The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-24

re WelSQL DIVISIONS VIII T6C6lNS Tree
apoliS in the Midwest Tournament
Of Champions.
When entries closed last mid
night, a total of lot boxers from
indianapolis and nearby cities had
registered with tourney officials.
Physical and weight requirements
were expected to keep the list near
the century mark. Between Is and
80 bouts are expected to be staged
at the first session of the three
night tournament. Opponents are
selected by draw. Only fighters
with amateur standing are eligible
to compete.
Nineteen contenders from the
Federal Emergency Relief Admins
trations Marion County recreation
committee were among late en-
trants.. The list also was Swelled
by team of six sluggerS from FIT.
Benjamin Harrison training camp.
Fort Champions Enter
Two veteran battlers who won
their way to the Tournament of
Golden Gloves Champions at Chi
cago last year will lead the FIT. Har-
rison team in the local event. They
are John CheSnuS, Marion County
middleWeight Open class champion,
and Carl Maxwell, bantamweight.
Maxwell also is in the Open class.
Other members Of the Fl. Harri-
son team are Mike Kmet, runnerup
to CheSnus in the last TimeS-Legion
tourney; Jack Coffelt, heavyweight,
Open; Earl R. Clark, welterweight,
Open, and Howard E. Bowles, well
terweight, Novice.
The F'ERA entry consists Of
George Hoyt, Arthur McTerry and
Leslie Lewis, middleweight, Novice;
@ a de Williams, middleWeight,
Open; Chester Capehart and Forest
Euliss, welterweights, Open; Alvin
Ruble, John Garner and Joe Gettys,
welterweights, Novice; George Lef-
ferts, Frank Prater and Ray Num-
baugh, lightWeights, Novice; James
Long, featherweight, Novice; Lloyd
Harzig, fyweight, Novice, and Will
liam De We're, Bob Leach and
Clemit Cummings, Novice. The last
three have not listed their divisions.
Heavyweight List Boosted
Three more representatives from
the local South Side Turner's Club,
from whence comes large list of
well-trained glove throwerS and
several city-county champions, also
have signed up-Dave Buis, light
weight, Open, runnerup in the Mar
ion County championships; Tommy
LaFever, flyweight, Novice, and
Ralph Sherman, lightweight, Novice.
A new addition to the heavy
weight Open contenderS is Marshal
Healing, from the Colonial Athletic
Club. He has fought in previous
Golden Gloves meets.
Other late entries include Charlie
Benson, Washington a. c., middle
weight, Novice; Tim Lentz, Colonial
A. c., flyweight, Novice; Ed Drawn,
flyweight, Novice, unattached and
Carroll Wells, flyweight, Open, un-
attached.
Organizations sending entrants, in
addition to those already mentioned,
include the Newcastle Gnd) Athle-
tic Club, the F g. K Health Club,
the Olympic A. c., the local down.
town Y. M. c. A., the local Negro
Y. M. G. A. and a number of others.
A Sizeable list of unattached
fighters from both here and other
cities has been registered.
Bouts Are Three Rounds
Tomorrow nights session Of the
tournament, to be held at the Nat
ional Guard Armory, I'll N. Penn
sylvania-st, will open at 8 o'clock.
The second round of bouts will be
Feb. l and the finals, Feb. IS. All
bouts will be for three two-minute
rounds, with a winner to be decided
in each encounter. A staff of six
reliable officials has been appointed.
Tickets for Golden Gloves box
ing are on sale at Haags Claypool
Hotel pharmacy. Prices for tomor-
row night and Feb. / are rs cents
ringside reserved and 40 cents gen.
eral admission.
Prices for the finals on Feb. IS
will be 81 ringside and so cents gen.
eral admission. Only reserved seats
are on sale at Haag's. General adj
mission ducats will go on sale at
the Armory tomorrow at 6 %. m.