Evening star., 1938-03-27
SCORES21 POINTS
IN CLOSE VICTORY
Fort BeIvoir Is Next With
18-Winners Gain Three
Individual Crowns.
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Savagery, comedy and courageouSness,
eight simon-pure scrappers inherited
District A. A. U. championships last
night in the climax of the seventh
annual boxing tournament at Turner's
Arena.
A greater portion of the comical
aspect was provided through the rudely
received recisions, for almost without
exception they were greeted by a
crescendo of booes by the 1000 spec
tators. Only in one instance, however,
did the Bronx blast seem warranted.
Metropolitan Police Boys Club,
which captured the team trophy in
semi-f1nal swinging by virtue of
sending five men to the final round
gained three individual titles, but one
Of them was by the grace of verdict
which many fans felt bordered on a
gift
Widely Different Views.
Battered, bleeding and virtually ex-
hausted from his lightweight argu-
ment with Jack Claggett, National
Guard representative. the blond:
thoroughly game France was awarded
split decision which reflected the
judges and Referee Ray Bowen ap-
parently were viewing three different
fights.
Bowen awarded the bout to France
by the slim margin Of one point, while
Judge Joe Arnold adjudged Whitley the
winner Of all three rounds. Judge Bob
Mulhall cast his vote for Claggett and
that seemed to fit the situation.
Claggett clearly outpointed France
in the first round, but Whitey's third
round rally, during which he clipped
Jack with persuasive rights to the chin.
turned Bowen and Aronoff to his side.
Loser Peases Crowd.
Charley Alexanders tenacious tactics
| in the featherWeight engagement struck
a responsive cord with the spectators,
but Ovid Crider, trim Fort Belvoir lad,
snatched the crown with counter
punches that were less colorful, but
more effective. Alexander, Boys Club
of Washington product, hampered
Crider considerably with his rushing
unorthodox style.
Floored for no count in the first
round, Angelo Pappas, Boys Club OF
Washington southpaw, retaliated vic!-
ously with steady stream of leather
to the nose Of Tony De Toto, Metro
politan Police bantamweight, in the
second round to earn a decision tri-
umph in a wild, free-swinging session.
De Toto vainly sought to claim foul
early in the third round, but Referee
Eddie La Fond Immediately ordered
him back into action.
Employing his decided advantage
in reach and height effectively, Will
liam Tapp. lanky Metropolitan Police
entry, outpointed Stubby William
Maske. American Legion fyweight, to
capture the 112-pound championship.
Tapp concentrated to the body in the
first two rounds and then shifted to
the head in the last oanto.
Harris Is Outstanding.
Rugged Glenn Drake pumped sue
cession of gloves to the jutting jaw
Of Johnny Williamson, former all-high
backfleld star at Tech, in the first two
rounds to compile enough points to
Withstand the third round comeback
by Williamson in winning the l47-
pound title
Bob Harris. Fort Belvoir middle
weight, outmaneuvered Charles
Maimone of the championship club
and in so doing unveiled sufficient
general ability to be awarded hand
cyn1I frnr,1,x, %al Jn
outstanding boxer of the tourney.
The only technical knockout of the
card saw William Nolan, light-heavy-
weight, finish Norman Pemberton of
Merrick Boys Club in / minute IS
seconds of the second round with a
sizzling right. Pemberton was prey
for q knockout and Bowen ordered
Nolan to cease firing.
Leo Miller, smiling blond Fort Myer
better, easily outpointed Andy Ready,
unattached heavyweight, to capture
that crown. The towering Ready
was dropped for a count of nine in
the first round.
An interesting sidelight of the event,
which saw an entire new slate of
champions installed, featured Jimmy
and Joe Disrito, sons of a now blind
former professional hyweight, in a
three-round exhibition.
The most interesting of several
consolation bouts saw Charles Cox,
Merrick Boys Club middleweight,
trim Bill Kemp, twice all-high foot
ball player at Eastern.
Championship Bouts.
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CONSOLATION BOUTS.
112-pound class-Herbert Collins (B. O.
(Mercury A. CO.. three rounds
116-pound claSs-Buddy Yocum (Mer-
rick won BY decision over Hike Bagdassian
(B. c. W.. three rounds.
126-pound class-Charley Arnold (Mer-
rick won by decision over Al Gray tMer-
Is5-pound cisss@Joe E. Brown IN, P.
3; o. yon BY forfeit from Carroll Wright
I'M. P. B. c.. ,..
147-pound cless-Lewis Pavone Ca B.
& w. 1erminaD won by forfeit from John
Boomer (Fort Myer).
160-pound c.asS-Charles Cox (Merrick)
won by decision over Bill Kemp IN. r. B.
c.. three rounds.
EXHIBITION BOUTS
50-pound class-Jimmy Disrito and Joe
Disrito fought three rounds to a draw
9O-pound class-Paul Coakley and Danny
Petro fought three rounds to a draw.