Evening star., 1961-02-06
Three Boys Hold Spotlight
AS Gloves Resume TONIGHT
Cain, Wisooker
And HiIdebrund
On Capitol Cord
BY DICK O'BRIEN
Star staff Writer

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Golden Gloves action, stalled
by last Fridays snowstorm. re-
sumeS tonight at $3.50 at Capt.
tol Arena, with the first Of two
programs this week.
The Quarter-final card Is
scheduled for Friday night, also
at Capitol, before the tourna-
ment moves into Uline Arena
for the semifinalS and finals
February II and "a.
Competition will be held on
all fronts, ranging from the
126-pound class through the
heavyweights as one Of the
most interesting fields in sew
eral years prepares for 40
bouts this week. Twenty are
set for tonight and the same
number Friday night.
Big Programs Slated ~
The position Of the contest
ants in the drawings now makes
1t possible for as many as IS
bouts and not less than % to
be staged on the semifinal pro-
gram, with 1S bouts expected
for the finals. The only class
which did not fill at least one
bout this year was the 1l2-
pound senior division. -
Gloves patrons tonight will
be watching the fortunes Of
three young amateurs who were
victorious in the first round.
They are Danny Hildebrand,
lat, and Daryl Cain, 100, of
the HillcreSt Heights Club and
Scott Wisooker. lat. Of the
CYO.
Hildebrand, a food chain
clerk, and Wisooker, 17-year-
old Falls Church High School
senior, will be battling for the
right to go to the Semifinals,
as will Middleweight Cain, a
graduate of Suitland High
School last year who hopes to
enter the University Of Mary
land next year.
Tough Opposition
All three of these subnovices
are meeting tough opposition.
Hildebrand goes against Henry
Staley Of the Edwards AC,
while Wisooker will battle an
other Virginian. Lee Earman,
who is fighting unattached. In
the middleweight division. Cain
will battle William McManus
Of the Police Boys Club.
On view Friday night will be
four Of the nine heavyweia ahts
in the tournament, including
the two former subnovice
champions, John TueH and
Allen Luckett. 80
The heavyweight division
this year attrncted a sizable
number Of entrants for a
change. Last year there were
only two. Gary lavish and
Jimmy Finley. lavish went on
to win the Eastern Gloves
heavyweight championship, but
lost in the East-West cham
pionshipS to Cassius Clay. The
latter won the Olympic IT'S
pound championship at Rome
last summer.
Tuell, making his debut in
the senior class, meets veteran
Jimmy johnson, while Luckett
Is pitted against Rudy Holiday.
Other Heavyweights
Other heavyweights whom
Gloves fans will see in action
are Norman Graham and Steve
Organ Of the Edwards A. c.,
Johnny Coates Of the CYO,
Mike Hunt of Hillcrest Heights
and Albert Mayo Of the Twelfth
Street Y.
OF particular interest TO-
night In the senior bracket will
be the welterweight fight be-
tween defending champion Le-
roy (Hurricane) Roberts Of the
Police Boys Club and Roose-
velt Palmore Of the Mel A. C.
Palmore, an amateur veteran,
lost a close decision in the
Gloves to Terry Downes. Rob-
erts. developing form with every
fight. startled the opening
night crowd by stopping classy
Jimmy Reid Of the Edwards
A. c. in one round.
The competition in the senior
welter class is extremely tough
this year, but all contestants
seem to be trained for the hard
tasks ahead. Other good welter
contenders on tonight's card
are Frank Brooks of the Police
Club, Marcellus Vaughan of
the Twelfth Street Y, Harold
jackson of the Police Club and
David Ryans of the Edwards
A. c. Ryans is the former
Chicago CYO welterweight
champion.