Show Boxers Start Amateur Meet Fighters Ready to Compete Corn Com pete in Two Rings at St. St Louis Event ST. ST LOUIS April 4 UP amateur boxers from lom every ev ev- ery section of the country including six from Hawaii will square away here Wednesday night in opening bouts of the national A. A A A. A U. U chain cham tourney It will be a wide open affair as not nota a defending champion elected to make it two In a row Officials of the A. A A. A U. U expressed the belief belie the field is the toughest in history Two Rings To make this simon pure roundup a little bit different than in other years they have pitched two rings at atthe atthe the St. St Louis arena where upward of spectators can watch the bouts at a time This was done to speed d up the eliminations There will be some GO 60 scraps 30 to each ling Wednesday ing day and Thursday nights Friday night will be 16 semifinal bouts and the eight final inal title affairs 22 States Represented The entry list includes boys beys from 22 states and HawaII or from 24 2 of the 29 districts Fort Benning Beaning Ga sent senta a carload of army fighters and lInd An Md sent two national guardsmen guards guards- men Every l large rge city elly sent a delegation tion and even Plattville Cob Colo is rep rep- resented Hawaii's sextet includes men with names like a Cleveland Ohio sent four who won the golden gloves championship there and then went on to repeat at Chi Chi- cago |