The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-16


ers of two of them challenged Oper
fell in last nights whirlwind action
City king bees beaten were JOIN
Chesanus, FIT. Harrison middle
weight, who represented Indian
apolis at the Chicago Golden Glove
tourney last year, and Charlie
Wilds, light heavyweight, Soutl
Side Turner's.
Carl Maxwell, Fl. Harrison, thu
only other contender who held {
Golden Gloves title, also was de-
feated. He lost to SiegfrieC
(Squeak) Bruggeman, city light
weight champion, who later de-
cisioned Rudolph Smith of the Col
ored Y. M. c. A. for the crown.
Local Clubs Well Represented
The eight open class champions
who will represent indianapolis al
Chicago, are Ray (Shorty) Wag'
goner, flyweight, Washington A. c.
Bud Cottey, bantamweight, F. &
K. Health Club; Wilmer Hardesty
featherweight, F. & K. Health Club;
Siegfried (Squeak) Bruggeman
lightweight, South Side Turner's;
John benson, welterweight, F. & K
Health Club; Delbert Hutton, mid
dleweight, Miller A. c., Cambridge
City, Ind; Larry Kirk, light heavy
weight, South Side Turner's, and
Jack Coffelt, heavyweight, Fit. Har-
riSon.
Novice class survivors we're Tom
my Lafever, fyweight, FERA; jim
my Krukemeier, bantamWeight
South Side Turner's; Norval Bin.
ringer, featherweight, South Side
Turner's; Johnny Cradle, light
weight, Pretzel Bell; Johnny Den
son, F. & K. Health Club, whC
transferred to the Open finals ane
won a title there; Arthur McTerry
Negro, middleweight, FERA, anc
Larry Kirk, light heavyweight, who
also became an Open champ.
Last nights third and concluding
session Of the local Golden Gloves
boxing tournament, sponsored an
nually by The Times and Bruce
Robson Post of the American
Legion, got under way promptly at
8 o'clock with an introduction of
officials by Harry Geisel of the
American League baseball umpiring
staff and lasted until approximately
l p. m. Twenty-SiX bouts were pre-
sented. Each was for three two
minute rounds to a decision.
benson Comes Through
Open class dark horses who came
through were Johnny benson, well
terWeight; Delbert Hutton, middle
weight, and Larry Kirk, light heavy.
benson defeated Howard E.
Bowles, FIT. Harrison, in the Novice
finals and then challenged Bob Bell
in the Open finals after Bell had
decisioned Joe Busch of the In
dianapoliS 'Y." Bell went down in
the second round and failed to rise
in time at the count of nine, giving
benson a knockout victory.
Delbert Hutton turned in the
most rugged performance of the
evening in winning the middle
weight Open title. He started out
with decision over Michael Kmet
of FIT. Harrison.
Then, despite a severe cut over
his left eye, Hutton met and con-
quered John Chesanus of FIT. Har-
rison in a bout which saw the last
years champion hit the canvas
twice. When Arthur McTerry,
Novice winner, challenged him,
Hutton still was game and man
aged to exc out decision by floor
ing the lanky Negro in the second
frame.
Bruggeman Drops Two Foes
Hutton'S performance was closely
followed by that of Squeak Brugge-
man, who decisioned one of last
years runners-up, Rudolph Smith,
Negro in a semi-fnal bout and then
continued to be the aggressor to win
over last years champion, Carl
Maxwell of Fl. Harrison.
Charles Wilds, city light heavy
weight titleholder, decisioned Eu-
gene Crank of Cambridge City in his
opening bout, but suffered a Sc
we're cut over his left eye. Wilds
was challenged by teammate
Larry Kirk, winner of the novice
light heavyweight final, and went
down fighting.
One of the most promising dark
horses of the tourney was elimin-
ated when Johnny Cradle deci-
stoned Marshall Allison, Waldron
Qnd0 product, in the lightweight
novice action. Allison landed jar
ring blows in the first round and
sent his opponent to his knees in
the second. Cradle retaliated with
some telling clouts to the head and
blocked off all Of Allison's blows in
the third to gain the officials YER
dict.
Referees for the bouts were Hap
py Atherton, Merle Alte and Heze
Clark. Judges were Al Feeney, Ted
Sullivan, Jimmy Cooley, Eddie Zim-
mer, Ed ClemmenS and Walter
Williams.
Open class winners and runners
up were presented with expensive
jackets and the Novice winners and
runners-up with leather belts and
silver or gold buckles Immediately
after the show. The individuals who
will represent indianapolis at Chi
cago also received silk boxing
trunks.