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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1961
Page
22
Patterson knocks Ingemar to the canvas twice after a fast first round barrage. Patterson lands decisive KO in the sixth round, the fight ending with a dramatic finish. AP Wirephotos provided dramatic action from the ring.
Stirling Moss, regarded as the world’s top driver, hinted he could enter Memorial Day’s Indy 500 after American promoter Al Dean proposed two Dean Van Lines Specials with Kuzma or A J Watson chassis. Dean would also lead Moss’ pit crew with Danny Oakes, aiming to capture the race, a missing jewel in his achievements.
The Lakers face the Detroit Pistons in the Western Division playoffs opener at the Sports Arena. The best three of five series starts tonight at 8 30 with the return games set for Wednesday and Friday. A fourth or fifth game would follow in Detroit or back in Los Angeles as required. Philadelphia and Syracuse begin their Eastern Division series in Philadelphia tonight.
Giants outslugged the Angels 16 to 13 in a Grapefruit League game. Key moments included Felipe Alou and Tommie Haller homering, Manuel Mota sparking a nine-run Giants inning with a triple and inside-the-park homer, and Din Chance shining for the Angels with three scoreless innings. Casale and Duke Maas struggled for the Angels as Giants sent 13 men to bat in the big rally. Page C-2.
Snapped OCR sports notes show a jumble of names and teams including fragments like Amita Vem Senay and Sil kan at gynewood with scattered references to baseball and football terms. No coherent match or event specifics emerge.
Radio and TV sports coverage overview notes unclear terms and acronyms. Highlights potential API endpoints for score feeds team rosters schedules and broadcast metadata with emphasis on reliability and accessibility.
Floyd Patterson retained the heavyweight title at Convention Hall Miami Beach as a looping right hand floored Ingemar Johansson in the sixth round. The bout featured early chaos, a rule requiring eight counts after each knockdown, and a crowd of about 15,000 witnessing Patterson's decisive finish amid a back-and-forth exchanges.
Floyd Patterson, drained but victorious, admits Johansson surprised him with fast start and two knockdowns in round one. He says he would like a rematch, notes his best punch was an overhand right while a cut bled near his left eye after the sixth round knockout.
In Goteborg Floyd Patterson halted Ingemar Johansson for the second time in their heavyweight title fight. Swedish press called the sport murder as Johansson, battered in the sixth round, spoke of anxiety and pain yet denied retirement.
Partisan fans at Municipal Auditorium gasped as Floyd Patterson was dropped in round one by Ingemar Johansson. Patterson rose to knock Johansson out in the sixth to retain the title, while many in attendance questioned if Johansson could have recovered after the final knockdown. The crowd, watching on wide screen TV, debated the stoppage and Johansson’s vulnerability to punches.
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