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Evening star., 1961-03-14
Theoter TeIevision Crowd
Takes Title Fight Calmly

a few other times. too. The
people of Sweden as well as
the United States can be very
proud Of him"
The last statement brought
a solid round of applause from
those still awaiting the slow
motion rerun of the final
round, in which Rocky Marci-
ano, the undefeated. retired
champion. added his own form
of commentary.
Closed-circuit fights appear
to be here to stay, whether we
can see the blood or not and
get some shoddy ringSide re-
porting. Every one of the three
houses (the Lincoln and
Keith's staged 1t, tool turned
'em away.
Evening star., 1961-03-14
Young Hur|ers
Keep Pirates
Rolling Along
BY the Associated Press

The world champion Pitts
burgh Pirates, backing second
line pitching with the clutch
hitting of their front-line bat
tiers have run down all opposi-
ton in the early stages Of the
exhibition baseball season.
Getting a six-hit pitching
performance from three rockies,
the Pirates used Dick Schofield's
two-run homer and a run-pro-
ducing single by Joe Christie
pher for a 4-2 victory over the
Kansas City AS yesterday that
brought their unblemished rec
ord to 40.
The new Washington Sena-
tors also are undefeated after
edging Baltimore's winlesS ORR
oles, 1913. The new Los Ange-
les Angels dropped their first
in three games with a 1913
loss to San Francisco Giants.
Three Games Rained Out
Elsewhere on a rain-short-
ened program, the transplanted
Minnesota Twins made it into
the victory column by whipping
the New York Yankees, 10-6,
and the Chicago Cubs beat the
Cleveland Indians, AZ.
The Detroit Milwaukee, Gin
cinnati-St. Louis and Phila-
delphia-Los Angeles Dodgers
games in Florida were can
celed because Of rain.
The Pirates clinched it in
the fourth on Christopher's
single before Smoky Burgess
walked to force in a run and
give Rookie Pitchers Tom Par
sons, AL Jackson and Earl
Francis some working room.
Ken johnson, who gave up
Schofield's homer, took the
loss for the AS.
Battle of HOmerS
Felipe Alou and Rookie
Catcher Tom Haller led the
Giants attack in the seven
homer slugfest with two each,
while first year Outfielder
Manuel Mota also homered,
then tripled in a nine-run sew
enth inning uprising. Bob
Cerv and Earl Averill con:
nected for the Angels.
Earl Battey's grand slam
homer in the ninth beat the
winleSs Yankees after a three
run shot by Zorro Versailles
and Harmon Killebrew's two
run blast had kept the Twins
close. Shortstop Fritz Brickell
paced the New York attack
with a homer and three singles.
The Cubs beat the Indians
after Southpaw Johnny An
tonelli finished a three-inning
no-hit stint in his debut for
Cleveland. Chicago then
pounced on Sam Mcdowell for
three runs in the fourth. Rookie
Southpaw Jack Curtis picked
up the victory for Chicago.
Evening star., 1961-03-14
By Jim BISHOP

MIAMI BEACH, Mar. IA
(SpeciaD lingo JohanSSon will
holler that he got q short
count, but I sat 10 feet from
him when he Skidded on his
neck and Billy Regan, the
referee, counted him out. At
eight, lingo looked up at the
referee mutely. At nine, his
knee went under his body. At
10, he was still down, trying to
pull himself up on Regan's
frame.
They may be great fighters.
I'm no boxing expert. But
they looked awkward and
graceless, two huge second
raters who missed frequently.
Patterson wore the express
sion of a man who doesn't
really care; lingo stuck his
tongue out, as though he could
taste the championship that
was running out between his
thick fingers.
Rocky Leaves Quietly
Rocky Marciano watched it
a few feet away-and left
quietly. Joe Louis, another
champion who probably could
beat both of the antagonists
at the same time, kept moving
his head in rhythm with the
punches and smiled at the
finish.
There were about $4,000
people in the studio audience,
and they paid $40, $50 and 500
a seat to see an exciting match.
1t wasn't classic fighting, but
both men hit hard when they
landed. lingo looked a little
the better to me at the start.
He knocked Floyd down in the
first round, and dragged him
down the second time, before
the bell rang.
Somebody in Patterson'S
camp forgot to score the soles
Of the champions shoes. He
slipped and skidded a Sec
ond time. When Johannson
went to the canvas, he was the
victim Of an overland right,
a sucker punch. Between
rounds the champion walked
to his corner with an express
sion almost sad. He is a gentle,
religious man and he hoped,
before the fight, that he would
never again achieve the mur-
derouS mood that he reached
in the second Of the fights
with Johansson, when he
knocked the Swede back to
Goteborg
Throughout the battle both
men were drenched with water
and it spangled like diamond
chips under the bright lights
over the ring. Both bled from
eye cuts. Patterson kept star
ing at Johansson's neck as he
circled the inside of the ring.
lingo looked his opponent right
in the eye, which seemed to be
the lone target for his right
hand.
IngO's Power Fades
Speaking Of that right, un-
less my sight is fading, lingo
seemed to lose the power in it
after the fourth round. It
snaked out slowly after his left,
and it caressed rather than
hurt the champion. In Pat
terson's corner, his manager,
Gus D'Amato kept yelling:
Left hand, Floyd. Left hand,
Floyd" Sometimes Floyd heard
and tried to obey. At other
Evening star., 1961-03-14
FIGHT FIGURES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Attendance-l5,OOO.
Gross 900.
Net .OOO.
q Pstterson's share live" Eate--,-
Johansson's share live" gate
oTTheater television receipts-s2, ,6OO,-
Patterson's share OF theater-TV,
movies. radio. etc.-SSOO. 900. y
movies, radio. etc.@$eoo. .oOoi
JohanSson's total purse-S712 2 800.
Evening star., 1961-03-14
FIGHT

NVutAloCO GEVH1 oBC Ao4V
now it was like two men armed
with clubs.
Patterson came out Of the
corner in the second round
ready for battle. There was new
life in his legs, and from this
point on he was the chief ag-
gresSor. though not always a
winning one.
Mostly it was a battle of
lefts, and Patterson landed
more Of them to take the Sec
ond round in this observers
opinion by a very close margin.
Both came out for the third
round in tigerish moods. Pat
terson opened a cash over
Ingo's right eye, but lingo
scored with q left and right.
Then both slowed down. lingo,
particularly, looked like a tir-
ing fighter.
The fourth round was marked
by misses by both, while at
times lingo appeared to be
pushing his left in the manner
Of a swimmer casually doing
the Australian crawl. But he
did land q solid right to Pat
| terson's left eye and it began
to swell.
The fifth round was clearly
the champions. He landed re-
peated leftS in aggressive fash
ion, while JohanSson seemed to
be waiting for a chance to roll
out his "toonder."
Tide Turns Again
And the sixth round seemed
to swing back to lingo. Patter-
son missed two hard lefts, and
JohansSon seemed to be able
to twist inward, thus taking
the ones that landed on the
shoulder and arm.
Now it was lingo on the at
tack with straight, singing
lefts that Patterson took side
ways on a left eye that was now
half closed. JohanSson worked
Patterson over to a neutral
corner. He seemed to be in
command. but suddenly Patter-
son struck with a left, followed
by a right sneaked across, and
lingo went down.
He rose with difficulty, In
stages, and almost made it
He protested to Referee Billy
Regan that he had beaten the
count. But it was over. The
count had been tolled.
Patterson still is the heavy
weight champion Of the world,
though there were times last
night when he and lingo ap-
peared to be battling for The
Stars Golden Gloves novice
title.
AS for lingo and his camp
followers, who included mem
bers Of his family, friends and
a beauteous fiancee. they are
now pasSe-unless the hero of
the piece can come surging
back. The odds are against it.
Ahead on Points
All three officials had Pat
terSon ahead on the 1O-point,
|official must" system and in
rounds, which don't count here.
Referee Regan had it 48-47
and Sill In rounds. Judge
Carl Gardner scored 1t 48-47
and 3-1-1 in rounds. Judge
Gus Jacobson's score was 49-47
and 3-1-1.
The estimated crowd of 49,
900 paid a little over $500, 900,
according to Feature Sports,
Inc. The closed circuit firm,
which handled the theater
television, radio and movies
estimated its gross at more
than SO million.
This figures to earn each
fighter somewhere between
$750.000 and 81 million. The
three-fight series earned Pat
terson more than 50 million
and Johansson close to 50 mil
lion.
The major part Of Ingo's
purse has been tied up pending
settlement Of the United States
Governments claim for $685.
181 in back income taxes.
This was Patterson's eighth
title fight. all Of which have
ended in knockouts. His rec
ord now Is 37-2, including 28
knockoutS. JohansSon's record
Evening star., 1961-03-14
BISHOPS NIGHT AT FIGHT
Two. BottIers Look
Like Second-Roters

times he just kept working the
combinations to the head, the
combinations which made him
the only heavyweight cham
pion Of the world to lose the
title and win it back.
It was hot and smoky in
Convention Hall, and when
lingo staggered back to his cor
ner protesting that he wanted
to continue, Mrs. Annabelle
Patterson, Floyd's mother, ran
up behind my seat in the press
section. yelling, "Floyd-Oh,
Floyd" Her lips were parted
in the ecstasy of victory, but
Patterson did not hear her.
BedIam SweIls
The bedlam was like the
steady roar Of a heavy sea. It
Swelled until it assaulted the
ears. Mrs. Patterson was helped
into the ring and grabbed her
son, much to his embarrass-
ment, and kissed him.
There was a party atmoS-
phere on this slab of sand
early in the evening. Bill
Fugazy and Roy Cohen gave a
cocktail party and buffet sup
per for 800 at the Roney Plaza.
They had the sporty group in
attendance in black ties and
evening attire: Mariana Rey-
nolds, the tobacco heiress; Jack
Lescoulie, the Garroway an
nouncer; Frank Sinatra, Joe
Di Maggie, Mr.. and Mrs. Toots
Shor, Mr.. and Mrs. John DAILY
(the former Virginia Warren); /;
Robert Lehman, the banker;
Joe E. Lewis, Carmine De Sapio,
and Jake Garvey, Democratic
boss OF Illinois.
Meanwhile, the promoters
were worried about the box
office sale.
It was decided to sell the
500 tickets for $50 and the
$50s for $40. This is called
last-minute downgrading. At
the time there were about 49,
900 in Convention Hall. There
were two lines of people trying
to buy tickets, and one line Of
ticket holders who found them
selves behind pillars and want
ed to exchange the tickets for
something better.
There were five rows Of re-
porters and a row Of photog-
raphers under the apron Of
the ring. Behind that was an
aisle constantly full Of walkers.
Behind that came a sizable
chunk of Hollywood and
Broadway.
Prefight Contrast
At 10 pm. I was in Johans-
sons dressing room. He was
standing before a mirror, rub
bing cream on his forehead.
He said he felt good. but he
looked pale and tense. He
shook hands timidly and said
he felt good. 1ngo's stomach
looked slightly paunchy.
In the other dressing room
Patterson had finished the
prayer he always says before q
fight, and he pulled himself up
on q dressing table. He was
sleeping.
At 10:40 pm. a man sang
the Star Spangled Banner. At
11:07 1t was over, and lingo was
telling the referee that he did
not understand the count. It's
the first time he ever missed
counting anything.
Copyright, 1861, BY King Features, Inc.
Evening star., 1961-03-14
OFFICIAL FIGHT CARDS

MIAMI BEACH Mar IA (AP).-Official cards Of last
nights heavyweight championship fight
(scored 10-pont must system).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

The Sunday so Mosozine Washington C.. October 1861
Evening star., 1961-04-02

men in creating extra maintenance
jobs. Some railroad checks, issued
for a recent two-week period, were
for as much as $500, including over
time payments for emergency work.
But despite chronic unemploy-
ment and constant decrease in rail
road activity, deposits in Brunswick
banks have increased 1t doesn't
make sense, and is difficult to under
stand one banker said.
Business in Brunswick retail
stores has been off. partly because of
winter weather conditions. Rents in
the town are low, although there are
few houses available.
A. |. Kaplon and his brother Myer,
who operate one of the towns Oldest
mercantile establishments, believe
business has slumped about as much
as il ran ITnward they saw is about
Evening star., 1961-04-02

BRUNSWICK, which lies facing the
- Maryland shore of the Potomac
River about so miles upstream from
Washington, is a town on IFS way back
Since World War II. Brunswick.
typical railroad town, has been on the
downgrade. But there is light now in
the sky ahead, and the towns leading
citizens believe the bottom has been
reached
During its brightest days, Bruins
wick was the scene of fevered railroad
activity. Its large classification yards
could handle maximum of 5000
freight cars day. and its usual load
was some 5000 cars every "a hours.
Complete trains headed to west
ern terminals were made up on Bruins
wick's westbound hump" and those
headed to eastern cities, such as Balti-
more PhiladaInhia and NpW York
Evening star., 1961-04-02
By JIM BIRCHFIELD
S,,r S,ncc Malta

And. in addition to the yard activ-
ity, in the days of steam the round
house was kept busy with mainte-
nance work.
Nowadays, there is no activity on
the weStbound hump, its functions
having been moved to Cumberland
closer, the railroad explains, to juno
tionS with western terminals. And the
roundhouse is hollow with emptiness,
the main shops also having been
moved to Cumberland Only minor re-
pairs on yard diesels are made at
the local roundhouSe.
During the most recent recession,
some 400 workers have been fur
loughed by the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, for years the lifespring Of the
town. But there are indications that
workers laid off at the car repair
ShODS are IN bp recalled and the win
Evening star., 1961-04-02

Mr. Kaplon says store buildings
on the towns main business street
rent for as little as $35 a month, and
houses for as little as $25, Like many
other Brunswick business men, the
Kaplon brothers believe that diversi-
fication is the answer to the towns
problems.
At the Bank of Brunswick. Execu-
tive Vice President Emory B. Frye
takes an optimistic view, as does
Mayor James E. Cummings, who re-
tired as assistant terminal trainmaS-
ter after so years with the Bro Both
believe the tide has turned, and there
are brighter days ahead for Bruins
wick
Mr. Frye points to a projected
S300000 bowling alley, with space for
a shopping center; new building to
house the Brunswick coop. and reno
vationS to buildings on the main buSi
ness street These, he points out, are
an indication of faith in the business
future of the community.
Mr. Frye also points out that
Brunswick is in rich farming area,
and is attracting more and more resi-
dents who work in Washington. Land
values, he says. are increasing in the
Brunswick area, as they are in other
sections of the Washington area.
Mr. Frye believes that, no matter
what happens, the railroad will main
tain some activity at Brunswick. The
town is between the railroads Shen-
andoah Division junction on one side
and the branch to Frederick on the
other
L. l., q H.,
Evening star., 1961-04-02

having access to major highway
arteries.
Mayor Cummings. who at 70 is in
his third term, is planning for more
beautiful, prosperous town. we have
always been close to the Baltimore &
Ohio he says, and we hope to re-
main close
The mayor points out that the land
for the town athletic field, the E. w.
Scheer Stadium, was given by the
B&O, which also gave land for use as
football field
Frederick County is to build a
new high school adjacent to the sta
dium. and he hopes to acquire adjOin-
ing land owned by the railroad for
city park.
Mayor Cummings believes that
the designation ofthe old Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal as a National Monu-
ment, and perhaps its future designa-
tion as a National Park, will help
Brunswick
We will have front door facing
the park. he says, and will be in an
ideal position to attract tourist bust
ness"
On the towns high ground over
looking the Potomac River and the
canal. land is available for housing
developments, and Brunswick would
like it known that its position is good
as a residential area for commuters
Commuter trains provide fast
travel to Washington each morning
and return in the evening, and good
highways lead directly to the Nations
CAPITAL
The Detroit tribune., 1961-09-30
der, assistant director.

der, assistant director.
Performances are scheduled for
al seven home games on the
Michigan schedule as well as the
Minnesota game in Minneapolis
on Oct. %. The band will be
guests of the Chevrolet Motor
Division of General Motors Cor
poration.
The band has 165 members
this year with 143 in the march
ing bands. Drum Major William
McCann, School of Music junior,
is back for his second year and
there will be three twrilers in
action: James Higginbottom. jun
for, School of Music; James White
man, sophomore in the literary
college; and Kenneth Snipes,
freshman in the School Of Music.
Another bigger and better
Band Day will open the home
season with the UcLA game on
Sept. 30. There will be 200 high
school bands, a record number,
in action at the half-time show.
BY actual count. there will be
1901 performers al the 18th
annual Band Day.
Harold Walters, Chicago COM
poser and arrangcr. will be guest
conductor at half-time and a
featured number will be his ar
rangement of Battle Hymn of
the Republic
Besides the high school bands
men on Sept 80, the Michigan
Marching Band will share the
field with visiting Bands at three
other games this fall = Michigan
State on Oct. Ia. Purdue on Oct.
21 and Ohio State on Nov. %.
The Detroit tribune., 1961-09-30

The following is the text OF a
telegram sent to the Mayor Sep
tember 19, 1861:
Police killing of IA year old
Negro boy - Anthony Sherrod-'
early Sunday, and critical wound
ing of another Negro - William
{. Green, age 81 = on Monday
evening have caused deep dis
turbance In community. Testim-
ony OF some witnesses to both
incidents strongly suggest that
such extreme police action was
unjustified and unwarranted. ON
behalf of relatives of the victims,
and Detroit Branch National
Association for the Advancement
OF Colored People, we respect
fully ask that full inquiry into
these matters be made immediate
~ and that the community De
informed OF the findings and
appropriate remedial action.
Edward N. Turner. President
Arthur L. Johnsons--
gxsevtlvs Secretary
The Detroit tribune., 1961-09-30

ful supporting card. He plans on
signing five more bouts, includ-
ing tag team match. AT the
moment he is seeking opponents
for such popular grapplers as
Argentia Rocca, Haystack Cal
houn. Hickey (The Crusher) Cor
fez, Sweet Daddy Sikh and Bruno
Sammartino.
THE policy Of the Olympia
Stadium has always been 10 pre-
sent the finest in bis-time wresf-
ling" declares Marvdss. we ere
going 10 continue fhsf policy,
and even improve on our past
efforts. The Olympia Stadium is
known throughout the county
as red-hof wrestling center. The
best men in the sport are anxious
TO appear here and we're going TO
give them their chance"
Few mat men in recent years
have created such a stir as The
Beast, who looks like the Neand-
erthal man of the twentieth cen
tury. A one-time sheepherder in
Europe, The Beast is a throw
back 20 the brutes OF the stone
age. He is one of the most power
fui men in any sport. Critics IN
many states have tried to have
him barred from the ring on
the grounds that his Death Hug
is really a lethal weapon.
He shocked Michigan mat en-
thusiasfs not long ago when he
caught popular Larry Chens in
his erippIins Death Hug. He re-
fused TO relinqvish his victim
even when the referee had award
ed him the bout. When The
Beast was finally pulled off his
helpless foe, Chene was rushed
to the hospital where he had TO
submit TO surgery.
Chene is now convalescing
nicely. but it is still unknown
when - if ever - he will able
to return to the wrestling ring
Duncan, friend and admirer
of Chene. demanded chance to
face The Beast He makes no
secret Of the fact that he is
determined to even accounts with
the brute.
The duel at Olympia in October
promises to be one of the great
grudge fights of the" twentieth
tsssa( asloosfst
century.
The Detroit tribune., 1961-09-30
Jake Wood IS Candidate
For Rookie-of-Year

Jake Woods hat is in the ring
as q candidate for the Rookie-of.
the-Year award in the American
League.
The name OF the Detroit Tiger
second baseman has been placed
IN nomination not only by his
teammates but by non-partisan
observers in position to ap-
praise.
Such as Umpire Hank Soar.
who is on record as rating the
24-year-oIo Wood ss the best
rookie In the circuit. "Irs close
between Wood and Chuck SchiI.
ling Of Boston," Soar has been
quoted as commenting. but II
had my choice I'd take Wood" !"
Wood the veteran umpire
observed, "can beat you a dozen
different ways He can hit. run
and throw. He makes the double
play well and he waste no time
getting the ball away. | don't
know how he does il but he
manages to get on base one way
or another. And his speed is
something to see"
Going into the last two weeks
ct the season Wood had stolen
~ bases, highest number for a
Detroit player since 1872 when
The Detroit tribune., 1961-09-30
Ashe Goes
To UCLA

American Tennis Association
pulled down the curtain to its
1861 Tennis activities for the
year tremendous success. Art
hur Ashe, Jr. Mems Singles Cham
pion selected U.C.L.A.s full-time
scholarship offer, from large
number of offers that included
Harvard. Junior tennis players
are much in demand in Negro
colleges.
There are many scholarship Of
fers for tennis players that are
not accepted because OF shortage
Of players. The best assurance
for college education on scholar
ships in the future Is TO become
a tennis player where you do
not have height and weight re-
gvirements. Ashe At U.C.L.A. will
receive good coaching and the
best competition. These sdvsn-
fsses should develop his full Po-
tentiaIs.
The Forest Hills matches were
entered by 8 A.T.A. players -
the largest group ever to rep
resent the A. T. A. in this tourna-
ment. Ashe won good first
round match from Karabasz and
lost in second round to Godbout
canadian Davis Cupper). Billy
Davis played sensational tennis
10 upset Bruce Sylvia, three times
winner of Atlantic Coast Inter
collegiate Championship from
Richmond, Va. Duke Davis won
his second round match from the
very promising and popular Cali
fornia player Earnhart, but lost
in third round to Harry Hoffman,
Jr. No A.T.A. player has ever
reached third round in mems
singles before. All other A.T.A.
men lost in first round: Vernon
Morgan lost to Bey Robert John
SON, lost to Left Beck. Robert
Davis, Jr. lost to McManus.
In Women's singles both A.T.A.
players lost in first round; Caro-
lyn Williams lost to Judy Daven-
port while Mimi Kanarok lost to
Justina Bricka.
Ronald Fieulteau went TO third
round in Senior singled.
Flora Lomax Bray was the
star of the A.T.A. group. Playing
her first match on grass she
consistently cut her opponents
down until she reached the semi
finals where she lost to top
seeded player.
The Detroit tribune., 1961-09-30
U-M '61 Team
More Meufier

eve certainly are not satisfied
as yet. but neither are we dis
courage" Elliott said. "If we can
get by without too much injury
loss we should have a good
chance to be ready for UCLA."
A survey of Michigan's first
string-up indicates larger team,
both in the line and backfield
than last year. From end to end.
the Wolverine line will average
221 pounds and the backfield at
present hits a l95-pound aver
age. However, the latter weight
IS somewhat receiving since full
back Bill Tunnicliff more than
offsets the 1914 pound weight OF
Dave Glinka, nearly ten pounds
lighter than last year; the lso-
pound mark of Dave Raimey and
the current 172 Of Bennie Me-
Rae. McRae Is four pounds heav-
Ter than the i68 pounds he car
ried a year ago.