Patterson to defend title next against Liston
Floyd Patterson will defend his heavyweight crown against Sonny Liston in Philadelphia in September, following his knockout of Ingemar Johansson in Miami Beach. The bout is promoted by Feature Sports Inc and owners anticipate a record purse and gate, with Johansson to be written into boxing history as a former champion.
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Fla
UPI
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Ingemar Johansson
Sonny Liston
Philadelphia
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Feature Sports, Inc
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FSI
Ingo
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Municipal Stadium
New York
Sonny
Patterson Wins Over Johansson In Controversial Heavyweight Bout
Floyd Patterson retained the heavyweight title with a knockout of Ingemar Johansson at 2:45 of the sixth round in Miami Beach. Critics and Johansson camp claim the final punch was a rabbit punch to the back of Johansson’s ear, while Patterson and supporters dispute the notion. Johansson apologized for not getting up in time, and Patterson acknowledged the bout left him unsatisfied despite the victory.
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Johansson
Floyd
Sieways
Ingo
Edwin Ahlquist
Nils Blomquist
Whitey Bimstein
Ahlquist
Bimstein
Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Bill Regan
Patterson
Regan
Nils Blomberg
Cas D’amato
Milton Richman
Convention Hall
Patterson Praises Johansson and Trainers After Title Fight
Ingemar Johansson is praised as a dangerous fighter who fought hard, forcing heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson to use peak skill and effort to win. Patterson credits his trainers Dan Florio Buster Watson Whitey Bimstein and Nils Blomberg, and notes the next challenger will be decided later. He vows to try for another world title shot.
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Floyd Patterson
UPI
Miami, Beach, Fla
Ingemar Johansson
Ingemar
Dan Florio
Buster Watson
Patterson
Whitey Bimstein
Nils Blomberg
Whitey
Johansson Receives Warrants From U S
Ingemar Johansson was served warrants after his defeat by Floyd Patterson on Monday night to prevent him leaving the United States until he guarantees payment of U S income taxes on an estimated one million dollar income from the bout. The warrants assure he will provide evidence required in the case.
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Floyd
Kayo
Patterson
Ingo
Irving B. Kahn
Teleprompter Corporation
United States
Canada
Ingemar
Florida
Jack Sharkey- Young
Miami
Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patters
U.S
Marshal Foch
Yngve Fenk
Stockholm Expressen
Jthis
Hugo Wessels
United Press International
Andy Lopez
Officials Scoring Cards For Title Bout
Officials scoring the Patterson Johansson title fight show Patterson leading 5 rounds to Johansson on the cards. Referee Bill Regan totals list Patterson 8 10 10 10 10 and Johansson 1 0 9 9 9. Judges Carl Gardner and Gus Jacobson award Patterson dominance with similar round scores. UPI scoreboard reflects Patterson 8 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 9.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Patterson-Johansson
Bill Regan
Patterson
Johansson
Carl Gardner
Gus Jacobson
Boxer Reflects On Loss To Floyd Patterson
Miami Beach raced with reporters as the fighter declared he would not retire. He said he fought his heart out and had no alibis for losing to Floyd Patterson, acknowledging any mistakes in the bout.
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Ingemar Johansson
UPI
Miami Beach
Fla
Floyd Patterson
Mullens Bowlers At Home Show Strong Moose Action
Mullens Bowling Alley hosted a busy week as Moose and Industrial leagues stage action. In Men’s Majors, Harold Crawford led with a 523, Henry Anderson a 532, and Jack Duncan a 538 for Vikes Jewelry. others topped five-figure scores as Pryors Firestone and Welch Recreation chased. In Industrial, Tomchins Furniture toppled Hope Gas with Franklin’s 227, Nieswander’s 201, and 237 by Bennett highlighting a high-scoring night. The Kroger team dominated the Handicap League, tying Poca Fuel for first after sweeping Helen three times and setting a 2869 team series.
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Henry Anderson
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Paul Miano
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Tomchins
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Helen's Bays
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Spark Kroger
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Bill Morris
Bill
Luther Reed
Jlace
Luther
Vernon Lambert
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Smartwear
Mullens TV
Modern Beauty
Millie Bennett
Mary Campbell
Ruby Jo Gordon
Miss Gordon
Barbara Woody
Edith Hall
Patterson Stops Johansson In Sixth Round By KO
Miami Beach report of Floyd Patterson defending his heavyweight title against Ingemar Johansson. Johansson floored Patterson twice in round one, Patterson won rounds two through five, opening a cut on Johansson, then knocked Johansson out at 2:45 of the sixth.
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Johansson
Patterson
Ingo
Floyd
New Yorkers Boo Hometown Champion
Floyd Patterson, native of New York, faced boos from 8,734 fans at Madison Square Garden during a closed circuit telecast of his title defense against Ingemar Johansson. Patterson won by sixth round knockout, but fans questioned the outcome and this hostile reception reflected a divided crowd.
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New York
UPI
Floyd Patterson
Madison Square Garden
Ingemar Johansson
Patterson
Convention Hall
Miami Beach
the Garden
Garden
Johansson
Floyd
Henry Youngman
Joey Adams
Myron Cohen
Bobby Darin
Seven Pay $3,000 Each To Watch Twins
Seven persons paid $3,000 each to watch Minnesota Twins baseball games in comfort this season. Their enclosed air conditioned box seats have upholstered chairs, carpeting, telephones and walnut paneling. Elevator and waiter service was included in the price of the seats, which were built into the old press box at Metropolitan Stadium.
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MPLS
St. Paul
UPI
Minnesota Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
Police roughhouse after big Patterson Johansson bout
Boxing fans witnessed a heavyweight title defense in Miami Beach as Floyd Patterson knocked out Ingemar Johansson. Police clashed with reporters and photographers near the arena, ejecting several newsmen and drawing sharp criticism for heavy-handed tactics. Johansson appeared bruised but insisted he was not retiring, while officials debated tax delays and postfight arrangements.
Pairings Made For Rinky Dink Tourney
Oak Hill Jaycees sponsor the second annual Rinky Dink basketball tournament at Collins high school gym. Sixth and eighth grade teams from Oak Hill area schools play March 27–30 with queen selections March 30. Proceeds fund trophies and Jaycee youth programs.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Oak Hill Jaycees
Collins High School
Sandra Sumner
Jaycees
Donny Price
Scarbro Elementary
Doug Kincaid
Page
Paul McKehn
Fayetteville
Bill Legg
John Marra
Kingston
Bill Harless
Pax
Larry Sumpter
Scarbro Catholic
Kenneth Treadway
Jim Iddings
Summerlee
Ernie Fazio
Mike Shumate
Madelyn Thompson
David King
Cald
Well
Rosedale
Louis Luke
John Thomson
Roger Blackwell
Herbert Dews
Buzzy Elkins
Miss Mankin
Oak Hill East
Joe Sproles
Leroy Sheet
Rickie Wilkins
Preston Miller
Cordin Miller
J. K. Lilly
Dwayne Maddy
Margaret Bryant
Oak Hill Elementary
Jaycee
Pirates Run Record To 4-0 In Grapefruit League
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Athletics 4-2 in West Palm Beach to extend their exhibition record to 4-0. Ducky Schofield hit a third inning homer with Bob Oldis aboard, Rocky Nelson had two hits, and Elmo Plaskett scored on a Smoky Burgess walk. Tom Parsons earned the win as Pittsburgh used three more young pitchers in support. The Pirates set to face the Los Angeles Dodgers next with Haddix Shantz Mizell slated to pitch.
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Fort Myers
Fla
UPI
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kansas City Athletics
Pirates
West Palm Beach
Pittsburgh
Ducky Schofield
Tom Parsons
al Jackson
Earl Francis
Fred Green
Schofield
Bob Oldis
Rocky Nelson
Pirate
Joe Christopher
Elmo Plaskett
Smoky Burgess
Los Angeles Dodgers
Harvey Haddix
Bobby Shantz
Wilmer Mizell
European middleweight title bout slated for Berlin before April 15
The European Boxing Union announced that the European middleweight championship match between Gus tav Scholz of Germany and Laszlo Papp of Hungary will be held in West Berlin before April 15.
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Paris
UPI
European Boxing Union
Gustav Scholz
Germany
Laszlo Papp
Hungary
West Berlin
Litman Eyes Stith in ABL Draft for Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh promoter Lenny Litman aims to draft Tom Stith of St Bonaventure in the ABL first round but expects NBA competition and possible outbidding. He plans to pick Ned Twyman and Bob Slobodnik of Duquesne plus Lee Patrone West Virginia Mark DuMars Penn State Tony Jackson and Jack Egan among ten selections. DuMars from Sharon Pa expressed excitement at pro consideration after a 15 point per game season amid injury and illness.
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UPI
Lenny Litman
St. Bonaventure
Twyman
Jack Twyman
Cincinnati Royals
Litman
Lee Patrone
West Virginia
Mark DuMars
Penn State
Tony Jackson
St. John's
N.Y
Jack Egan
St. Joseph's
DuMars
Sharon
United Press International
Williams Named To MAC Second Team
Miami University’s Dave Zeller Kent State’s Pete Baltic were unanimous picks by MAC coaches for the all league basketball team. Second team includes Ohio’s Bunky Adams Bowling Green’s Nate Thurmond Western Michigan’s Bob Bolton and Marshall’s Bob Burgess with Tex Williams receiving honorable mention.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Miami University
Dave Zeller
Kent State
Pete Baltic
Bunky Adams
Ohio University
Bobcats
Nate Thurmond
Bob Bolton
Western Michigan
Thurmond
Bolton
Bob Burgess
Marshall University
Tex Williams
Marshall
Larry Jones
Toledo
Kerry Galicki
Larry Kruger
Ohio U
Harvey Hunt
Kent
Vern Lawson
Miami
Jones
Burgess
Hunt
Zeller
Baltic
Adams
Kruger
Lawson
Galicki
WVU Opens Golf Season April 1
West Virginia University golf team to start its season April 1 and 2 at the Greenbrier Intercollegiate in White Sulphur Springs. Captain Bob King and six other lettermen return, with several players named from Morgantown and surrounding towns. The Mountaineer tennis team also lists returning lettermen Dan Taylor and Bill Schaeffer, as the squad opens April 8 at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania alongside additional players.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia University
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Bob King
Ronceverte
Gary Loring
Tom Cunningham
Connellsville
Bill Dunlap
Fairmont
Sam _ Urso
Clarksburg
Sid Bennett
Buckhannon
Dan Taylor
South Charleston
Bill Schaeffer
Washington
Mountaineer
Waynesburg
Don Conaway
Uniontown
Ned Ragland
Beckley
Bob Morgan
Alexandria
Warner Dubose
Elkins
Phil Michael
Valentina Stenina Sets World Record at Spar Takiad
Valentina Stenina was credited with a new world record 197.949 points for the overall event in the Winter Spar takiad speed skating meets at Sverdlovsk on the lowland rinks.
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Moscow
UPI
Valentina Stenina
Sverdlovsk
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