Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Boxing Returns To
Milford This Evening

Amateur boxing returns to the
peninsula area this evening, when
Blue Hen Post No. 64SS, v. f. W..
stages its initial show at the Mil
ford Armory For their initial Offer
ing, the Veterans have lined uD
what promises to be one Of the best
AAU-sanctioned cards ever offered
In this section: seven bouts in ali
are scheduled, with some Of the
most promising amateurs from the
Delmarva area featured.
In the featured bout of tonight's
card, two undefeated young weiter-
weights are paired, with hard-hit-
ting Jim Kitchener, young Balti-
more Merge, meeting Ernie Rieter,
highly regarded sailor from the
Chncoteague Naval Base. Both of
these boys are considered as being
real "comers" who likely will
eventually enter professional ranks.
In competition against service op-
ponents, Reiter has compiled an
impressive string of victories and
a win for him over Mitchener
would make his services in de-
mand throughout the East. Mitch
ener, one of the classiest young
colored boxers ever to show here
on the peninsula, scored an i'm
'pressive knockout in his last ap-
pearance in this area. The Reiter-
Kitchener bout will be for five
rounds or less.
Much fan interest has been shown
in the semi-final bout of tonight's
card, which features Dick Banks
highly regarded Laurel, (Del.)
High School student. Banks, "a
promising young middleweight, has
been drawing top billings else
where on the peninsula and it took
lots of persuasion to get the prom
ising young Laurel scrapper to
take a secondary spot on the Mil
ford card. However, Banks has been
promised top billing in future
shows here if he gets by the tough
opposition he is slated to meet here
this evening; Banks has drawn as
his opponent a young Baltimore
middle-weight, James Franklyn
who, according to reports, is one
of the most promising young fight
ers around Baltimore. Franklyn
likewise, has his eyes set on tor
spot in future shows and cOulC
earn the same with an upset viii
over the Laurel schoolboy. Quit,
a few fans from the -Laurel-Delmar
Seaford area are planning to fol
low Banks to Milford and root To-
their favorite Friday evening.
Five star-studded preliminaries
pitting Baltimore oUngsteri
against sailors from the Chinco
league Base, are also scheduled 70
this evening. In the opening bout
scheduled for $3.50 p. m, R. h
King, Chincoteague, will meet JOhl
Smithfeld, Baltimore; King an
Smithfield are welterweights. TIL
second bout will bring togethe
two hard-hitting middleweightS
} Kid Selly, Chincoteague, and Rich
ard Turner, Baltimore. The thir
prelim offers two young heavy
weights, Willie WILLIAMS, ChincC
league, and Ken Johnson, Balti
more; both of these lads are unde
feated and each is looking forwar
to a future in pro ranks.
! The fourth bout on tonight's car
will serve to introduce two NOR
) promising young middleweighti
Lou Phillips, Chincoteague, an
, Harold Moffett, Baltimore, and til
fifth or main preliminary, will p
RebOb King, ChincOteague, agains
AL Bell, hard-hitting sOuthpay mic
dleweight who defeated KERN
Jackson in a recent appearance i
this area. All the preliminaries al
scheduled for three rounds
) less.
TOnight's boxing card is in IL
nature Of an experiment. as lowe
Delaware boxing fans have Ion
cOntended that a boxing Operatio
could be successful down here
sufficient talent were included
the shows. The Veterans ar
Matchmaker John cambridge, al
putting this theory to the full te
with this evenings star-studdC
card; If attendance warrants it,
is the plan of the sponsors to stal
shows here at regular interva
throughout the Spring and summe
{ Friday evenings show has been e.
tensively publicized and ticket OF
) fees have been set up thrOughot
the area, all of which should |
Z productive of a large turnout f,
the show. ,
In the Milford area, tickets +,
tonight's boxing show may lie o
tanned at Scott's Variety Stor
Smith and HollOwav's. Harrington
Z Grocery, Charles Mobil Station
> The Hugg Insurance Agency.