Evening star., 1935-03-13
NEARLY 30 SEEK
DISTRICT TITLES
Olympic Club and J. c. c.
Are Hot Favorites to
Win Team Honors.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

realm of Washington anna
teur boxing, the strongest
field of simon-pure mitt singers ever
assembled locally will open the sec
ond annual District A. A. U. Golden
Gloves quest tonight, with the new
Olympic Club and the Jewish Com
munity Center ranking as favorites
to win the team championship.
Nearly half a hundred youngsters
will lay their chins on the line in
the three-day tournament opening to-
night at Catholic University With one
of the eight titles and nickel any
one of them can buy cup Of coffee,
but the incentive still is great enough
to them to warrant general prediction
that competition will match any to
be seen this year, whether in an
amateur, collegiate or professional
ring.
With the largest team entry-l6
boxers in each of the divisions rang
ing from 112 pounds to unlimited
veight-the Olympic Club rules
slight favorite over the Jewish Com
munity Center, which will be repre-
sented by only six battlers. Each,
however, is included among the out
standing favorites.
Firing will begin at s:15 o'clock,
with 16 round battles scheduled.
Admission charges will range from
Is cents to IS cents.
Welters Attract Interest.
vYvITH 10 scrappers entered, chief
w interest is centered around the
welterweight division, which
Will find the 1884 middleweight enter
ing the scrap as a slight favorite.
Steve Thompson Of the Olympic
Club, one of the sensations of last
years tournament when he whipped
formidable field in the 160-pound
class, will shed 'ght and seek the
147-pound crown Jut. at best, Steve
Isl only slight choice. A few weeks
as,o Bobby Rawson of the Jewish
Community Center seemingly scored
a decision over Steve in an amateur
card at the auditorium only to see
Thompson get the duke. RawSon will
be among Steve's chief rivals Creigh-
ton Allen of the Northeast Boys Club
and Eddie Peruzzi of No. Precinct
Boys Club also are rated in the first
flight of welterWeight contenders.
The middleweight crown which
Thompson vacated has attracted the
next largest number of aspirants.
Z, ,-l,% will nlc
in this division.
Willie Feary of the Olympic Club
one of last years tourney standouts,
although he missed the lightweight
title, will be a slight choice in the
135-pound class, which has drawn
seven contenders, and Lou Gevinson
another Olympic Club battler, will
step into the 126-pound whirl as a
favorite. GevinSon, however, will run
into opposition provided by several
scrappers of known ability, namely,
Billy and Joe Tardugno, Harry Gee
chini and Billy Bragg.
Cox Is Heavy Choice.
THE 112-pound class seems a wide
open race, but either the Olyn-
pic Club or the Jewish Com
munity Center will gain a point in
the 118-pound class for the reason
that only these two clubs will be rep
resented. George Pickeral, champion
of the 112-pounders last year. and
Eddie SaugStead will fight for Olym-
pic, while Henry Peterson will carry
the j. c. c. banner. The title might
we'll go to any one of the trio
An identical trio will compete for
light heavyweight laurelS. but in this
battle the Jewish Community Cen
ter's representative, George Cox, will
be a hot favorite. The Olympics will
try to stop Cox with Louis Scarlatines
and Ollie Haggard.
Next to the WelterWeight battle
the heavyweight scrap is likely to at
tract most attention. Dick Strickler,
brother of the old Terminal Bulldog"
Billy Strickler is well liked as the
J. c. C. ace, and Robert Coughlin
of Olympic has his followers, but a
late entry, KirkWood Burke, may be
the favorite. A veteran of amateur
boxing though youngster in years.
Burke can take the crown according
to many. George Chappelle of the
No Boys Club is fourth heavy
weight contender and formidable
scrapper. too.
Pairings were to be announced late
this afternoon following weighing in
ceremonies at Catholic University.