The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-25
BATTLER.
Wins HEAVY TITLE
Two of 1910 Champs Retain
Crowns; Smoke Dodd Gets
Decision Over Hettrich

CHARLOTTE, Feb. "a. William
(Tiny) Taylor, 229 pounds, Of the
Wilmington Star-News team, lost a
close decision to C;rlisle Thomp-
son, 1877 pounds, of Florence, S. c.,
in their heavyweight championship
bout in the Carolinas Golden Gloves
tournament here tonight.
Taylor was the only member of
the Wilmington Golden Gloves team
to reach the finals Of the meet.
The Taylor-Thompson bout was
ole of the top-notch matches OF
the night, with both boys battling
for all they were worth throughout.
In another feature match IN the
finals program, L. M. (smokie)
| Dodd, of Raleigh, winner of the
| fe~atherweight title in the Whining
ton Golden Gloves tournament, won
the lightweight championship by
taking a decision over Howard
(Duke) Hettrich, Of Elizabeth City.
While Hettrich was giving Dodd
che of the greatest fights of his
career, only to drop the decision, the
only oth,r defending champion in
the fistic carnival came through in
stellar style. He was Glenn Nc
Crazy, Florence, S. c., luminary,
who polished off Edward English
o, Fort Bragg's Fighting Ninth"
by a technical knockout in the first
round to retain the featherweight
title he won here last year.
Hettrich gave his all in an effort
to beat the sensational Dodd, who
has lost but one fight. In
every round he stung Dodd with a
hard hook but the Raleigh. boy,
calm and unruffled, carefully w:tch-
ed for his openings and then moved
in. Three times he seemed to have
Hettrich ready for the kill but the
Duke always stepped out, never
went down, and although a tired
battler when it was over, was never
in great distress.
(Flyweight)
Novice: Whitley Robinson, Ill, Char
lotte Y. won by T. K. O. in second
round over Willard Sellers, Ill, Besse-
mer City.
(open)-Clifford Smith, 112, Char
lotte Y. knocked out J. B. Talbert, 112,
Kannapolis Y. in second round.
(Bantamweight)
Novice: Bud (Snooks) Howard, lis.
Charlotte Y. won decision over Jack
Brown, III. Charlotte Y.
(Open)-James Larusso. lis. Ninth
Division, Fort Bragg, won decision over
Eddie Green, 11S, Ninth Division, Fort
Bragg.
(Featherweight)
Novice: Jack Sherry. 1875, Belmont
Abbey. won on forfeit from Jack Smith.
1876. High Point.
S. c., won by T. K. o. in first round
over Edward English, 1876, Ninth Di-
vision, Fort Bragg.
Iightweight)
Open: L. NJ. (Smokie) Dodd, 1875
Chapel Hill. won decision over Howard
Hettrich, 1874, Elizabeth City, and Char
lotte Y.
(Welterweight)
Novice: Cecil Horne, 147. Charlotte
7. Vol decision over Raymond Avant.
Kannapolis Y.
(Open)-Byron Brooks, 142, Kannapo-
lis Y. won decision over Fred Holt, 146.
Charlotte Y.-Mt. Holly Hawks.
(Middlewight)
Novice: Albert Sebock. 1856. Ninth
Division, Fort Bragg. won decisio over
James Botto, 100, Lenoir Rhyme college
and Charlotte Y.
(open)-Louis Casa. 100. Ninth Di-
vision, Fort Bragg. won decision over
Marcus Steelman, 157. Appalachian col
lege.
(Lightweight)
Novice: Hector Steelan, 1875, Appala-
chan college. won decision over Roy
Killian, 1874, Mt. Holly.
Light Heavy
Novice: Thad Ellis, 1853, Siler City.
won decision over Preston Null, ia,
Appalachian college.
(Open)-William Reid, 172. Ninth Di-
vision, Fort Bragg, won decision over
William Irwin, 172, Wilkesboro,. and
Charlotte Y
(Heavyweight)
Novicei George Martin, Jr., 1911, APP
palachian college. won by T.. K. o. in
third round over Dubose Rogers. 1s9.
Charlotte Y.
(Open)-Thompson, 1877, Florence, S.
c., won decision over William (Tiny)
Taylor, 229. Wilmington Star-News.