The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-12
Roanoke Rapids and Lumber
ton Are Battling for
Team Trophy
By SAM RAGAN

By SAM RAGAN
Leather-slinging from the rouno
house to the drawing-room varlet!
vent on .he boards at the exhibition
building a Legion stadium las
night, with II sizzling bouts beint
t-otted out before some several hun
dred fans in the opering round o
the Fifth Annual Star-News-Brigad'
Golden Gloves tournament.
Two krockouts were chalked VI
in the opening nights fights, will
r, l.. Hamilton, 120-pounder fror
Dunn, coming through with the can
yas-kissing punch in the Novic
Division, and Snookie Swami, VIII
mington bantamweight, scoring tn
other knockout.
Results in the three divisions wer
as follows:
Smoky Swami, 11S, Of Will
nington, knocked out Jimmie
Lee, lis, of Laurinburg, IN "a
seconds of second round.
Dewitt Babson, 124, of ROa-
noke Rapids, decision over Bud
dy Mack, 126, Of Lumberton.
Jack Turner, 1876, of Roanoke
Rapids, decision over Sammy
Edwards, 1876, of LCmDerton.
Bob Moore, 100, Roanoke
Rapids, decision over p. G. New
some, 1856, of Wilmington.
julius Farrior. lis, of VIII.
mington, on forfeit from Hurk
Kelly, 172, of Fayetteville.
Johnnie Lassiter, 173, of Roa-
noke Rapids, on forfeit from L.
c. Stephenson, III, of Lumber
ton.
NOVICE
r. L. Hamilton, 120, of Dunn,
knocked out Talmadge Waters,
118, of Lumberton.
Harvey Williamson, 12S, OF
Laurinburg, decision over Buddy
West, 126, of Lumberton.
Johnnie Simmons, 135, OF
Southport. decision over Adrian
Benson, 1873, of Wilmington.
JUVENILE
Donald Smith, so, decision
over Bobby Odom, so, both OF
Wilmington.
Jimmie Benson, 80, decision
over Phil Batson, 80, both OF
Wilmington.
John Oldham, 80, decision over
Stedman Shepard, 80, both OF
Wilmington.
William Shepard, 80, decision
over Edward Padrick, W, both
OF WILMINGTON.
Linwood Rich, IS, decision
over Roscoe Greer, IS, both q
Wilmington.
Roanoke Rapids got off to a goo'
start in the battle for the ten
but is expected tt
meet stiff competition from the
Lumberton Robesonisn team, head
ed by Louis Evans.
A summary of last nights fights
are carried below.
OPEN DIVISION
Observation-Disclosures
in his first Golden Gloves Gnt
throwing a punch reminiscent o1
that of his brother, Jimmie Swami
flyweight champ of 1910, Snookie
Swami, 119-pounder of Wilmington
dealt knockout punch to Jimmy
Lee, 118, of Laurinburg, in 2;
seconds Of the second round.
Lee came out and started throw
ing all manners of punches in the
direction of Swami, who slipped an6
fell to the floor. He was up with
out count. Then the stumpy little
scrapper caught W
with Lee in the latter's own corner
he swung one punch that was wide
and then he came in close with a
right jab that sent Lee sprawlin2
to the floor. Lee remained on the
for the count of nine ther
came up in time to spar across the
ring at the bell.
Knowing that he had his mar
3n the run, Swami came out. Lee
covered up and punched a one-two
% the chin. Swami shook the blows
off and then came crowding in. A
light to the jaw and a left to the
body sent Lee to the floor. He tried
% get up, came to a half crouch
out although the spirit was willing
The flesh was weak and he was
counted out. 1923 Of second.
FEATHERWEIGHT - A game
little puncher from Roanoke Rapids
Dewitt Babson, 124 pounds, punch
I'd and jabbed his way to convinc.
ing decision over Buddy Mack, 126
pound entry from the Lumbertor
Robesonian team.
Bason came out ahead with 2
good margin of points in the first
round, which saw Mack floored 70,
, count Of nine. Mack, one of the