Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
TheobaId Impresses Gloves Fans
With Dead-Pan Kayo Of Gather
Four Bouts Fail
Go Distance:
WeIborne Bows
BY BILL FUCHS
star star Writer

raiding party from the Naval
Medical Center, is the newest
hero Of The Stars Golden
Gloves and he looks like he
couldn't care less.
A full-blooded Chippewa In.
dian from Wisconsin. Theobald
exhibits the stole indifference
of his forebears. He knocked
out Sylvester Gather of the
Capitol AC with a smashing
left hook at l:31 of the first
round last night at Capitol
Arena without change Of ex-
preston.
At no time in the short
duration Of that l60-pound
senior class fight did Theobald
appear mildly interested in the
proceedings. 1t was a job to be
done. like weaving a basket or
helping the dentist set up a
molar yanking job. which Is
one Of the things he does as
a dental technician third class
at the Bethesda hospital.
Meets Roberts
Theobald's nonchalance set
the 1900 fans screaming with
pleasurable disbelief. Many will
be back next Tuesday night for
the next round of action to see
II The Chief" as he is called.
really is the mechanical man"
of this tournament or If Lee
Roberts Of the Twelfth street
Y can make the nerves show
through.
Roberts knows what to watch
out fora left hook that whips
like a sprung bow and strikes
with the force of tomahawk.
Theobald is not exactly the To-
Quacious type He was inter-
viewed after his victory. with
this result:
How many fights have you
had?"
twenty-five"
How many have you won?"
Don't know"
PLAY any sports in high
school?"
Some"
Which ones?"
Football. basketball and
baseball"
what did you play in foot
ball?"
"Halfback.
Score many touchdowns?"
Some
What were you in baseball?"
Pitcher.
What was your record?"
Don't know"
Guiding Theobald through
the Golden Gloves is Charley
Murphy. a chief warrant officer
at the center. I'VE didn't have
any boxers in the tournament
last year. Murphy says ''Theo-
bald is our only one this year.
He wanted to box. and I'm the
special services officer, so I've
helped him along"
Foster Stops Durant
Theobald's win was one Of
two in the senior bouts regis
tered in shortcut manner. Bob
by Foster of Boiling Air Force
Base took just 1889 to dispose
Of Troy Durant of the Capitol
AC in the l75-pound bout. A.
male Of an action-fi pro-
gram.
! Two bouts in the novice class
failed to 60 the distance.
George Scott Of Police Boys
Club No. Is scored a technical
knockout over Donald Posey Of
the Olympic Club in the 1885,
pound class. The bout was
stopped at l:4S Of the second
round when Scott opened a cut
over Posey's left eye. In the
l47-pound class. Jerome Sea-
mon Of the Olympic Club. who
is in the Army at Fort Bel
voir, dished out much punish-
ment to Jerry Ramos. lS-year-
old George Washington Uni
versity student. The bout was
called at l:44 of the third
round with Ramos on his feet
and willing but not quite able.
Gene Hughes. former Sping-
arm High student who reached
the semifinals last year. won
the decision over James john
son, currently a senior at Arm
strong. in the senior l26-pound
class. This was one of the top
bouts with both boys scrapping
throughout.
Vince Wilkinson of the North
east AC got of the floor in the
second round to make Jim
(Tiger) Richardson of Boiling
battle all the way for the de-
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