Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-11
3-Time Runnerup
Looks Good 10 Win
Golden Gloves Title

Edgar Smith Of Police Boys
Club No. 10 at last seems to have
. really good chance to win the
District Golden Gloves senior
heavyweight title.
For three years Smith, q Solidly
built, 200-pound Negro has been
runnerup to Norvel Lee. This
year Lee, who won the Olympic
17S-pound title, isn't competing.
In the finals last year, when
the decision went to Lee in a
very close bout some thought
Smith the better fighter. This
time he appears definitely the
best Of the heavyweights. Last
night, at Turner's Arena, he got
past a really big boy in out
pointing the 220-pound Jimmy
Vines Of Northeast A. c. Smith
was faster and a better boxer,
butstill had trouble with his hefty
opponent. Some of Edgar's very
good punches apparently had
little effect on the rugged Vines.
Jones Appears Best.
In the light-heavyweight divi-
sion where the title also is open,
Richard Jones of Fort Myer ap-
pears tops among those who
have shown so far. Last night
he scored q first-round knockout
over Edward Donawa Of North
east A. c. Sones didn't hit often
but he hit hard.
Among the novice fighters, To-
year-old Ernie Williams of
Southeast Settlement House adj
vanced a step in the lightweight
class, in which he Is the favorite.
In his second tourney appear
ance, he outpointed Eddie Rome
mus Of Patuxent Naval Station,
Q long-armed infighter who pro-
vided Williams with a good test.
Wins In 10 Seconds.
Quickest knockout Of the tour
ney was scored by Richard Hill
lard Of Quantico Marines in the
novice featherweight division,
who chilled Johnny johnson, I'M
attached. in 10 seconds. Another
quick winner among the novices
was Welterweight Jim TAFT of
the CYO who stopped Ken Sin
gleton of Andrews Air Base at
1:42 of the first.
The fighters go into the quar-
terminals tomorrow night at |
Turner's before shifting to Uline
Arena for the semifinalS and
finals the next two Thursday
nights.
Novice Division.
119-Pound Class-Pat Walker (CYO)
outpointec Bob Jack (Patuxent Naval
IsS.Pound clsssz-Ray Wilson tun-
Lee NSs! Club mo No. p: d;5e n second round;
my Dawson CNOrtSesst Ac} s'G 9:os Of U the
FIRST round; Richard HiIlsrd (01hntico1 |
knocked out Johnny Johnson iunat-
'HS 'eSHRas K fst d EESad Jun
attached outpointed Ernest Muskeily |
tunattached);. Earl simpson tOiympic |
Club stopped Rudolph Gillard Police |
CUB Cub. Nc; ,nl 49,; Lee in, second round;
H} ia1. g Settles tTnatta,chsd1 Ernie WI;
Calvin Tindal Northeast ACl.
147-Pound Class-James TAFT tCYoI |
Knocked out Ken sington Andrews 4
ABB 1:42 in FIRST round; Eddie Rome |
mus tPatuxent River knocked. out Cas- |
per Gresory (unattachedl .1:59 in first |
1So-Pound class-Ray Tsdemy tAn-
drews .AFBI outpointed. Patrick Harris
IQuantico): Jerry Erskine (Patuxent I
EtveH) outpointed James Russell Barney |
Senior Division.
12e-Pound Class-Rudy jackson (Po-
lice Club No. 49, outpOinted Paul Nicol.
"is5:pouas ,cl1s.5Jinmy Hsnbury
Tound; HoSeTt sSeli cNortheast e. secOee .9
knocked out Harold Lacy (Police Club
Robinson twelfth Street y outpointed
George Latsics lSt. Marys Boys Club. |
l47 Pound Class = Charley Little
KSS Jones P camS p Rsa5
won BY forfeit over Shepherd Franklin |
'un Is Pound Glass = Earl johnson
ttp Hr.ItiaS es, OutpOinted Paul Oliver
lib Pound Class - Richard Jones
E M East stopped l HSyaSa ast D foSnd
Heavyweight Class - Edgar Smith
tPolice Club No. 13l outpointed Jimmy
Vines Northeast A. c..