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boxing CySthS bAntamwsghts and nywsghtShays
been forgotten Ssysng the
tamwsRt boat between Mats Brooks and By Peacock how
svsr may interest these divisions country
Except usually tssnagsrs
very fight sports
commented THESE make money Jockeys by Isam
nR 70 ride horse" Tans here have nsvsr gone for thsn
short whis Harold pads Of Chicago stirred bit Of In
the bantam Ills pound limit by winning championship
but he lost II quickly 70 get excited
Now along Brooks 2Oyearcld fresh out Of the
American champion saying he n ready world
champion Jimmy carru1nsrs Of Australia
Young BROOKS typical Of trend Of fighters along
ne serious minded fellow who can think AZ wen as fight He
not the Of old Despite his gensnany he h not merely
powder puff boxer, but he sxpOdsS with sthai punch
Now competition United
States he for CaFsE This win be his prob
M win continually . disadvantage
Anyway thanks 10 Brooks and nv bOng fans win bo Of
bantamwaghts At least for awhns
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that he product the fabulous Golden
Gloves amateur bongS most sngug tournament
In cities His Golden Gloves experience helped him prepare
eventual olympic championship thsn mis- pro success
Tho Golden Gloves originated BY Arch Ward sports editor
Through thS oa, any yonsStsr VINO thinks \. can S, t" s
has thu opportunity his luck II
become champion even though no one has ever heard OF him the
past
Golden Gloves Negro fighters were able to achieve
national acclaim without any strings Although
Chicago phase Of the meet has had color bars most southern
cities did have early days Today by
southern cites are shedding these racial bans 70 make their local
meets truly open Journeys
this rnEadSr always meet
although amateurs Of today do not have
because institution that the equal oppOrtun
ny and every reach the top living
Price uh For 0GVllaR-olsom BOWs
Boxing fans really the impending middlseiKh
title bout between champ Carl Bobo) Olson and wstsrsht king
Md oayAn Current odds favor oaOn but u believed that
tins tha odds will be
Ticket prices for the follows.
$50 for rngdS Sta and center a4sSl
end menAannes isS 80 for center first balcony 02l:
ends first balcony s6 $3.50 for center second balcony O
% for ends second balcony u,Tzs)
This scaling for $4,000 plus 100000
A know the bout win be- held April at the Chicago stadium
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WeBriish "MoFweT" PWevrO DoWes
local newspaper here recently that the international
Boxing club and Jack soomons BFtanB
into great International combine plans
then larger number Of foreign BOXERS may action
States
Apparently Harold Johnson Phiy, 4 light heavy
weight challenger has forgotten about title bout with
Moore for the future lie said 10 be
battle with Paul Andrews March ~ In Chicago, Andrew very
prcmaing yougster who could
fighter, but lacks color
For next Saturday (Feb 2O) Wallace
face Joe Micon IN l0Found bout Cincinnati
lightweight challenger and the only this rngdsr believes
give champion Jimmy Carter battle Aoe good tough wesr
weight who has fought best
This rnEnldsr has fight
TO win Incidentally. Smith the ipas AAu champ
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