Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
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GLOVES

1858 and later took the ALL
Korean and 9Th Army cham
pionships.
Focht. who lives with his
trainer, Jones, in a bachelor
apartment, is a tall, blond boxer
who spends his days SIS an ap-
prentice bricklayer. He neither
drinks nor smokes, and is in
excellent condition. "He is just
too much boxer for this boy,
Loucas." Jones says.
TAFT Stops Madden
Jimmy TAFT, winner of The
Star Award last year, scored a
technical knockout over Billy
Madden in another battle that
had the spectators straining in
their seats. TAFT, who won the
147-pound championship last
year to climax an uphill strug-
gle back to physical fitness after
o traffic accident, split Madden's
eye in the second round and
that was it. Blood gushed out
and the fight was stopped before
the bell for the third round.
Madden had opened the action
fast. hurting TAFT with a series
Of singing punches, but TAFT
stayed with him and in the Sec
ond round it was left-left-left by
TAFT. a jabbing artisan, and
finally a right cross that hurt
Madden, who also was swinging
at the bell.
TAFT viii meet Marty Laroch of
Northeast A. c.. while John
Granger Of Boiling Air Force
will take on Wilbert Gray Of the
Twelfth Street YMCA in the 147-
pound semifinals. Granger used
aggression to tilt the balance in
his favor in a close one with
Billy Ellis of the st. Joseph Club.
WOodson Stops Chaconas
Altogether five fights failed to
60 the distance. including the
Tait-Madden humdinger. In the
only other senior bout not 60
ing the three-round route. Eu-
gene Welborn, unattached, de-
tached Gerard Minor of st.
Joseph from his moorings at 80
seconds of the second round of
q l60-pound encounter.
Jimmy Chaconas, novice
heavyweight being brought along
by Len Kanthal, was out of
action at 1:12 of the first round
in his debut against Bolling's
Larry Woodson. Chaconas, him
self, asked that the bout be
stopped, but it wasn't lack Of
courage. but necessity, that die
tated the request. An upper
plate was broken and had be-
come lodged in his mouth, max
ing breathing difficult and box
Ing next 10 Impossible.
In the fastest finish of the
night Bobby Foster Of Andrews
knocked out Lacky Lawrence of
Fort Belvoir in So seconds Of a
175-pound novice bout, while
Ernest Robinson of st. Joseph
scored a TKO over William
Teeters Of Belvoir at 1904 Of the
second round.
Among the senior defending
champions, TAFT and Joe Stew
art. 1l8-pounder from Merrick,
won. and Ralph Wolfe of the
Falls Church Jaycees lost to
James Biggs of Northeast AC in
reversal of their 1856 battle in
the final round. Joe Stewart,
whose father was a Golden
Gloves champion, was a unani-
nous winner over Irving Stewart
Of st. Joseph, who was impress
sive, nevertheless, with his jar
ring lefts.
Jackson Beats TrunzO
Wolfe and Biggs. 135-pounders
who won a thunderous ovation
a year ago for their toe-to-toe
Suggest, were back winning
friends again last night, but this
time Biggs got in the better
shots, one in the second stag
gering his game opponent.
Wolfe and Biggs were mixing It
like eggbeaters at the end in a
real crowd-pleaser.
Freddy Jackson Of Boiling also
moved up in the lightweight
class with a classy demonstra-
ton of the classic left-right
combination thai won him the
decision over Quantico's Ralph
Trunzo.
Dick Janigian Of CYC won the
nod over Billy Cooke Of The Fails,
Church Jaycees IN another fast
bout, while Jim Richardson OIL
Andrews took q split decisioni
over John Hutchins OF Boiling,