Evening star., 1941-01-31
Columbus Catholic Squads Pinned Boxing Shows Tomorrow
Explorers 10 Use Two
Hefties in TussIes
With The Citadel
Match Will Mark Debut
OF D. c. Teom; Cardinals
To Face Coast Guard

The bells toll for a couple of COL
legiate clouting contests tomorrow
night and the Districts representa-
tive in each engagement will be
ready for the test.
At Brookland, Catholic University
goes for its second victory of the
season in a match with the Coast
Guard Academy. At Turner's Arena,
Columbus undrapes its 1941 squad in
a scrap with The Citadel. Both are
scheduled at 8:15.
Columbus is expected to show a
couple of sensational lads in the
heavier brackets, viz: RED" Doherty,
as clever light-heavyweight as the
town has seen, and Ray Weir, heavy
weight who fought on the Naval
Academy plebe team last year.
Coach James Mcnamara voucheS for
his team in these positions, but is
somewhat uncertain of the outcome
in other divisions.
The Explorers will line up with
Charley Rohmer at 120 pounds-a
lad who never before has laced on
a glove. Lou Taub gets the 1877
pound assignment. Joe Gerry, a
tofler for the F. B. l., wins the nod
over Bernie Jackson, who couldn't
make the weight in the 135-pound
class. There wasn't much to choose
between Elmer Jacobson and Buddy
Lyons at 145 pounds, but enough
difference to give Jacobson the job.
Cuddy in 155-Pound Bout.
Frank Cuddy, another Frankie
come-lately, has been installed at
155 pounds and Charley Cox will
start at 165, health permitting. Cox
has been troubled by a cold and may
have to give way to Howard Graham,
rookie Doherty and Weir round
out the team.
No changes have been announced
in the Citadel's lineup, which prob
ably will be the same that absorbed
a 412-315 shellacking from Virginia
Tech Wednesday night. The Bull
dogs appeared stale and sadly in
need of work as a result of the can
celation of its first match.
The Citadel, which enjoys a
healthy following in Washington,
probably will employ the services of
this group: 120-Gil Hoffman; 127-
Jack Foster; 135-Herb Stackhouse;
145-Lou Lempesis, Southern Con-
ference champion; 155-Capt. Dick
Ulrich; 165- Lew SammuSson; 175-
G. P. Joseph; heavyweight-Lew
Schott.
Capt. Gerry Strang's debut against
hard-hitting Lou O'Neil will be one
of the C. U.-Coast Guard high
lights. Strang did not appear against
Lock Haven last week because of a
forfeit.
Wowak Gets Another Chance.
The match also will afford Leon
Wowak chance to redeem himself
at Mark McGarity's expense in their
145-pound joust. Wowak was tagged
as an outstanding prospect in train
ing, but in his first bout was merely
tagged.
Star of the Cardinal team this
winter undoubtedly will be sandy
haired Leo Gaffney, smooth number
who carries sleeping powders in
both mittenS. He tangles with one
of the Academy's brightest stars,
Johnny Natwig, who is undefeated
in four bouts. Natwig took the
measure of Maryland's Pat Quinn at
New London couple of weeks ago.
The Coast Guard always has
strong, hard-hitting team. Because
Of limit on training time the cadets
sometimes lack the polish and
fineSse that goes with an outStand-
ing team. They lost only one match
last season, that to high-powered
Syracuse squad.
Other bouts on the program will
be as follows, with Catholic U. ring
men mentioned first: 100, Ted Man
dris vs. Bob Cunningham; 127,
Lenny Baritone VS.. Bob Sutherland;
145, Huck Hughes VS.. Stan Ellis;
heavyweight, Bernie Cody VS.. Fred
Goettel. This last scrap, incidental
ly, will find two of the biggest men
in collegiate competition today in the
ring. Both scale well over 200
pounds and are rather fast for their
size. L. F. A.