The Washington times., 1937-03-31
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Ring Titles

battling is in store Tor amateur
fight fans tonight as 26 battlers,
all fit and ready, square off in
the final round of the District
National A. A. U. championships
at Joe Turner's Arena. The open
ing bell is expected to sound at
s:15.
The Jimmie Lake trophy which
will go to the outstanding fighter
in the tournament, and the Charles
Schwartz trophy, which will be
given to the winning team, will be
presented following the bouts. All
winners in the finals will be given
bathrobes and those scoring in the
consolation class will be presented
with medals.
Knockout Victims
The Jewish Community Center,
one-time favorite to win the team
championship, will be fighting
with it's back to the wall following
the elimination Of three of its con-
testants in the semifinal round.
Buddy Lazear, hard-punching 1885,
FOUNDER, and Willie Witkin, 160-
FOUNDER, both winners by knock
outs in the last meets, will carry
on in the finals while Jimmie
Willis, Dave Schlaifer and Eugene
Glanzer, all victims of knockouts
In their last meetings, will battle
for honors in the consolation
bouts.
The National Guards. favoriteS
to cop the team trophy, will have
six representatives in the finals
and one battler in the consolation
bouts. Among the outstanding to
appear in the finals will be Steve
Mamakos, the Golden Greek"
Eddie Saugstad and Roy Crombie.
Standing out as the best fight
Of the evening should be the bat
tie in, the 135-pound class between
Buddy Lazear and Roy Crombie.
Both battlers have battled their
way to the finals via two straight
knockouts and a bang-up battle
will be in order when the two light
weights get together. Lazear in %
fights has scored 18 knockouts.
Scored Impressively
Another great fight will be the
battle in the 147-pound class which
brings together Steve Mamakos
and Bobby Matthias, both of the
National Guards. Mamakos has
scored impressively thus far, scor-
ing knockouts over the rough and
ready Ell Brookman and Eugene
Glanzer. Matthias also scored by
a knockout in his last fight.
Eddie Saugstad, winner over
Jim Koustenas, of the Washing
ton Boys Club, following a decision
handed down by the Boxing Com
mission, will battle Ray Morse.
clever Jewish Community Center
battler. Morse has improved con-
Siderably and should give Saug-
gtad a real battle.
Buster Miller, of the Washing
ton Boys Club, and Milton Abels,
Of the Police Boys Club, will open
the show in what should be
another slam-bang battle. Final
round pairings:
CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS
112-PoUND CLASS
Buster Miller (W. B. c. VS.. Milton
Abels (Police Club.
11s-POUND CLASS
Eddie Saugstad (Guards) vs.. Ray
Morse u. c. c..
126-POUND CLASS
Gilbert Mayo (Alexandria B. c. vs..
George PiCkeral (Guards).
1S5-POUND CLASS
Buddy Lazear q, C. c. vs.. Roy
CrOmbie (Guards).
147.PoUND CLASS
Steve Mamakos (Guards) vs.. Bobby
Matthias (Guards).
1sO-PoUND CLASS
willie witkin u. c. c. VS.. Creighton
Allen (Guards).
17S-PoUND CLASS
Ernest Walker (TerminaI "Y'O We.
Bobby Schwartz alexandria B. c..
CONSOLATION BOUTS
112.POUND CLASS
Orville Lyons IN. e. B. c. vs.. VII.
He Tapp (POlice Club.
11S-POUND CLASS
Angelo Pappas (W. B. c. vs. Jim
Koustenas wv. B. CO..
126.POCND CLASS
Jim Willis u. C. CO. vs.. I. Osborne
(N. e. b. c..
1s5.PoUND CLASS
J. McEntree (Georgetown) vs.. Cline
GhackelfOrd (Terminal "Y'O.
147-POUND CLASS
Eugene Glanzer u. C. CO. W. j.
Pompa Marine Reserves).
16O-POUND CLASS
Dave schIaifer u. C. c. vs.. Steve