Notes in the diary of a prize fighter's success:
> Back home in Goteborg, Sweden's new Heavyweight Champion Ingemar Johansson was whisked from the airport to a local stadium by helicopter, emerged with a boyish grin to walk on a red carpet and display his mighty right hand for 20,000 cheering fans, who paid 40ยข apiece to greet him.
> At a harness race with Girl Friend Birgit Lundgren, he decided to back a long shot, was shortly rewarded with a $200 win on a $2 bet.
> At an auto race, officials bowed when he wanted to take Birgit for a spin in...
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