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tico and William Cherrie OF
Boiling Air Force Base.
Cherrie won the decision in
this bout after a ding-dong bat
tie although the verdict was a
split one. Referee Reynolds and
Judge Cohan threw in their slips
for Cherrie while Judge Lou
Gevinson saw it for Golanda.
Classy Victory for Horne
Adding to the thrilling night
of competition was the meeting
in the l75-pound class between
John Horne of Boiling, the Ma
tional Golden Gloves champion,
and Elwood Myers Of Quantico.
Horne gave one of his best
exhibitions in turning back the
Marine, who waged a stubborn
fight. Myers was not equal to
the classy Horne, however, and
was forced to take the short end.
While Sawyer's defeat by
Downes was bitter pill for the
Destroyer Force team to swal-
low, the sailors got two Of their
standard bearers into the finals
of the 1875 and 100 pound classes.
Tabby Lee, the Navy light
weight, beat John Hutchins of
Boiling and Frank Heating elm
mated Foster Bonner Of the Ma
rines.
Baldwin First Winner.
Last nights action got under
way with Robert Baldwin of the
Southeast House meeting Will
liam Herbert of Northwest A. C.
in the subnovice 126-pound
class. Baldwin, a 16-year-old
student from Randall Junior
High School, won a convincing
verdict over his opponent.
Vincent Wilkinson of North
east A. c. advanced to semi
finals of the subnovice 1885,
pound class by winning on a
nrst-round technical knockout
over Paul Whitmore of the Mer-
rick Club in l minute II seconds.
Whitmore suffered a cut over
MS left eye and Referee Ray
Bowen stopped the bout quickly
John Matthews of Southeast
House made it snort and sweet
In his 147-pound subnovice bout
against Roger Reid of Northwest
A. c. Matthews dropped Reid
early in the bout and then Ref
cree Bowen stopped it in So Sec
onds of the opener.
George Logan of the Merrick
Club swept through to his second
straight victory in the subnoyice
l75-pound class by stopping Don
kiimkteWicz Of the Catholic
Youth organization in Just 81
seconds of the first round.
Another Loss for CYO
The CYO lost ground again in
the subnovice 160-pound class
when Johnny jerks was elimi-
mated via a technical knockout
IN the second round by Alvin
Green Of Northwest A, C..
Big Rufus johnson of North
east A. c. scored an impressive
knockout victory over Elmore
jackson of Northwest A. c. as
action was concluded in the
subnovice division. johnson. a
heavyweight, knocked out Jack
son in minute and 20 seconds
Of the first round.
Moving into the novice divi-
sion, Gene Smiths kid brother
Norman lost on a split decision
to his teammate, Jimmy john
son Of Northeast A. c., in three
close rounds. Col. Don Hull and
referee Bowen gave the bout to
johnson, with a dissenting vote
coming from Judge Ben Alper-
stein.
Carl Hossack, who looked so
good winning his first bout of
the tournament for the Merrick
Club at lat pounds, found Sam
Glenmore Of the st. Joseph's
Club too strong for him. The
bout was stopped in the second
round when Hossack suffered a
cut over his eye. Glenmore,
however, was leading on points
at the time.
Ray Sugar" Morton led the
action in the senior division at
1913 pounds when he outpointed
Roosevelt Jefferson Of Southeast
House. Morton went to the
semifinals of the featherweight
clasR as a result Of his victory.