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long right hand 5 seconds before
the bell ended the fight.
The spectators went in a tail
spin over the sensational finish
and they gave Gary a thunder
ing ovation as he left the ring,
knowing full well under what
difficult circumstances he &C
complished the feat.
Style Confuses Fosmire
Stewards semifinal meeting
with Fosmire brought him face
to-face with an opponent who
was picked to win the bantam
weight title.
Joe took advantage of his
southpaw style to confuse the
Jersey entry. In the first round,
the Washington boy walked in
with abandon and took COM
mand of the situation by bang
ing Fosmire hard with overland
lefts to the head, repeatedly
knocking him off balance.
The Newark fighter came out
for the second more determined
and Immediately began chasing
Stewart. Joe accepted the chal-
lenge and they stood toe-to-toe
in an exchange that brought the
Garden fans to the edge of their
chairs. Near the end of the
round, with matters about even,
Stewart lashed out with every
thing he had and went to his
corner with an increased lead.
| The Newark boy got a rally
going late in the third round and
they again exchanged power
punches as the crowd urged them
on. Fosmire rocked Stewart hard
with straight right hands, but
Joe stood up under the wither-
ling fire and won a split decision,
Greenhow had a rough outing
with johnson in his seminal
test. johnson, a good puncher,
kept forcing the fight. Aubrey
was able to hold him at bay for
a round and a half, but after
that the Pittsburgh entry went
to the front and won handily.
Aubrey came under some
heavy fire in the third round,
but he was game and was punch
ing back at the finish even
though he was clearly out
pointed.
/ Last nights results:
/ SEMIFINALS
1l2 pounds-Pablo Raul Lugo, Puerto
Rico, outpcinted Lee Boyd. Charlotte
Fla. outpointed Nanny Sanders. Buffalo
| lis pounds--Jose Stewart. Washing
ton, outpointed Gene Fosmire, Newark;
Pete Spanakos, New York, outpointed
Max Davis, Charlotte, N. c.
| 1876 pounds-Leroy Scales, Pittsburgh
outpointed Leroy Grant, Newark; Vincent
Breen. New York, outpointed Vincent
Gala. Buffalo.
l35 pounds--Mark Murray Newark
outpointed Luis .Ayala, Puerto Rico:
Thomas Schafer, Pittsburgh, outpointed
Ronnie Begins. Lowell, Mass.
147 pounds Richard Hall. Buffalo,
outpointed Tom Brown, Newark ~ j.;
John Chayis, New York, outpointed David
Mills. Jacksonville. Fla
100 pounds-Paul Diaz, Havana and
Miami, Fla, outpointed John Rincich,
HUNTINGTON. w. Va; Juan Pomare, New
York, stopped Ralph Taylor. Charlotte,
N. G., 20. second round.
. l15 pounds-Alonzo johnson. Pitts
burgh, outpointed Aubrey Greenhcw,
Washington; Leroy Simmons. Newark,
outnointed Bob Bowls, Buffalo.
Heavyweieht-John Harper. Pitts
burgh. outpointed Bill Walters. Charlotte.
N. c.. Gary lavish, Washington, out
pointed George Brantley. New York
liz pounds-Risores outpointed Lu-
Stewart
I26 pounds - Breen stopped Scales,
30 seconds, second round.
13o pounds-Schafer stopped MUIR
ray, disqualification, 2:45, third round.
147 pounds-Hall outpointed Chayis.
100 pounds - Pomare stopped Diaz,
:02, third round.
175 pounds - johnson knocked out
Simmons. 2:31. third round.
Hetvyweisht Harper outpointed
lavish.