Show BOXING XING TOURNEY IN FINAL DAY DA Y fR RALPH HOCKING I IS KAYOED IN NATIONAL MEET Butte Fighter Who Won Pound Class Here Loses Loses' I. I in n Pound Group Croup BOSTON BOSTON April 26 Eight UP new national amateur boxing champions champions cham- cham c will be crowned tonight from f r 32 survivors Twenty-four Twenty more I 1 bouts are to be berun run off before beCore the winners can be declared The original mal inal field totaled Frank Wilson of ol Everett Mass made it a per percent cent open cramble scramble for the for the laurels by outfighting Homer Brandis of or San Francisco Cal in their ther light he heavyweight clash last v night Brandis was the only defending defend defend- ling ing champion in the tournament and anda anda a a heavy favorite fa t ADDS MORE l WEIGHT v f. f Ralph Hocking Butte Mont was knocked out by Edwin Whaling Highland Highland Highland High High- land Park Patk Mich in the second round of their quarterfinal fight in the pound class Hocking the last of the Intermountain A. A A. A U. U contenders won his title at Salt Lake a few weeks ago In the pound division but was vas overweight and had to enter the heavier division upon arrival here Paul Ferguson University of Utah student was eliminated the night be before before be- be fore tore losing a decision to Frank Ko- Ko Detroit in a scrap at pounds BEATS OKLAHOMA IA STAR STAE STARA A collegian took second feature honors for tor the evening when Norman Barnett of Irvington N. N J J. a senior at Western Maryland Marland university all an allbut allbut but kayoed the much touted Bob BobCook Cook Ponca City Cit Okla heavyweight heavy heavy- weight Cooks Cook's right hand had won him 50 knockouts but Barnett a smart two fisted fighter gave him few chances to use it The New Jersey Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey heavyweight gave Cook severe body punishment and had him close to a knockdown several times The midwest with 17 victories placed the most men in the semifinals semifinals semi semi- finals and Cleveland acco accounted for five of the 17 Eastern entries had 13 victories and the south two There were 24 2 decisions seven knockouts and a single disqualification The latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter occurred in a pound bout involving in involving involving in- in August Camarata New Orleans Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans La and Eugene Salvatore of La Salle Ill Salvatore floored Camarata in the second with a right to the jaw A handler bandler doused the New Orleans fighters fighters fighter's fight ers er's face with water as he was being counted out and the bout was awarded award award- ed d to Salvatore |