The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-03
WAGNER BARRED IN kAU MEET;
 FOUGHT AS PRO
By JACK FROST

(OmNeu Press St9M COfreSpOnuent
 Boston, April 3 - UP) - Int
 battle for the National Amateur
 Atheltic Union heavyweight cham.
 pion became a wide open affair to-
 day with the banning of Corporal
 Edwin Wagner of Chicago, the 265-
 pound giant who was disqualified
 as a ringer before throwing 8 sim
 gle punch.
 Wagner. the only fighter ever dis
 barred in the 56-year-old champion
 ship series, admitted to Roy E
 Davis, chairman of registration that
 he had fought twice on professional cards in l940 at Chicago's Mills Stadium and that he had gotten
 about $2O for the fights"
 T thought it was expense money he said. T didn't know 1t made me pro"
 Wagner must relinquish the New England amateur title he won last week and George V. Brown trophy awarded the outstanding competi- tor"
 The eligible heavyweights who meet tonight for the title are Willie Browning of St. Louis, qualifying automatically as the result of the banning of Wagner, his quarter finals opponent; Charles Lester of Cleveland, who outpointed Michael Surina of the New London, Conn.,, submarine base; Joe Jackson of Philadelphia, who stopped David Peter of Washington in three rounds and Jimmy Brown of Cincinnati, who stopped Jack Itzel of Pitts burgh in two.
 In the light heavyweight IFS pound class, Richard Mutt of Wash ington became the favorite because of his technical knockout of Calvin Perry Columbus, O., boxer in the first round. Other winners were Lewis Walker of Philadelphia, who outpointed Tommy Stewart of Pittsburgh; William Oakes Of Bos- ton who outpointed John Gulley of St. Louis; and Carmen Fredericks of Cleveland, who decisioned John- ny Bonsey of the New London sub marine base.
 Well regarded among the 1eo- pounders was Stanley Shealey of Chicago, who knocked out Zep Davis of the Quonset, R. l., Air Base in Is seconds. Other qualifiers. Lewis Pavona of Alexandria, Va, decisioned Grady Lawrence of Newark, N. J.. Allan Faulkner of Buffalo N. Y., decisioned Sam Crandall of Akron, O., and Leroy Green of Pittsburgh, decisioned Bob Callan of New London.
 The l47-pound class produced some of the most savage fighting ot the night and there were no favor ltes among the quarter -finalists. Abe Lee, Chinese boxer from Chi cago, outpointed Sergeant Bruce romah of Fort Sill, Okla, CD; Will liam Guerry Columbus, outpointed Clin Madison of Pittsburgh, and Frank McGregor of Washington stopped Jesse Herbert of New Lon ion.
 Lieutenant John Bullitt of Camp | SoDinson, Ark, nephew of Will | lam Bullitt. former ambassador to France, paced the l35-pound win- lers gaining three-round knock 'ut over Angelic Annelo then out 'olntlng A. L. Carter of Quonset. In ,ther quarter-flnals bouts James Wiley of Columbus outpointed Jess Au!l Of New Orleans, Joe Terrier of l 5unalo, N. Y. outpointed Francis -'eobles Of Dorest, O., and Jetson Arnold of Philadelphia outpointed | Curtis Smith of St. Louis.
 A St. Louis youngster, Fred Les CT, Jr was the hardest puncher n the 126-pound division, stopping | frederick Young in the first round. | lloyd Watts of Chicago stopped | jerome Mehhir of Detroit in two. Lloyd Habron of Washington out 'ointed Nunzio Carto of Philadel- ,hia, and Virgil Franklin of Fort 'ill, Okla. Indian school won bv lefault over Willie Stephenson of 
 Henry Levesque of Fall River dass,. paced the abbreviated 1l8- 'ound class in which there were my three quarter -flnalists. Leves- ue outpointed Cleveland Simmons I Philadelphia. Charley Habron of washington outpointed Eddie Ma otta of Cleveland and Anthony ,oito Of New Orleans outpointed ]eorge Patton of Columbus.
 The ll2-pound quarter finalists onn Ardinni of Washington out 'ointed Shirley Jenkins of Pitts urgh, Vice EiSen of Buffalo out 'ointed Ray Unsell of St. Louis, Aeith Hamilton of New Orleans utpomted Charley Pedeahsy of ort SUI, Okla. and Ted Fittipaldo I Warren, O., outpointed Willie