Evening star., 1951-01-24
Davis Facing Rugged
Test in Edwards Bout
In Golden Gloves

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Willie Davis, District Golden
Gloves-AAU lightweight cham
pion, will continue his quest of
honors in the 147-pound bracket
tomorrow night in one of Is bouts
starting at $50 at Turner's
Winners tomorrow will qualify
for tournament quarterfinals to
be held at Turner's February l..
Semif1nals February 8 and finals
February IS will be at Uline.
Davis, a graduate of Armstrong
High School and representing the
National Guard. will meet Charley
Edwards, unattached, in what
promises to be one of the top
attractions tomorrow night.
There still is a long way to go
before anybody picks up a title
and the competition gets tougher
with every round. In last nights
bouts. for example. Eldredge
Thompson, National light heavy
weight champion from the GUAM
tico Marines, had to put forth
everything he could muster to
win the nod over scrappy Carlos
Ware, unattached. @
Both Fighters Floored.
Thompson sent Ware to the
canvas with a hard left to the
midsection and a right to the
chin in the early going of the
second round. but Ware roared
back. He sent Thompson down
with left hook just before sthe
bell rang to end the second round.
Thompson recovered to take the
third and the bout.
There were no knockouts in the
senior division, but there were
three technical and two clean
kayos in the novice class. Jim
Hanbury, a member of the fight
ing Hanbury family, advanced in
the 126-pound class by gaining a
technical knockout over Harold
Lacey, unattached, in 48 seconds
OF the first round. Hanbury is
representing Merrick Boys Club.
The two knockouts were earned
by Frank Rawlings. 135-pounder
from Quantico, over Harrison
Malloy, unattached, at $50 of the
first round and Russ Morgan. 147-
FOUNDER from the National Guard
over Gene Hardin, Metropolitan
Police Boys Club No. 2, in So sec
onds of the first round.
Sicilliano Scores TKO.
Gaining TKO's along with Ham
bury were Al Sicilliano of Guam
tlco over Jim Ruckert of the Uni
versity Boxing Club when Ruck-
ert's kneecap went out of place
at 1903 of the first round and
Joe Nelson, unattached. over
Charles Douglas, st. Joseph's
Boys Club, in SIS seconds of the
first round. Both these bouts were
In the 147-pound class. Results:
Senior Glass.
PFC No. 2, outpointed Lester ttr'.sifmon Aillson,
I45-pound elass--willie Davis National
Guard, vs.. Charlie Edwards, unattachedl
Posttponed until Thursday, January Is:
over NelSon Britt, unattached.
Ib0-pound class-Earl Gray Boiling Air
sorce, outpointed Harold Brown, Twelfth
175-pound class - Eldredge Thompson. |
Quantlco, outpointed Carlos Ware unat- |
Novice Glass
ll2-pound class-Ray Allen. PBC No. 2. |
outpotnted John Davis, Olympic
1lS-pound class-Joe Perez, Quantico |
won by forfeit over Cornell Lumpkin St |
126-pound class-Jim Hanbury Mer- ,
TICK, won by t.k.o. over Harold Lacey, un- |
ATTACHED, 0:4S, st round.
1856 Pound class = Frank Rawlings |
tQuantico) knocked out Harrison Malioy |
Sunattached). 1:59, 1st round; Arthur |
Mercilliot (unattached1 vs. Dick Mundell |
1SWPBC), postponed until Thursday, jan |
=. 147-Pcund class-Al siciliano touan-
tico) won by TKO over Jim Rucker tUni- /
versity B. c.. 1903. 1st round; Russ
Morgan National Guard knocked out /
Gene. Hardin CP. B. c. No. 81. 0:52. 1st |
round Joe Nelson funattached) won by |
IKo over Charles Douglas (St. joel, 0:55, |
160-Pound class-Ricardo johnson fun- |
attached won by forfeit over Paul Levas- |
seur (American Legion Post 1897; Eddie |
Doan Boiling A. FL outpointed Angelo |
Macrina (Quantieo); Maurice johnson
tSWPC) won by forfeit over Bobby Tur-
ner (Nye Housed