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The Washington times., 1937-02-12
Pro Grid LEAGUE
To Map Plans

CHICAGO, Feb. IL. - Owners
and coaches of the National Pro-
feSional Football League opened
two-day meeting here today with
drafting of the 1887 schedule, the
admission of a tenth team, and
discussion of the rules the princi-
pal business at hand.
1t was considered probable
Cleveland, represented in the
American League last fall by the
Rams, will be voted into the league,
bringing the number Of member
clubs to 10 and balancing the
Eastern and Western divisions.
Several cities have made appli-
cation for membership, it was
learned, including Boston, which
lost its membership last December
when George Marshall transferred
his Redskins to Washington, Buff
falo and Los Angeles, George
HalaS, owner of the Chicago Bears,
said the Los Angeles application
would. probably be tabled becau9e
Of transportation problems. Halas
said there was little probability the
league would vote in more than
one new member, which. he indi-
Gated, would be Cleveland.
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oAe HoHe WHO Can galnSay MIN
The Times, you know, will pass
out a grand prize of Is crisp,
crlnkly smackers for the highest
game rolled during the season in
regulation foul-line league compe-
tltion, and Tony last week
Whanged out a 208 game which
topped the former District mark
by nine pins, so if he wants to
dwell on future wealth, hes free
to do so.
In the meantime, Tony is pocket
ing the five simoleons which go to
the weekly winner and is basking
in the limelight he deserves.
Harry Aiken Second
The Columbia Heights loop gar
nered the two top prizes when
Harry Aiken, inspired perhaps by
D. Fin o's performance, charged
into the naples for a 176 count for
the cause of the Cools Drinks
team and The Times $3.50 prize.
Top money in the women's divi-
sion went to Georgia Hays, of the
Washington Ladies League. She
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REDS AND BOSTON BEES ARE
DARK HORSES OF NATIONAL LOOP

the best pitching staffs in the
circuit.
The word is out that the Bees
and don't laugh-are potential
first division material. In 1885
they finished with the lowest
percentage on wins and losses in
the history Of the league-26
games back of the seventh place
Phils.
Last season they were only a
couple of games out of fifth place
anc if they can get any hitting
at all, the baseball men say, they
will be capable Of doing a lot of
crowding in the first division.
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Cardinals Add
Terrors 10 LIST

Catholic University today has
another dual ring meet victory to
its credit.
The Cards last night won over
the Green Terrors of Western
Maryland, to 3, although C. U.
was forced to use flock Of sub
Stitutes.
Sully Greece and Joey Bunsa,
two of Coach Eddie LaFond's rePu-
lars, could not enter the ring but
their places were well taken care
of by Freddy Slant, in the 1856
pound class, and Jay Turner, in
the 165-pound division. Slant won
his bout via the K.O. route and
Turner was barely shaded by Clint
Walker of the visiting team.
1I5 POunds-Bernstein &C. " defeated
Osteen.
out Brengle. :05 of first.
I35 POunds-MartineE &C. ~ defeated
DooIy, technical knockout, O:55 of sec
Ond.
lis Pounds-Mix &C. ~ defeated Ben
deer.
155 POunds-Stast &C. W kayOed
steve Andrews, Is seconds of second.
1875 POunds-Walker (Western Mary
land) defeated Turner.
175 POunds-C. Z. forfeited.
HeavyweiEht-O'LeaiF (Western Mary
land) defeated Rogers.
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'circuit next season with only one
CLUB definitely counted out of the
first division. That's the Phila-
delphia Phillies, who continue in
the role of a farm for other
teams.
Viewing the situation on paper
only a week or so before opening
Of training camps, National
Leaguers say even the Brooklyn
Dodgers have a chance to create
some havoc.
President Frick, cleaning UP his
work in preparation for q vacs-
ltion in Guatemala to be followed
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10 the tanS who witnessed the
clash between the two schools last
season during which meet Co
lumbus University's best team in
history was pressed to the final
bell to score a narrow 41a to 31a
victory, another great battle is
expected.
Prominent among those to re-
turn for second appearance will
be Capt. Wild Bill Wilkinson,
who last year, in what was
described as the best inter
collegiate meet of the season,
battled a severe three-round draw
with the clever D. C. A. A. U.
champion, Leon Shub.
Bitter Conflict
Wilkinson, hard punching
two-fisted battler, spelling a per-
feet season for Shub, sent the
little Jewish battler to his corner
at the end of the fight battered
and bleeding as result of the
bitter conflict.
Tonight another great battle is
expected when Mike Morton,
classy two-fisted puncher carries
on in the same class to exchange
blows with the hard-punching
Tennessean. Morton, who two
years ago in the Golden Gloves
tournament, dropped close fight
to Shub, has improved steadily
and should provide plenty Of oppo-
Sltlon for the invader.
Another great fight will be the
clash in the welterweight class
which finds Columbus University's
undeteated battler, Bobby Rawson,
meeting Clarence "Stoopy" Will
klnSon. Undefeated and fresh
from a knockout victory in his
meet against Toledo last week,
RawSon holds a decision over
"Stoopy" nd will be in for his
toughest fight of the season.
Morse VS.. Summers
Ray Morse, clever 118 FOUNDER,
will be up against last seasons
conqueror when he meets Louis
Summers in the opening bout of
the evening. Morse, after drop
ping his last fight against the
University of Toledo last week, is
ready for action and is eager tn
square things with the King Col
lege battler.
Columbus University's Knockout
sensation, Buddy Lazear, with a
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by a tour Of the spring camps,
said:
you can't tell much about
the clubs this early In the year,
but, Offhand, it looks like a
close race right from the take.
off. The National League seems
to be about as well balanced as
it ever has been in its history,
with only the PhillieS to be con-
sidered as very weak"
The Reds have a wealth OF
rockies to add to the seasoned
material Of last season, while the
Bees have the n1akingS Of one OF
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are apparently disciples of the
school of thought which holds
that If you rub up against enough
money, sooner or later, some of it
is bound to almost rub off on you.
Strong for Sports
The people of South Africa,
according to Erwin, are daffy
about their sports and give a big
play to such pastimes as horse
racing, wrestling and boxing.
Jim Londos, the noble Greek,
has been down there entertaining
the South Africans, Erwin report
ing that they go for the Adonis of
the mat tribe in a rather Substan.
tial way.
He describes johannesburg as
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record of three knockouts in three
fights, will be out for his fourth
straight tonight when he crawls
through the ropes to battle Eddie
Sweet. Lazear, in addition to his
record with Columbus. holds an
all.time record Of is knockouts in
19 fights.
Third Straight
Jimmie Willis, Columbus Uni
Versity's most recent knockout
artist, will be out for his third
straight when he battles Warren
Wilkinson, hard-slugging brother
of Wild Bill" and Clarence.
Dave Schlaifer, 155-pound bat
tier, will have his hands full meet
ing Sonny" Files, hard7slugging
King battler, who scored a one
round knockout victory in his last
meet.
General admission will be so
cents with reserved seats priced
at rs cents.
Pairings and weights are as fol-
lows:
1ls Pounds-Ray Morse &c. U.) VS..
Louis Summers (K. c..
1875 POunds-Jimmie Willis &C. " rs.
Warren Wilkinson TX. c..
lS5 POunds-Mike Morton &C. e. VS..
Bill Wilkinson (K. c..
l45 POunds-Buddy LaEear &C. ~ Va.
Eddie Sweet TX. c..
I55 rounds-Dave Schlaifer &C. ~ vs.
Sonny" Files TX. c..
lis POunds-BObby Grimm 20. u vs..
Charlie Lowe (K. CO..
HeavyweiEht-FOrfeit by Columbus
University.
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By LAWTCN CARVER

NEW YORK, Feb. l2.-Having
nominated the New York Giants,
81. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs
and Pittsburgh Pirates to hold
down the first division at the end
of the 1887 National League pen
nant race, baseball men here con.
fessed today that the Cincinnati
Reds and Boston Bees may upset
that lineup.
From President Ford Frick on
down through the ranks. National
Leaguers foresee one Of the tough
est races in the history Of the
The Washington times., 1937-02-12
HoydsLoSeShore
For Season

NEW HAVEN, Feb. l2.-George-
town UniVerslty's basketball team,
minus the services Of Carroll Shore,
is just another college qulnt.
That was proved here last night.
Early in their game against Yale,
the Hoyas lost Shores services
when he broke his ankle. Yale
went on to win an easy 1925 vic
tory. Georgetown was top
heavy favorite to win before the
game got under way.
John Norton, Yale center. scored
IL points for the Blue, while Capt.
Dick Miles and Carroll Franz each
managed II and Bob BeckWith
scored 10, thus accounting for a
Of Yale'S 4S points.
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rolled 155, two pins better than
Alma Schultz's game with R. E. A,
Cleaners in the Ladies District
League.
Ruth Rothgeb and Lorraine
GULL picked up two more prizes
for the Ladies District League
with games of IA and 1874 reSpec'
lively, with Helen Bailey casting
in a vote for the Inter-Sorority cir
cult and Agnes Rubin, winner OF
top money last week, and Betty
Dugan putting the Ladies 1nde
pendent wheel in running with the
sixth and seventh high game OF
the week.
Sherbahn Wins
Smiling Dutch" Sherbahn, one
of Takoma Parks proud boasts of
the mapleWayS. wangles his way
into a buck with the weeks third
high mems game. Mel Tallant
Jimmy Cavanaugh, Earl Knapp
and Charles Nicholson are the
other four men winners. List OF
winners.
WOMEN's WINNERS
Georgia Hays, Washington
Ladies' League, Arcadia Al
leys, Fourteenth St. and Park
Alma Schultz. Ladies' district -'' '''''
League, Temple Alleys, 1119
Ruth r. Rothseb, M Ladies'; district 10" S'0O
League. Arcadia Alleys, -Four.
teenth st. and Park Rid. n. w. 144 LOO
Lorraine Gulli, Ladies' District
League, 22S Longfellow st.
Helen alley. intersorority
League. PetwOrth Alleys. S712
Georgia Ave. n. W.. 1874 100
Agnes Rubin. Ladies' Indepen-
dent League, Arcadia Alleys,
Fourteenth and Park Rd.
Betty Dugan, Ladies' Indepen.
dent League. Arcadia Alleys,
Fourteenth st. and Park
Kd' N "........ 120 LOO
MEMS WINNERS
Tony DeFinO. Columbia Heights
League, Arcadia Alleys, Four.
teenth St. and Park Rd.
Harry Aiken, Columbia Heights
League, Arcadia Alleys, Four.
teenth st. and Park I'd. n. W. 176 $50
j. C. Dutch" Sherbahn, Ia
kOma Association, TakomR
Alleys, TakOma Park, ID. C liz LOO
Mel TalIant. Sanico League,
Convention Hall Alleys. Fifth
and X SITS. n. w. 40 LOO
Jimmy Cavanaugh, Mems Fed.
eraI League, Arcadia Alleys,
Fourteenth st. and Park Rd.
y. W............ ..-.. 100 l'OO
Earl Knapp. TakOma Suburban
League, TakOma Alleys Ia
koma Park, d. C .. ...... 1877 LOO
Charles Nicholson. ROsSlyn In"
dependent League, ROsSlyn
AIleyG. R0sslyn. Va....... 1O8 Loo
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ErWiin-Sdrr0n
Prosper In
Africa
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

I have observed Jo-
hannesburg, South Al
RIGA, in my vest pocket
atlas many times, but
I never realized it was
so far away until I re-
ceived greetings from
Jimmy Erwin, dated
just four weeks ago.
Erwin is the very astute
manager of the worlds feather
weight champion, Petey sar-
ron. The pair has been down
yonder since early in Decem-
ber Petey set some 10000
natives agog by knocking bow
legged Lightweight Laurie
Stevens on January 16. 1t all
happened in the twelfth round,
as you may have read at the
time.
The gate in that fight was close
to $4,000, so none of us can
blame the firm of Sarron and
Erwin for going so far away to
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Last Might S Fiqhts

AT NEW YORK-JOhnny CabelIo, l2s.
Puerto Rico. decisioned Dominic Barore,
100, Ne-r York (S): Felix Garcia, 1874,
1872, New York (s): Al CasimIni, 1874,
New York. scored technical decisiOR
over Jack Stanley. 145, New York ~.
AT PITTSBURGH-FritLi Zivic, I47,
Pittsburgh. scored knockout over John
ny Jadick, las, Philadelphia (6); Al
Gainer, 174, New Haven, deCisioned John
"Swede" Anderson, ia. New York QO).
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TraCkmen Renew
Feud Feb. %

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The
celebrated track feud involving
Don Lash and Tom Deckard, the
fleet-footed Indiana runners, and
the Rideout twins, Wayne and
Blaine, of North Texas Teachers
College, will be renewed at Madi-
son Square Garden in the New
York A. C. games February 20,
officials announced today.
The quartet will compete in tho
two-mile feature, along with Joe
McCluSkey, New York; Ray Sears,
GreenCastle, Ind, and Norman
Bright, National A. A. U. 5000.
meter champion from San Fran.
cisco.
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Garfield Sextet PLAYS

The Garfield A. c. girl bas-
keters will oppose the Rock
vile A. C. sextet in the Hine
Junior High gym tonight at 8
O'Clock. The Garfield girls have
lost only to the United Typewriter
Girls team this year.
The Washington times., 1937-02-12
WI. Basketers Rout
Richmond L., 37-2O

LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. IL.
Kit" Carson. forward, and Bob
Spessard, lanky center, staged a
scoring spree in second half of
Washington and Lee Richmond
game here last night to put the
Generals in front by a score Of
37-20.
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Erwin Enthusiastic

1t is almost like listening to a
Burton Holmes travelogue to read
Manager Erwin's description of
the towering inland city of Johan
nesburg, one thousand miles by
train from Cape Town and 5000
feet above sea level.
Jimmy vividly describes the
people, the terrain, the voyage
from Southampton, the great
Kimberly diamond mines and the
gold mines which also abound in
the vicinity of his present base of
operations, a city Of 250000 popu-
lation.
Well, diamond and gold mines
sound pretty fascinating, even
this far away from Johannesburg.
1t is no wonder the featherweight
champion and his man Friday are
stuck on the prosperity which
. abounds down there. They both
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Tony DeFino Aspires
To Grand Pin Prize
By GINo SINH

If the diminutive sofpeaking Tony DeFno vincents
BARRIERS team, in the Columbia Heights duckpn league looks
forward to pocketng extra $25 when The Washington
uzhn rainsau him
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Columbus u Rir1grnen
Set for King Team

Columbus Unverstys undefeaed boxing squad fit and
for action will find plenty of tonight Turner's
Arena where the battling "Dcoverers swing into action
against the strong undefeated King College boxing brigade
at 8: 80 p. m.
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cash in on the championship
which Petey won right out here in
our own ball park last May 11th
can Wel
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Battle Looms
For Several
Positions

This Is one of a preseason
series of articles on the major
league baseball teams. Tomor.
roW:: The st. Louis Cardinals.
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ingtonian and officer of the line
(artillery) to make in separat-
ing himself from the military
branch of Uncle Sans service,
where his career, both as an
officer and a gridiron peda-
gogue, has been builded.
For you see, since 1915 Biff
Jones very name has been synono-
nous with West Point football and
the United States Army together
with brief intervals in the pigskin
pictures at Louisiana State Uni
versity and Oklahoma.
Ever in Demand
The demand for Biff James foot
ball services has ever been keen.
Up the Hudson ways and means
were found to keep him hanging
around there in one coaching ca
pacity or another for 10 straight
years. That's quite a trick in
the service, if and when it can be
accomplished.
He was at the Point ahead of
the incumbencies of both Gar Da-
wilson and Ralph Sasse and sand
wiched in quite a term as head
coach himself after being assist
ant to Jack McEwan.
Army was loath to ever let
Jones go, but regulations are reg
tllationS, even when it involves a
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They were disturbed and dis
trait because they had paid $3.50
to get into a prize fight and re-
manned to witness a foot race. 1t
was that bad.
1t was, all too unfortunately, a
sit-down strike by what had been
expected to be stand-up prize
fighter. Pastor heard the open
ing bell last night and ran like a
thief for the rest of the evening.
Mr.. James j. Johnston. the pro-
moter and manager, thought it
was all right.
Openly GIOating
He was around the ringside dur.
ing the seventh round, openly
gloating that his man, Pastor, was
about to go the distance with the
supposed one-punch killer.
The result was one of the worst
prize fights seen in New York
withi& recent years. For the first
two minutes neither man led a
punch. and after that the affair
settled down to a six-day bicycle
race.
Pastor, supposedly man with a
punch. spent the entire evening
not plunging in but doubling back
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Bluege. He shut out Detroit with
one hit, a meaSly scratch by Jack
Burns. These were the high spots
of NewSom's season.
Now, lest it be said that your cor
respondent is needleSSly borrow
ing trouble to heap upon the
sWarthy brow of NeWSom, we will
continue our findings still deeper
in the percentage column and give
him every chance to prove his case.
Fifth and Sixth Clubs
Cleveland finished fifth in the
American League and Boston fin
ished sixth. What did Newsom
accomplished against these clubs?
Against Cleveland he won AND
lost 2, a percentage of 1888.
Against Boston he won 2 and
lost 2 for a percentage Of 500.
Carrying the figures through to
include five out of the seven clubs,
the Griffs met last summer. and,
excluding the Athletics and
Browns. NewSom won 7 games
and lost l3, for percentage OF
$50.
Licks Cellerites
Repeating a twiCetold tale, New
som won 10 games and lost ?
Continued on Page 19, Col. 81
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He ranked twenty.ninth on a pc
centage basis with an average c
.531.
Not so bad. you might b
tempted to say after first scannin
the figures. Perhaps a brief ana
ysis Of the record might elicit {
comment Of mot so good"
NeWsom's record against the sec
ond division clubs was .684, will
13 victories and 6 defeats.
Against New York, Detroit anG
Chicago, the clubs which finished
first, second and third respectively,
his record for the season was four
victories and nine defeats, per
centage of 1903.
Beat Yankees Once
Taking that portion Of his record
apart, we find that Newsom
pitched one winning game against
the Yankees as against three de-
feats for a percentage of $50.
He won two and lost four with
Detroit for a percentage Of 1888.
He won one and lost two against
the White Sox for a mark Of 1888.
Newsom pitched the opening game
against the Yankees, winning l
to 0 and turning in a great per-
formance after being beaned by
The Washington times., 1937-01-30
Campbell Pin Stakes
In Second Block At
Lucky Strike Alleys

With Astor Clarke, the nations
No. / duckpinner. leading the
field with his powerful TIC set,
the second block of the Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes will be
rolled on the Lucky Strike alleys
tonight.
In second place is Sam Simon,
the Heurich Brewers star, who
shot a neat 7O3. Both rollers are
former winners.
Howard Parsons, Lucky Strike
team roller, is holding third place
with 651, trailed by his teammate,
Jack Talbert, with 641. With Bill
Krauss in fifth with 63S, George
Honey tops the remainder of the
shooters with 637. That includes
Eddie Espey, 1885 winner, with 62l.
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ThreeTeamsT Tied
For Second In
High Race

A triple tie for second honors
in the interhigh basketball series
holds the interest of juvenile court
enthusiasts today after yesterdays
results. Roosevelt. Western and
Tech are tied for second place.
with Eastern leading the pack.
Each team has won three and lost
2.
Western moved up by beating
Central in a red hot game while
Tech romped home victor over the
athletes of Woodrow Wilson High
School. The scores were: West
ern 80, Central rs; Tech 43, Will
son, 10.
Central dropped in next to last
place. with victory and de-
feats. Wilson stoutly defends the
cellar. Central and Wilson meet
on Tuesday.
Western swarmed over Central
and led by a score Of Is to IL
at half time. Burns He'll and De
Witt were the leading scorers for
Western, getting 10, IL and 8
points respectively.
Vermillion was the ace scorer
for Tech with 9 points.
The scores follow:
TEAM STANDINGS
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and forth, first to the left and then
to the right.
In the second round, Louis
missed with a right lead and
Pastor piled in with lefts and
rights to the body. Outside of
that, he might as well have been
an exhibit on a pedestal.
All night long Louis set his man
up for a left hook or right cross
and missed. He looked like the
greatest fighter in the world doing
this, but the fact is that he kept
on missing.
Commits MisdemeanOr
The fact was that the only other
prize-fighter to stay 10 rounds with
Louis in the last several years was
a man who committed man
slaughter; but, last night, his op-
ponent committed a misdemeanor.
He should have been fined for run
ming without a tail light after dark.
After the 10 rounds of boredom,
Louis, clad in familiar blue silk
dressing gown with red cuffs and
collar, fought his way through a
Continued on Page 10, Col. y
The Washington times., 1937-01-30
Di Maggio's S Contract
From Ed Barrows
LOST, Strayed OR Stolen

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.
This is mystery story-a mys-
terry about Joe Dimaggio's 1887
contract with the New York Yam
KEGS.
Did Dimaggio receive his con-
tract? Ed Barrows, business man.
ager Of the Yankees, says he did
And furthermore, Barrows says Dl-
maggie returned the contract un-
signed.
The party Of the second part,
Dimaggio, says he didn't receive
the contract.
From his North Beach home, the
star rookie of the Yankees issued
an additional statement. which de-
clared he isn't holdout.
"HOw can be a hOldOut?" Di-
Maggie asked. "You can't be a
hOldOut on something you
haven't received"
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Red Cross by order of DR.. John r.
Fitzpatrick, dean of the law school
of Columbus University.
The matches will begin at $3.50
o'clock, and should be full of &C
ton from start to finish. Wake
Forest has a veteran team OF we'll
trained ring men.
To date the Deacons have had
only one meet, against Atlantic
Christian College whom they van
quished SIS during which three
Deacon battlerS scored technical
knockoutS.
What should prove to be the out
standing battles Of the evening
should be supplied in the bantam
weight, welterweight and light
heavyweight classes, the three
classes in which Wake Forrest
scored it's technical knockouts.
Christian Stands Out
In the bantamweight class the
DeaconS will have Jimmie Chris
tian, a veteran who battled three
years for Rocky Mount High
School and one year for the Rocky
Mount Y. M. C. A. Undefeated
thus far, Christian is a stiff
puncher with both hands, scoring
impreSsively in his opening meet
of the season. His opponent will
be Tommy Walker, Columbus Uni
versity battler, who opened the
"DiscovererS" season last week
with the first victory over Appa-
lachian State College.
In the welterweight class, the
one which should outShine all
other bouts, Columbus UniVersity's
knockout sensation and murderous
puncher, Buddy Lazear clashes
with Mickey Reynolds, former
North Carolina State Golden
Gloves champion. Reynolds, fresh
from his technical knockout scored
in their last meeting against At
lantic Christian is a rough and
ready battler, capable of punching
with both hands.
Acid Test for Reynolds
The meeting should be the acid
test for Columbus University's
battler who thus far has scored Is
knockouts in 18 fights.
Bobby Grimm, loser of a tough
battle last week, is in for another
busy evening when he exchanges
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