Evening star., 1954-01-20
Fontana Shows Class
On Opening Gard Of
Golden Gloves Meet

A prime candidate for the
trophy that goes to the OUT
standing fighter in the novice
division Of the Golden Gloves
boxing tournament is Buddy
Fontana. q little football player
from Eastern High School who
was responsible for one Of the
five technical knockouts on last
nights opening program.
Though less than half the
novice fighters entered have had
a chance to show their wares,
the 118-pound Fontana rates as
one Of the best prospects. He
was clever, powerful and fast
last night while battering Ber-
nard Jones Of the Northeast A. C.
into submission at 1:24 Of the
second round. Jones put up a
good battle but didn't have the
guns to match Fontana, and
Referee Harry Volkman had to
stop it.
The near-capacity crowd Of
1900 at Turner'S Arena was
treated to action most Of the way
In IA bouts. The second round
Of tournament fights win be held
at the same place next Tuesday
night when some of the senior
division fighters will go into
action for the first time.
5 Marines Win Attention.
Among the other fighters who
attracted attention last night
were three Marines, Lightweight
Willie Price and Light Heavy
weight Newton Thompson from
Quantico and Light Heavy
weight Ray Lanham from the
Indian Head Barracks.
Price used o series Of good
shots to the head to win a
technical knockout over Her
man Robinson, unattached, at
1853 Of the third round. while
Thompson scored the only genu-
ine knockout Of the night when
he stopped Israel Moses of
Northwest Club at 1887 of the
second. Thompson provided
one of the amusing incidents Of
the night with his demonStra-
ton Of glee after he landed a
stiff right on Moses jaw that
put Moses away for keeps.
Lanham proved to be a fiat
footed Slugger who could alb
Sorb punishment, and won a
unanimous decision over Jimmy
Simms of Southwest Police Club.
SimmS landed several good shots
smack on Lanham'S jaw that
faxed Lanham not one bit, and
Lanham .methodically moved in
on SimmS to win the decision
merely by outslugging him.
QuanticO Team Ahead.
The Quantico Marines moved
ahead in the battle for the team
championship by producing four
winners from among its six start
ers. One other Quantico man
also forfeited. But the Catholic
Youth Organization showed it
self . strong contender by get
ting three winners from its three
starters last night. The North
east "A. G. also had three winners
from four starters.
NOVICE DIVISION.
1l2 Pound Class Richard Gregory
(CYO) won By TKO over Walter Allen
(olyPDic n Club Sc seconds es second round; %1,s
Soiympic Club: Buddy Fontana tNer.
rick Clubl won by TKO over Bernard
Jones Northeast A.CJ 1:24 second
126 Pound class-Eddie oanozy tCYo)
Outpotnted John Gross tQuanticol.
lMerrick Club .cutpointed Earl KnoWitOn
TS s.. 81 sp.ss sss: ogss. s,4s ssa eusy 3
Northeast A. CO outpointed Nathaniel
Watson louantlcol; Willie Price Oman
son (unattachedl 1853 third roun&
LAT Pound Class-FTed Wright tun-
(unattached) 1851 second round.
100 Pound Class--George Melvin
CNortheaSt A.C) outpointed Carl Codey
(Merrick Clubl; John Laramore lQuan-
tico) outpointed James Penry NORTH
i76 Found Class-Newton Thompson
(0uantico) knocked out Israel Moses
1NorthWest Club 1877 second round;
Ray Lanham Marine Barracks. Indian
Head. Md outpotnted Jimmy Sinims
HeevyWeight Class - Russell Troy
(NOrthest AC.) won over Leonard ia
nooko (0uanticol By forfeit; Dave PREM
Oort NcNair).