Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-08
Boiling Places
Five Boxers in
Tourney Finals
mitchell AIR FORCE BASE.

I mitchell AIR FORCE BASE,
N. Y. Mar. 9 Special Five
determined battlers from Boiling
Air Force Base in Washington
go after Air Force World Wide
boxing championships here to-
night.
/ Bolling's f1nalists are Defend
ing Champion Bill Cherry, 1872
pounds; Ward Yee. 125 pounds;
Freddy Jackson and James Rich
ardson. who meet for the l39-
pound title. and John Granger.
TIVE Boiling fighters were elm
mated in last nights semifinals,
one to a Washington resident
now stationed at the Milo Air
Base in Japan. He is John
Stewart, who stopped Larry
Woodson in the heavyweight
class. Bolling's Charley Gates,
liz pounds. lost TO John Creighin
OF Itazuka ALB, Japan.
| George McCordle of Washing
ton, now stationed at the Cach-
ikawa base in Japan. won over
William Jones of Hahn ALB,
Germany. in the l65-pound
class. while Eddie Hawkins of
Washington and Ellsworth ALB.
S. D.. lost to William johnson
of Yakota ALB. Japan, in the
l78-pound class.
Cherry and Richardson won
their bouts short of the three
round distance. Cherry knocked
out Filberto Madrid Of Walker
ALB. N. Mex, in one round.
while Richards stopped Jerry
Wright Of the Shiroy ALB. ia
pan, in two.
zee. classy master of the lab
and cross, defeated Charles Har-
rison of Scott ALB. H., while
Jackson scored over Mccoy Wig
gins Of Vincent ALB, Ariz.. and
Granger defeated Earnest Dennis
of Barksdale ALB. La.
winners in each class meet
tonight for championship:
liz pounds Donald Adamson. In.
dianapolis, Caehikawa AFB. Japan. out
pointed Murray Hill, Peneacola. PA
McDll ABB n Willis Stockton. Calf
Landsthul ABB. Germany. stopped En-
AFB Calf. :.
~ pounds--John cereshin, Defiance
Ohio. itazuka ABB. Japan. oa'pointed
Charlie Gates, Ch.caso Boiling AFB.
Washinaton. n!lly Pisachubbe. Hueo,
OLA ElsTorth v, hEB OAK, r OF;
AFB. Fla.
l"5 pounds--Willie Thomas, Houston
To-. Lakeland AFB Tex, knocked out
oeorge. Murray. Philadelphia, Chandler
S AK MIN nm Ward Yes Gati9ns
+ 1872 pounds--Essick Brooks. Phliadel.
phia. Lowry ABB. Colo, outpointed Rudy
Gables Tacoma, wash. Bin Cherry.
esSyeand , sqllng o AE9' sH9cksa %!
1870 pounds-Fred jackson. Troy.
ny Boiling AFB. .outpointed Mccoy
Boiling ABB stopned Jerry Wright. Gin
ton. Ind, Shirley AEB, Japan. g
/ l47 pounds--R.fe Matthews Phila :
delphia, Tokyo International Airport,
stopped Anthony Scott. Detroit March
AFB, Calf. . John Granger. Syracuse,
N Y Boiling ALB, outpolnted Earnest
Dennis, Philadelphia, Barksdsle AFB,
So pounds--DeAn Harrison Aher.
deem, Wash, Kadena AFB, okinswa,
Knocked out Al Watkins, g. Louis,
Mountain Home AFB Osceola Me-
Clinton, Los Angeles, March ALB OUT
! pointed James Bishop. Kansas CITY, Mo i,
/ Wurtsmith ABB. Mich
4 ltO pounds--George McCorkle Wash
I ington D C., Cachlkava ABB. out
I pointed william Jones Richmond Hahn
! ABB. Germany robert Harvey. perkeley
j Calf, Cattle ABB. CANT. knocked out
Thomas. TAYLOR Marion. Ind, Bunker
lis william johnson. Jack.
son. Tenn Yakota AFB Japan. out
/ pointed Eddie Hawkins. Washinaton,
I y. G.. Ellsworth AFB Sylvester Bgnks. ST
Louis. Hahn AFp outpointed Chico
brown New ondon, Conn, West palm
Heavywclshis--John stewart. wash.
stsbond ? , G. W Woo,oA FB Js,Dan
N G Boiling ABB, .. Plll paniels, viii
minGton. n 6 Hahn ALB stopped Her
man Mcneil New YORK. ooodfellow
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