The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-02-29
SHIVERS MOST
OUTSTANDING
IN BATTLE
BY Walker +. Smith

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boys gathered around the
ring at Olympia to settle
among themselves the ques-
tion as to who should be
crowned Golden G. ! o V Q
champions in sixteen divi-
sions.
There were light bouts in
both the movie and open
class, ranging from the fly
weight at 112 pounds, to the
heavyweight at over $50
pounds.
Dominating as they did the
heavier classes, the colored boys
won seven of the ten bouts in which
they participated.
First Two Lose
Conway Petty, of the Mt, Olive
A. c. was he first of the colored
boxers to get a chance to show his
wares. when he met Stanley Vie
czorck in the movie lightweight
class.
Petty showed a nice left hand
and excellent defensive skill. He
waited too long to start fighting,
however, and though he twice had
his man on the deck, he couldn't
overcome Stanley's earlier lead.
Petty was down in the third for a
9-count.
Art Rubin of Thompson's
Products was next in the open
lightweight' In Dave Eagin he was
fighting a rough, tough fighter OF a
peculiar style. Rubin couldn't solve
Eagon's style, and lost a close de-
cision.
Buddy Waterman, of Central a.
A. brought home the first victory
in a hard-fought, vicious battle
with Pete Bommarito, in the movie
welterweight. Buddy fought as
though Pete were responsible for
the Italo- Ethiopian war, and was
right on him.
Pete could take it, however, and
was still firing when the last
gong sounded.
In the prettiest bout of the even
ing, Howell King, of Central A. A.,
beat George Burnett, of Franklin
Street Settlement. Both boys were
sweet boxers and both could hit.
In addition, they seemed to have a
personal grudge to settle. The
referee had nothing to do in this
bout, but to keep out of the boys
way. They were too busy fighting
10 waste time clinching.
King won, but on Burnette's
showing, he is entitled to a return
bout. They were open weller
weighters.
In the novice middleweight
Lamar Richardson, representing
Thompson's Products defeated Ru-
ben Iden, in a slow bout.
Richardson's guns were too
heavy for Iden, and after one OF
Richardson's right-hand smashes
had landed Iden through the ropes,
Iden was content to clinch and
run.
Shiyers A Star
In the open middleweight divi-
sion, Milton Shivers, of Mt. Olive
A. c., met Gilmore Barnes, of Mon
roe, Mich. Barnes was fast
tough fighter who could both take
and dish it. Against anyone else
except Shivers Barnes might have
won.
In the second round, Shivers
was up to his old tricks. He boxed
and SPARED around with his op'
ponent throughout the first round
toward the end of which he stag
gered Barnes twice with his right
When the second round opened
, he went to work on him, and after
spirited exchange, shot across
short left hook to the jaw and tho
show was over.
Shivers was by far the bes
fighter in the tournament. Both
he and Barnes are colored.
In the light heavyweight novice
class, Albert Robinson, of Contra
A. A., kept up the good work, wher
he handed Carl Stanley thorough
FASTING. Robinson staggered stan
ley repeatedly with his left, bu
couldn't keep him down.
The open light heavyweight was
another family affair between Tin
Hill of Briggs A. c., and Ton
Johnson of Highland Park.
Hill showed the value of exper
fence, in the way he handled John
son, but found he had no set-up
Johnson was tough and packed
hard punch. The bell at the end o
the third found both boys almos
out on their feet Hill received |
close decision.
Walter Kelser, of Mt Olive A