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spent a brief time in the hos
pital after the bout.
At least eight persons were
arrested and taken to the ninth
precinct, where Herbert Cooper,
80, Of the 1900 block of r street
NV. was charged with assault
ing a police officer and disor-
derly conduct. Detective Law
renee Wallace, 81. of the ninth
precinct, was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for a possibly
dislocated jaw. He later was
restored to duty.
The other seven forfeited $40
bond on disorderly conduct
charges.
1t was all over in about IS
minutes after police arrived,
and the barking of police dogs
a little later reaSSured the
ringside audience that there
would be no further outbreaks.
Many fans among the crowd
Of about $500 left at the height
Of the disturbance. but others
urged Referee LaFond to get
the next bout under Way.
PyleS in Trouble
After the Copeland-Pyles
bout Jocko Miller, chairman
of the District Boxing Commits
sion, announced that Russell
was indefinitely suspended for
acts detrimental to the best
interests Of boxing"
Russell had some justifica-
ton for his action. Pyles, who
went into the ring against the
wishes Of his club coach, obvi-
ously was no match for the
hard-hitting Copeland and was
in trouble from the first punch.
He was groggy and reeling
when Russell tried to signal
Referee Frank Aluisi to stop
the one-sided bout. But AluiSi's
back was turned toward Rus
sell and he allowed the bout
to continue. When another
right thrown by Copeland sent
Pyles reeling helplessly into
the ropes Russell jumped into
the ring.
Wolfe Too Elusive
Porter, q United States Mar
shal in everyday life, merely
followed the District boxing
code in attempting to get the
second out of the ring. But
they, too. got into q wrestling
match after Russell was per-
suaded to leave.
Jimmy johnson, a harmless
looking member of the Police
No. 2 team, fell heir to Gary
Jawish'S vacated heavyweight
crown by knocking out Allen
Luckett Of the Mel A. C. in 1924
Of the first round. Luckett was
the agressor until johnson
came up with a short but DO
tent right at close quarters.
1t meant the title for john
son because John Coates OF
the CYO and Norman Graham
OF the Edwards A. c. failed tc
appear for their semifinal en-
gagement and were ruled out.
Wolfe Shows POise
Wolfe, CYO star, showing
more ring poise and less en-
phasis on a one-punch killing
stabbed Columbus Burrell OF
Police No. 2 with enough lefts
and right crosses to win a
unanimous decision. Burrell
fought in q crouch for one
round and through part OF
the second, emerging at inter-
vals to unleash whistling but
ineffective roundhouse swings
He got in a couple of good
punches in the third round but
Wolfe was too elusive for him.
Mitchell. who beat Wolfe for
the title last year after losing
to him the year before, caught
Hunter Ragland Of the Twelfth
Street Y with a sharp right to
the WhiSkers in the second
round to end 1t at 1:02. The
Police No. 2 ace indicated that
he's ready for next Fridays
championship match.
Light-heavyweight Champion
Gene Welborn advanced to the
final on a forfeit over Robert
Pike, but Harold Johnson, q
fellow club member from No. 2
advanced at the expense OF
Tommy Gross of the Twelfth
Street Y.
Roberts opponent for the
l47-pound crown will be David
Ryans, also of Edwards, who
scored a mild upset at Mar
cellus Vaughan'S expense.
In the novice division, Cab
riel Magtutu of the CYC
reached the 135-pound title
level by outpointing Sonny Bull
ware.
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