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After Round Patte 1(0 Champ rson conn Johansson Unable ENQUIRER and NEWS To Get Up in Time Right Hand Behind Ear Vital Blow; Three Knockdowns in ht Round By MURRAY ROSE Tuesday, March 14, 1961 Page 13 MIAMI BEACH, Fla.Uft Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson's sixth round knockout of gambling t' -i -4 -i V- I iff JF i i "i '-x 7 Ingemar Johansson has ended their thrilling, three-fight international series. But what's ahead for the champion, happy in victory but disappointed over his performance, probably won't be known for a while. It's doubtful that Sonny Liston, the No. 1 contender from Philadelphia will get 1 UPI Reports Liston Next For Floyd the lucrative shot, although he said again he'd gladly "fight Patterson for nothing just to get a shot at the title." More likely is Henry Cooper, MIAMI BEACH OJPD Floyd Patterson, who twice the Eritish champion, it was rose from the canvas to knock learned, although Patterson didn't bring up his name in his out Ingemar Johansson last night, will next defend his heavyweight crown against post-fight interview. Right Hand Ends It A left hook to the jaw, bnquirer and Nrs Photos.

JOHN ROLLINS Sonny Liston at Philadelphia in September, it was learned DAVE DIGET authoritatively today. right to the jaw and a chopping right behind the gallant Swede's left ear ended Johansson's bold bid to regain the crown at 2:45 Patterson and officials of the reorganized Feature Sports, Inc. which promoted last night's of the sixth round of the sched uled 15-rounder in the beauti Lake view High Hires Swim, Mat Coaches "$3,000,000" fight at Convention Hall will leave Swedish ful Convention Hall. Ingemar to history, despite his thrilling performance in his But the 206 pound Viking shrugged off again as a 4-1 un derdog, almost pulled off an third title fight with Floyd. Neither Floyd nor the FSI of other startling upset in the first round when he floored the ficials are the least interested in the loud debate over wheth When Lakeview High moves; will take over Lakeview's wrcs- into its new high school layout! Wing future.

next school year, two new ath- COafhs 1 confirmed by the Lake- lctic teams will be organized! vip. Kt.hnni hoard at it rwnbr er it was a "short count" or a "rabbit punch" that caused Ingo slow-starting champ twice with thumping jolts to the jaw with his trusty right. Ingo, himself, went down from a left hook to to be in turn floored twice for under two new coaches. meeting last night. Former Central Stars the jaw in the pulsating first -AP Photofax.

a knockout at 2:45 of the sixth round. They know that another fight with Johansson would not his Diget is finishing up studies at Michigan State Uni sell. KNOCKOUT Challenger Ingemar Johansson nose dives into the canvas as he is knocked out in the sixth round last night by champion Floyd Patterson during their title fight at Miami Beach, Fla. Referee Billy Regan motions Patterson to a neutral corner. Ingo tried to get up but couldn't make it before the referee counted 10.

round that had the 13,000 fans roaring. Ingo came to fight, and no question about that. He was in there all the way and was going The FSI officials have prac tically wrapped up the fight for Philadelphia's Municipal Sta The Spartan athletic department has hired two "home grown" products to head the two new sport teams, swimming and wrestling. All-American Star Dave Diget, former Ail-American swimmer at Central High, will be the first swim coach ever at Lakeview. John Rollins, another former Central High athletic standout, after the 194 pound champion when Floyd struck with dium and will announce it just as soon as a group of reputable Early Attack Surprised Floyd his flashing combination left New York businessmen buy the contract of Philadelphia Sonny, and right in the sixth round.

Falls at Count of 10 the world top contender in all versity where he won three straight varsity letters. He is an all-strokes specialist and was highly recommended by head coach Charles McCaffrec and assistant coach Bob Mower-son of MSU. Both McCaffrec and Mowerson are former Central High mentors. Rollins, a football and wrestling standout at Central High, went on to Central Michigan University where he carved a big name in collegiate mat ranks. He holds every possible wrestling record at CMU where he is a senior.

In making thp twin rnarhinr rankings. The husky Swede rose up on one knee at nine but then fell back as his legs twisted. He tripped and fell back at the Patterson Admits Mandatory Count Helped Him Weather 1st Round he rarely did before against Patterson. At times the fight ing seemed as amateurish as a final count of ten. "I thought I was up in time Worst Wins First Round in World Billiards Match couple of subnovice Golden Glovers in action.

and I'm sorry I wasn't," said Johansson. "When he (referee Billy Regan) say eight, I get a little too anxious and I fell." Johansonn was gashed over the anxious challenger until the By JOE REICHLER MIAMI BEACH tf Both Edwin Ahlquist, Ingemar's advisor, also was convinced the timekeeper had tolled eight be said Johansson, "and I'm sorry I wasn't. When he (Regan) say eight, I get a little too anxious GRAND RAPIDS Thelannnnnrpmpnts 3lhlli rli. Regan said "I had just fin Floyd Patterson and Ingemar eight count was responsible for fore allowing Ingemar to resume his Another Ingo the right eye in the third round and his left eye was half closed. Patterson was cut over his left eye in the third and cut in the mouth.

first bout between the world rector Dick Colburn of Lakeview Johansson defeat. and I fell." Tripped Over Himself champion of three cushion bil ished the count of a full ten when he tried to get up. He High said "We feel fortunate "If Ingemar could have gone Lang sam Johansson came up on one knee at nine, but after him in two or three sec didn't make the full count." "When I took him to the cor Johansson agreed today that the mandatory eight-count was as decisive as the left-right combination, that kayoed the Swede in the sixth round and enabled Floyd to retain his world heavy to have Diget and Rollins join our staff. They both came highly recommended. 'Take' Is $3 Million All three officials had Patter onds after the first knockdown Hards and his challenger, a young Japanese girl, was played here yesterday.

Twenty-three-year-old Masako Katsura of Japan went down to right slammed Patterson to the canvas a second time and again Floyd was granted an eight count. The respite gave the champion sufficient vigor to take the offensive and before the round was completed, he ner, he didn't know where he was at. He was bleary-eyed and Ahlquist declared, "he would have knocked him out. I didn't weight crown. son ahead on the 10-point, official "must" system and in rounds, which don't count here.

Referee Regan had it 47-47 and defeat before the sharp-shoot know anything about the rule until it was announced the couldn't have continued." Ingo said he would like to fieht Patterson a fourth time, The eight-second rule, used had Johansson down for a man for possibly the first time in a morning of the fight." (Ahl but the 26-year-old New Yorker said that's out and other con quist did not ask for a change in the rule at the 11 a.m. BRAKE RELINE SPECIAL For All Chevrolet Passenger Cars weigh-in). tenders will get the chance. Ingo Opens Up Fast 20 3-1-1 in rounds. Judge Carl Gardner scored it 48-47 and 3-1-1 in rounds.

Judge Gus Jacobson's score was 49-47 and 3-1-1. The Associated Press had Johansson in front, 48-46 in points and 3-2 in rounds, giving Ingo the first three rounds. Another controversy arose then fell back at the count of 10. "He started twisting as he got up," said Lang. "He tripped over himself and fell back at the full count." Regan said he had just finished the full count when Johansson tried to get up.

"He didn't make the count," Regan explained. "When I took him to his corner, he didn't know where he was at. He was bleary-eyed and wouldn't have continued anyway. I would have stopped the fight if he had gotten up in time." Ingo Seemed Freshest The two gladiators were a datory eight-count. "It was good that he had the eight-count," said Johansson afterward.

"I had to wait." Patterson agreed. i "The eight-count helped me," he admitted. "Those extra few seconds gave my head a chance to clear. He surprised me with that It took all the zip The beginning was almost like the first fight in which over the actual knockout at heavyweight title fight, was exercised in the first round. Before the fight was barely a minute old, Johansson startled the crowd of some 15,000 by landing his famed right flush on Patterson's jaw.

The champ went down, dazed and hurt, but managed to scramble to his feet at the count of four. ing of defending champion Harold Worst of Grand Rapids. The first round took 60 innings to play with Worst taking 50 points and Miss Katsura 30. The championship will be decided between Worst and Miss Katsura after a six evening tournament culminated by the championship next Saturday evening at the Pantlind Hotel here. Worst has held the title since 1954.

2:45 of the sixth round. There were many in the crowd who Ingo, a 5-1 underdog, dropped Floyd seven times in the third round and won on a technical thought Johansson beat time The estimated crowd of 15,000 keeper Scotty Lang's count of paid a little over $500,000 ac tnclodes bonded UbJds mud labor. Call ub for estimate on other tnakesl CARLSON'S SKS 32 W. State St. WO 3-8211 Open All Day Saturday knockout.

Patterson became the first ex-heavy champ to re out of me. I was groggy for a cording to the promoting Fea 10. Ingemar thought so, too. "I thought I was up in time Referee Billy Regan held off long time after that. ture Sports Inc.

The closed gain the crown when he flattened the handsome Viking with a crunching left hook to Tiger Game Rained Out circuit firm, which handled the theater television, radio and movies, estimated its total grqss at more than S3 million. (ADVERTISEMENT) This figures to earn each sharp contrast when they met newsmen after the fight. Johansson, although he carried marks of the beating he took from Pattersons smashing left hooks and right crosses, was fighter somewhere between S750.000 and $1 million. The three-fight series earned Patterson more than S2 million and Pirates Are Still Champs; Beat A's for 4th in Row the jaw in the fifth round last June. Most observers believed the memory of that fearful blow would blunt Johansson's desire last night.

But Ingo, going for broke in the first round, stunned and floored Floyd with his dynamic right early in the round. He was up at four but was given Tomorrow Only, Scalp Specialists In Baitle Creek, Michigan Will Show How to Save smiling, alert and composed as he answered questions. Patter Johansson close to $2 million. The major part of Ingo's son, still bleeding from cuts over and under his left eve. purse, however, has been tied up pending settlement of the cheekbone and lips, looked Hair and Prevent Baldness United States government's dazed, and tired.

and the Chicago Cubs beat the By MIKE RATHET Assoriatrd l'ren ritrr the mandatory eight count, which proved to be a major rising. Bob Cerv and Earl Aver-ill connected for the Angels. Earl Battey's grand slam claim for in back income taxes. On Wednesday, March 15. at Cleveland Indians 4-2.

The Detroit-Milwaukee. Cin- the new Erickson Hair and Scalp the Williams House, 46 E. Mich The world champion Pittsburgh Pirates, backing second- factor in his recovery. 8-Count Helps Both specialists Done treatment methods. homer in the ninth beat the igan, in Battle Creek, Staff Di cinnati-St.

Louis and Philadelphia-Los Angeles Dodgers Patterson, battered and dead tired, said "Ingemar surprised me by coming out fighting. He Johansson stormed after the rector. Mr. T. R.

Stonier, will Jine pitching with the clutch hitting of their front-line bat games in Florida were canceled give free hair and scalp exami took a lot of zip out of me in ters, have run down all opposi because of rain the first round. The first time nations between noon and 8:00 p.m., to hair-worried men and It "I won and I'm happy," he said, "but I'm not satisfied. I could have fought better. I just couldn't get together. He took all the zip out of me with that first knockdown punch.

It left me confused. I had no plan of attack after that I didn't know whether to press him, box him or let him box me." Patterson looked, and probably felt, like a beaten man. He admitted Johansson surprised him with his two-fisted attack right from the opening bell. women. Phone WO 2-5405 The Pirates clinched it in the fourth on Christopher's single before Smoky Burgess walked to force in a run and give stricken champ and felled him again with a right uppercut to the chin.

Patterson got up at three and again he was given five precious, extra seconds to recuperate. Only a few seconds later Patterson took over the offensive and dropped the amazed chal Erickson Hair and Scalp Specialists, the oldest and largest organization of its kind makes tion in tne early stages of the exhibition baseball season. Getting a six-hit pitching performance from three rookies, the Pirates used Dick Scho-field's two-run homer and a run-producing single by Joe Christopher for a 4-2 victory winless Yankees after a three-run shot by Zorro Versalles and Harmon Killebrew's two run blast had kept the Twins close. Shortstop Fritz Brickell paced the New York attack with a homer and three singles. The Cubs beat the Indians as soon as southpaw Johnny Antonelli finished a three-inning no-bit stint in his debut for Cleveland.

Chicago then pounced on Sam McDowell for three runs in the fourth as rookie southpaw Jack Curtis picked up the victory. regular visits to Battle CreeK throughout the year to assure Before After you of sucrvss in a minimum pitcning fledglings Tom Parsons, AI Jackson and Earl Francis some working room. Homers Are Common Washington won No. 3 when rookie first baseman Bud Zip-fcl, completing 3-for-4 day that accounted for four RBI, over the Kansas City A's yes lenger with a flashing left hook to the jaw, the same kind of blow that had knocked Ingo period of time. Erickson is now in its seventh year.

Last year I expected him to fight just he knocked me down he hit me as hard as he did in the first fight. The eight-count helped me. Those extra seconds enabled me to clear my head. Also the fact that I came in heavier (he and Johansson weighed the heaviest of their careers) helped me. If I were lighter, I might not have gotten up." The Swede said he had no complaints about anything and wanted to continue fighting.

He said he would like to fight Patterson or some "top men," including Liston. Patterson, however, apparent Mrs. Virginia Barnes Written Guarantee Erickson Hair and Scalp Specialists accept only those whose hair will respond. Individuals alone, over one-quarter million terday that brought their unblemished record to 4-0. Senators Also Unbeaten The new Washington Senators Erickson home scalp treatments slammed a one-on homer in the were used also are undefeated after edg accepted are given a written guarantee that they must be Gene Woodling also hit one for the Senators while ing Baltimore's winless Orioles 14-13.

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He hurt me. lots of times." Johansson said his quick start was according to plan. "It was my plan to beat him fast," he explained. "I was figuring he would try to come on at me, as he did before. And I wanted to meet him with his own weapon." Brooks Robinson homered for Baltimore.

Felipe Alou and rookie catcher Tom Hall led the Giants' COLLKOE RESULTS AIA at Kimu It.v (First Round) Newberry 64. Simpson 5S Grambling (La.) 107. Lin field (Ore.t S5 Anderson Ind.) College 85, St. Barnard Ala. 77 West Virginia State 90.

Whitworth (Wash S9 lovertimei Georgetown (Ky. SS. Western Mon to San Francisco Giants. ly gave Liston the brushoff. Hopeless Cases Refused Elsewhere on a rain-short-! attack in the seven-homer slug- hi Ji tteLi Would he give Liston tne Erickson Specialists will ac fest with two each while first- ened program, the transplanted Minnesota Twins made it into next crack at the title? tana 1 6 I would fight anybody," he Kmporia State (Kan.) 77.

northern IS 72 Winston-Salem (NX.) 95, Westmin year outfielder Manuel Mota also homered, then tripled in a nine-run seventh inning up the victory column by whipping the New York Yankees 10-6. into dreamland last June. Johansson, however, jumped up at two, and he too benefited from the mandatory eight-count It may have been the first time that the eight count, compulsory under Miami Beach Boxing Commission rules, was used in a heavvweight title fight. Floyd Tagged in Third Patterson, as determined as ever but often wild and short with his punches, began to pick up steam in the next round. But in the third his legs buckled from a right and he was shaken early in the sixth before he belted Ingo out.

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