Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-30
Heavyweight Turnout
New Departure Here
In Golden Gloves
ey Bill Fuchs

The 18th annual Golden Gloves
tournament is under way and
when the curtain comes down on
the seventh and final round
February 26 at Uline Arena, 16
of 166 aSpirantS will have cham
pionships and a few will be set
ting their sights on professional
careers.
This tournament, held in sew
eral cities, is the birthplace of
the pros-all of the current
American titleholders got their
start in the Golden Gloves.
This years tournament lists
IS heavyweights, an indication
that youngsters consider that
bracket in the professional ranks
wide open now that Joe Louis
is out of the picture. Louis ruled
the heavyweightS for more than
a decade and during that period
the entry list in the heavyweight
class for the Washington Golden
Gloves was never more than
three or four in number.
19 Bouts Open Tourney.
The tournament, sponsored by
the Times-Herald, opened with
10 bouts. all in the novice class,
last night at Turner's Arena.
Other rounds are scheduled at
Turner's February 3, S, 10 and
IL. The Semifinals and finals
will be held at Uline Arena Feb
ruoary 10 and 26.
Not all of the boys who enter
the tournament have their sights
set on professional careers. Nor
are all of them qualified. Among
the novices-boys who have not
won two bouts under AAU sane
tlon-only a very few show pol
tsh.. Most are free-swinging
sluggers who miss their targets
as often as they land. But the
action is fast and the crowd of
1900 who saw the opening round
last night came away satisfied.
Stand Out in Openers.
Standing head and shoulders
above the field were Marvin
Simms of the Southeast Settle
ment House, who gained sec
ond-round technical knockout
over Bill Book of the Olympic
Club in the 126-pound class; Pat
Walker, 126-pounder of the CYO,
who won a decision over Henry
Bush of Police Club No. 10;
Francis Harper of the Southeast
House, who knocked out Gene
TinSley of Club No. 13 in light
weight bout; Herman Roberts of
Police Club No. 2, who registered
a knockout in 46 seconds over
John Cosgrove of the Olympic
Club, and Rudolph Gillard of No.
13, who knocked out Edward Col
Inns of the Twelfth Street YMCA
In the second round of a light
weight bout.
NOVICE DIVISION.
IIS-POund Glass.
Pat Walker (CYO) deciSioned Henry
I26-POund Glass.
Randy Horne tMerrick B. c. de-
eisioned Tommy Leake Northeast A. c.:
ARr1 W SimmS SoIthesst settlement
IS Of , s6S SECOND rSSSnd3 HST%sa
John Cosgrove Olympic Club, As sec
onds hrst round: Johnny Johnson CPo-
Ice B. C. No; q deSiSioned Benson
Northeast, A. C) decisioned Cornelius
Betha police B. C. No. ~.
Ed Burrough (Southeast SettlemenD
decisioned Joseph Madden tCYO): Fran
els Harper tSoutheaSt stetlementl KIDD
lbs Of third round; Rudolph Giiliard
in Sff 2th St. Y g g? seconds N Of sec 9H
round; Calvin Tindall Northeast A. c.
c.. :43 of first round; Sherman War
bington police B. c. No. 13l decisioned
Jimmy Parham tAndrews ABB.
I15-Pound Class.
Herbert Delaney Northeast A. CO.
Daniel Barner (s.W, Police B; c. TKo'd
Marcel .Saloman (unattached): 50 sec
conds Of first round Bernard Thompson
CMerrick B. c. decisioned Alvin Lewis
(Police B. c. No. 81 Osborne West
OPoIG vdd p G No ~ Won 9y default
over E00ie f fBSHPS naet Class. D. ~
Ray Tademy ANDREWS ABB de-
sisionad Robert Mcdaniel Police B. c.
No. 10.
KOd RAYMOND Thomas Boiling ABB,
81 seconds OF first round.
Heavyweight.
John Rome (Merrick B. c. de-
O1SIoned David Preinkert (unattacned).