The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21

enter but who just haven't
to file their formal applicat
Teams Included
The group of 70 also included the
team to be brought here by the
Lumberton Daily News and the
Robesonian, the Belmont Abbey ag'
gregation, the White Lake CCC
camp, Father Manley's aggregation,
and the Wild Indians captained by
Collier oswald, Jr., of Belmont, AAU
champ.
However, the list did not include
fighters expected from Wingate col
lege, Elon college and several other
groups which are understood to be
planning to enter the tourney but
which have made no definite COM
mitments.
Phil Buchheit, head of the com
mittee, said he is sure there will
be at least 70 contestants when the
opening gong sounds. "All Of the
boys" he said, may not turn up fol-
weighing in and the physical exams
but there are enough registrations
now in sight to offset any failures
to compete and still keep the list AT
or above the level of 70 contest
| ants"
With this strong registration
larger than that of any of the pre-
vious tournaments there is an
even greater possibility than before
that four nights will be needed to
run off the fights. The committee
pointed out that it hopes to be able
to work out matters so that nc
fighter will be required to fight
more than one time a night an6
that if a fourth night is needed te
do this they will extend the length
of the tourney. However, they said
if it is possible they would prefer
to keep the tourney within the
three-night limit.
The tourney, they pointed out, is
drawing fighting talent from 9
wider range this year than ever be
fore. At its inception the tourney
was almost entirely a Southeastern
North Carolina affair, but in later
years it has begun to draw over q
wide territory.
Among the out of town entrants
who have sent in their official en-
tries are S. L. Rape, Jr., of Bel
mont, who fights with the Wild In
dams of Collier oswald, Jr., Car.
Barbour, of Erwin, Sinclair Caps
and J. P. SHEPPARD, of Raleigh, M
G. Penny, of Carolina Beach, Red
Cecil Horne, of Belmont, Jim Ell
ridge, of Gastonia, Donald Ray
Lane, Of Burgaw, Walter Jones and
John Burroughs Simmons, OF South
port, Cowboy Lyle Hardin, of HicH'
DRY Grove, S. c., Marvin Hodges, OF
Council, Bobby Mock, of Fairmont.
William Edward Taylor, of Tar
boro, Bruce W. Collins, of Durham
and Jack Loranza Nichols, of Mt.
Airy.
This list" Buchheit said, "is an
indication of the interest which
fighters are showing in the tourney
this year and it is rny expectation
we are going to have the finest
bunch of champions this year the
tourney has ever boosted. Conse-
quently, I am planning an especially
fine trip for the open division
champs when they go to Atlanta to
enter the Southeastern United
States tourney"
All of the champs in the open di.
vision will be taken to Atlanta at
no expense to themselves and,
Buchheit pointed out, will be given
a swell time there. We re planning
to make the trip interesting and
educational with plenty of fun mix
ed in and I believe the boys who
fight well enough to make the trip
will have the best time any Will
mington team has ever had in At
lanta." =.
Fighters who have visited the
Star-News offices are wishfully eye
ing the handsome gold trophies
which will lalso be awarded to win
ners in the open division and the
miniature golden gloves which will
be given second place open win
ners and champions in the Novice
division. Almost as handsome are
the miniature silver gloves to be
given to second place winners in
the Novice division.
Ruchheit said reports from the