The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-17
MARINE BOXERS
CONTINUE LEAD
IN CC TOURNEY
Fort Bragg Cubs And
Paratroopers Threaten
Leathernecks

CHARLOTTE, Feb. 16- (R -
The had-punching Cherry Point
Marines continued their, victory
narade in the 18th annual Caro-
lina's Golden Gloves amateur box
ing tournament here today, 2lac-
ing three more men in tonight's
semi.finals, making total OF nine
Leathernecks who have gained
that distinction.
The Fort Bragg Cubs and the
541st Para chute Infantry 81
team, each with four seml-flnal-
lists. are sole threats to the Ma
rines' bid for team honors.
Leon Leblond, lightweight Wash
ington Golden Gloves champion,
gained a disputed decision for
Cherry Point after a hard battle
with Stanley Moss, Camp Mackall
Paratrooper from the 541st.
The Marines middleweight
Harold Anspach gained hazor-
thin decision over Anton Heine-
man of Fort Bragg.
Cherry Points other victory
come when middleweight Eddie
Martz advanced by forfeit, Ben
Marshall of the 541st being unable
to 90 no because of a hand in
jury suffered in winning last
night.
The junior division, open to IT,
17-year-old civilians, saw Berry
hill place six punches in the semi
finals, with Kannapolis and two
South Carolina teams, Winnsboro
and Florence, right behind with
four each.
Finals in all classes are set for
tomorrow night.
AFTERNOON BOUTS
Junior Division
112 pounds-Clyde Weed, Wins
boro, decisioned Joe Savage, Ber-
ryhill.
112 pounds - Carl Jeffcoat,
Winnsboro, won T.K.O in second
over Sammy Worrell, Florence.
11S pounds-Lowell Lovin, Kan
.napohs. decisioned Bobby Jerni-
gan, Florence.
118 pounds - Norman Meares,
Lumberton, decisioned Lloyd
Avant, Kannapolis.
1875 pounds-Banner Smith, Ber-
ryhill scored kay DOVER Jimmy
Terrence, Kannapolis, in 1:46 of
second round.
126 pounds - Billy Armstrong,
Berryhill, decisioned st. Clair
Smith, Florence.
1876 pounds - Harry Temple,
Florence, decisioned Dickie Peake,
Winnsboro.
135 pounds-Oliver Thompson,
Berryhill, won TK.O. in first over
Bobby Beam, State Line lorna
does.
1876 pounds Joe Breedon,
Greensboro, won T.K.O. in first
over Robert Francis, State Line
Tornadoes.
1875 pounds-Bobby Taylor, Flor
ence, won T.K.O. in second over
Crow Stratton, Kannapolis.
147 pounds-Bud Black, Kan
napolis, won on four from Ray
Clark, Granite Fails.
100 pounds - Joe Langford,
Greensboro, won T.K.O. III second
over Ralph Freeman, Kannapolis.
$50 pounds-Jake Harry, State
Line Tornadoes, won kayo in first
over Paul Fisher, Berryhill.
100 pounds-Earl Raborn, Ber-
ryhill, won TK.O. in third over
Wally Hale, Kannapois.
Open Division
1875 pounds-Leon Leblond, Cher
ry Point decisioned Stanley Moss,
541st Parachute Infantry.
1875 pounds-Jesse Avila, 541st
Parachute Infantry, decisioned
Frank Lopresti, 541st Parachute
Infantry.
100 pounds - Harold Anspach,
Cherry Point, decisioned Anton
Heineman, Fort Bragg.
100 pounds-Eddie Martz, Cher
ry Point, won on forfeit from Ben
Marshall, 541st Parachute Infan-
try.
ITS pounds - Wayne Parker,
541st Parachute Infantry, decision
ed Jack Hestand, Myrtle Beach
AAAF.
Heavyweight - Richard Peter
son, 541st Parachute Infantry,
kayo in second over Andrew Sis
kovic, Fort Bragg.