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Now York—-Floyd Patterson suffered a punctured
left eardrum in his knockout defeat by Sweden* s
Ingemor Johansson, the former heavyweight ahanp
told the New York Post#
In an interview with Post columnist Milton
Gross* Patterson said a punch to the oar apparent
ly aggravated a slight injury he had suffered be
fore#
Physicians say such an injury, unless infect
ious, -could be cleared up within two weeks#
Patterson siad ho slept most of Saturday,after
losing his title to Johansson on Friday#
Sow York-Rooky Marciano v/ill begin test-training this week for a European tour
that’s expected to include some sparring exhibitions- and possibly load to a como
baok*
The 33-year-old ’’Brockton Blockbuster,” who retirod undefeated on April 27,
1956, has boon issuing denials that he plans to return to the ring* It’s true*
ho won’t came back if he can’t got into satisfactory condition*
If he can pare down and got ’’sharp” again, there’s a good chanoe he may chall
enge next June against the winner of the September roturn bout between Champion
Ingemar Johansson and ex*-champ Floyd Patterson*
BASEBALL STANDINGS
American* League
31eVGland
Chicago
Baltimore
Botroit
:Tew York
Tashington
[arisas City
Boston
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39 30 ' *565
39 32 *549
38 34 - *528
37 36 *507
36 35 *507
32 39 *451
31 38 .449
31 39 ' .443
National Lo
agu<
Milwaukee1
San Franoisoo
Los Angolos
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St* Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
V/ L FCT.
42 30 *583
42 33 ,546
43 34 #537
38 37 *507
36 36 *500
34 38 *472
32 41 *438
26 44 *377
L:rLoo City—The first U.S. - Mexico soocor natch for the elimination round pre
ceding the 1960 Olympics has boon scheduled here for August 5, with a return ma—
■;ch in the U.S. at a date still undetermined*
ALASKA-FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Most ovoryone is aware that the Aleutian Islands aro almost destitute of trees
and instead aro covered with a luxuriant growth of herbage. Climatic differences
cannot account for tho treeless condition of the country west of Kodiak* and the
true explanation lies probably in tho fact that in winter, when tho seeds of the
coastal forests ripen and ore released, the prevalent winds west of Kodiak are
damp and blow from tho South and Southwest, while tho spread of the seeds require
dry winds blowing from the North and Northwest. Such favorable conditions occur
only rarely*
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