The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-07
MATCHES NAMED FOR
 BOXING BOUTS TO BE. HELD THURS. NIGHT.

tCWn Hall Recreation center IS
 ust about set for the first bell of the amateur trial fights to be aeld Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
 Jack Carroll, boxing instructor the center announces the ten
 atige schsoule for eleven three
 ound eouts as follows:
 Announcers and timekeeperS will Timber up both voice and second-hand with the curtain rais- CT, bringing together Jerry Rich ardson and Jim Long, lightest md youngest of tourney entries. Both boys are from Juneau, are pushing the 16-year bracket, and will weigh in at about l18 pounds. Although entered in the novice
 lass, the bout should prove of
 interest with Richardson the box IT and Long of the opiniors that if enough punches are thrown. some which jar the molars ar- sure to land
 A third entry in the bantam weight class is Jerry Godkin. also from Juneau, who may see action at the fights. In the event God kin receives the necessary permis- sion from his parents, a three round draw will be held between Richardson, Long and Godkin, with the long-straw men fighting in the trials and the third man taking a bye.
 Skipping from the bantams to the heavies, the second fight will pair Bob Thomas of the Wachu- sett at 200 pounds, and Donald Watson of Juneau Spruce at 218. From training indications, Watson should pin his hopes on the ar tistry of a southpaw, with Thomas maintaining two-fisted attack. This will be novice match.
 The third bout, featherweight contest, will feature Charlie Pled- Jer from the Wachusett and Ken, Hildreth of Juneau High School. Both boys should tip the beam at about 132 pounds, with Hildreth lighting a two-year age advan- tage, and Pledjer trying to over- come his opponents two-inch height and reach margin With both entries favoring the current school of boxing, few wild punches should be thrown in this event.
 Back in the weights where fight CTS throw everything but the sec- onds buckets when they swing, the fourth fight will pit Rocky Elunter Of Juneau and George Rob- oins from the Wachusetts in the 165-pound bracket. Although in tne novice class, having no pre- Vlous bouts, both men have learn d the meaning of a boxing glove before signing on the dotted line tGe tournament entry. Approach
 @g the fighting end as close as possible without entering the win or less column, Hunter is well Yersed in the routine of a spar ring partner As contrasted to the bout preceding theirs, these boys have S certain respect for boxing abiAty but believe the bread is battefed with leather-filled and aggressive fighting.
 Back to the welters, the fifth light will see Don Neal of Juneau spruce, and Arts Copeland and Robert Lee, both of the Wachu- sett, draw straws to determine which two will be inside the ropes and which one will occupy a front row seat courtesy of the house. Regardless of the drawing outcome, f9e light should be designed along the boxing lines as all three boys favor the fate of a boxer to that
 f a long range slugger.
 Those entering the ring for the sixth bout will also be decided by lot drawing on the parts of Bill Novak and Alfred Wallis, both from the Wachusett, and Danny Kunz of Juneau This bout will be a novice contest in the light heavy bracket. with weights bal ancing around the ITO mark.
 The next bout, also in the light heavy division, will have as its star performers two boys who might well be secuted as basketball pros poets for the national champion Oilers. Wayne Alter of Juneau goes in at six-feet three-inches and faces Bob Rowland of the Wachu- sett who is just one slight half inch smaller. If any fight of the evening pits definite boxer against an equally confirmed slug ger, this should be the one. Row. land, almost completely disregard ing every doctrine entertained by the scientific text of boxing, opens with both gloves flying at the first gong and is usually going at only slightly reduced pace at each rounds end On the other hand, Alter levels his heavy guns only when openings are at hand and boxes all the way
 Seconds will next call Jimmy Vuille of Juneau and Lowell Wells of the Wachusett to arms. This fight will be in the middle bracket