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For 10 Days of the great light-heavyweight away pounds—the champion weighed champions of yesteryear, today Giving 15 187 to By the Associated Press advised Pete Rademacher to Rademacher’s 202 Floyd " The pennant hopes of the quit the ring. decked the courageous chal- . and hurt, and the few blows he St. Louis Cardinals were hand- At the same time he said lenger seven times at Sick’s ] landed in the sixth lacked sting. ed a devastating blow today Floyd Patterson could become Stadium before Pete took the ; He clinched and, as Loughran when Stan Musial learned that as great a heavyweight cham- full count at 2:57 of the sixth i moved in to separate them Pat- he will be out of action for 10 pion as Jack Dempsey. round. terson poured home a left and r v days to two weeks because of a Os Rademacher, the 1956 But, to the consternation of then a right. It was the next- pulled muscle and a chipped Olympic title winner whose thousands who regarded this as to-last knockdown. of his left shoulder a Patterson was the fracture .first bout out of the amateur mismatch. Count Had Reached 10 blade. ! ranks was last night’s sixth- first man to hit the canvas. Musial, the National League s round knockout by Patterson, Midway in the second round, Patterson threw a left and leading batter at .340. was In- Tommy said: Rademacher crossed a right to this time as Rademacher Floyd struggled wearily to his feet “The fellow needs experience the champion’s jaw. Standings on Pag* C-2 seemed to slip as he sagged, the referee waved Patterson the same as any amateur does away. Most ringsiders thought turning but he went all the way down inning on pro. He hits hard Loughran was stopping the jured in the flfth of last the and the knockdown official at night's game Philadelphia. and has heart of a lion. fight, but the referee said the at He could do well with the ringside had reached the count * ' > *: 6-5, count had reached 10 and it i- The Cards won the game, contenders. But he is 28 and of four when he got back up. games of the was a knockout. A DREAM BECOMES A NIGHTMARE—Pete over on his back and gets up, but not to stay within 6Vi age would be foolish Floyd Admits Knockdown finally leading Milwaukee Braves. at his it After the battle, Rademacher the 10 count is by to start. Tommy Loughran Rademacher’s hopes of becoming heavyweight before tolled Referee Tommy After studying x-rays taken Referee offered no alibis and Patterson was “Pete would be far ruling champion in his first pro fight go crashing to Loughran. Rademacher knocked down this morning. Bob Bauman, too ca- waved off the count, it was high in his praise for the the in round, four times in pable in other fields of en- no knockdown, but later re- challenger who had dreamed canvas in the sixth round against Cham- once the third the fifth team physician of the Cardi- ” ¦ion Floyd Patterson last night in Seattle. The and once previously in the sixth, seven times in deavor versed himself. And in his up this fight and made it real. nals, said: Floyd B¦ion8¦lympic champion tries to get to his feet, rolls all.—AP Wirephoto. “Iadvise that Musial be sent Refused to Give Up dressing room said he ¦Rademacher is the first man Rademacher was counted out was bowled over by the punch, [everj to step from the amateur home to St. Louis for further directly heavy- examinations. The way it the seventh time he was It was only the second knock- ranks into a pro for looks, he should be out from knocked down by Patterson in down of his career weight championship fight. days to two j the bout at Sick's Stadium. He Patterson, who while still a ‘‘He has all the qualifications 10 weeks.” by Usher Gets Regular Job lasted far longer than most light-heavyweight was felled jof a future great fighter,” Floyd Out Until Braves Series expected and decked the cham- a sneak right landed by Jacques j said. < WIN, LOSE OR The 36-year-old star has been pion for a count of four in the Crecy-Royer. I “When somebody is chopping gunning for his seventh batting second round. However, in the The 22-vear-old professional; at you with an axe you have to With Improved Batting title. He has batted in 97 began to show his superiority! I runs {fifth, he was down four times Igo down eventually,” grinned By and third over the balding Olympic titlist \ DRAW FRANCIS STANN DETROIT, Aug. 23 (Special).i ibles and two homers. He has ranks in the National for counts of nine each. Rademacher. holding a chunk League homer derby with 29. in the third round, leaping from a slightly puffed —Bob Usher, handed the Sen- hit in nine of his last 11 games 1 “He was hurt then and I of ice to eye. ators' centerfleld job by default While the other batting con- wanted him to quit but he a crouch to spear Rademacher Asked if he felt that fighting to lift his average to .266. up, with straight right that sent ; early this month, has shown his tenders try to catch Stan wouldn't hear of It.” Loughran a for nothing was worth the gratitude by batting at a .400 Lavagetto is hoping that the probably will be sidelined until told newsmen. “In the sixth he the big guy sprawling. effort, he said: First Add Polo Grounds ; clip in his last 50 trips to the Senators’ pitching situation will the Cards open a two-day stand was down for the full count of Pete took a nine count and “yery definitely." in against the Braves in St. Louis 10 back on his feet at the NO. 1 IN OUR SPORTS SHOP wasn't exactly happy plate Barring a drastic re- improve the two-day stand but even if he had got up, I was Gate Only $243,030 versal in form, he’ll be the Pete Ramos (9-11) on September 3. would stopped bell, but the crowd of 16.961 when an effort here purported to lament the end of the here. will have it.” The bout drew a gross gate starting centerfielder for the'[start against Maas tonight. Musial said he was hurt when Tommy, who acted as referee had its tipoff on the outcome. Polo Orounds. “Afew items were left out or skipped over,” he missed a curve while trying of $243,030—far short of the rest of the season. (The Cuban righthander has and sole official this first time It was delayed in the fourth anticipated $400,000. said, you the to hit behind Wally Moon, who a full-house he “or have never heard of Fred Merkle or Manager Cookie Lavagetto lost his last two decisions but he had such job in a heavy- round while Floyd moved easily backers—a grouo tonight in was on first base. “Had I tried weight bout, said, “Patter- challenger, Rademacher's Four Horsemen or Dempsej-Flrpo?” will use Usher the he has a 2-1 advantage over title around the slower of Georgia businessmen—put the Tigers son is a fighter. And he had three good points, too. You can’t write series opener against Detroit this season. See BASEBALL. Page C-3 great He could stalkmg him and looking for up Patterson’s guarantee of despite the fact that Detroit In tomorrow afternoon's go down In history as another an opening for a payoff punch. and took both fight- finis to the Polo Grounds without due reference to these righthander, fi- Dempsey. $250,000 will have a Duke nale here. Camilo Pascual. idle PROBABLE PITCHERS Jack He hits fast He found the range in the flfth. ers’ share of the gate—6o per men and the events which made for so much history. Maas, and hard.” on the mound. since August 7 because of a Four times Patterson blasted cent of the $209,556 net or just Grounds was where young AMF.RIC.4N I.FAGIt Pete down in that round, and The Polo Fred Merkle cost I “We've known all along that sore right shoulder, will put ; Washington at Detroit INl—Ramos Didn’t Press Advantage about $125,700. League pennant Those job (S in vs. Maas IS-S1 four times the 28-year-old ex- the Giants the National in 1908. Bob could do the defensive- his 8-11 record on the line. Yore, this would be Ne» at Cleveland <N>— Loughran added, however, farm boy from Grandview, Patterson said of retentive minds willremember the freak happening well.