The daily independent., 1937-07-26
RInnds OpInv Jaws To Win 90 And Take League Lead
Pirates Lose TO South Norfolk To By Forfeit
Twin Bill Is a Big Feature On Fight
Card In the TexacoBeach Ring
Neece to Fight Sollas
On Wednesday Night;
Hettrick On Card Also

The Albcmarle Athletic AsSo-
citation announced through their
promoter Howard Hettrick. that
they would dish out the best
amatuer boxing card Wednesday
Night at Texaco Beach that had
ever been staged in the Albemarle.
Forced To postpone their sched-
u,e fights last Wednesday due to
uncertain weather conditions the
A. A. A., feel it their duty TO
really give the fans show this
week to make up for last weeks
disappointment. Featuring two
main bouts as a doubleheader. at
traction along with special
event and some rip snorting pre-
liminaries, Promoter Hettrick has
assured the fans that they will
see more action, of first class
fighters than ever appeared on an
amatuer gard before.
In one main bout the fans OF
the squared circle will see Howard
Duke" Hettrick, popular l32
pound scrapper Of Elizabeth City
, return to action after two weeks
rest. In the first fights Hettrick
won a decision over Elwood Har-
ris of Richmond, by close mar
gin. Those who have seen and
followed the speedy youngster in
his rapid climb to ring Stardom
say that the game little light
weight was completely off form
and was lucky to gain a decision.
They say he was completely OH
his regular stride and missed bad
ly with his right hand. At any
rate Duke" was not in the same
form he showed when he won the
Golden Glove title and Amatuer
title of North and South Carolina
and Virginia.
Just who will be facing Hettrick
is not known at this writing as
the promoter has three good men
lined up for the bout. However 1t
is thought that his opponent will
be a former Golden Gloves bat
tier from Raleigh.
In the second headlined attrac-
ton Of the night, Promoter Het-
trick has secured Carol Neece Of
Ocean View to meet Chico SollaS.
Neece who fought the main 60
at Ocean View last Friday night
defeating AL Forbes, Third Corps
Area welterweight champ, in q
popular decision. is at the top Of
his stride and is rated by fight
critics as a top notcher. He spot
ted Ennis johnson pounds last
Friday and fought the battle Of
his career to win by a wide mar
gin after dropping the first round.
Neece can punch hard as well as
box.
Chico Sollas, Welterweight
champion of Panama Canal
Zone, has been trying to get Neece
to fight him for several weeks
but the Ocean View fighter has
steered clear of the hard hitting
Sollas. However, Promoter Het-
trick, hemmed the up and coming
Ocean View battler into a match
that may make ring hinstory.
In the special event Bill Spence
will face Roy Fox. Spence has
been scheduled to meet the Fort
Monroe fighter for two weeks but
on each occasion the bout has
been called off. Spence lost by q
knock out to Elmo Tucker Of
Richmond two weeks ago but has
been working hard every night
getting into shape. Last week
when the fights were called off
Spence kept right on working and
ask Promoter Hettrick to match
him again with Fox as he was
anxious to show the fans that he
could really throw gloves in first
class company. Fox is a hard hit
ting scrapper who has plenty Of
experience in the ring and Is
known for his hard punching.
The preliminaries will feature
two evenly matched bouts when
Jeff Ingram climbs through the
ropes with Abner Riggs in a re-
turn go. ingram holds one decis-
ion over Riggs but the Riggs boy
has been working hard and be-
lieves he will take Ingram in the
return bout.
The opening bout will seek Hol-
lis Baker and Harold PAGES. a
couple of 80 Founders, from the
Boys club, fighting their second
match. In the first match Baker
received a referees decision over