The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-03
ALBERT CLARK
wins BOMBER
PLANT TROPHY.
Jim Owens Catches Flu;
Unable To Fight
In Finals
BY jim BUTLER

Amateur boxing tournaments once
sponsored by the local daily news
papers, have not been lost from lack
OF interest. The defense workers
have taken the entertainment by
the hand and with two tournaments
led the sport out into the open with
rip-roaring success.
Ford Bomber Plant in Ypsllanti
gave the second amateur boxing
tournament promoted BY factory
employees. Friday night; the frs.
contests were sponsored by Ford
Local 600. Final bomber bouts were
held in the Local so hall, 20 East
Michigan avenue. under the super
vision OF Miss Olga NJ. Madar. Ypsi-
lanti recreational director.
Flashy Clark
Surprising on the evenings pro-
gram was Light Heavyweight AL.
bert Clark. younger brother or
Dancing" Dave Clark, once top
man in the worlds light heavy
weight race. who punched out vic
tory over Rufus Knighton. pride and
joy of Crosse lille Naval Base. Both
battlers were scrapping under Ford
Rouge's banner.
In the same style as his brother,
Albert came out in the first round
and nailed Knighton with a hard
right chop which put Rufus on the
canvas for short count. Knighton
lost the second stanza when he acct
dentally fouled Clark. Two rugged.
hard-hitting Lads tore into each
other and made feathers fly. Out
OF all the excitement OF seven bouts
and two junior exhibitions the
Clark-Knighton performance stood
head and ears over the rest.
Chief Comes On
Flashy Jim Owens. brother OF
popular amateur champion Eddie
Owens, was i'll with the flu and I'M
able to come out for the finals. In
the semi-hnals Owens outwitted
Indian Chief Twohouse for q clever
decision over the soldiers choice.
Chief Twohouse substituted for
Owens was beaten by Joe Ardary
o. Annuncistion in the 6-pound
class
Five-Day Leave
Walter Montgomery. former
Brewster Community Center light
heavyweight champion. has grown
into a heavyweight. Five days out
OF the armed services Montgomery
put all OF his inspiration into one
punch and almost sent bad Rufus
Williams TO sleep in the first frame.
Indigestion set in during the second
round and Montgomery who had
failed to take advantage Of an easy
Knockout win over williams bowed
out Of the trophy picture after TAX
ing a hard Rufus-punch to the stom-
ach. Both Williams and Montgom-
cry are Local 800 scrappers.
Futch's Aid
Eddie utch. Brewster trainer
who i. helping Local 800 Athletic
Coach John Gallo with the boxing
team. was In the corner OF Nathan
Felix. Nevertheless Futch failed to
talk the famed l35-pound cham
pion out OF the way OF the two sharp
fists OF FRI nix Abronatis, who also
represented Local 900.
Other bouts on the program ended
with the following results: George
Freeman. Romulus Air base. de-
cisioned Wilbur Nelson. Of Annun-
citation; Nick Palise. Local 600. beat
Leo Lezotte in the ll2-pound class:
Nick Palise. Local 800, defeated Leo
Lezo;te, Local so in the l35 division;
Charles Wing. Local 600. took all
three rounds from william Cook.
Romulus Air Base. and in exhibit
ton bouts James Miller fought Jack
filler and Joe Louis Sullivan bat
tied Bob Atkins Let Philbin was
very good referee.