Evening star., 1953-02-04
NOvices Make Big Hi
With Free Swinuinu
In Golden Gloves

The senior boxers may have
more class, but wild and enthusi-
astic novices still are stealing
the show at the Golden Gloves
boxing tournament.
Those windup bouts presenting
the more experienced amateurs
in last nights program at Tur<
ner's Arena almost were anti
climatic after the early part of
the program in which the new
comers saw action. Such green
hands as Joe Grippen, Ernie
Williams. Dick Hillard and Len
Kanthal were typical of those
who had more willingness than
ability. but who captured the
crowd with their enthusiasm for
fighting.
Stevenson UpSets Butler.
There was one notable result
among the seniors when Flem-
ing Butler Of Fort Meade, the de-
tending middleweight champion,
Unexpectedly was eliminated. He
bowed in his first bout when
Robert Stevenson of Camp Pick
ett took a decision. The other
feature of the senior division
was welterweight victory for
Charles Little of Quantico over
Joe Miles of Fort Meade.
The novices had the crowd be-
hind them all the way. The fea-
ture match developed as a min
iature war between Grippen, a
sailor from Bainbridge, and Will
liam Peoples, Marine from
Quantico, in the 147-pound class.
Peoples had an edge in slugging
over Grippen in the early going
and opened a cut over the sailors
eye in the first round. The bout
could have ended at any time,
and it finally did with only a
second Of the final round re-
manning when Referee Marty
Gallagher stopped it and
awarded technical knockout
to Grippen.
The sailor came from behind
with a fine late rally and with
a final desperate effort put the
Marine on the canvas just be-
fore the bell. The referees ac-
ton halting the bout came Just
as the bell sounded to end the
last round, and the crowd went
wild.
Williams Crack Fighter.
Williams. representing South
east House in the 135-pound Sec
ton. is the classiest novice to
see action thus far in the tour
ney, and although only Is years
old appears good enough to be
up among the seniors already.
He pounded out a technical
knockout over Wilber Howell of
Quantico in So seconds of the
first round and should be an
oddS-on choice to take the title
In his section.
Hillard. Quantico Marine at
126 pounds, took an edge over
Roosevelt Palmer of Police Boys
Club No. 13 in fast bout, and
Kanthal of the CYO was the
best of last nights heavyweights
as he won over Walter Coffin of
Quantico.
There will be more Golden
Gloves tourney action tomorrow
night at Turner's Arena.
Last nights results:
Senior Division.
135 3ound class--Harold Lacy (Police !
Club No. I3l outponInted Joe Boone
'0G4fnpoSi I47lpoHnd 0Ais cisssMc eh names Little
(Quan;iro) outpointed Joe Miles Port |
f6o-pound class-Robert Stevenson
Icamr Pickett) outpointed Fleming But
Ter Fort MeadeJ.
I5-pound class-Ralph NJ dor
tCdCt outpointed Robert Ward tPa- |
Novice Division.
toiyrn, &c Club, stopped Donald Fitz2
pat4ick tunattachedt t2I.
I1S-poI I'd cisss--Eusene Hughes
tSoutheast Settlement Housel outpointed !
Bobby Jones Olympic Club. Howard |
William, iSouthwest Police Club stopped |
Charles Knowles (Quanticol n.
126 round class-Roy Wilson (Mer- /
rick Club stopped Arthur Fam (Pa- |
tuxent River Naval Test Center) go.
Richard Hillard (Quantico Marines) out
pointed Roosevelt Palmer tPolice Club,
is5 pound class Ralph Green
lPolice Club No. 13): go Of first round;
James Covil Camp PicketD stopped Ray
Blackstone police Club No. 49,, 1:05 Of
nrst round; Ernie Williams lSoutheast
House, stopped WILDER Howell (Quan-
ticol. 0:52 Of frst round.
145-pound class Caspar Gregory
(Quantico): Edward Ronemus (Patuxent
Riverl stopped John Shelton Twelfth
Street y, :32 of flrst round: Joserh
Grippen (BainbridGel stopped William
Peoples (Quahticol, third round.
160-pound claSs-Paul Stevens (Po-
lice Club No. % knocked out Richard
first round: Jerry Erskine tPatUxentl
outpointed Frank Davis Camp Pickett)
Bobby Millner tSoutheast House, out
pointed John Crawford tCYOl.
HeaVyweiRht class Len Kant al
tCYO5 outpointed walter Conn (Quar1-
tico): Harry Gates tOlympic Club out
no AIr