The Washington times., 1934-02-23
VETS To BOX
IN EVERY
CLASS

Many college boxing veterans o!
skill and experience are entered
ia the eighth annual champion
ship tournament Of the Southern
Conference which begins today
at the University Of Virginia. =,
Twenty of the men entered
were contestants in 1888, and al
most half Of this number took
mart in the annual ring meeting
two years ago when Virginia re-
gained the conference crown
which has been held ever since.
In the welterweight division the
entries include Charlie Garner OF
N. c. state. champion in 1882;
Capt. Leroy Sides Of Duke; Capt'
Edward Mincher Of washington
and Lee: and Nat Lumpkin OF
North Carolina, who'll all be
competing in their third tourna-
ment.
Veteran Junior Middles
Up in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
class the veterans are Capt. Har-
old Stuart, of Virginia, runner
no in this weight last year; Ly-
man McAboy, of Maryland; Jack
Fabri, of Carolina State, ana
sam Giddings of North Carolina.
Neither Stuart nor Faori have
lost a bout this winter and are
regarded as the two most nKely
finalists, though McAboy, whose
only defeat was at the hands OF
Porte of the Army, may upset
the dope. ~
middleweight, will be defending
his title. George Short, unde-
feated w. and L. veteran. IS a
threat in this division, as is
Lyndon Lee, the Virginian VINO
has won all his matches, two OF
them by knockouts.
Lewis Martin, of washington
and Lee is the only light-heavy-
weight who was in the '33 tourna-
ment, but in the heavyweight
group there are Red" Negri from
y P.I, A. Ferrall from Maryland
and Kenneth Stevens, Carolina
States crack unlimited.
Among the featherweights the
Cavalier, Gordon Rainey, IS the
onlv veteran. Norment Quarles Of
North Carolina, VINO won over him
in the finals for the 125 pound
title has moved up into the light.
weight class where he is matched
with such men of experience as
Capt, Eddie Balm, Of V. M. l.;
Carolina, and Rip Scott, OF Duke
Has Hard Assignment
Archie Hahn, jr., the Virginia
boxer who is defending bantam
weight champion of the Southern
Conference, has hard row to hoe
in order to retain the 115-pouno
title.
Hahn is one of four bantam
weight entries who are unGeteated
this season. The others are Tur-
ner Billisoli, of N. C. State; Muir
ray Henley, Of Clemson, and Al
fred Reeser, of washington and
Lee.
Bilsoly and Hahn are the only
ones who competed in the tourney
last February. Fred Lloyd, OF
Duke, defending 115-pound cham
pion year ago, defeated Billsoly
in the scmifinals. but was so badly
used up that he had to forfeit the
final match to the Cavalier entry.
Hahn has defeated Ernest Eut-
sley, North Carolina; JEFF Bran
don, v. P. l., and Willis Cavedo
within the conference, and Chef,
of Navy; Frank Newman, Of Yale,
and Tom Curtin, of Harvard.
Hahn is rugged for small man
and has a dangerous punch.
A Formidable Foe
Bilisoly is generally regarded as
the man Hahn must defeat to re-
tain the title. He has one black
mark against his record this win
ter-a draw with Vincent Onesko,
of Duke, when the two met. The
Blue Devils record is also impoS-
ing. He is in his first year on
the boxing team after having been
a wrestling regular for three ses-
sions.
Neither Henley nor Reeser has
boxed throughout the season. The
Clemson bantamweight was sick
part of the winter, but has to his
credit a decision over Cant, Of
Florida, and a knockout over Ivey,
of Georgia. Reeser has managed
to keep his slate clean with about
the same amount Of boxing as
Henley.
South Carolina has a strong
representative in Lorenza Taylor,
who has five victories, though he
has lost to BiliSoly and to one
other. Eutsler, of Carolina, is
light for the weight, but a good
scrapper despite that handicap.
Cavedo has not done we'll in dual
meets but has gained experience
that may serve him in the tourney.