The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-01
VISITORS TRIUMPH
BY 5 IL TO 4 IL
Hughes, Nall and Holt Mark
Up Victories for New Han
over Team in Meet Here
By GLENWARD BLOMME

The classy Florence High school
ring squad just managed to ease out
a 5 IL to 4 IL victory over the New
Hanover High school punchers in the
local ring last night before an en-
thuslastic crowd of cheering fans
who mixed their cheers With boos
and yells.
Several exhibition matches put on
by the charges of Porter Davis, ST.,
opened the card, and the youngsters
drew the applause of the spectators
by their Willingness to mix it up and
showed real skill in the boxing game.
The young punchers will be entered
in the Golden Gloves juvenile divi-
sion.
Summerford, 80 pounds. of Flor.
ence, drew first blood for the visitors
with a three-round close decision
over T. c. Hunt of Wilmington, also
weighing 80 pounds. Summerford had
too long a reach for the local punch
er although the latter carried the
fight to the visitor and got in close
to punch out his points. Summerford
used a long right to the head and
body.
Dusenberry marked up the second
successive point for the South Caro-
linians by outscoring the hard fight
ing Sammy Doxey in the 95 pound
division. Doxey could not get inside
the southpaw punches of Dusenberry
and had to be content to shoot his
right and left to the body. Both
lads mixed it up in the center of
the ring for the entire third round
which ended even, but the visitor
had gained enough points in the first
two rounds to win.
Tommy Hughes drew first for the
locals by jabbing his way to a three
round decision over Snow in the los
pound class. Hughes was the unani-
nous choice of the judges as he
stepped in and shot short jabs to the
face while Snow was a bit wild with
long punches which failed to count
enough to win.
Norman Davis was the victim to
another long reaching lad i'll the
112 pound division as Curley was
awarded the judges decision as two
voted a draw and the third voted
for the Florence lad. Curley's
long reach told in the opening
round but Davis found an opening
in the second and landed with close
rights and let's to the head. Cor
ley came back in the third and
rushed Davis with his long punches
10 the head to win.
Fowler, 118, of Wilmington and
Tyson, lib, of Florence battled
wildly for three rounds before
ending their battle in a draw.
Fowler scored with wildly flung
rights while Tyson landed repeat
edly with a nice left jab to the
face.
Wilmington forfeited in the 1875
pound class to White of Florence
while Florence forfeited to Ken
meth Davis in the 1875 division.
Jack Nall just got warmed up
III the first round of lat pound
battle with Coleman and scored a
technical sknockout after l minute
and 7 seconds of fast fighting on
the part of Nall .
Fowler of Florence, 100, and
Coins, 100, of New Hanover put UP
a great fight with the Florence lad
getting the nod from the judges
and the boos from the crowd.
Coins hit Fowler going away with
a nice right jab to the head, but
Fowler landed with a hard right
to the head to pile up enough points
to cor a victory.
Wetzel Holt. ITS, brought the
crowd to its feet with his logged
fight with Taylor, ITS, as he pun
meled the visitor about the ring
and almost scored a knockut in
the final round with a hard right
hand smash to the head, but Tay-
lor held on until the bell saved him.
Taylor used rough tactics in trying
to win and at one time in the final
round pushed Holt from the ring
and through the ropes.
Officials were Harry Fales, ref
cree; Skeet James, Hargrove Da-
Wis and John Odum, judges; John