The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08
ArmOry to be
Scene of Big
Competition
Sixty Five Novices
Will Compete From
Cities Near Here

over So boys have entered in
the Ypsilanti Golden Gloves tour
nament which is scheduled to
start tonight promptly at 1880
with the National Guard Armory
TO be the scene of the action. The
competition tonight will be con-
fined 10 four classes in the no.
vice division with the novice fea-
therweights. lightweishts, well
ter weights and middle weights
to start their eliminations in the
1875. 1885. 145. and the 100
pound classes.
A total of 60 novices are enter
ed in the tourney with representa-
tives from Npsilanti. Ann Arbor,
Cassidy Lake, Wayne, Chelsea.
Belleville, Milan. lnkster, Willis,
Hamburg, and South Lyon SCH
eduled to be on the program. All
IS, OF course, will be seeking one
of the eight novice titles and the
trip to Adrian, Jackson, aud
Grand Rapids. with the ultimate
aim of each the honor of being
awarded the beautiful trophy ex-
tended to the outstanding novice.
This trophy along with the gloves
to be used in the tourney. is now
on exhibition in the Ypsilanti Gas
Office at 1928 w. Michigan Ave-
nue..
With the advent OF the tourna-
ment Ypsilanti is really becoming
a fight conscious town for there
are no fewer than 3S boys from
this community who will partici-
pate in the novice division besides
those who will be in the open
class.
Ann Arbor is well represented
with fourteen boys entered, many
OF whom have been winners in
previous Ann Arbor Golden
Gloves, while Cassidy Lake, which
always furnishes more than its
quota for the tourney, will have
eight boys entered.
In the opening round OF compe-
tition the boxers will be matched
with opponents OF nearly equal
ability but from the experience
gained in other Golden Gloves,
many knockouts will feature the
card tonight. Let Philbin Is the
very capable referee engaged for
the bouts and he will have COM
plete charge OF the action inside
the squared ring.
Jack Starwas, chairman Of the
boxing program which is being
sponsored by the Junior Chamber
of Comm promises a night OF
continuous action with no delay
between the bouts. Several pairs
OF boxers will be ready at all
times to step into the ring i'm
mediately after the conclusion of
the preceding match, so as to in
sure a program that will not drag.
Scientifically, the boys may not
be the best boxers in the world,
but every boy who steps into the
ring tonight will be doing his
very best to get his opponent out
of the way as soon as possible.
With only three rounds in which
to prove his superiority over his
opponent. every entrant will be
going at top speed TO be forthcom.
ing.
Weighing in ceremonies and doc
tors examination will take place
at 400 O'Clock this afternoon,
with Drs. r. r. Scott and B. NJ.
Harris in charge.
A list of the novices in the var
ious divisions follows:
Novice Flyweights
Johnny Leabu and Don Chan
nels, Ypsilanti; Harry Harris, Ann
Arbor.
Novice Bantamweights
Willis Kramer, George Thomp-
son, and Robert Kopp. Ypsllanu;
Alex Boegner. South Lyons.
Novice Featherweights
Edward Satler. Clarence Coe.
James Franklin, Joe Butcko. and
George Cooper. Ypsilanti; Harold
Porter and Giles Thick, Ann Ar
Dor; Albert Mix, Belleville: NAL
lette, John Barragar, Joseph Car
land, Cassidy Lake.
Novice Lightweights
Lester Oltersdorf. John Russ.
Kenneth Woerst, Lewis Stephen.