The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
NE. AM ATEURS WEAK IN BOSTON RIM 6 BATTLES
Only Two Massachusetts Boys Reach Quarter
 Finals
Ry ROBERT WEBB

(UnlteQ FreSS StdH OUEEcSpONuC"J Boston, April 5-(UP) So com- pletely did oaher sections of the country dominate the opening days action at the National Amateur Boxing championships that only three New Englanders were skillful enough to qualify for today's quar- ter-final bouts at Boston Garden.
 During the Il arguments which filled the main ring with surprises for ten hours and two auxiliary rings for seven New England champ ions fell like tenpins as only two Massachusetts lightWeights, Ticky Ford of Lawrence and Jerry zullo of Chelsea, and light heavyweight Henry King of Worcester were able to weather the first days battling. Ford won his first bout easily, slamming Charles Abate of New Orleans to the floor twice to gain the decision. His later victory over Tom Mover of Portland, Oregon, was not well received even by the partisan audience of 5000 first nighters.
 Oddly enough, it was the boxing of Zullo that caught the fancy of those who watched the lightweights. The stocky Chelsea lad kayoed Earl Cavanaugh of Pittsburgh in the sec ond round of his first bout and then took a decision over Ed Kozole Of River Range, Michigan, in a later bout. Zullo lacks Ford's ring eX- perience yet he is apparently as much of championship prospect as the Lawrence boy. New England was not represented in the f1yweight division because Larry Bolvin of Providence, section al champion for two years, couldn't make the weight and Charlie Morris of Natick, the runner = u pin 1887, failed to pass a physical eXamma- ton.
 Boston, April 5-(UP)-Although III fighters representing every sec- tion of the country will watch to- days action from the sidelines as a result of last nights bouts, the National Amateur boxing champion ships remain as much mystery to- day as when the 31St annual tour- nament first opened yesterday after noon.
 With GA contenders left for to- nights quarter final bouts, predict ing the eventful winner of even single class would be impossible Only a few of last years semi-fin' alists are back this year and tht fact that three rings were uset during the opening days elimma' tions makes it doubly difficult tt compare the eight boys left in eacf of the eight divisions.
 On the basis of experience, Jos Mercard, Hawaiian f1yweight, shape up as a championship possibility. 4 semi -finalist last year, he is boXlni in his third national amateu championship.
 Bill Speary of Philadelphia, ma tional fyweight title holder, wol two bantamweight bouts but no easily enough to convince capabl observers that he can win cham pionship in a class higher this veal
 One fthree Oklahoma boys t achieve the round of eight, hard punching Soloman Mcintosh c Tulsa shapes up as the lad to bea in the featherweight class. Tn Massachusetts entry of Ticky Fore Lawrence, and Jerry zullo, Chelsea should go well in the lightweight division.
 Although he fought only one bou Jimmy O'Malley of Chicago mad the best impression of the 147 pounders. Contenders nthe thre other classes appear well-match al though the hard-punching Clevelan negro heavyweight, Dan Merritt may be the most dangerous man the division for the big boys becaus he kayoed Chludinski, Hyde Parl Mass, dreadnaught, in the thir round yesterday.
 Today's program involves 32 qual ter-final bouts starting at 2 p. I with the semi finals and finals Wee nesday.
 The surprise elimination of u night came when Daniel Merritt harding hitting Cleveland negl put Frank Chludinski of Hyde Pal away in the third round. Considert one of New Eng1and's most like national title possibilities, Chludins
 rallied after a poor second TOUT
 but finally was knocked groggy
 the capable westerner.
 
 NEW STATES ADDED
 States entering the program Of u National Semi-Pro Baseball Congre