Evening star., 1953-02-20
Harper or Williams
Likely 10 Win Trophy
In Golden Gloves

Even with the Golden Gloves
boxing tournament just about
finished, the novice fighters are
providing more excitement than
the experienced seniors. They
came up with several show
Stealers again in last nights
semifinals at Uline Arena and
there's promise of more in next
Thursday nights title matches.
The outstanding novice, who
will receive the Fred Hartley
Trophy, may be the winner Of
next Thursdays lightweight
match between Francis Harper.
unattached and Ernie Williams
of Southeast AC. Both won
last night to continue the pace
they have been setting all
through the tourney.
Harper Wins Fourth Straight.
Harper outclassed Ralph
Green. also unattached, for his
fourth straight victory, while
Williams stopped Earl Simpson
OF Olympic Club in the third
round for his third knockout
victory.
What was just about the hot
est match so far was the novice
heavyweight bout between Len
Kanthal, 17-year-old Coolidge
High football player, who fights
for the CYO, and Harry Gates of
Olympic Club. They slugged all
the way, and Gates picked up a
cut face in the first round. The
match went to a split decision,
with Kanthal getting the edge.
There was an Upset in the
senior heavyweight class when
Edgar Smith of Police Club No.
13, runner-up for three years,
lost to Warrenel Lester of Fort
Meade. Down at the other end
of the senior list in the flyweight
division, classy Billy Hill, the
defending District National AAU
champion, advanced to the finals
by beating Johnny Gray of Boil
ing Air Base.
In the battles for team honors.
cambridge Navy leads the SEN
iorS and the Catholic Youth Or
ganization leads the novices.
Bainbridge has three finaliStS,
none of whom had to fight last
night, while the CYO also had
three. In addition to Kanthal,
they are Bantamweight Pat
Walker and Welterweight Jim
TAFT.
SENIOR DIVISION
112.Pound Class--Billy Hill North
east a: c. ,,, ouspeinted Johnny Gray
'HGGisnfP GisPound ldie classGaeorge Davis. tFort
Meade 0qtpointed Sugar Morton North
lice d5S Sa csssds s vss BY 'is1eR istss Over
II5-Pound Glass - Robert Shell
HsusR G opD0Rtss Roand Marx b Gas
Camp Pickett oHtpointed Paul stroth-
ers Unattached.
Pound Class = Charley Little
A. 'tS9Def G
Stewart Grimes (Andrews A: F; B.) out
pointed Roy, Jones Camp Pickettl.
Camp Pickett) outpointed Earl johnson
i75-Pound Class - Ralph Meador
(CYOl outpointed salter 8arksdale
Heavyweight Class-Warrenel Lester
tFort Meade outpointed Edgar Smith
Police Club No. l3)
NOVICE DIVISION.
112-pound class-Teddy Wilson tMer-
TiCk club outpointed Joe Carbonaro
W iS.pound "g5e ntr' 'esiiass-pat walker lcYo,
outponted Eugene Hughes tSoutheast
l26- pound class--Randy Horne tMer-
tached. :39 first round: Richard Hillard
IQuantico) outpointed Edward Cole tun-
13}-pound class-Francis Harper Gun.
attachedl: Ernie Williams tSoutheast)
stopped Earl Simpson Olympic club,
l45-pognd cIasS-aJames TAFT tcYo,
River). Joe Grippen tBainbridgeI out
pointed Osborne West police Club No.
i6O-pound cass-Paul stevens Police
(Andrews ABB Bobby wilmer lsoutn-
East essss5t, House outpointed Jerry Erskine
I75-pound ciass--Alonzo Shack ,Po-
lice Club No. 13 outpointed John Man.
CCYoj oufpointed Harrv Gates toivmpic
club.