Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Indian Head Marine
FaVorite Of Fans on
Golden Gloves Card
By George Huber

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heavyweight representing the
Marine Barracks at Indian
Head, Md. has developed into
one Of the crowd-pleasing ia
vorites in the Golden Gloves
boxing tournament. although it
was obvious again last night he
knows next to nothing about the
scientific end Of the manly art.
Eanham's idea of boxing is a
simple one-juSt hit the other
guy more than he hits you. He
is equipped with an iron jaw,
a prime requisite for this style
of fighting, and it is very dis
couraging to his opponents when
their best shots bounce off
harmleSsly.
There's nothing fancy about
Lanham's style. He's a fiat
footed stalker who moves slowly
toward his opponent. and when
Lanham gets close enough. he
lust hits him. There's no fancy
footwork, no phony sparring or
feinting and no pretense about
defense.
Decisions Another Marine.
Lanham's victory last night by
a decision over another Marine.
Donald Franks of Quantico. be-
fore a packed house at Turner's
Arena was his second in the
novice division. It's probable
that Lanham lacks the skill and
experience to go all the way to
the championship, but while
he's around the crowd loves
him.
That Lanham lacks skill and
experience is understandable.
He's had only two formal fights
in his life. both in this Golden
Gloves tournament. Although
the Marine Corps generally has
a good athletic setup, that isn't
the case for the small guard de-
tachment at Indian Head Of
which Lanham is a member.
They don't have the facilities
there that the Marines across
the river at Quantico have, for
example, although it was
Quantico boy. and a pretty good
one, that Lanham beat last
night.
He has no coaching at Indian
Head and no ring equipment. He
works out, if it can be called
that, in the basement Of one of
the buildings. There isn't even
any one for him to spar against.
Lanham doesn't even have a pair
of boxing shoes but has done his
fighting in basketball shoes Dor
rowed from one Of the civilians
at Indian Head.
With all those handicaps. Lam
ham has proved to be a pretty
good fighter, and his two bouts,
particularly the one last night,
have been among the more excit-
ing ones of the tournament.
3 Bouts Stopped Early.
A number of last nights fights
lasted practically no time at all.
Light-heavyweight John Horne
of Boiling Air Base stopped Paul
Villenevue of Fort McNair in Is
seconds of the first round and
Warrenel Lester of Fort Meade,
another light-heavy, beat Hoover
Ivory of Fort Belvoir in Sc Sec
onds of the first. Both bouts
were in the senior division. An
other sudden ending came in the
novice section where John Gale
azza of Merrick won over Ted
Morgan of the National Guard
in 81 seconds of the first round
Of a. lightweight contest.
One Of the hottest bouts was
the novice bantamweight battle
in which Buddy Fontana of
Merrick had his hands full be-
fore earning decision over
Eugene Hughes, unattached.
Hughes had ambitions of being a
perpetual motion kid and gave
the highly-favored Fontana a
real struggle.
Novice Division.
ct 11s;1poundd- ,,s class Buddy Fentana
Hughes (unattached).
Olympic Club) won by TKO over Ray
swank (Merrick Club. 1889 in third
135-pound class-Roosevelt Palmore
man (Quantico), Donald Govan (unat-
tached) won by forfeit over John Settles
CMelrrick Club, gohn 0aleazza tMerrick
National Guard. 81 seconds in frst
i47 pound class - Ralph Greene
oele {ouantico). Fred Wright lunat-
GTssery tcYo,. s:5s IN third Gdfl rounds 1sOa'
tcYo) outpointed. George Melvin Wash
%an R SsDH 0Dr X, Forfeit SS5
over Dick Cunningham Olympic Club.
175-pound class-Raymond Lanham
MARINE Barracks, Indian Head out
pointed Donald Franks (Quantico).
Heavyweight class-Gary lavish fFort
Belvoirl won by TKO over Wilbur Tunes
(Fort Meade) in third round (no time).
Senior Division.
135-pound claSs-Ray Allen Naval
Receiving stationl won by forfeit ever
Joe Donovan Fort Belvoirl, Tommy
Leak (unattachedl won by TKO over
George Latsios (St. Mary's Club. :03
160-pound class - William Elvedge
(Quanticol outpointed Edward Hawkins
(Merrick Club
-175-pound class - warrenel Lester
(Fort Meade) won over Hoover Ivory
(Fort Belvoirl. SO seconds, first round;
John Horne (Bolling Air Force won by
.25 seconds first r round; Ray Tucker
Hagin Cambridge Naval Training sta
toni. Kenneth Jackson Camp Pickett)
. outpointed Bobby Millner (Northwest AC).
MIA STANDINGS