The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-31
WHTTEVILLE BEATS HIGH BOXERS
VISITORS TRIUMPH
BY DECISION
Bryant Wins Only Decision
For New Hanover Team;
Two Bouts End In Draw
Ry GLENWARD BLOMME

over punchers here last night, 5 TO y
in the finest card of the season and
the best exhibitions ever seen in the
High scsool ring.
Coach Lee Greer, Whiteville e
tor, brought a large squad to town
for the bouts and the coaches were
able to match seven fighters in regu-
lar bouts and three in exhibitions.
The Whiteville fighters were in the
best condition and carried the fight
to the local punchers in most of the
battles Led by Powell, state 1S0'
pound champion, the Columbus leath'
er-throwers marked up four decls-
ions and gained two draws to make
their points while the Wildcats were
Awarded one decision and two draws.
The first two bouts of the evening
were exhibitions with H. D. Stanley
and Billy Mead fighting in the 105'
pound class and Jack Griffith and
Williamson battling it out in the 115-
pound division.
In the first official bout Of the
card Hugh Griffith (NH) Is pounds
and Hunt CIV rs pounds fought to
a draw in three rounds of neat fight
ing. In the first round Griffith shot
lefts to the body and a couple OF
nice right labs to the head with Hunt
coming back with lefts to the head.
Hunt drove Griffith to the ropes In
the second stanza and Griffith came
through with a hard right to the
head which almost floored Hunt.
| Griffith landed a left to the face as
the round ended. In the third Grit.
fifth led with lefts and rights to the
head and body but Hunt let go OF a
hard right to the head which stag.
gered Griffith. Both fighters fell to
the floor when they hit at the same
time and the bell stopped the fight
with both sparring for an opening.
Inman marked up the first point
for the visitors with a decision over
Sammy Doxey in the 80-pound class
Inman was too fast all the way for
the less experienced Doxey and chas-
ed him around the ring with fast
rights and lefts to the head which
forced Doxey to v up. Inman
continued his fast punching in the
final round as he tied Doxey up on
the ropes. Doxey got in an occa-
sional good right to the head which
did no damage.
Jack Bryant brought the locals up
even in the third bout with a clean
cut decision over S. Stanley in the
80 pound class. In the first round
both fighters tried for an opening
with Bryant landing a nice left to
the mouth and Stanley landing a left
to the head. Bryant opened up in
the second round with fast rights
and lefts to the face and head and
landed a hard right to the mouth
which almost stopped Stanley. Stan.
ley landed a right to the body but
Bryant shot in a hard left jab to
the face. In the third round Bryant
sewed up the fight with a hard right
to the nose which brought blood and
he continued his nice punching to
the final bell.
Erby King, New Hanover, 1876,
and l.. Cooke, 122, Whiteville bat
tied to a draw in the fourth fight
of the night with the judges deci-
sion close and the crowd with the
local lad all the way. King, south
paw boxer Of the Wildcats, threw
his right throughout the battle and
almost stopped the visitor with his
terrific punches. In the first round
King landed a hard right to the
face which snapped Cookies head
back and almost dropped him to
the canvass. Cooke shot in his hard
right and left jab to the head. In
the second both slipped to the floor
with no damage done. Kings hard
rights to the side Of the head were
telling on Cooke and both fell or
the ropes from the force of the
punches. Cooke went down for nc
count at the start of the THIRD
from a hard right to the head
Cooke sent rights and lefts into
the body and head Of King ane
then came in shooting his rights
and lefts fast, but King stopped
him with a right cross as the bel
ended the fight.
The best fight on the card was
won by M. Powell, Whiteville's
state champion at 131 pounds, az
he defeated Douglas Meares If
three bloody rounds Of the hardes'
punching seen here iii many a day
Powell used a long right hant
punch to break through Meares
; guard at will and at one stage Of
the fight had the local fighter al
set for the final count, but coult
not follow up with the necessary
punch. Meares came back in thu
final round and also had the same
opportunity to score a knockdowr
but he stepped back after coming
out Of a semi-clinch and landing 6
nice right to the head and did moi
follow up with his left.
Wooten, 1877, won the sixth bout
lof the evening for Whiteville as hi
loutscored Jack Nall, 1874, in thre,
lslow rounds with the visitor doins
most of the punching and Nall OF
1.-THE defense all the way.
! Warren Cook, 1876, with long left,
t to the head and body gained til,
three round decision over Bobb,
!, Lee, 40, in the final bout of tn,