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

ent. Seven Novice class titles were
RS of two of them challenged Open
fell in last nights whirlwind action.
City king bees beaten were John
CheSanus, Fl. Harrison middle
weight, who represented Indian
apolis at the Chicago Golden Gloves
tourney last year, and Charles
Wilds, light heavyweight, South
Side Turner's.
Carl Maxwell, FIT. Harrison, the
only other contender who held a
Golden Gloves title, also was de-
feated. He lost to Siegfried
(Squeak) Bruggeman, city light
weight champion, in their title bout
Local Clubs Well Represented
The eight open class champions,
who will represent indianapolis at
Chicago, are Ray (ShortO Wag-
goner, flyweight, Washington A. c.;
Bud Cottey, bantamweight, F. &
K. Health Club; Wilmer Hardesty,
featherweight, F. & K. Health Club;
Siegfried (Squeak) Bruggeman,
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, Fl Har-
rison.
Novice class survivors were Tom
my Lafever, f1yweight, FERA; jim
my Krukemeier, bantamweight,
South Side Turner's; Norval Bin
ninger, featherweight, South Side
Turner's; Johnny Cradle, light
weight, Pretzel Bell; Johnny Den
son, F. & K. Health Club, who
to the Open finals and
won title there; Arthur McTerry,
Negro, middleweight, FERA, and
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
o'clock with an introduction of
officials by Harry Geisel of the
League baseball umpiring
staff and lasted until approximately
l p. m. Twenty-six bouts were pre-
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 Fl. Harrison.
Then, despite a severe cut over
his left eye, Hutton met and con-
quered John Chesanus of Fl. 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 a 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 semi-f1nal 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 cloutSgto the head and
blocked off all of Allison's blows in
the third to gain the officials ver-
dict.
REFEREES for the bouts were Hap
by 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.
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