Evening star., 1940-02-11
Match CIinched Early,
Explorers Fight on
To 54-24 Win
Wildcats Lightweight,
Heavy Score; MiddIes'
Clash No Contest
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON

COLUMBUS OIuVcTSlCyS Tlu&meu
bla1ed trail of dented bridgework
and bruised tummies through Ken
lucky last night to achieve their
first victory of the season, chalk
Ing up 512-2la decision over the
Wildcats.
There were no knockouts, but
the boys maintained a lively tenn
po and kept the crowd on the
edge of the seats throughout.
Columbus, exhibiting marked i'm
provement over its performance
of a week ago, captured four of
the first five bouts and got a draw
In the sixth to clinch the honors.
The District team figured in
another 'no-contest" affair when
Andy Slatt, Kentucky middleweight,
suffered slight cut over the left
eye in the first round of his bout
with Bill Crumm. Referee Charley
Reynolds had no alternative under
the rules and halted the scuffle
at the end of the first round award
Ing each team a half point.
Game Stephenson Bows.
Stanley Stephenson turned in the
gamest fight of the evening be-
fore bowing to Cabell Posey, Ken
lucky lightweight. Posey, the
visitors knockout king, was swing
ing for quick finish from the
first bell and although he hit
. stephenson with everything but a
hammer, couldn't put him away.
Stephenson rallied in the second
round and seemed on the verge
OF carrying the bout, but Posey
came with another rush in the
final canto.
Phil Appel sent Columbus into
the lead in the opening match, out
lasting Jimmy OVERLY in a hard
fought contest Both were ex-
tremely weary at the finish, but Ap-
pei was the stronger and landed
the cleaner punches.
Leonard Lehrner, Columbus
featherweight, made it two in a
row by getting the nod over Paul
Durbin in close argument. 1t
could have been a draw, but it
was a shade in Lehrner's favor.
Durbin landed couple of wicked
rights to the head, but couldn't dis
courage Lehrner, who insisted on
boring in with roundhouse right
that scored frequently.
Lazear Scores Easily.
Buddy Lazear, Columbus welter,
easily won over Elwood Chambers,
but couldn't put him down for the
full count. Chambers sagged to the
canvas in the first round after La
zear threatened to bore a hole in
his midsection with his left but got
back up and went the route.
Charley Cox won a stormy third
round from Jack Spickard to gain
the nod for Columbus in the 155-
pound engagement. Spickard was
down for 9-count and out on his
feet at the final bell, but almost had
Cox out in the second round. He
caught the explorer wide open with
q right hand on the chin as Cox
walked in to him.
Lou Hayman of Columbus easilv
outpointed Tommy Zinn in the 175-
pound class. Zinn wilted in the
second and third rounds as Hay
mans long left, varied occasionally
by a right, shook him to his heels
and was hanging on at the finish.
Foe Too Heavy for Cohen.
Abe Cohen gave away too much
weight to Kentucky's 237-pound
Clyde johnson in the heavyweight
light and lost by narrow margin
Cohen almost had his giant oppon-
ent on the floor in the last round
after driving a long left to the
stomach and would have put him
down with another blow to the
same sector, but couldn't get it
over.
Summary:
.,,rl I2o % %pounds-Phil Appel Co defeated
l27 pounds-Leonard Lehrner &C, de-.
is peSndsMcabell @ R-s!a posey eK3 defeated
Stanley Stephenson. "eAe"'eu
l45 pounds--,Buddy Lazear CO. de-
1eated Elwood Chambers.
io5 pounds-Charles Cox Co defeated
Andy slatt (bout ruled no contest when
Splckard suffered cut eye in first round)
10 pounds-Lou Hayman CO. defeated
Hesvyweisht-clyde johnson tK.) de.
feated Abe Cohen.