The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-16

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followed by the novice class and
following a short intermission the
open division fighters took the spot
light.
Beard said last night that at
least fifteen bouts will be present
ed in the three classes tonight. The
opening gong will sound at 8 p. m.
Last nights fights yer refereed
by Kenneth Mann and W. K.
Rhodes, Jr. Serving as judges
were: Father Allan Roche, DR..
Fred Coleman and Fred Willetts,
Jr. Acting as seconds were Eugene
Dyson and Bill Switzerland. Char
lie Carter served as timekeeper.
The lid was pried off on the 1947
edition of the Golden Gloves when
Robert Bryan and Alton Futch,
fighting in the 10 to 80 pound sub
novice class entered the ring. Futch
throwing jolting blows to the head
of Bryan and lead the battle the
entire three rounds to be award
ed the judges decision.
T. K. Skipper won a TKO over
Frank Jordon in the second round
as a hard puach to the stomach
proved toe much for the game
Jordon. Both fighters put up a
t~oe-to-toe scrap until the body blow
was landed by Skipper.
Fighting in the sub-novice 80
pound class. Percy O'sullivan and
Victor Gentry ended the third
round with a furry Of flying
leather and the judges gave the
close decision to Gentry.
In the 100 pound sub-novice class
young Steve Wardenfelt took a
terrific pounding from Boots Jones
for the first round, but the stocky
built blonde came back to maui
Jones for the next two rounds and
was given the decision.
Fred Heath and Marion Sneed-
en- provided the fans with plenty
Of action as they engaged in a
Suggest from beginning to end.
Both punchers landed hard head
and body blows. The fans were
brought to their feet several
times during this thrilling battle.
Heath was given the nod on a close
decision that met with the favor
of the fans.
Mike Pinello, Of Camp Lejeune,
fighting a "buzz-saw" type of bat
tie won a popular decision over
Pete Walters of Wilmington. The
Marine, who halls from Buffalo.
N. Y. lead the attack all the way,
however the fighting Wilmington
ian stayed in there punching and
landing several hard blows.
Edward Bowen won a TKO over
Tommy Lee in the novice 1875 pound
class in the second round. Bower
lead the fight all the way, landing
hard head and body blows on
young Lee.
In the 118 pound novice class
Clarence Stokley won a close de.
cision over Don Arthur in a slow
match. Arthur, useing a shoulder
wiggle that looked like a model 7
Ford with a., missing cylinder kept
the crowd in stitches with his style
of fighting.
The bout between H. Bowen and
c. Bland was won by Bland. Both
fighters fought in close and sew
eral times had to be pried apart
by the referee.
M. Levine, of Camp Leieune de.
feated R. Arthur in another good
fight. The more experienced
Marine pushed the fight. but the
game Arthur kept coming back
for more.
F. Miller Of Burgaw defeated
Harlee Ward of Wilmington in a
"prancing marathon. Both fight.
ers were not over anxious to mix
it up and the bout dragged or
with Miller getting the nod.
In the 1875 pound novice class, two
boys from Whiteville put up a good
fight. Edgar Williamson was given
the judges decision over R. Ed
wards in one of the best battles OF
the night.