Evening star., 1939-11-26
A. A. U. Boxing Show
Friday Is Studded
With Star Bouts
Is Prospective Champs
Swap Blows in 18th
Annual Tourney

Sixteen prospective A. A. U. box
ing champions will resume their
quest for the coveted laurels Friday
night at Turner's Arena where the
eleventh annual championship tour
nament will be resumed with eight
bouts. And it Is q colorful collection
Of aspiring young pugilists who will
display their talents.
One championship bout Is listed,
George De Zerne meeting Danny
Petro for the senior 112-pound
crown. The other seven are divided
between the quarter final and semi
final rounds. The tournament has
two weeks to run, ending up Decem-
Der Is with the carnival of cham
pions show at the arena.
The card is studded with promis-
ing bouts, not the least of which Is
the 126-pound novice semi-final in
volving Joe Pavone of Alexandria
and Reds Vernon, Police Boys Club
No. S. Pavone is one Of the most i'm
portant cogs in st. Mary's Clubs
undefeated team, and is q strong
favorite. but Vernon win not be
without his supporters. The red
head gave good account of himself
last FRIDAY in winning over Vic
Tummillo of Baltimore, and packs
enough power to make it interesting
for Pavone.
Swami Is Among Favorites.
Anothoc M & oo1nr hno r~r nn~~,
Swami, is down for one of the fea-
tured engagements, meeting Ray
Lands, unattached. Swami busted
of the hard-punching but awk-
ward Paul Williams of Baltimore in
the first round Of their intercity
bout at the arena last week, drop
ping him with jolting, well timed
rights to the head. If Lands un-
protected noggin gets in front of one
OF these blasts 1t will be curtains.
Lands comes well recommended,
however. and close bout is ex-
pected
st. Mary's and the National Guard
will argue it out in the 147-pound
novice quarter-f finals with Mike
OBrien taking the affirmative for
the Guardsmen against Bernie Cook
OF Alexandria. These two have been
as hot as couple of scorched bis
cults in the past couple of months,
bowling over inter-club opponents
with monotonous regularity, and
from this angle it looks like draw.
Bill Weaver. jr., is another out
standing Guardsman who has a good
chance of coping a crown who will
night Friday His opponent is r. w.
Williams, unattached, and their
bout is semi-final engagement in
the 147-pound senioy class.
Petro Sees Different Story.
Danny Petro was kayoed by Cor.
don Neal last week in the inter-
city bouts, but took it In stride and
is confident nell whip De Zerne
when the championship chips are
down, Petro laid himself open to
one of Meals potent left hooks while
winding up with what promised to
be knockout punch for his foe.
The tournament program will be
augmented by several exhibition
bouts.
The title fights are:E
Novice Class.
pound (semi-hnaD-Joe Pavone fSt.
Mary's). VS.. Red Vernon fPolice No. 81
l35 pound Louarter- -final)-RAy Lands
LUnato, vs. Ken Swami {Police No. 81:
Iom Holland tUnat) VS.. Thomas ]. Johns
(St Marys) ~
147 pound fouarter finals, - Mits
O'Brien Natl Guard), VS.. Bernard Cnnf
lSt. Mary's VIVA
160-pound (semi-finals)-Levis DeVore
tNatl. Guard). VS.. Charles Ercoli Onat).
Senior Class.
112-pound hampionship)-Georee De
zerne Police No. IO) VS.. DAINTY Petra
Police No. o.
160-pound touarter- -finaD-Roy Dunn
matt. Guard, VS.. Bill Malsrave (Merrick
pound tsemi -nnaD-R. W. Williams
Iunato, vs. william D. Weaver. jr. NATL.