New Britain herald., 1929-04-11
TITLES DECIDED
 IN BOSTON RING
Elmer Howard of New Haven
 Wins Heavyweight Laurels

Boston, April II NP) After more than an hours of battling, di- vided into A bouts and spread over three evenings. eight national cham pions had emerged today from d field of lo3 simon purcs" who com : peted in the amateur boxing tour ncy.
 New England boxers won three titles: Michigan. two; and Califor- nia, Pennsylvania and New York state, one each. It was -,ew Eng land boxer, Elmer Howard of New Haven, Conn, who won the only cham pionship that went 10 rennsyl- vania. lie having entered with the Philadelphia delegation.
 The only 1928 champion in the tournament. Steve Haliako Of Buff talo, x. I., successfully defended his l35-pound class title. Inciden, = ally, h" was the only member of the large New York group of bait lers to emerge a winner.
 The newly crowned champions were.
 1l2 pound cIass-Jamcs Kerr, Of Grand Rapids Mich.
 llS pound cIass-Alhion Holden Providence, R. ].
 o6 pound tlass- Martin Zuniga Los Angeles, Cal.
 l35 pound class Steve Haliako, Of Buffalo, N. r..
 l47 pound class t.slic Baker. Of Wat"rtoWn.
 ldo pound class-Eay Lopez, Bos- ton.
 115 pound class Martin Levan- doWski, Grand Rapids. Mich.
 Heavyweight class-Elmer How ard, Philadelphia. Pa.
 Probably the biggest surprise Of the tourney Was provided by LeNan- doWski in winning decision over Harry Allen of Brockton to clincr the l75-pound tile. Allen, who had disposed of all his previous oppo n"nts by onc-round knockouts. had been top-heavy tavortc over the Grand Rapids .'outh.
 Another upset. scare ly less sur prisIng, vas furnished by Baker when he won the 747 pound class pionship by outpoin,lng Erie LauSon of New York. inliI th,. middle of the second round, the rug ced New Yorker maintained , com fortabl" lead on points, but then Baker landed terrific right 10 th., Jaw that nearir knocked out his ad N"rsary. Lauson finished the bout but was dazed and Groggy.
 Albion Holden of Providence. win ner or the I1S pound title, gave d marvellous exhibition of boxing skill in defeating Nose Mutch of Pitts hurgh, Pa, in the finals. Although Holden was suffering from severe cuts over both eyes. he prevented his opponent from landing single blow on these weak spots.
 Ray Lopez of Boston was award- cd the 6t-pound title on foul in the first round of his bout with Ra, Tramblie of Rockford, III.
 The summaries-ll2 pound class scmi-tinals:
 James Kerr, Grand Rapids, de- geated Anthony sciolino, Buffalo.
 Au2ie Curtis, Los Angeles, defeat ed Joseph Wolf, Chicago.
 1lS pound class semi-tinals:
 Nose Butch, Pittsburgh. defeated Frankie Wallace, Cincinnati.
 Albion Holden. Providence defeat ed Vito Mazzeo. Cincinn1;i.
 l26 pound class semi-tnals:
 Martin Zunisa, Los Angeles, de- fralcd Al Santora. Nv York.
 Robert Merritt. Buffalo, defeated Wesley Ramey. Grand Rapids, Mich.
 l3o pound semi-fnals;
 Joe Rernal, san Francisco, dc feated Robert Stone, New York. four rounds.
 Steve HoIaiko, Buffalo, defeated Dick Collins. Boston.
 141 pound class sonli-fnal:
 Leslie Baker. Watertown. Mass, defeated Leo Jasinski. Grand Rap ids
 Eric Lauson. New York, defeated Nick Debcllis, Boston.