Evening star., 1961-02-15
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Believe 1t or Not

PALM BEACH, FLA, FEB. 15.-"You" charged the
wspy little man with the bald head, ARE big boob
Anybody asks to drink cup Of coffee you
do it. You looked like ghost You weren't Johansson"
The fighter silent He looked calmly and evelly
at Whitley BimStein.
Where did the pounds go?" Whitley demanded
thrusting out his lower lip Il leave you Grossingers
and weigh 1913 pounds Overnight you lose g. Where?
How?"
1ngemar Johansson shrugged. He had just finished
workout at the beach pavilion and he sitting with
three newSpapermen and Bmstein, his No. strategis
and trainer. Whitley rehashing the Swedes Sec
ond fight with Floyd Patterson In this one lingo was
knocked cold Patterson first heavyweight
in history to regain the title
Whitley" of the newsmen asked "are you trying
to say he was doped by eating drinking something
before the fight?"
Il CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING" Whitley said but no
heavyweight, especially champion loses pounds
night before fight. Two pounds, yes Maybe even
If he'd dried out. But g."
Johansson seemed about to say something, but Whitley
went
Somebody asked him to eat with them the night
before the fight thought he looked charged up when
next saw him. He acted dopey in the ring"
"Ingemar" of the others said, this is loaded
question. Were you doped before the fight?"
How you say by yoursef?" lingo replied cropping
for English words You feel good when you're doped
hey? felt good. But something wrong"
Why'd you go that teevision show?" Whitley
pressed on Weren't getting plenty of money for the
fight? You stay up late to be What's My Line? and
you eat with strangers"
THE FIGHTER SPREAD his hands in gesture of
helplessness He had shoWered and he dressed
in sports shirt Sacks flaming red socks and black oafes
This was on the mezzanine Of ocean-front hotel.
Il eat before the televson show" lingo said. with
friends eat in a hotel in New York City,
The waiter brought all steaks but mine waS oh
size. This thick"
He placed his forefingers about inches apart
BimStein shifted audiby.
What did you when you said something was
Wrong?" a newSman asked
You weren't the Johansson who I put away
Eddie Machen," Bmsten butted in. You wasn't the
guy who climbed all Patterson in the first fight
Il was laughing at people," JohanSson Said ignoring
Whitley. That was wrong. saw the films and 1t so"
when? During the fighting or between rounds?"
while am fighting and between rounds" lingo
replied Il do that before All look at before is
the referee"
YOU BELTED HIM in the second round and knocked
him out his feet Bimsten said exaggeratng somewhat
Then you stood there like dope. Why?"
Il don't know" lingo said Il l don't know
moving good until the fourth round Then stopped
moving was waiting for him. 1t very foolish
see the films and I want to shoot myself"
You got any other to think something
Wrong?" one Of the others asked.
The fighter looked thoughtful. Finally he said:
THE knockout. Patterson never knocked out any
body before with punch. And didn't feel anything
dlCeF Ine Knockout didn't even have headache the
next day.
In Sweden go to the doctor explain He said
l was like like how do you say it when you
don't feel anything?"
Did he say you anesthetzed?"
z Like when you have operation" Johansson said
as II dissatisfied with the strange word
Anesthetized' the other repeated.
{ lingo nodded doubtfuly.
"YoU LOOKED LIKE ghost White as piece Of
paper" Bmsten said You don't go after Patterson
a See WIN, LOSE OR DRAW, Page D-3