the Patterson-Johansson heavyweight title fight June 23. Pate Thursday, June 2b.

Sitv Yankee Stadium. Principal World heavyweight champion Flovd Patterson. United States. If Pattcrsonnon K''ta SO per cent of the wins, D'Amato says he will Johansson 20 per cent and fend again this year. the promoter 50 per cent.

How-', The finance of the show are ever, the promoter has tin share a hit complicated. Patterson Is of the extra cash from theater supposed to get a $8110,000, TV-radlo-niovlcs v. hlch is owned guarantee and Johansson Jointly by the closed circuit TV $100,000. However, they also (TelcPro'mpTer) and Patterson, are working on percentage Johansson get 20 per cent of against the guarantee. Patter- that caxh.

Where's The Right? With no free home television 'A New York, vs. Ingemar Johansson, Goteborg, Sweden. and the New York area blacked! against him of being disquali-out on the closed clriult thealerjfied for not fighting in the Idol TV, promoter Bill Konensuhn i Olympic finals at Helsinki, hooi'fiillv talks about a croud! instead of the challenger flat '-ill Distance 15 rounds or less. At Stake World heavyweight boxing championship. Renin? Odds-Patterson 3'-j to 1 favorite.

Officials Referee and two judges to be announced at rincr- of and a gate of tenlng sparring partners in the old buildup routine, the favored I i ltd in ju Scoring By rounds with a supplementary point system in champ has been doing the heavy case of even rounds. Time Of Main p. m. (EST). brmbing.

One day he scored six knockdown In his cuinp at Chatham, N. flashing those 1 clevlsinn-No home television. Closed circuit TV (Tele-ln 135 quick combinations to the headrompl er.) to approximately 1.0 theaters and areas Knockout Punch Still Absent As Ingemar Winds Up Training GROSSINGER, N. Juneln New York City before he 20 i.ll Still using his right oiened his camp here, said he hand sparingly. Heavyweight weighed 108 and expected to be and body.

iorK area DiacKea out. ltadio American Broadcasting Company. Promoter Bill Rosensohn. Promoter' Estimated Attendance 45.0(10. Promoter' Estimated Patterson's Pnrse30 per rent of gate receipts and 40 per of anrilbrv rights.

Johansson' l'urme 20 per "cent of gate and Radio-TV-Movies rights. -Sit Ingemar to '')' Thursday' of Sweden wound up training noon weigh In. today for his title bout wlth L'ntil he moves into New Chanioion Vlnvd Pattterson at York Wednesday, he ll "walk. with a $100 top. Some think he Is about too optimistic.

There will be a rwdio broadcast (ABC) of the l.Vround-matrh. scheduled for 8:80 P. M. (EST). The show will be seen In about 170 locations in 135 cities on theater TV which has about seats at its disposal.

The Ray Robinson Ca Basilio rematch in drew 364.876 fans paying $1,400,000 theaters. Boomed as a million-dollar fight when it was announced last winter, the show has run into many difficulties. The promoter and the champion's manager, Cus D'Amato, had an argument that almost led to the bout's removal to another city. A law suit over an alleged contract by Johansson for a rematch with Edd.e Machen slowed things down. A "warm- Patterson has won 22 straight, knocking out 16 of his last 17 since he lost his only-pro fight to Joey Maxim in an eight-rouno bout in 1954.

His record is 35-1 with 26 knockouts. No challenger ha gone the route against him. Johansson's vaunted riffht that finished Machen in the first has been kept under cover at his Grossinger, N. Y. camp.

The handsome 26-year-old boxer from Goteborg has displayed a jolting left jab and Yankee Stadium Thursday loosen up. shadow Nix little niight. iHn' nry' play some golf," he Johansson, who lavs he'll nass the next four riavs loafinsi Rmgslde observers t.Hiay also INtiEMAR JOHANSSON Krulewitch and building up his Me.lv'n ehairman of the New York ehamp. Perhaps the thunder- lO.YT. The Machen fight, Sop-holt richt is overrated.

OnLvjtemher 11, was his last, the visiting Swedes who swarm D'Amato's careful selection around his camp seem to have'of opponent for Patterson has real confidence in his chances 'drawn considerable criticism. Patterson htui been training After he won the title hv knork- tending church sen'ices Ln tli worked six rounds in the out- door ring put in two rounds'State Athletic Commission, and, worked one round toon the punching hag and said wilh Bil'v Tate of CliicL-. lx)U Jones with "I know I am in verv 'and two con.l.tion. It i.sn't necess irv the little else except condition andia though he were going to ing out Archie Moore in 1956, 111. a fine, strong body.

fight a composite of Jm Hemp- 1'atteisn stopped Hurricane T. nanosome and sain he Perhaps Johansson really has ey. Gene Tiinney and Joe I.ouls.1 Jackson. Then he went azninst was in superb ivsj. ttrA i nn trt IS 1 been saving 1iis rifflit for the! Down to 182 pounds about 15 an amateur, Pete ition and ready to go.

Was he still cmti.lent of win- H.OVD PATTERSON" Dayton Mat Card Sprriat To The Enquirer DAYTON. Ohio, June 20 Promoter Haft will present a four-bout all-star wrestling show-Monday at 8:30 p. m. at the Fairgrounds here. Main event sends Wilbur Snyder against "Ills puls Is les than the challenger he and knocked him out after) has been working like a man getting off the flxr.

fix P.hun. ko1 Iflll- II iPrli lha t'tt for an athlete. He's relaxed nine? "Certainlv The Referee he said or ought to be is dreams of convincing skeptics' And Shoot. Texas also floored f''rr Heavyweight Cham 1 At t. I illi 1 a IJJOll pion Rocky Dr.

Kleiman. perhaa to stili reKirts Johansson had been hld-ing his rifht for fear of injury, s.t he mad? a exam. nat. on of the haul and in anoiner ii.iit-u in i rnuniis. a in M.irciano watche.l part of the workout as Joh.ms-s.m went two rounls each with Ansolo Pofro.

In other matches Cowboy Rob Ellis vs. Hans Her BOB HUSTED Champ Should Win FOR THE FIRST time since Floyd Patterson became the l.U...... 4m. T. mrsA no ev.dcKV of anything m.inn.

Big Bill Miller vs. Giant Gir.o Ancelo and Ada Ash vs. memorable International bout. London licht May 1 lasted 11 That one lasted 2 minutes, 4 rounds before the Britisher re-seconds, itlred for the night. Johansson ia stand up boxer' Johansson's training camp has who flicks a jab, l.n-ks off an I been unique in many ways.

He wrong. in i rii' ii u. Observers called it only a Ms" We.ton. fair" workout and Marciano looks for a chance to yirow theihas his father, mother, sis'er. Lhll Gel ruvuj ot tour NIIS MHIINI toll fMwr Os'H lrir bDOSlia MXINI i'v is.

Mil lOlSfk UtliNI 'I) lcs4-Cifl 10 0m0 MAHHI II cum todd smiini ii loso Milt iroiTt Hllisl 114) Ttnit ID IIINDtWOUl IMC IM till 1 1 i iiiiim uu u. IIIIIKI Mtl.NI INC 11)3 An tui.scii i iitKr I I) heavyweight champion there aeems to be at least some element of doubt a to his ability to survive a title defense. Not much, perhaps, but more than waa ao when he defended against inch mediocre opponents as Tommy (Hurricane) Jackn, Pete Rademacher, Roy Harris and Brian London. None of the quartet fiuredj niATHAM, Jin 2i, ifl'li H.viveitr'it Champion Floyd I'a'trr-son mn four miles th's and then tmxed three r.unds the afternoon at he began taiientii oft i ikih. At least, mat is wnat; iwo orouiers, i nance sno ms He's a big fellow nd In good they say he did in Europe He brother's fiance at a but I nk.

to h(m won the European title by the training ring From nlr, UlHt hanil. ping Franco Cnvirehi in time to time he drops down to nzo up 5lt wlth and stopped Henry oopor (con-, New York (about 120 mdes to against Johnson but lait uhen aimed into thei i n.i nr sinnni io r- to heve Patterson of his crown. queror ot London I and Joe Ers-appear on television or testify. Uso. nios'ly iis anamst Towne his pteparu'iotis for Tnurs-kine in defenses.

Except for, in court. land Fiod. The latter made him Machen, the only American he1 If Johansson should upset the back up frequently. Ingems.r foucht was Archie MclJri.le who champ there will he a Johansson, who lxi.xel Ifl'J I'at'erson. who it soneduied same ring with Patterson and didn't.

On the other hand FATTKKSON really hasn't the champ was no ball of fire. been impressive since he 'ns'ed the entire in rounds in rvnb-ihly in S'p'em'ier in therounds In. In. ling his workouts to b'X tK.n Shrilly ifer at- either in disposing of them. He knocked out Archie Moor to gain the championship in 1156.

COAST-TO-COAST They fought for the title after Rocky Marciano hid retired undeteated, leaving the throne-room vacant. Patterson looked like a million that night in the Chicago Stadium. Later Cu D'Amato put his champ In moth halls, so to speak. Feuding with the now simply was so much better re-gardlesi that victory could not escape him. Thursday night In New York's' Yankee Stadium Patterson returns to the fistic wars again, this time against Ingemar Johansson, the pride of Sweden, who earned the championship: 'Get Our MW PEN 2364 READING ROAD ONE BLOCK SO.

OF McMILLAN ST. BRIDGE defunct International Boxing Club, Cus kept Patterson Idle shot on the strength ot having jn fr long stretches. A a result knocked out Eddie Machen one round. Jl'ST how good a fighter if at all. is Johansson, nobody seems to know, rat.ng him off what he showed in his training camp while preparing for his big moment Floyd Inst hi sharpness and the opportunity to gain additional polish and skill.

Ajainst London last month Patterson looked rusty. But the 11 rounds it required for him to get rid of the Britisher should stand him in good itead for the Johansson brawl. lie should be sharper Thursday night with more co-ordination that he had in his previous t.tle defenses. WORLD'S LARGEST DRAKE SPECIALISTS Wheel-Horse yard and garden tractor Dow all yanj and fwdae) job 22 optional attachroanU a eluding rotary mow, snow plow, If-dumping trailer To only fun-work tracts with automotive gannv ttenog and two-wheel brakee a aUndatd equaa mant TIARS TO PAY-TUDI YOUR OLD IQUIPMIN" Call tl for Free Dtmotulrmtion At Your Plat BUD HERBERT MOTORS Spriae, ree At. Klrby 1-320 Opm Monday, Wntnetdaf mnd fruity Efningt 'lit 1:30 COMPLETE PRECISION However, the Swede I up-posed to be a good right-handed puncher.

If he is, he must be given chance to pull the unexpected. Not to be forgotten is that the likes of Harris and Kademachrr had Patterson on MAYBE I.sn't a the floor the result of rights im.sey or Joe Ixxus is to the chin. hemi puncher hut he can On the other hand should Sock, and no heavyweight ever Johansson's hitting prowess Wned a faster pair of hands, with his right turn out to be a The champ ran put together myth, he will qo the way of all his roniliinittloni with aston ALL WORK DONE WHILE YOU WATCH AIL WORK GUARANTEED IN WRITING ishing rapidity. Certainly, Jo-hiinvuin never has faeed foe who fire barrage like Patterson. And he ran hook to the IkhIv and head with power.

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