Evening star., 1941-03-02
Gunther IsLone Terp
To Score in Title
Boxing Tourney
AIperstein Loses Final;
The Citadel Captures
Team Championship
BY the Associated Press.

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 1-The
Citadel won the Southern Confer
ence boxing tournament tonight
when Louis Lempesis, its classy 145-
pound fighter, pounded out deci-
sion over Hotby AlpertStein of Mary
land.
LempeSiS entered the ring with his
team counting IS points and needing
only one final victory to put the
championship on ice.
Lempesis started slowly and Al
perstein gave him trouble at first,
but the cadet, who was defending
division titlist, tore into the Mary
lander in the final round with his
fists flying. Alpertstein couldn't
stand up under the pounding and
was on the canvas at the gong.
Gunther Whips Gabriel.
Herb Gunther, Maryland's light
heavyweight fighter, battered out a
victory over Gabriel Joseph of the
Citadel. 1t was Maryland's only in
dividual championship and gave the
old liners a total of eight points.
Gunther and Joseph traded some
terrific blows, but the Marylander
had the better of the exchanges and
was only in trouble few times.
Alperstein decisioned Bob Farris
of North Carolina in the semiflnafs.
Gunther came out on top after q
hard 175-pound scrap with Ben
MAYNARD of Clemson. The Old
Liner piled up points In the first
two rounds. but the Clemson fighter
smacked him soundly in the final
session.
HolbrOOk, COrdyack Lose.
Bill Holbrook, the Maryland entry
in the 135-pound division, lost to
Stackhouse. who pummeled him
with terrific rights for the last two
rounds.
John Cordyack, Maryland's 165-
pound entry. was beaten badly by
Sanders of North Carolina, the de-
Tending division titleholder, who
served a technical knockout after
las of the second round.
Wilson Stops Kimball.
Warren Golden Boy) Wilson Of
Clemson, whose team was defending
titust. knocked out Gates Kimban
of North Carolina in the headline
heavyweight fight. Wilson, the 1910
champion. caught Kimball flush on
the Jaw with a smashing right after
25 seconds of the third round.
Kimball had carried the fight up
to that time and appeared to have
the better of it until Wilson caught
him as he came in.
Team scores were The Citadel IT,
North Carolina Is, Virginia Tech II,
South Carolina 10, Maryland 8 and
Clemson 5.
Summaries of the finals:
| I2O pounds-McDonald (south Caro-
/ lina) deciSioned Glass W. P. l..
! l27 pounds-Gennett NORTH Carolina
/ decisioned Lierick (The Citadel.
l35 pounds-Andrews ". P, II de-
/ cisioned Stackhouse tThe Citadel
l45 pounds-Lempesis CThe Citadel de"
/ cisioned Alpertstein maryland.
155 poundsZIotton ssogthn Carolina,
! I65 pounds-Sanders North Carolna)
| scored technical knockout over Belmore
I ". P -: lao of second round
I75 pounds-Gunther (Msrylandl de-
( cisioned joseph (The Citadel.
/ Unlimited-wilson (CIemsonl knocked
( out Kimball North Carolins) in 70 Sec
{ onds Of third round
/ Semi-final Summaries.
| 100 pounds--McDonald south Carolins'
/ decisioned Hoffman. the Citadel Glass.
! Virginia Tech, kayoed Wslston; North
l27 pounds-Gennett' North caroiins.
| decisioned Graninger, virginia Tecn'
| Luerick the Citadel, won over Beckett,
! Clemson. when the referee stopped the
| fight after l minute, 20 seconds IN tns
/ third round.
i35 pounds-Andrews. virginia Tech,
/ decisioued Ross, Clemson; Stackhouse'
/ Citadel decisioned Hobrook, Maryland:
'45 pounds-Lempesis, Citadel oeci"
stoned Bean South Carolina: Alperstein,
Maryland. decisioned Farris. North Caro-
i55 pounds-Lofton. South Carolina. de-
! cisioned Moskow. North Carolina; Ulrich.
/ the Citadel decisioned Taylor. Virginia
Is I65 pounds-Ssnders North Carolina.
kayoed Cordyack, Maryland. ! minute. 40
/ seconds second round; Belmore, virginia
/ Tech. technically ksyoed Fersner, South
Carolina, l minute 55 seconds in the first
round.
I75 pounds-Gunther. Maryland deci-
: stoned Maynard Clemson; Joseph, the
Citadel. decisioned Kanian, South Caro-"
lima