The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-04
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 HEAVY CHAMP
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 Boston, April A. CUP) - Seven- teen-year-old Charley Lester, who got up twice from the canvas to stave oil defeat, was the nations new amateur heavyweight champ ion today because he wouldn't stop swinging.
 The Cleveland youngster won the title from a fellow Ohioan, James Brown of Cincinnati, but it looked for while as if he wouldn't gain anything but a rest in the first aid room. That was when Brown sent Lester down for. Q seven count and then an eight count in the first round. But the pound Lester staggered to his feet and fought his way back, sending Brown down for . five count in the second and outpointing him in the third.
 Two lads from the Anadarko, Okla, Riverside Indian school cap tured pair of titles but were squeezed out of the tournament team prize by one point. The team victory fell to the CYO group from Chicago with Il ,points-five for a champion, three each for two run- ner-upS. The Oklahoma points were 10 for two champions.
 The Indians were Amos Alison, who won the 118-pound crown, and Virgil Franklin who took the 126- pound laurels. Other six titles were scattered among fighters fraom as many areaS-Louisiana, PennSyl- vania, Illinois, New York, Ohio and District of Columbia.
 Lester moved into the heavy weight finals with decision over Willie Browning of St. Louis and Brown decisioned Joe Jackson of Philadelphia in his semi-f1nals match.
 Mutt Gets Nod
 Richard Mutt of Washington won the 175-pound title, outpointing Carmen Fredericks of Cleveland. Mutt gained the finals with a de- cision over Louis Walker of Phila- delphia and Fredericks won a technical knock out over William OakeS of Boston in one round.
 Allen Faulkner, Buffalo, holder of the National Amateur Junior Welter-weight title, won the 160- pound title by knocking out Stan ley Shealey of Chicago in the third round. Faulkner won his semi final bout by outpointing Leroy Green of Pittsburgh while Shealey out pointed Lewis Pavone of Washing ton.
 A Chinese boy, Abe Lee of the Chicago team, came from behind to win the 147-pound decision from William Truell of Quonset. R. I. Truell started strong but Lee SCOT ed two knockdowns In the third round. Lee outpointed Frank Mo Gregor of Washington and Truell outpointed William Query of Columbus, O., in the semi-finals.
 Jetson Arnold of Philadelphia de- feated James Wiley of Columbus for the 135-pound title. Arnold gained a semi-nnal decision over Joe Terrier of Buffalo while Wiley defeated It. John Bullitt of Camr Robinson, Ark.
 Other Champs
 Franklin, the Oklahoma victor ir the 126-pound division, defeated Lloyd Watts, Chicago c. Y. o. team boxer. Tn the semi-f finals Franklin out-pointed Fred Latson of St Louis and Watts won from Lloyc Habron of Alexandria, Va.
 Alison. 16-year -old Indian young ster. won the 1l8-pound crowr without much trouble, pummeline Henry Levesque of Fall River, Mass the New England titlist. Alison de. cisioned Charley Hahron of Alex. andria in the semi finals anc Levesque was victor over Anthony Colato of New Orleans.
 Keith Hamilton of New Orleans the first champion crowned, wor the 112-pound title and received hi medal from home run king, Bab, Ruth. who attended as guest. H; decisioned Vic Eisen of Buffalo, N Y. Eisen won his semi-finals matcl by beating John Ardini of Wash ington and Hamilton was 8 victo over Ted Fittipaldo of Warren, O..