Patterson regains heavyweight title with dramatic KO
Floyd Patterson won a record second heavyweight title by stopping Ingemar Johansson at the Polo Grounds. The 25-year-old New Yorker used a leaping left hook in the fifth round after a sustained jab assault, reclaiming the crown and signaling a potential third fight. Purse estimates placed the total near $1.4 million with additional TV and theater rights adding to the value.
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Patterson Wins Rematch Knockout to Regain Heavyweight Title
Floyd Patterson defeats Ingemar Johansson by a fifth round KO at the Polo Grounds to become the first to reclaim boxing’s world heavyweight crown. Patterson declares intent for a quick rematch within 90 days and vows to be a fighting champion. Johansson and his fiancee Birgit Lundgren react with shock as Johansson contemplates his future.
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Southern Moody Tile clash at Radar Base Field
Southern Motors of High Point and Moody Tile of Greensboro meet in a Piedmont Softball League headliner at Radar Base Field. Game time is 8 p.m. It will be the last regular season meeting of the year between the PSL clubs with Donnie Hunt likely on the mound for Southern.
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Braves Beat Dodgers 4-1 as Aaron Homers Twice
Joey Jay pitched 6 2 3 innings in relief to blank the Dodgers on four singles. Hank Aaron slugged two homers and drove in three runs helping the Braves move into second place with the 4 1 victory.
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Hypnosis Theory Circles Johansson Patterson bout
New York expert Dr. Ralph Slater suggested Johansson could have been in a hypnotic state during the title bout with Floyd Patterson. He noted dazed behavior and prolonged time on the canvas after a fifth round knockout, citing possible post hypnotic suggestion.
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Aaron, Jay pace Braves to second in NL race
Hank Aaron blasted two home runs and drove in three, lifting the Milwaukee Braves to a 4-1 win over the Dodgers as Joey Jay pitched 6 2/3 innings of four hit shutout relief. The Braves moved to second in the NL, four games behind Pittsburgh, with San Francisco nine games back after a 4 game series start in Milwaukee. The A's topped the Red Sox 9-6 in the AL, with Harry Chiti homering late to spark the comeback.
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Greensboro tops Burlington as pennant pace stays strong
Greensboro crushed Burlington 19-6 to stay three games ahead in the Carolina League standings at the league's midweek. Jim Johnson hit two homers and Phil Linz drove in four as Greensboro piled up 19 hits. Ted Murry improved to 3-0 in the win. Raleigh beat Durham 6-5 with Dan Wooden scoring the decisive run, while Wilson surged past Winston-Salem 9-6 on a seventh inning outburst. Greensboro meets Burlington tonight as Raleigh visits Durham and Wilson hosts Winston-Salem.
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Major League Results and Racing Notes from 1950s Gossip
Major League results show Kansas City beat Boston 9 to 6. Tuesday schedules list Baltimore at Chicago Boston at Kansas City New York at Detroit and Washington at Cleveland. Hollywood Park Gold Cup victories by jockey Johnny Longden include Noor in 1950 Royal Serenade in 1953 and Correspondent in 1954.
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Dodgers fall to Brewers 4 1 in National League tilt
Detroit pitcher Frank Lary began the season with a 21 6 lifetime record against the Yankees. In his first 1960 start against them he bowed.
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