FIST-FLINGERS BATTLE TWELVE TOURNEY TIFFS

Twelve matches of the University championship boxing tournament were pounded out yesterday afternoon in the boxing room of the Indoor Athletic Building. The three-round bouts afforded good pugilistic entertainment for about 100 spectators, and evoked pleased comments from Henry Lamar, boxing coach.

"It was the best one-day round of boxing I've ever seen here," commented Coach Lamar. "The competitors were very well matched, and I was especially pleased with the 155 and 165 pound classes." Lamar said that he was particularly interested in the performances of David R. Simboli '40, Louis Bachrach '40, Francis B. Latady '40, Robert F. Schlafly 1L, and Harold L. Oppenheimer '39.

The best boxing of the afternoon was displayed in the bout in which Simboli defeated Edward B. Cochran '38. Fighting in the 135 pound class, both men showed praiseworthy fight and skill for all three rounds. Another hard fight was staged between Edward H. Ahrens '37 and Latady. At the end of three rounds, this match was declared a draw, so the contestants went into a fourth round slugfest which Ahrens carried until the last few seconds, when Latady, with crushing left and right hooks to the head, landed enough blows to swing the decision in his favor.

Results of Yesterday's Bouts

115-pound class--H. L. Oppenheimer '39 defeated P. L. Franken '40 by decision.

135-pound class--D. J. Myerson '40 defeated R. H. Hemp '40 by decision. D. R. Simboli '40 defeated E. B. Cochran '38 by decision.

145-pound class--T. A. Boulger '40 defeated A. Cogswell '40 by decision. H. W. Kelly '40 defeated R. D. Gibson '38 by a technical knockout in the third round. Time--35 seconds.

155-pound class--L. Bachrach '40 defeated J. A. Reese Jr. '40 by a technical knockout in the second round. Time -- 7 seconds. J. F. McClure '39 defeated C. H. McDiarmid '37 by a technical knockout in the second round. Time--59 seconds. R. H. Shepard '40 defeated W. D. Brookings Jr. '38 by decision.

165-pound class--R. C. Downs '40 defeated J. A. Day '37 by a technical knockout in the second round. Time -- 1 minute, 55 seconds. B. F. Gill '40 defeated N. A. Polansky '40 by decision. R. F. Schlafly '40 defeated E. M. Wall '40 by a technical knockout in the third round. Time--35 seconds. F. B. Latady '40 defeated E. H. Ahrens '37 by decision in an extra round.