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supply the major fireworks fol
the Washington team.
No one knew what to expect
from the 22-year-old Howard
University student. He founo
himself in the final of The
Washington Star tournament
without donning a glove. A
scarcity of senior heavyweightS
allowed him to bye" his way
through. In the final he
tangled with Louis Williams OF
Quantico in a bout that at first
threatened to put the fans tc
sleep but then picked up mo-
mentum and turned into a real
Suggest, Hood getting the de-
ciSion.
Hood, q 192-pounder, first
demonstrated his real talents
in the quarter finals here,
stopping Pittsburgh's Gerald
Weisen in the second round
But still few figured him to
be good enough to take on Car
cone, a solid puncher who had
knocked out four Of five pre-
vious opponents.
But it was Carcone, not
Hood, sitting on the mat and
looking dazed in the very first
round. Hood had caught him
with a short right hook and
Carcone took an eight-count
and tried to come back. The
Astoria battler hung on for
three rounds, but Hood never
relinquished command.
FinaIist FOrfeits
In the other heavyweight
semiflnal, David Carey of Buff
falo won over William Hampton
Of Poughkeepsie, but in doing
so, Carey sprained his thumb
and had to forfeit the title to
Hood.
In the National finals Hood
figures to meet Hodge. who i'm
pressed a wide television audi
ence by winning the title in the
Chicago tournament last night.
A former Olympic wrestler,
Hodge has won 16 straight since
switching sports. His victim
last night by decision was Louis
Coleman of Chicago.
Smith will carry a 1858 record
of 60 into the inter-city tour
nament. He has won two by
TKOs. Here he stopped Jimmy
Smith of Buffalo in the first
round and then went on to
register impressive decisions
over Ernie Taylor Of Hunting-
ton, Cruz and Pick. He was at
his best against Cruz last night,
drawing blood from the nose
OF the New Yorker in the Sec
ond round and pounding him
throughout. Cruz was lucky to
last the distance.
In the inter-city bouts,
Smiths opponent probably will
be George Foster of Cincinnati.
Also on the Vests squad in the
l26-pound class are Fred Nor
ish of Chicago and Jerry
Pastelwaite Of Tulsa.
LOucas Wins Crowd
Though he lost, Loucas won
the hearts of the largest crowd
to see this show since 1850. It
was a slam-bang, devil-may-
care, ding-dong Of a battle with
first Loucas and then Tozzo on
the offensive and winding up
with both battling furiously. It
was a tough one to Judge and
Loucas got a tremendous ova-
ton from the crowd.
This was the fifth time in
81 years of competition that
Washington has carried off the
team trophy. Capital City teams
won here in 1914, l949, 1854
and 1855.
Much credit for the Wash
ington showing must go to Head
Coach Paddy Kane and his
two assistants, Henry Thomas
and Gene Smith, who handled
the team expertly under fire.
Whether Loucas, Welborn
and Wilkinson will become ELI
gible for the Eastern team as
alternates will be decided
today following a meeting OF
the Eastern coaches. The
Eastern team will gather at
Bear Mountain March II to
begin eight days Of condition
ing for the meeting with the