Evening star., 1939-02-12
Turner, Cards Heavy,
Lands K. 0. as His
Team Wins, II
Stunt Defeats Norfolk
keiehbor;; Evans Sole
GobbIer Victor
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Catholic University's leather
pushers etched boxing lesson on
the respective features of Virginia
Tech fighters last night before
$500 at Brookland Gymnasium.
viciously carving out a mild upset
in the IL victory, their third OF
the season.
The Gobblers, favored slightly,
snatched their only solace in the
decision triumph of James Evans,
an angular blond who survived
third-round rally by Bill Gearon,
Cardinal 145-pounder, to get the
verdict.
Evans scored heavily in the first
two rounds. but Gearon came back
In the third, squashed Evans nose
to bloody mess and nearly offset
the Gobbler's early margin.
The Cardinals spurted into gu
lead prior to that argument. though,
and had little trouble from that
point, easily capturing the last four
bouts.
Fernandez Starts c. Z. Drive.
Ricardo Fernandez, Puerto Rlcan
bantamweight, clipped sharp-taced
Billy Austin of Virginia Tech with
unconvincing but repeated rights to
the head to grasp the decision IN
the 12O-pound bout.
Employing a double hook to the
midsection and head effectively,
Leonard Baritone, c. U. 127-pounder,
clearly outpointed Wally Alexson.
Baritone twice brought rights from
the neighboring Soldiers Home
grounds to stagger AleXson In the
second round.
Nestor Martinez, Catholic SOUTH
paw lightweight. registered his hrst
victory in five battles this season
in whipping Joe O'Brochta with ex-
plosive rights to the jaw.
Solving the awkward style OF
stubby-haired James Woolwine, Joe
Bunsa. Cardinal 155-pounder, won
the decision after hectic and er-
ratio bout. Bunsa apparently had
WoolWine ready for a knockout on
several occasions.
Slant Stops. Oliver.
It was Fred Slant, 165-pounder
who finally scored knockdown for
the Cards, their first in two
matches, and that was enough to
dispose of Virginia Techs Frank
Oliver by the technical knockout
route in minute IS seconds of the
second round.
Slant and Oliver. neighbors in
Norfolk, Va, who never had met
previously, boxed through cautious
first round. Early in the second
Slant, with a sizzling right to the
midsection, slower Oliver to a walk
and finally shot over climaxing
right. Oliver crumpled on the floor
and Coach Tom Slusser requested
the bout be stopped.
Gerald Strang, Catholic light
heavyweight, foored John Sowder
in the third round and battered him
freely from there in to grasp the
decision.
Turner Scores X. o.
jay Turner, c. U. heavyweight,
ended the evening in fitting fashion,
knocking James Gaugler to the can
vas In minute, SO seconds of the
second round to score knockout.
Summaries:
12O-pound cass-Ricardo Fernandez
&C. u won by decision over Billy Austin.
127-pound class-Leonard Baritone &C..
o. won by decision over Wally AleXson.
l35-pound class-Nestor Martinez &C..
o. won by decision over Joe O'Brochta.
l45-pound class-James Evans (Vir-
einia Tech) won by decision over Bill
Gearon.
l55-pound class-Joe Bunsa &C. u won
by decision over James Woolwine.
165-pound class-Fred Slant &C. U)
won by technical knockout over. Frank
Oliver. l minute 15 seconds. second round.
175-pound class-Gerald Strang &C. u
won by decision over John Sowder.
Heavyweight class-James Turner &c.
U) won by knockout over James Gaugler
l minute So seconds, second round.