Evening star., 1936-02-01
AMATEURS T0END
TOURNEY TONIGHT
Capacity Crowd Expected
to See Bouts-0Iympic
Club Is Favorite.

- titles and the District team
championship will be at stake
tonight in the Catholic Univer-
sity gymnasium, when the third an
nual Golden Gloves tournament comes
to a close.
Before what is almost certain to
be a capacity crowd, dozen novices
will throw punches. starting at 7:30
o'clock, to decide championships in
classes ranging from the 112-pound
to l60-pound. The l75-pound novice
title already has been decided and
there is no heavyweight division.
Immediately following the running
off of the six novice bouts will be the
first Of the eight open scraps, which
range from the l12-pound class to
the heavyweight division. The novices
are to fight three rounds of two min
utes each, while the open contenders
will meet in scheduled tits OF five
rounds of two minutes each.
Walter johnson, most popular of all
Washington sports figures, will present
the highly-prized golden gloves to the
winners, while Representative Fred
Hartley of New Jersey, sponsor Of the
District boxing BILL will award silver
cup to the boy who is voted by local
boxing writer's and referees as the
contestant to show the most improve
ment in the tournament. Another
silver cup, donated by Harry Viner,
will be presented to the team cham
pion.
Olympic Club Strong.
THE Olympic Club, with five open
L representatives in the final round,
rules a prohibitive favorite to win the
team title, although the Jewish Com
munity Center, with three in the
finals, is conceded chance.
The Olympic's standard bearers are
Danny De Rosa, 112-pounder, favored
over Joe Petro of the Police Club;
Lou Gevinson. 126-pounder, heavy
choice over Henry Peterson OF the
Jewish Community Center; Steve
Thompson, 160-pounder, who will face
Paul Desch of the J. C. c.; Bob
Grimm. 175-pounder, who may receive
q forfeit from George Cox of the
Merrick Club, and Don Stetson, who
battles Murray Kanner of the Marine
Reserves for the heavyweight crown.
The only classes in which an Olym-
pic boxer is not represented are the
118-pound. in which Ray Morse OF
the j. c. c. and Pat Cecchini of the
Northeast Boys Club will battle; the
135-pound, in which Roy Crombie of
the Police Club will face Mike Morton
of Merrick, and the 147-pound. in
which Steve Mamakos of the Boys
Club of Washington tackles Creigh-
ton Allen of the Northeast Boys Club.
Whether Cox will be able to take
part in tonights program depends
upon the verdict of District Boxing
Commission physician, who will ex-
anime cut over Cox's eye. The in
jury was sustained when Cox defeated
Frank Nebel in the semi-fnal round
Of the 175-pound class.
Pairings for Finals Listed.
TICKETS, which were available to-
- day at Spalding's and at the
Catholic University gymnasium, also
will be placed on sale tonight at the
gym box offices. The prices are 25
cents, 55 cents and $1.l0.
The pairings:
Open Glasses.
112-pound class-Danny de Rosa tOlym-
11s-pound -class--Ray Morse Jewish
1Northeast Boys Club.
126-pound class-Lou Gevinson tOlym-
pic Club vs. Henry Peterson GJewish Com
munity Center.
135-pound cisss-Roy Crombie Police
Club VS.. Mike Morton (Merrick Club.
141-pound class-Steve Mamakos wash
ington Boys Club VS. Creighton Allen
Northeast Boys Club.
l6o-pound class = Steve THOMPSON
Community Center>.
175-pound class-Georee Cox tMerrlck
Club may forfeit to Bobby Grimm tOlym-
pic Club. Boxing Commissions S physicians
decision will decide.
Reserves) VS.. Don stetson Olympic Club)
Novice Glass.
112-pound class-Angelo Papnas wash
ington B. c. VS.. Lester Mock (MerricK
IIs-pound class-Ray Nally unattached,
VS. Frank Mainto Terminal y.
B. CI vs.. John Carroll IN E BC).
135-pound class-Loyal Grimm fOlym-
pic Club VS.. James Dalton fMerrick Club.
147-pound class--Max Coe u. c. c. VS.
160-pound class---Tommy Jordan tunat-
tached, VS.. George Shipley (Oympic A. c..
175-pound class-Ernest Walker Ter
minal y won. the title in this class in the