Evening star., 1936-03-11
VICTOR IS KISSED
BY ELDERLY MAN
Mike Morton Gets Unusual
ReWard-Semi.FinaIs on
Card Tonight.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

n IKE MORTON, Golden Glove
NH lightweight champion, step
IV ped from the ring, a knockout
4 L victor over Will Pell in the
preliminary round Of the District A. A.
u. boxing tournament last night at
Turner'S Arena.
A highly excited, elderly gentleman
seated at the ringside-probably Mixes
father-no longer could control his
emotions. He caught Mike up in his
arms and kissed him-just as squarely
In the mouth as Mike had clipped Pell
but q moment before.
You don't see things like that often
in flstic circles, yet practically every
witness to that enthusiastic embrace
understood the sincerity and feeling
behind that action.
Plenty Of Action.
MOT in hundred professional fights
will you see boys swing with such
a will to win as do those amateur lar
rupers. A died-in-wool pro fan prob
ably would ask "why?" Apparently
there is little to be gained by scoring
O moneyleSs victory, yet the thin slice
of glory which goes with each amateur
triumph seems to satisfy these simon
pure punchers.
Lacking polish but oozing with
courage, 10 winners advanced to the
semi-final round, which will be staged
tonight at BIS o'clock.
In the most sensational scrap Of the
evening, Steve Mamakos. welterweight,
knocked out Willie Witkin, Jewish
Community Center clouter, after one
minute and IS seconds of the third
round.
Making his debut in amateur ranks,
Witkin planted one of his southpaw
socks on Mamakos' chin, dropping
the Washington Boys Club battler for
9-count in the first round. Well in
front going into the third round,
Wilkins tired rapidly and fell victim
to Steve's sleep-producing punch.
Rawson Gains Decision.
IN ANOTHER torrid welterweight
bout, Bobby Rawson, Columbus
University and Jewish Community
Center hst-slinger, gained a decision
over Dave Scheaifer of the Olympic
A. C.
Bob Matthias. red d-thatched Olympic
A. c. 147-pounder. scored an impress
sive knockout win over Earl Stevens,
Terminal Y. NJ. C. A., after l minute
Of the second round.
Other winners were Harry Dom,
Whitley France, George Abrams, Bobby
Herndon, Angelo Pappas and Preston
Drew.
Twelve bouts on tonight's card will
feature such prominent beak-busters
as Leon Shub, Lou Gevinson, George
Chappelle, Rube Hayman, Bobby
Coughlin and Murray Kanner, in ad-
dition to most Of last nights victors.
All boxers involved in tonights
matches are requested to report at
the arena not later than 7 o'clock.
Following are the pairings and sum-
maries:
ToNIGHTs PAIRNGs.
1l2-pound elasSIBernie Perry wv. B.
1l8-pound clsssSGeorTe Pickeral 10. A..
126-pound class-Joe Beckert IMerrlck
Jules Edelstsin (pnattached5 vs.. Biliy TAR
is5-pSgnd slass-Harry Dom IN. E. B.
Ton tMeTrick Club vs.: Roy crombie Po-
in semi-fnal: Leon shub q. c. c. VS..
i47 pound classAGeoree Abrams wv. B.
CO vs. Bobby Rawson q. C. c.. Steve
Msmakos wv. B. c. VS.. Bob Matthias
=, iSo,peSna % elassMR; ss.;l7:, Smith 5 C. A. g
Allen IN. E. B. C.) VS.. Joe Mayo (Terminal
I75-pound class-Joe King (olympic A.
c. us vs.; Georss Cog LMerrisk1: DIT.
Club. vs.. Rube Hayman o. C. c.. Bobby
Couehlin Olympic A. CO VS.. Murray Kan
ner Marine Reserves.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS.
112-pound class-Angelo Pappas CW. B.
c. defeated Joe Pricci 20. A. c., three
rounds; Bernie Perry wv. B. c. won by
default over. Alex Early unattached.
lsSspound ape! d,,hS SlassMasr[y penn North,
iMerrick Club; three rounds: Mike Nor.
ton tMerrick Club. knocked out Will Pell
tClympic Club l minute 20 seconds. first
sessass W.. Whtsy s,5m Fanee TgIa de-
rounds.
147-pound class-George Abrams wash
i9ston Boys Club defeated Glenn Drake Drake
H. defeated ss rfsRss SaVe schlsfsT sSfsz
MsRakSs ,M.shi9sten NE 5; ,c5 fnoeksd 'ess ess
willie witsiHs S;sd a. G. g.. u, ,mingte S5
1olympic club knocked out Earl Stevens Stevens
(Terminal "Y'o, 1 minute Of the second
iis-pound class-Preston Drew tunat-
tachedD defeated Ray Naliy Olympic A.
c., three rounds.