Evening star., 1959-06-28
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCE, ,14uu
Of This and That

NE" xOHh, June T-AS 1t turned out, those Stool
ODDS favorng Floyd Patterson represented the biggest
lay since Max Baer 10 against Jim Braddock back
on June lS 1885, and the sheepiShness of virtually all
American and English boxing writers is boundless today
Yet how could you pick Ingemar Johansson sight u-
seen? Asked the embarrassed His record
showed only that he beat 20 fighters in Europe nobody ever
heard OF IN this country plus Eddie Machen And in train
ing camp he showed nothing"
If nothing else Johansson leaves as legacy an en-
rey new concept Of preparing for prize fight Whereas
Patterson trained along spartan lines and in the classic
image OF hardship and sedenial lingo lived it up at
plush Grossngers He played go performed the cha-cha
on the dance floor with his beauteous ncee Brgt Lund
gren summed by the swimming pool and once threw
right-hand punch. If the return fight is held in New
York. no one could blame Patterson If set up his train
ing quarters on the Starlight Roof.
Thirtysix of the 40 Swedish newspaper and radiomen
VINO covered the rumble will home happy and in glory
having picked the Viking with the toonder and lightning
In his s The four who leaned toward Patterson were
treated cody even before the fight and one fact re-
ceved scahing tongue flashing from the posturng Bgi
no less because he quoted Edwin Ahquist the fighters
dscoverer saying Johansson chances would be better
Bright and Annette tno relation Johansson eye-lng
bride-to-be of Ingo's brother Rolf would go home.
$3.50
ONE ARGUMENT STILL RACES here-just where did
Johanssons first good right hand hit Patterson? Gus
DAmato manager of Patterson, vows it struck Floyd
squarey between the eyes the bridge of the The
ex-champ Is quoted saying the same although in his
dressing room Floyd told this writer he never saw the
punch and didn't even know in fact that he had been
on the floor more than once One or two New York
paper accounts say Ingos waop which really ended the
hght landed on his mouth On the other hand the As
ISOLATED Press Jack Dempsey and Johansson himself think
1t landed on Pattersons Jaw
Two Of the happest people after the upset were the
arch-rvas young Bill Rosensohn, the promoter and Irv
ing Kahn the TeePrompTer magnate who owned most Of
the ancllary movie Tv and rado) rights "Johanssons
Knockout victory will add bundle of cash to our end
OF the gate through European movies Kahn exuted As
Tor Rosensohn who said he about $4,000 on the pro-
motion, lingo got him OF the hook by winning If Patter-
son nad won would have been out Of business
as promoter and loser Now he appears to be sitting
In the drivers seat because he holds contract calling
the return bout in September
THE REASON EDDIE ARCARo took of with his son to
Canada for fishing is that he found his nerves still
were shaken by his bad spill aboard the Inflated Black
Hills in the Belmont stakes and that he suffered from
dizzy spells just by answering the telephone early in the
week
COL George SIMMER the former University of Mary
land athlete who Is athletic director of the Air Force
Academy to be fighting losing battle in his efforts
to lure Army to Colorado at future date Col SIMMER
new east few days ago armed with data to wit:
Our Psychologists at Randolph Field say there is no ap
precabe loss Of efficiency in the wel-condoned athlete
because OF altitude unless he performs 1000 feet
Denver (home Of the AFA is only 524O feet high Bud
wilkinson brings Oklahoma TO Boulder two three days
ahead and wins and Boulder 5000 feet high" Contrast
ing Armys reluctance to Notre Danes attitude Col Sim
mler cited how easy to sign the Irish Colorado
game in 1854. Moose Krause told me- If you can put
$4,000 seats on top of Pixies Peak we'll play you there"
Lew Burton, vice president Of Yonkers Raceway OBJ
ects to the term tandardbreds for harness horses and
Is campaigning for acceptance Of buebreds Burton puts
IT this way StandardbredS too cumbersome Nobody
calls them that and vince every time hear somebody
say Let's the trotters Why not Let's 20 see the
pacers? They don't break often" Burton even wants
to have all United States Trotng Association literature
printed on blue paper.
THE 15-YEAR-OLD of the late Marcel Cerdan one
time middleweight champion and pride of France has
arrived In Paris from Casablanca and will train gym
until ne is 16 and legally eligible to fight Due to his
fathers name Marcel Cerdan, jr, met at the airport
py squad of reporters and photographers He weighs
l32 pounds and stands slightly under feet.
Harry Davidow the Brooklyn luncheonette owner to
whom DAmato generously offered 10 per cent of Johans
sons earnings has come upon hard times He closed his
neanery in anticipation Of wealth. but the York
state Athletic Commission denied him managers" IL
cense. Harry then visited the Swedes plush camp at
Grossnger to show Johansson that he was ready willing
and able no matter what the commission ruled Under
the erroneous impression that he Promoter Bill Rosen-
sonns guest Davdow stayed II days. got nailed for $500
tan he could Ill aord-and Johansson insisted that he
pay 81 each day to watch the workouts just like anybody
else.