Evening star., 1961-03-02
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
Whitley Bimstein Rediscovered

PALM BEACH, MAR. 2-Ingemar Johansson had Just
been sued by Uncle Sam for $598000 in back taxes In
his despair lingo decked out in Miami shorts played shut
fleboard with his ance the superbly legged Brgt Lund
gren The light exercise at shufeboard didn't make lingo
draw hard breath.
Hes ready" Whitley Bimstein said noddng in the
direction OF the first Swede in history to win the world
heavyweight title Il think he's going out Foyd
Patterson again. just like he did that other time"
While Johansson dabbling at shuffeboard with
Brgit, his rival down the road whacking away in
Sweaty sessions of boxing drill on Miami Beach
This does not mean that lingo never boxes As a
matter of fact he works hard possibly almost hard
Patterson who left him for dead last June in Yankee
Stadium.
But the swede unlike Patterson until recently is his
own boss Whitley Bmsten, the only American attached
to Ingos staff caters to the idea that he's running the
show. He is deludng himself whitey's word carries
weight, but Ingos carries
THIS is AS good time any to rediscover Bmstein
After 80 years Of knowing him. we've just learned that his
first name is Norris 1t figures, but he's always been
Whitley
He is "a years old and has been trainer OF fighters
for nearly half century He is the wispy rheumeye
bald who is always your TV between rounds
working some fighter. He's the who carries the
toothpck swab in his teeth, whether his tiger has
injured eye not. Whiteys probably been TV
than any boxing figure in history.
lingo may run the show but if there is a small move
which will decide the big fight It's possible that Whitley
IL.
ohansson but much better than the other Swede who
might clutter the and that's why for the third
fight, lingo wants Whitley his little general He knows
than any Of his counrymen about this swift brutal
destruction that is coming up.
He just might win 1t for Ingo If it's that close.
BIMSTEIN is REFRESH1NGLY frank about his own
fighter back in the dim, distant past II
couldn't stay in shape" he says mrthessy. "1 wasn't
pushover bantam and featherweght, but didn't win
titles either and figured that If couldn't stay in
shape I'd teach other guys how to- You know what I
nnean?"
Bmsein has handled so many fighters treated so many
cuts that he's forgotten their Reel off the big
in boxing hstory-Braddock and Grazano Uzcudun
and Ambers, Galento and LoulS-and Whitley mods and
says that he's been in their really
to Johansson He works flat fee and year from
he may even have trouble remembering Ingos name.
Two hundred and five pounds Of Swede," he might
say because that is his way Yet in his memory there
a few who stand out-names which mean something
personalities he can't help but recall with vivid
DON'T NEVER KNOCK Lou Ambers to me-" Whitley
says "A real sweetheart that guy Every time
to town to fight have to find Catholic church
Lou and me pray. Me- Whitley Bimstein.
"Braddock my boy, though He is fighting Max
Baer in 1885 for the title and nobody is giving him
chance. He's too old, they say, and Baer-what man.
But he makes mistake He something to Braddock
at the weigh-in He says something about maybe jim
here's this 10to1 sho-maybe ought to be fighting little
brother Buddy Baer instead.
Jim haulS off and hits Max across the face with a
backhand swipe think that the fight for him that
night Baer didn't act like he wanted much part Of
Braddock."
Whitley wasn't in mood to predict the winner Of the
Patterson-JohanSSon rubber match" They been their
twice he says land you get two fast knockouts I'd say
the first who hits the other good hard shot-and
follows up If necessary-winS the money"