Evening star., 1950-04-02
|Quattrocchi Defeated
By Thrash Again, But
lin Unusual Manner
BY the Assoeiofed Press

~ NV SSSotio'eo TIeSk
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. April /
"A decision possible only under
college boxing rules gave Loulsi-
ana States Ted Thrash a victory
over Maryland's Andy Quattroc-
chi in the 130-pound final of the
National Collegiate Athletic As
Sociation boxing tournament to-
night.
Thrash, defending champion
suffered cut forehead in the first
round and the Journeys doctor
ordered the bout stopped. College
rules call for a decision in such
cases and when two judges dis
agreed on the winner, Referee
Gene Rankin of Wisconsin
awarded the bout to Thrash al
though he gave each fighter 10
points in the first round.
1t was the third victory this sea-
son for Thrash over the tough
little Marylander, who seems
destined never to beat Thrash.
In a dual meet at Baton Rouge,
Quattrocchi floored Thrash for a
nine-count in the second round,
only to lose the decision. In the
Southern intercollegiate Boxing
Association tourney. Thrash scored
a third-round kayo over Quattroc-
chi after being on the floor twice
himself.
81 Dark Horse Teams Tied.
Results of other bouts left two
dark-horse teams from the West,
Idaho and Gonzaga, tied for the
team championship as favored
Michigan State saw three finalists
go down to defeat.
Idaho and Gonzaga, winning two
individual titles apiece, earned 18
points each. Michigan State fin
ished third with 13 points, one
more than Louisiana State. last
years champion, and Penn State
Two Of last years individual
champions, Thrash and Leonard
Walker of Idaho, came through
again. although Walker fought in
a different class this year. Walker,
winner in the 135-pound division
last year, walked off with the 145-
pound crown this year and Herb
Carlson, a tWo-time former cham
plon. won the 165-pound crown to
put Idaho on top.
For Gonzaga ft was Eli Thomas
a 155-pounder, and light-heavy-
weight Carl Maxey who scored the
important fve-point victories,
The other champions crowned to-
night were Mac Martinez, San
Jose State, 125 pounds; Everett
Conley, Washington State, 1875,
and Chuck Drazenovich, Penn
State, heavyweight.
Bad Night for Spartans.
Michigan State, the strong ia
vorite when three of it's boxers
reached the finals, couldn't get a
thing tonight. Light-heavyweight
Charles Spieser lost a close de-
cision to the clever, sharpshooting
Maxey and Heavyweight Gabriel
(Gabby) Marek. wasn't quite
strong enough to beat Drazeno-
vich. Penn State football star.
1daho'S Carlson won the John
S. Rowe Memorial Trophy as the
outstanding individual boxer in
the tournament. A rugged, hard
punching customer, he proved Just
as good boxer as Jim Roller, the
Syracuse fancy Dan who has won
three eastern 155 titles. He
punched his way through Rollers
defense and handed him an artis-
tic whipping.
Maxey provided the biggest up
set OF the evening when he earned
decision over Spieser by about
the slendereSt possible margin, one
point.
The summaries:
,os. I26-pound on,I. class: Mac Martinez. San
Amos. Michigan State.
130-pound class: Tad Thrash, Louisiana
STATE STATE outpointed Andy ouattrocchi. Mary
land toout stopepd in FIRST round because
InraSh cut; Thrash leading on points when
1t ended.
135-pound class: Everett Conley, Wash
ington State. outpointed Paul Kostopouios,
l45-pound class: Leonard Walker
ldaho' outpointed Ben Dolphin. Syracuse.
o,i t55 pound class: Eli Thomas. Gonzaea,
outpolnted Pat Helms, Penn State
65-pound class: Herb Carlson, Idaho,
outpointed Jim Roller, Syracuse.
17o-pound class: Carl Maxey Gonzaga.
outpointed Charles Spieser, Michigan State.
Heavyweight class Chuck Drazenovich,
Michigan State
Final points. scores: Idaho and Coma
gan. Ii each: Michigan state, l3: Louis
lana State and Penn State, IL each: San
lose lose STATE; e. 10: Washington State. 9; syra-
lie University. Minnesota and Miami. one
each. NA~