Medford mail tribune., March 14, 1961, Image 7

Patterson Retains Heavyweight Title with
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Miami Beach. Fla. - (UPD -
cnampion Floyd Patterson,
who twice rose from the can
' vas to knock out Ingcmar
Johansson Monday night, will
next defend his heavyweight
crown against Sonny Liston
at Philadelphia in September,
, it was learned authoritatively
today.
Patterson and officials of
the reorganized Feature
Sports, Inc.-which promoted
Monday night's "33 million"
fight at Convention Hall-will
leave Swedish Ingemar to his
tory, despite his thrilling per
formance in his third title
fight with Floyd.
Neither Floyd nor the FSI
officials are the least inter
ested in the loud debate
.whether it was a "short
- count" or a "rabbit punch"
that caused Ingo to be in
Weiss May Be
President of
New York Club
Miami, Fla. - (UPD - George
Weiss, sent out to pasture by
the New York Yankees after
the 1960 season, may be re
turning to the scene of his
greatest achievements as the
president of the embryo New
York club in the National
League.
Weiss, 66, a strategist who
planned the Yankee rosters
. as general manager and vice
president, was let out by the
club last November after
helping master-mind the
American League team to 10
penants in 12 years.
An American League own
, er, asking that he not be iden
tified, said he understood the
signing of Weiss by the new
' National League club "was
all set and sealed."
The newest National League
member called for a press
conference this afternoon, ap
parently for the purpose of
announcing that Weiss has
been named to succeed M.
Donald Grant, a New York
Investment broker, as presi
dent of the club.
Giant Official Says
Medford Should Have
Minor League Baseball
npntral Point Value of
baseball team to a community,
value of recreational pro
grams to boys and girls and
their families and tne impor
tance of education were
brought out by Walter (The
Great) Mails last night in a
talk at the Crater High school
cafetorium.
Discussing a variety of sub
jects around the general
theme of baseball, the ex
major league pitcher spoke
of the advent of the National
league on the west coast and
in particular plugged the San
Francisco Giants whom he
represents. Head of the speak
ers bureau for the Giants,
Mails addressed a group of
about 65 persons at an open
house sponsored by Mill Ask
with and Donald E. Faber.
In concluding his talk,
Mails suggested that neighbor
ing Medford should give deep
consideration to the proposi
tion of having a professional
baseball team. Stating that
his remarks were entirely un
solicited, Mails said, "I think
Medford is a town that ought
to be in the Northwest league.
I don't think a lot of people
realize what a club means to
a community."
A professional club, Mails
maintained, would be just as
valuable to Medford as a team
is to San Francisco. It pro
vides clean entertainment,
brings in people from other
towns and results in publicity
for the community, he pointed
out. If Medford could get a
full working agreement with
a major loop club such as
Fresno, Calif., has with the
Giants It would mean "$40,
000 to $45,000 to the com
munity, according to Mails.
He said a pro team "would
do you more good than harm."
Recreation is needed, he stat
ed, "and what better recrea
tion is there."
"I'm for anything that will
keep boys busy and keep them
H.tih ihoir narents." said
Mails. Boys an girls who are
Interested in sports have some
thing to occupy their minds
and are not the ones who get
Into trouble. Mails looked to
little league type baseball as
"a great salvation to bring
families back together." He
told of the inspiration he got
from knowing his parents
were In the stands, thereby
showing their interest and
faith in him.
The ex-pitcher pointed out
that not all boys are going
to become pro ball players
but that he is interested in
giving them something to do
and to keep them happy. If
a bov keeps busy, he'll be a
success in life, Mails assert
ed. ,
Mails voiced his piea for
bovs to stay in high school
and graduate. He said that a
mother and father must teach
a bnv who has baseball ability
that'educalion is a paramount
lsu of life. "I think Its crim
iurn uoorea twice for a
knockout at 2:45 of the sixth
round. They know that an
other fight with Johansson
would not sell.
The FSI officials have prac
tically wrapped up the fight
for Philadelphia's Municipal
Stadium and will announce it
just as soon as a group of
reputable New York business
men buy the contract of Phila
delphia Sonny, the world's top
contender in all rankings.
Insist on Chang
Patterson and manager Cus
D'Amato have insisted that
Sonny's questionable owner
ship give way to new pur
chasers. And the ownership
will be changed soon, it was
learned.
Brown-haired, dimpled In-gemar-who
outweighed Floyd
HITS DECK Floyd Patterson rose from two trips to the
canvas to dump Ingemar Johansson near the end of the
first round in Monday night's championship bout. Johans
inal when a boy quits high
school to go into pro base
ball," he declared. A boy with
out a high school education
will be in a "lost platoon
according to Mails, who said
a youth should set a goal and
work for it.
Maile sniri that, hp had fore
seen that San Francisco was
"doomed" to major league
baseball. With the influx of
people to the area, residents
were no longer interested In
minor loapup hall. With the
move of the Giants to San
Francisco and the Dodgers to
T.ns AnPeles the west pot two
of the most colorful organiza
tions in baseball, according to
Mails.
The Dnrfffors and Giants
have meant much moneywise
to uamorma, Mans said.
Talking about what clubs
think they accomplish by
making trades, Mails remark
ed that "you can't, depend
from one year to another on
what players are going to do."
Cnnpprnine npw Giant Man
ager Alvin Dark, Mails said,
"I think Dark is a man who
can understand his players. I
think if he Is given a chance
Dark can be a succesful man
ager." Ninety per cent of running
a club is knowing when to
take a pitcher out and 10 per
cent is knowing the players.
Every man, according to
Mails, has to be treated in
dividually. Mails stated that "you can't
tell about a ball player in
just one year." He emphasized
that games are "won on the
grass on not on paper. The
speaker mentioned the psy
chological affect the wind at
Candlestick park on the Gi
ants and the affect of the
short left field fence on pitch
ers of the Dodgers. He said
that SF players have to for
get about the wind and the
fog and go out and play ball.
Mails predicted an interest
ing race in the National
league.
The speaker also compli
mented the players of the Cen
tral Point American Legion
junior baseball team on their
fine behavior when they were
guests of the Giants for two
games last summer.
Leading ABC
Classic Loop
Detroit - mro - unyx iro
phies of New York City and
Jerome (wnneyi Harris oi oi.
Louis. Mo., combined talents
to give the new Classic Di
vision of the American Bowl
ing Congress tournament
some long-awaited prestige
Monday night.
The Onyx club moved into
the Classic team lead with a
2.955 series to go with an
opening 2.849 for a 5.804 six
game total. This was 84 pins
bettpr than the previous lead
ing 5,720 bowled by the Sulli
iam of Detroit.
206Vi pounds to 194?i-made
a thrilling bid in the first
round to become the second
man ever to win back the
heavyweight title. But it
wasn't enough, and he wound
up with a gashed right brow
and a badly swollen left eye
and with referee Bill Regan
counting him out. It was the
second time in their three title
fights that Ingo had been
knocked out by Patterson,
first man to recapture the
title.
Ingo floored Patterson
twice in the first round with
his, "Goteborg Thunderbolt"
of a right fist. Each time Floyd
bounced up at the count of
one and took the mandatory
eight-count-used for the first
time in a heavyweight title
fight. '
980 See
A sell-out crowd of 980 box
ing fans attended last night's
closed circuit television broad
cast of the Patterson-Johansson
fight at the Craterian
theater in Medford.
The theater opened its doors
at 6:30, an hour before the
bout was scheduled to start.
Seats were hard to find by 7
o'clock. Bob Corbin, theater
manager, reported that fight
fans came from as far away
as Crescent City and Eureka,
Calif. Klamath Falls, Rose
burg, Redding, Mt. Shasta and
Yreka were also represented,
in addition to the Rogue val
ley. Corbin said he had ticket
requests from at least 1,000
people Monday. They all had
to be turned down. The fight
was a sell-out last Thursday,
Corbin said. One person was
kept busy all day Monday
answering ticket requests on a
long distance line, Corbin in
dicated. One thing is for sure. Closed
circuit fight television is here
to stay. The 980 customers
seemed to thoroughly enjoy
themselves. Speculation on
the outcome was reaching a
heated tempo when the first
test pattern was flashed on
the screen at about 7 o'clock.
Patterson was a 4-1 favorite
by the time round one started.
Fifteen minutes before the
bout got underway, a count
down was started. "Fifteen
minutes to fight" was flashed
on the screen. The countdown
had reached one minute inter
vals with five minutes to go.
Favor Johansson
The Medford crowd seemed
to favor Johansson when the
fighters were introduced.
Strangely enough, some noted
boxing celebrities introduced
stimulated more applause
than either Ingemar or Pat
terson. Contender Sonny Liston en
tered the ring first. Then came
ex-champion Max Schmeling.
A humorous touch was added
when Schmeling was followed
by Joe Louis. The two were
involved in a couple of box
ing's more famous fights.
The tempo of the Craterian
crowd reached a feverish
pitch when the ring an
nouncer said, "Feature Sports
Incorporated and the Tele
prompter corporation present
IS rounds of boxing for the
heavyweight championship of
the world."
Roaring Start
The fight got off to a roar
ing start when Johansson
dropped Patterson twice in
the first round. Not to be
outdone, the champion came
storming back and before the
bell had sounded, Ingemar
had been resting on the teat
of his pants.
The Mail Tribune reporter
almost hit the deck in the
melee. The elderly gentleman
on our right, became some
what carried away when Pat
terson was knocked down,
and we have a vivid memory
of( him thumping our chest.
' '
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE.
Patterson rallied quickly to
drop Ingo with a left hook
to the face for a count of two
on the canvas and the rest of
the eight-count on his feet.
Makes Desperate Try
After interesting competi
tion in the next four rounds,
in which the champion had a
distinct edge, Johansson at
tacked desperately in the
sixth round and had Floyd
backing away-"while I ad
justed myself" he explained.
Then suddenly Floyd landed
two solid left jabs that drove
the ex-champion sideways.
Then he hit on the left side
of the head with a straight
right that sent him backwards
and sideways to the canvas.
Ingo tried to rise at the count
of eight and almost made it
but not quite.
son's knees are shown buckling (right) from a Patterson
blow. The former champion is shown nearing the deck
(right) as Patterson completes his charge. (UPI Telephoto)
Fight in Medford
This was only a preview of
what was to come. When Pat
terson was canned a second
time, we were subjected to
more chest thumping. When
Ingemar hit the deck, we went
into a bob and weave defense
and escaped unscathed.
Relative calm followed dur
ing the next four rounds.
When the end came near the
conclusion of the sixth round,
it took everyone in the theater
by surprise.
From the halfway point of
the round it looked like Jo
hansson was going to have
things his own way. There
were some rumblings through
the crowd that perhaps Pat
terson was injured. He seemed
to be back-peddling keeping
Ingo at a slow trot in pursuit.
Fatal Mistake
Then the two went into
close - quarter fighting and
Ingo had his back to the Tele
prompter camera. He made
the fatal mistake of looking
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When the referee waved his
arms to signify the knockout,
the crowd-estimated at 15,000
-booed him because it thought
he had given Ingo a short
count.
However, neither the Swed
ish ex-champion; nor Edwin
Ahlquist, his Swedish advisor;
nor Whitey Bimstein, his
American trainer, protested
the count. But both Ahlquist
and Bimstein did protest that
the blow which felled the 28-year-old
challenger was a
"rabbit punch" delivered to
the back of the head and neck.
Ingo said he didn't remem
ber what kind of a punch it
was "but it hurt."
His Second Defeat
It was only the second de
feat for Johansson in his .24
professional fights. And both
defeats were inflicted by
away from Patterson. The
cnamp Mumped a .vicious
right to what looked like the
back of lngo's head and the
challenger slumped to the can
vas on all fours. His head was
resting on the mat. He was in
a squatting position by the
count of five. What followed
possibly determined the
match. He fell to a sitting
position. In his dazed condi
tion, it took him the next five
counts to get up. He was
standing by the count of ten.
However, the referee ruled
that his gloves were touching
the mat and Patterson was
the victor.
The Teleprompter re-run of
the knockout showed that
whether Johansson was up or
not is bound to be a contro
versial question.
Corbin said today that the
Craterian will have films of
the fight to be shown at eve
ning performances starting
Thursday.
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Floyd, who had knocked him
out in the fifth round ot their
second fight last June 20 with
left hooks. Just a year before
that, Johansson had floored
Floyd seven times for a tech
nical kayo in the third round.
In addition to Patterson's
two knockdown trips to the
floor Monday night, he slipped
to tlie canvas once in the sec
ond round and once in the
third while evading lngo's
blows. Neither was a knock
down. Also, Floyd suffered a
cut on his left brow in the
third session.
No official figures were an
nounced for the fight but Fea
ture Sports estimated the
crowd at 15,000 and the gate
at more than S500.000.
living B. Kahn, closed-circuit
TV tycoon and president
of Teleprompter Corporation,
Ingo Says
He Won't
Retire
By FLOYD PATTERSON
Written for UPI
Miami Beach, Fla. (UPI) I
never underestimated Inge
mar Johansson.
Repeatedly I have stated
that he is dangerous as long
as he is on his feet. The fight
Monday night proved this.
I felt that I could not get
myself unwound and that it
demanded every ounce of my
skill, energies and courage to
win.
Certainly Ingemar was a
thinking man's1 fighter who
tried to blitz me in the first
round. He is right when he
sqys that the mandatory eight
count favored me.
His courage and determin
ation were very evident from
the start. I cannot praise him
too highly as a fighting man.
There are other contenders
who deserve a crack at iny
title. Who the next challenger
will be will be decided at a
later date. .
My three-fight series was
exciting, unpredictable and
historic. I must in all fairness
pay tribute to my trainer,
Dan Florio, who has endured
loneliness, hardship and dis
appointment. He always has
been at my side. And I must
not forget my cheerful assist
ant trainer. Buster Watson
Together we have won the
Johansson series.
By INGEMAR JOHANSSON
Miami Beach, Fla. -IUPI1- :
will not retire.
I knew this the moment 1
walked into the press room
and the reporters applauded
me.
I have no alibis for losing to
Floyd Patterson. I fought my
heart out. If I made any mis
take, it was in my over-anxi
ety in the first round when I
floored Floyd twice.
The mandatory eight-count
helped Patterson in that
round, because he had extra
time to recover, but I have no
complaint. We both fought
under the same rules.
I must pay tribute to. both
my trainers, Whitey Bimstein
and Nil s Blomberg. It was
Whitey who taught me the
meaning of a polling left jab
and a left uppercut.
THRIFT
MARKET
Sixth Round Knockout
estimated that the total re
ceipts for closed-circuit show
ings of the fight at 207 thea
tres and other locations in the
United States and Canada
would be at least $2,400,000.
In addition, lie said the
money already guaranteed the
promotion and Teleprompter
from movies, radio, and for
eign radio and films would
approximate $700,000.
"Those figures plus the
gate." he said, "should make
the fight a $3,500,000 record
maker. And Floyd and Inge
mar should get between $700,
000 and $1,000,000 each for
their purses."
The $500,000 gate beat the
old Florida state record of
$305,369 established by the
Jack Sharkey-Young Strib
ling non-title bout at Miami
in 1929.
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TUESDAY. MARCH 14. 1961
Whitworth and Linfield
Dumped in NAIA Tourney
Kansas City, Mo.-iUPD- Top-
seeded Westminster, Pa. and
defending champion South
west Texas State, make their
debuts today in the 19B1 NA
IA basketball tournament.
Westminster plays Arkan
sas State, and Southwest Tex
as State takes on Central Con
necticult. Other first-round games to
day match East Texas Baptist
with Steubenville, Ohio, Red
lands, Calif, with Savannah,
Ga. Slate, Illinois Wesleyan
with Gustavus Adolphus, Nor
thern Michigan with Carson
Newman, Maryland State
with Missouri Valcy College,
and Central Oklahoma with
St. Norbcrt, Wis.
Two of the tournament's
top-ranked teams fell by the
wayside in Monday's first
round action.
Fourth-ranked Oglethorpe,
Ga. bowed to Peru, Neb.
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