| Show Champions Crowned in First Catholic Fight Tourney t l I Cathedral Ace Stands Out in Winning Crown I Louis Purcell Scores Three Knockouts Riley Battles to Draw in Feature Elimination Planned for 1933 Boxing Competition By FRANK K BAKER Telegram Sports Editor With their first boxing tournament only one day old the Catholics holies are arc already making plans fo for or a more extensive extensive extensive exten exten- sive ring program next year leading up to the championship champion champion- ship scraps Following a bout 19 program at Judge Memorial gymnasium gymnasium gym gym- Wednesday day night in the finals of the two-day two session session ses ses- ses- ses sion slon Monsignor D. D G. G Hunt proposed elimination tournaments tournaments ments in the various parishes next year to pick representatives representatives representatives' s' s to Ithe the state tournament Monsignor Hunt would have a general general gen gen- eral elimination system so that parish and state champions can be accurately accurately declared In Iii all weights Generally Gen Gen- the proposal is 15 to have a pro pro- gram pram similar to that used in A. A AU U. boxing and wrestling If need be the state competition can be conducted in several sections too loo It is likely that his proposal will meet approval of other church leaders Provo Murray and Tooele were well represented in the initial attempt this his ye year r and can be expected to foster still stUl stronger teams next sea sea- s son on n. n STATE WIDE VIDE INTEREST A still wider aspect Is expected then hen with Ogden Bingham Helper Price Eureka and a few other com corn muni ties entering their young mitt merchants Wednesdays Wednesday's program was even more entertaining than the first ses ses- Ions Tuesday when 16 16 bouts were presented A much larger crowd was also on hand to watch the youthful gladiators trade punches with zeal The tournament produced several outstanding prospects namely Louis Purcell urcell from Cathedral Mickey blickey Riley of Lourdes Swaney Juretich of Murray and tiny Jim im Norton pound 75 champion from Lourdes FINE PROSPECT Purcell in particular gave a flossy demonstration of hard punching to win vin the pound loiS championship Slugger though he ap appears ars at first glance he displayed trained boxing skill in his two technical knockouts Wednesday Austin Benvegnu hard hitting Mur- Mur was the tho first victim in the second round and md LeRoy Grebles of Cathedral was the second prey in inthe inthe the he second round Purcell 8 also O won his lis first scrap Tuesday night by a technical kayo against Joe Bolinski of Lourdes ATTACKS ATTACKS' BODY nODY Purcell throws a powerful left to the body and uses a hard Jabbing right against the head He is a natural left eft handed hitter but unlike most southpaws he be stands like a right right- hander lander with his right foot loot forward thereby hereby getting his whole body behInd behind be- be hInd his southpaw wallops It was this left to the stomach that doubled up Benvegnu in his first scrap Wednesday The Murray boy invited invited in in- a flock of ot body punches in his efforts effort to get to Purcell's head in the first firt round These body blows weakened weak ened him rapidly though and left him aim an easy victim In iii the second secondI I round It was almost the same story in inthe the efi final al bout QU a against st Grebles Referee efe e I ruo zun la inc ine DOUt trebles Grebles reeling glassy eyed against hc the ropes from a pair of Jolting lefts letts to io the chest and a straight right tol to l the e head RILEY DnA DRAW W WRiley Riley and Juretich put up a dandy battle in Iii tying for the pound championship Juretich took the lead lend leadin leadin lendin in the first round with his rushing attack but Riley proved an adept boxer In the other two rounds in earning a draw at least Norton the pound 75 champion enjoys enJoys enJoys en- en Joys his boxing hugely Like Purcell he fought twice Wednesday in gaining gaining gaining gain gain- ing the title He George for the first victory and technically knocked Bob of at Murray out in the second round for forthe the deciding factor He won the first I night on a technical kayo from Bill Neville of ot Lourdes MURRAY 1 ENTERS 20 The Morris Martin Cronin bout for the pound title was a rugged affair Cronin who halls hails from Lourdes had the better of ot the Infighting infIghting infighting in in- fighting at and managed t to start the crimson flow from nose in the second but even so 10 he had all aU he lie could do to keep going inthe in inthe inthe the face of the latter's latter churning fists Murray was represented by the largest delegation with 20 the suburban parish entering under the guidance of ot the Rev Father Patrick Patrick Patrick Pat Pat- rick MaGuire Fifteen of them were in the junior division but small or big they proved a hard hitting crew 1 |
