Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
KanthaI's Triumph
Highlights Finals
Of Golden Gloves
By GEORGE Huber

Big boys with a punch pro-
vided the features of last nights
Golden Gloves boxing tourna-
ment windup at Uline Arena,
and for one technical knockout |
victory came as the high spot |
of an amateur career that has |
extended over little more than |
a year.
Len Kanthal, a former Cool
idge High football player now
with Quantico Marines, may 60 |
on to even better things than the |
senior heavyweight title he won !
in the windup bout last night.
but few triumphs can provide
an athlete with more satisfac-
ton.
1t was only year ago that
Kanthal, then representing the
Catholic Youth Organization be-
fore he entered the Marines, lost
in the novice heavyweight final
on a split decision. It was a
roundly protested verdict and a
bitter disappointment to Kan
thai and his friends, who
thought he had won. Last night
Kanthal went out for the senior
title with the avowed purpose of
avoiding another such finish.
Comes From Behind.
II WAS ObViOuS from the start
of his battle against Carlos Ware
of the Northeast Athletic Club
that something would have to
give, and that the judges would
not be called on for a decision
in this one. Ware caught Kan
tharS best blows through the
first round and had the Marine
retreating with a series of solid
left hooks, but in the second
round Kanthal began to take
over.
BY this time the crowd of
6,168 was on its feet and roar
ing with appreciation at every
punch. In the third round, and
with the issue still much in
doubt. Kanthal connected with
q terrific right to Wares jaw
that sent him Sprawling. That
seemed to be the end and Kan
thal's friends climbed into the
ring, only to be chased out by
Referee Harry Volkman. So loud
was the uproar that Ware could
not hear Volkman's count, but
the fighter finally staggered to
his feet.
Ware was groggy, but game
and willing to continue. It was
obvious he was through and
Volkman stopped it. with Kan
thai the winner, at 2:10 of the
third.
lavish Wins Award.
The novice heavyweight final
also ended in a technical knock
out, with Gary lavish. a 800
FOUNDER from Fort Belvoir. win
ming in the second round over
Dave Preinkert of the CYO after
being shaken up in the first
round. Jawish'S power, evident
all through the tournament,
earned for him the James Sui
Ivan Memorial Award as the
outstanding serviceman fighter.
Other awards went to Light
Heavyweight Warren Lester Of
Fort Meade as the outstanding
senior fighter and to. Middle
weight John Martone of the
CYO as the outstanding novice.
Lester. last years heavyweight
champion, provided the only real
knockout of the night when he
stopped Ray Tucker of South
west Police Club at 1925 of the
second.
Novice Division.
112-pound claSS-Robert PERI (Ouan-
tieo! outpointed Richard Gregory
lis pound class - Buddy Fontana
Lionel Smith (QuanticoJ.
135-pound class-Ed Burroughs (un-
aattachedl outpointed Willie Price
I26-pOund class-ossie Neal Cunat-
tached) won by forfeit over Gregory
Thomas Capitol Heights. A. c..
147-pound clasS-Osborne West CMer-
rick club outpointed Ralph Green
(NEA.CJ.
100 pound class - John Martone
(C.YO) outpointed John Larramore
(Quantico).
.175-pound class-Newton Thompson
(Quanticol outpointed Raymond Lanham
MARINE barracks. Indian Head.
Heavyweight claSS-Gary lavish Fort
Belvoirl won by TKO over Dave PREM
kert tC.Y.O.D / So. second round.
Seniors Division.
1l2-pound class-Johnny Gray, CYO,
outpointed Ahmed Shah. Merrick Club.
11S-pound class-George Davis, Fort
Meade. outpointed HAROLD Smith, NEAC.
126-pound class - Harold Conklin,
Quantico. outpointed Joe Gilchrist. NEAC.
135-pound class - Ernie Williams,
EEAC., outpointed Mark Kavanaugh,
147-pound class - Francis Harper,
NEAC. won by. t.k,o, over. Stanley
Vaughan. Fort Meade, 1:45 third round.
l60-pound class - Ellsworth Gray,
EEAC. outpointed William Elvidge,
175-pound claSs-Warren Lester, Fort
Meade. knocked out Ray Tucker, S.W.
Police Club, 2:26 second round
Heavyweight class-Len KanthRl, Guam
tico, won by. t.k.o. over Carlos Ware