The Keesler field news., 1942-08-05
Novice Ring
Stars Hold
Spotlight

With no championship at stake
and noTlces prcdominating a short
card of seven scheduled fights,
Kecslor Fields weekly boxing
fhow Thursday night was a little
below par IN boxing skill Whet the
card lacked In that respect was
compensated for by sluEKing and
humor arising from tho incxpcri-
ence Of some OF the fighters.
Two Of the fights ended in TKOs
al the end tho second round when
the losing fighters were unable
to continue. A third fight wound
up In ko in the first round.
Two champions appeared on the
card In non-title fights. Pvt. james
w. Carson OF the a9ist Technical
School Squadron who declsivrly
defeated Pvt. Morris Calendar last
week TO take the feathefwcight
crown, had an easy time with Pvt.
Robert James. OF the soard, a now
ice. Flashing stiff left lab
that found is mark. time and
again rocking hia opponent. the
champion had Private James out
ON his feet at the end OF tine sec
ond round when the bout was
stopped. iD TKO for the champ.
Badly outclassed, Private James
nevertheless put up game fight
I In the second fight on the card
Pvt. John Swcteski. Of this 3oath
making his second appearance 1,
the ring, lost q close decision q
Pvt Elmer y. White OF the 5eist
a novice The battle was q crowd
picaser. packed with Wild swings.
wilder misses and natural humor.
The climax came In the third
round when both boys went down
number OF times from the con-
centric force of their own wild
swings. landing on top OF each
other. This was a bantamweisht
match.
In the third fight Of tho eve
ning, . welterweight match, Pvt.
George Williams of the 3a3rd, q
protcge OF Pfc. Pete Lello. won .
TKO when his opponent, Pvt.
James Little, of the 5gist. was too
battered 10 come out for the third
round. Showing snappy left
iab and a good sense Of timing
that should improve with more
ring action, novice Private VIII
liams had novice Private Little
down for an eight count In the
first round and again for a nine
count In the second. Not in The
best Of condition, Private Little
was unable TO continue at the end
Of the second round, and Private
Williams won by n TKO.
An exhibition boxing match be-
tween lightweight champion Pvt
Bob clapper Of the s0sth, and PVT.
Paul Messina Of the 3i0th, gave
the fans three-round dancing
and sparring show with neither
boy landing many clesn-cut
punches. Both boys were in splen-
did condition and would sppsr-
emily make a good match over q
longer route. The fight was q no.
decision affair.
In the middleweight match be-
tween Pvt. James McElroy Of the
59lst, and Pvt. Sid Gllckstein Of
the 30gth, the latter was KO'd
after ! minute and 30 seconds Of
the first round.
The best fight Of the evening
saw a novice lightweight, Pvt.
Duke Euzurn OF the 394.h, q slug
ging southpsw, batter out . well
deserved decision over novice
lightweight Pvt Henry Boud.eau
Of the 303rd Private Boudreau
drew blood from hts opponents
nose in the second and shird
rounds. but took seyerer punish
ment In turn.
The last fight Of the evening
saw Pvt. Al Sayrs Of the sgsth
punch out a ciean-cut decision
over Pvt. Thomas Leigh OF the
5eist Both boys are middle
weights. The bout went an extra
round at the request Of Private
Leigh who tried fusilely 10 Land
wild haymskers. Private Sayre
repeatedly stepped inside the long
rights Of his opponent with sharp
biasfs to the head and ho<3w