Evening star., 1939-01-15
Wildcats Draw
In Final Scrap
TriipsCards :,
Home Team Spots Foe
Three Bouts Before
Its Game Comeback
By BURTON HAWKINS.

BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Catholic University's cherished
hopes of extending last years un-
defeated boxing record were pulver-
lied last night at c. U. gymnasium
before $500 spectators as vicious
Villanova outfit blended proper por-
tions of crude savagery with ring
technique to register a 41a-3h
victory.
Ushering in the local collegiate
mitten season, the Cards spotted
the favored Wildcats a Al lead be-
fore launching a comeback which
nearly resulted in a draw. With the
result hinging on the final scrap
however, Villanova's ponderous 225-
pound heavyweight. Ed Killian
rallied in the third round to gain a
draw with Catholics 190-pound
Julius STANCES.
STANCES employed a straight left
to advantage in the first two rounds
circling Killians dangerous right. In
the third round, Killian bounced
rights off STANCES jaw to earn the
stalemate and crush Catholic s
altered ambition of at least getting
a draw.
Each Forfeits One Bout.
The Cardinals and Wildcats ex-
changed courtesies in the 120 and
145 pound classes, with Villanova
forfeiting in the bantamweight di-
vision and the hosts reversing that
procedure in the welterweight class.
A full program was presented. how
ever, with exhibitions being fought
at both those weights.
Villanova forged into a lead as
Mike Ariano, stubby-haired Italian,
poured steady stream of stiff rights
into the swarthy features of Tony
Messuri to capture a close verdict.
Messuri sporadically located
Ariano's chin with his right, stinging
the Wildcat featherweight twice in
the second round, but Mikes expert
ence and generalship earned a clear
margin for him in the final session
as he staggered Tony with a series
of rights.
Nestor Martinez, southpaw Puerto
Rican lightweight, disturbed Viii
lanova's Eddie Kirk in the first
frame with solid short rights to the
head, but Kirk focused his fists on
Martinez's face in the second round
and whipped both pillows to the
head freely in the third to grab the
decision. Martinez's right eye was
puffed. but the c. u representative
made strong bid for victory despite
Kinks edge in experience.
Strang Outgeneraled.
Pacing himself poorly after stag
gering Bob Mentzinger of Villanova
early in the first round, Gerry
Strang was victimized by the Wild
cats flstic generalship. Mentzinger
dropped Strang at the end of the
second round after previously slicing
his right eye, but Strang courage
ously fought back in the third round.
He failed to Offset Mentzinger's wide
second-round margin, however, and
Villanova snatched a Al lead.
1nflicting the first defeat of his
collegiate career on John Nojanus,
Catholics Fred Slant atoned for a
trimming Nojanus dealt him last
year. He buried left hooks in the
blond Nojanus' midsection to earn
the award. Slant suffered a cash
under his right eye in the first
round, but found an antidote for
Nojanus' straight lefts in the second
and third cantos.
Jay Turner. a local lad, quickly
disposed Of willing but ill-equipped
Bill Piscione, Villanova light-heavy-
weight. Turner planted a sizzling
right on Piscione's whiskers to floor
him early in the second round and
when Turner duplicated that a few
seconds later Referee Denny Hughes
didn't bother to count over Piscione
who was told about it after being
revived in his corner. The technical
knockout was scored in / minute 80
seconds of the second round.
Killian's Weight Tells.
Catholic still had an opportunity
to preserve its unblemished record
entering the heavyweight engage
ment and although STANCES des-
perately sought to capitalize on Kill
lian's numbering footwork, the vii.
lanova giants 35-pound weight ad-
vantage and third round rally
earned him draw.
Summaries:
12O.pound class-Villanova forfeited tr
Catholic U, Dave Bernstein &C. UG and
Bill Mowen (Villanoval boxed exhibition
127-pound class-Mtke Ariano (Viila
noval won by decision over Tony Messuri
135.pound class-Eddie Kirk tv,l,,nov.,
Won BY decision over Nestor Msrtinsz
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and william Gearon boxed exhibition
l5b-pound class-Robert Nentzinrer
ssranE svi.neoXso "a non nTon by decision over Gerald
16S-pound class-Fred Slant &C. ~
,snavsy Won oy decision over John Nojanus wi.
175-pound class-Jsy Turner &c U, dc.
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