| Show HECKLER FLOORS OPPONENT OP THREE TIMES IMES SALT L ki LAKE BOY SERVES SEVERE y lACING TO FOE I fighting Bob Passes First D. D at 2 a. a m. m A. A A. A U. U Barrier Colors I 0 With Flying It I j I to The 5 Robert Rob William 5 NEW YORK RK Ma May Heckler the Salt Laker Lake ert Bob ert machinists machinist's helper at the Rio i citi r time out from his who took tork ork and md came cast to compete m in the championships amateur 1 his campaign for the light heavyweight title here In m the early hours hour of the morning mornin b by defeating Gordon Gordon Cordon Mott Molt lanky Oklahoma City battler in a three-round three bout which with action filled hilled IS was vas I 1 The crowd of light fight fans in the Madison Square Garden had slowly dwindled to a mere handful when at thirty bouts had after some 2 2 a a. a m m. Tn- Tn been fought Heckler finally in squared off oU in the ring against Molt Mott Then TheD in one of the finest exhibitions of boxing and slugging Heckler Heck ler showed the crowd that he will undoubtedly un be there when the tournament pent ment reaches the finals The ri Salt Lake We City leather pusher completely outsmarted and out out- punched his opponent and dropped Mott to the canvas in every everyone one of or the three rounds DOWN FOR NINE COUNT t J Bombarding his rival with hard dm en rights and lefts to the head Heckler sent ent the Oklahoma Cit City battIer battler bat bat- tIer spinning to the canvas for a count I cf of nine in the first round and followed wit uit in the next two rounds p Molt Mott seemed at a loss in his attempts at at- tem tempts ts to cope with the powerful blows of oC the Salt Lake City puncher ho has s proven his ability on the coast wast ast during the past four years ears when ben he won both the light heavy heavy- and heavyweight titles At no notime notime notime time was the taller and somewhat heavier Mott able to even touch Heckler Heck heck- ler Ier with a damaging blow fACES TWO FOES TODAY k i. i Heckler will face lace two more bated The semifinals and finals Thee and finals ill wil be held on Friday at which time urn the candidates who will ill be permitted to box in the final tryouts for the American Olympic team at San Francisco Fran Fran- cisco will be chosen I L By Dr EDWARD J. J NEIL I Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK May 5 The 5 The forty forty- filth ClUi annual Amateur Athletic union xing b-xing championships hips turned i into t a ivories circus today as officials Struggled to weed out the remainder rc c cf the 50 youngsters seeking national 1 titles and md places in the Olympic try try- i in San Francisco I The first night of oC the three-day three meet cleared but 31 of the ambitious tre out from under the feet of wild eyed officials and took until 2 a. a mithu m rn morning so something drastic bd Lad to be done about the quota of 53 on the card for today The officials officials oW tel set et up two rings in the big hall hail hallof of Madison Square Garden for tor the purpose e of oC heaving ing fighters into both Us IS 5 fast as possible all day and all Light flight starting starling at noon CUT cur FIELD TO 32 2 2 Tonight if it an any arc are awake there ul be 32 survivors ors ready for the Ic and finals Friday night I Only y once before in the history of l it we e championships has it been ary iary ry to use two rings to whip such a Iu c field into manageable conch condi- ton tion on In 1920 the officials used up three Uree rings on two different floors in od cd od Madison Square Garden and e of the old timers still dill dont don't Loy know who vho won what that year With wun only six knockouts outs developing from worn all the miscellaneous warring at wt night three of them in the thc mid mid- I class alone alone- the thc faithful oo looked ed toda today to the heavyweights for excl The Thc big fellows were Sr under tinder wraps last night Only two bouls were staged in that class and and two were no knockouts TROT TOT OUT our ilEA HEAVIES VIES Today th however howe wever the officials 5 trotted 1 out all the very best punch lunch t Ers Sri John the Yale tackle paired with Joe Klein o of oC Indiana Ky Kv T j Joe Boston dental dentalI I mn matched with wilh Jack Da Daniels b Kansa Sf City a and d Slater r 1 nero from the thc Un University of J an and Jack tor 1 Morn Moran n ot or Plum Phil Phila O ic 0 of oC these the I ns U 15 the new nw nat national nal heavy heavy- I r be although Ere are half haIr a dozen other bi big fel feI I the bracket I dc ArTha The lone defending champion EdI Ed Ed- I of oC New Orleans Oceans injected r stimulus to lo the action last by v ne arl 1 losing his bout boul and andUL tte UL iI in vil hlynn a clo bout with Nate Crys Crys- scored two knockdowns 11 the the be second round round- but ut W was erratic ue e i remain cr of th the time |
