Show Pelton Gains Title and Popularity Trophy I Special to The Telegram m LAS VEGAS June 14 Jeff 4 Jeff Pet Pelton-of Pelton n of Salt Lake City Friday night won the heavyweight championship in class A of the Golden Gloves tournament staged in Las Las' Vegas City park by defeating defeating defeating de de- the Benam Benham Benham Ben- Ben ham am of Las Vegas who had a weight edge of 13 pounds Not only did Pelton win the title In his weight but he was awarded a trophy as most popular popular popular lar champion by the selection of the audience Pelton several inches shorter shorter- than B Benham nham fought in a crouched position and from the first bell started a concerted attack on Benhams Benham's midsection which he c continued throughout the three round bout As the third round started Pelton Pelton Pelton Pel- Pel ton came from his corner like a wild man and started beating Benham about th the face lace and ache ache Forty seconds before belore the round was over Benham was outon outon out outon on his feet but managed to hang on until the bell Johnnie Yeager of Las Vegas won the trophy for lor the fastest knockout for his performance Thursday evening when he put George Dooley of Mount Charleston Charleston Charles Charles- ton C C C camp away in 35 seconds sec sec- In the class 1 events championship trophies were awarded as as' as follows Flyweight Johnnie Preston of ot Los Angeles bantam Frank of Mount Charleston featherweight Harold Harold Har Har- old Groh of Mount Charleston lightweight Howard Heckethorn of Las Vegas welterweight Jack Schofield of Las Vegas middleweight middleweight middleweight middle middle- weight Tommy Irwin of Mount Charleston In the class A events championship trophies were I awarded to Flyweight Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence Arbiso of Los Angeles bantam Jackie McCoy of Los Angeles featherweight Ferdinand Ferdinand Ferdinand Ferdi Ferdi- nand De Do La Vega of Las Vegas lightweight A. A Fontez of Los Angeles welterweight Frank Russell of Los Angeles middleweight middleweight middleweight middle middle- weight Babe Edwards of Los Angeles light-heavyweight light J. J Juarez of Los Angeles and andI I I C J heavyweight Jeff Pelton of ol Salt SaIt Lake City |