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13916 Private 1 First Class Robert Eichorn of Schofield, fighting i Johnny Amaral of the Kaimuki Easles in the main event of the Armed Forces Day boxing smoker at the Civic Auditorium, is a Service Boxing Trainers Are Experienced, Capable Four of the men responsible for producing and develop rugged and bruising puncher. Fifteen bouts are scheduled on today's special Armed Forces Day program. It was his aggressive, boring in type of fighting that last year won ing the fighters taking part today in the Armed Forces Day smoker at the Civic, auditorium are Al Lang and Sergeant 1st Class Joe King of Schofield, Chief Bob Murray of Naval Base, and Corporal Robert Aggie of Hickam air force base. him three different championships in the bantamweight class. The Middletown, 0 battler, This quartet has at least a total now campaigning as learner weight, won the Army bantam of 75 years of experience in the fight business, both in and out of the services.

weight championship of Korea, Guam and Dean of the service boxing a tt a Twenty years, old, Eichorn has coaches is Lang. Lang has been connected with boxing 35 years. won 21 of 29 fights." ffl Corporal Ted Travens, winner of 21 out of 24 fights, is Army's chief a a He has worked with and trained and seconded a number of champions, including Jack Dempsey, contender for the Hawaiian area SCHOFIELD'S BOXING COACH AL LANG gives Middleweight Ted Travens a few helpful tips, as Bobby Eichorn, left, and Charley Cook, right, look on. Eichorn, a promising featherweight, meets John Amaral of the Kaimuki Eagles in today's main event boxing program at the Civic auditorium. Cook of Oakland, Calif meets" Dalf us Brown of the 49th State A A.

Travens, a Honolulu boy and the army'i 160 pound champion, is scheduled to meet Rudy Valdez, of the Lau AC. Lang celebrates his 50th birthday anniversary-Sunday. Chang photo. Joe Louis, Freddie Steele, Barney interservice middleweight cham pionship. DEVASTATING PUNCHER The Schofield battler rates as a fL I devastating puncher.

He is a Ho nolulu boy; Nineteen year old Private Charles JoePaySox Winnei oi: 7: Cooks is definitely one of the more Ross, Henry Armstrong, Jackie Wilson and Midget Wolgast PROMINENT FIGURE A prominent figure in the local fight game, Lang was appointed in September, 1949, to coach the Schofield boxers. He now has a stable of over 40 fighters, including novices who shortly will blossom into leading contenders for service championships. Lang is assisted by Sergeant promising junior welterweights in the Hawaiian area. Cooks, a Schofield crowd pleas- London Bout er, has lost only three of 15 fights the past year. He was born in Texana, but calls Oakland, who has 25 years in the fight Calif home.

LONDON, May 20 () The Evening Standard today quoted Joe Louis in a telephone interview from Rio de Janeiro as saying he Corporal Elvis Matthews and game. He has been teaching boxing fundamentals to beginners at Schofield the past four months and Private Clarence Elban are both will fight the DOUGLAS YOSHIKAWA, of Ho prior to that assignment was box of signal corps, Matthews, of Rolling Fork, was runnerup for the USARPAC lightweight winner of the nolulu, is a promising Hickam featherweight. He'll be in his fourth ing instructor at the U. S. Army disciplinary barracks, at Milwau bout between Lee Savold and Bruce fight today when he takes on Rob championship.

Elban is from Honolulu, and this is his first year of ert Maldinado of the Veterans AC Woodcock. a a a am preparing in the special Armed Forces Day fighting. WON MATS TITLE fight show at the Civic auditorium USAF photo. kee, Wis. While with the Chicago Tribune branch office at Milwaukee several years ago, King organized the first Golden Gloves tournament ever held in Wisconsin.

a a a He worked seven consecutive years with the Wisconsin Golden to challenge the winner-of the Savold Woodcock Private First Class Jim Griffin is Hickam's leading middleweight. Holder of the Oahu Boxing association title. Griffin recently an fight in London," nexed the worldwide MATS cham I Gloves. uhe newspaper quoted "so that there shall' once again be an pionship. The Los Angeles lad, 20, has had 23 fights, losing four.

He has eight knockouts to his credit. VETERAN CHIEF BOB MURRAY has been coach of Naval Base-fighters for the past two years. A one time heavyweight champion on the USS Tennessee, Murray is retiring in July from the navy after 20 years service. He will have boys on today's special Armed Forces Day boxing show at the Civic auditorium. Navy photo.

undisputed cham-Joe Louis pion 0f the world. I think the winner will be Bruce Woodcock." a a a i He also handled several professional fighters. King was formerly associated with the Milwaukee Eagles club as assistant athletic director under Fred Sady, now president of the National Boxing association. AGGIE YOUNG MAN a a a Sergeant Ivary James, 19, one of The Woodcock-Savold light is the most rugged service middle-weights currently fighting locally, has been fighting two years and has engaged in 24 fights, winning all but six. avy Athletic Program In Hickam boxing coach Corporal Aggie is a young man, but his knowledge in boxing makes up for Never a champion, he was a run scheduled for June 6.

In New York, Marshall Miles, the retired champion's manager, said, "I doubt very much that Louis is going to fight the Savold-Woodcock winner. I don't think Joe is going to fight again." Is weSS Balanced 14th 'Np 1 si nerup in several big tournaments. He is from Beaumont, Tex. ms lack or experience. Aggie is a former PhiladelDhia Aside from competitive sports.

Golden Glover and campaigned as He is ESCOBAR A NOVICE A rank novice, who will be fighting in his second fight today, is 20 of 26 fignts in the Navy, from Durham, N. C. a bantamweight and featherweight, i During the war he boxed and coached army boxers in the navy helps support 14 swimming pools, beaches and recreation areas for the use of military personnel and their dependents. Hickam's Private First Class Wil Transferring to the air force he! 3t The Navy also supports 17 thea ters in this area along with libraries, hobby shops and dramatic clubs. immediately took an active part in assisting with the Hickam boxing setup.

He lias produced outstanding boxers, the most recent champions being All-MATS champions Jim Griffin, Richard Abasial and Bea By NAVY PIO 14th Naval District Bolstering the navy's intensified recreational program, sports and athletic events of wide variety have reached an all time high in the 14th naval district. Though featuring baseball at present, self supporting recreation facilities include softball fields, tennis courts, swimming pools and beaches, basketball courts, volleyball courts, golf course and various social clubs for both officer and enlisted personnel. The Armed Forces Baseball league, currently being played on service fields, is a four round competition with the tri-service hard JIM GRIFFIN, of Hickam, is the FINE GOLF COURSE 1950 worldwide MATS middle For golfers the Navy-Marine FOUGHT AT NINE Middleweight Ernest (Pat) Patterson, 19, of Naval Base, started fighting at the tender age of nine at Kansas City. He later won All-City lightweight championship three times, and was a welterweight runnerup in the Kansas City Golden Gloves. a a a Naval Base's tbird middleweight is Willie Davis of Berkeley, Calif.

He was on -the Naval Training Command boxing team. ELVIS MATTHEWS, south sector command champion and runnerup In USARPAC lightweight division, meets' Vernon Kilhorn of the Hawaii Youth Organization in one of the bouts of today's special Armed Forces Day card at the Civic S. army photo. weight champion. He tackles the ny Liu.

navy Pat Patterson in today'! course is located on Moanalua ridge on the mauka side of Kame-hameha highway, one mile from Pearl Harbor gate. This course is semifinal match at the Civic audi lie Escobar of Los Angeles. The 18 year old featherweight has been training seriously for some time. Hickam's Corporal Douglas Yoshikawa, a Honolulu boy, is another newcomer to the fight game. Today he will be taking part in his fourth fight He has been defeated only once.

Twenty year old Yoshikawa started boxing late last year. a a a Shepard Lindsey, the 1949 Hawaiian interservice middleweight champion, is Naval Base's top battler for a repeat performance. He won the North Carolina Golden Gloves welterweight championship in 1946. The 22 year old Lindsey has won torium. Griffin is also the 1949 OABA champion.

USAF photo. primarily for personnel of the -PROGRAM naval service on active duty. Boxing is a major sport with the Today's Baseball navy here and affords real thrills ball crown at stake. Eleven teams, Tom Wright of Louisville last season posted the highest batting seven navy, tnree army and one to fight fans, both civilian and service. Eight champions representing the Hawaiian area left for San National League average in AAA baseball when he air force-MATS are playing three led the American association with Cincinnati at New York, double- MURRAY FORMER CHAMP Chief Bob "Murray, Naval Base coach, was an active campaigner for more than 10 years prior to the war.

He once held the heavyweight championship aboard the battleship USS Tennessee. After a layoff from boxing, Murray was appointed boxing coach at Base two years ago and produced a number of outstanding fighters. a a a He will be retiring from the navy this July after 20 years of service, and naturally hopes to leave with a winning team to his credit. times weekly. header.

.368. Last season Navy baseball packed Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, double the Honolulu stadium for the Pa 3 P. Civic Auditorium (SPECIAL ARMED FORCES DAY CARD) FEATHERWEIGHT Robert Eichorn (Schofield) vs. John Amaral (Kaimuki Eagles). MIDDLEWEIGHTS -James Griffin (Hickam) vs.

Pat Patterson (Naval Base). header. cific ocean area playoffs and the All-Navy finals. Chicago at Philadelphia. St.

Louis at Boston. Augmented SubPac, the local Navy nine, won the All-Navy base ball championship from the three American League time winners from Quantico, Va. SOFTBALL NEXT New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at St.

Louis. Boston at Cleveland. Next on the list of navy sports in Diego recently for the All-Navy championship. a a a A record crowd attended the inter-area finals between the far east and Hawaiian area last month, when the Barber's point air station came through with five of eight champions. Bloch arena is usually the home site for the navy's smokers.

Fighters have plenty of dressing rooms. a a a Swimming champions will be decided again this year for the district in the annual meet that will probably be held in the new Barber's point 50 meter pool. EVEN STEVEN SANTA CLARA, Calif. In 13 games this season. Santa Clara scored 1100 points.

The Broncs' opponents tallied exactly the same number. the Hawaiian area will be the soft MIDDLEWEIGHTS Ted Travens (Schofield) vs. Rudy Valdez (Lau AC). MIDDLEWEIGHTS Ivary James (Hickam) vs. Shep Lindsey (Naval Base).

CALENDAR OF EVENTS TODAY Here's the calendar of events ball league. Top team in this league will face the army and air force MATS squads for the interservice Davis Cup Play crown. Air Force is the defending cham being staged today: Davis (Naval Base) vs. pion. For tennis fanatics in the dis 6 a.m.

Flar raisin? at National MIDDLEWEIGHTS William Henderson Ahlo (Veterans). Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific trict, 18 well conditioned courts are located at different parts of the Dal- island. launch bowl.) 8 a jn. Maritime parade from off Diamond Head into Honolulu harbor. WELTERWEIGHTS Charles Cook (Schofield) vs.

fus. Brown (49th State). FRANCE QUALIFIES FOR THIRD ROUND PARIS, May 20 France today won her way into the third round of the European zone Davis Cup tennis competition, defeating Switzerland. The French doubles team of Robert Abdesselam and Paul Remy defeated Rene Buscr and Jean Pierre Blondel, 6-3, 6-4, 8-6. France won two singles victories The district athletic office is at present conducting a "tennis lad der" with the top players' rating 9:30 ajn.

Aerial parade over Honolulu. Flying cross salutes spot in the far east singles and Punchbowl. doubles playoffs slated for the week of June 18. Winners of this meet 10:30 a.m. Ground parade down the Ala Moana from Ft.

Armstrong will represent the area in the main land All-Navy finals. a a a yesterday, and thus had a 3-0 lead. to AtKinson drive. p.m. First annual Maritime The Navy team will also meet the Day Pearl Harbor regatta from Ho FEATHERWEIGHTS Douglas Yoshikawa (Hickam) vs.

Robert Maldinado (Veterans). LIGHTWEIGHTS Clarence Elban (Army Signal Corps) vs. Gabriel Rodrigues (Nuuanu YMCA). FEATHERWEIGHTS William Escobar (Hickam) vs. Fran Shegro (Lau AC).

LIGHTWEIGHTS Elvis Matthews (Army Signal Corps) vs. Vernon Kilborn Hawaii Youth) LIGHTWEIGHTS Sherman Dudoit (Hawaii Youth) vs. Edward Cambra (Kaimuki Eagles). Air Force and Army champs for the inter-service crown. Navy is NEWS DIRECTORY Air Lanes Paee 5 Amusement! Past 35 Armed Forces Section Pages 15-18 Around the Dial in Hi Kail Pace 10 Beiieve It or Not Pate 38 Books and the Axis 10, 11 Business News Pace 22 Candid Camera Page 21 Church News Pce 9 Classified Ads Pgs 23-27 Comics Paste 23 Convention News Paee 12 Crosrword Puzzle Pace 3 Dog Tales Paste 21 Dorothy Dix Pae 38 Editorials 8 Edson's "In the 8 Ewing's "Nation's News' 1 Fieeson's "In Public Eye" High School News 4 Hobby Page 4 Hollywood Today 35 It Happened Laft Night Paie 3S Labor and Management News.

22 the defending champion. a a a Navy basketball is out of season with the Norfolk Flyers the two time winners of the All-Navy cham pionship, and Pearl Harbor's SubPac team two time runnerup to the with two singles matches left as a formality. France will meet the winner of the Denmark-Egypt series. SETS NEW RECORD BUDAPEST, May 19 (JPy Imry Nemeth, Hungary's Olympic hammer throw champion, today bettered his own world record by heaving the 16 pound metal ball 196 feet, 5 inches. His listed world standard is 193 feet, inches.

BROTHERS ARE RIVALS EAST LANSING, Mich. Bob Carey, Michigan State's ace pass-catching football end, campaigning for president of the junior class, finds his chief competition for the post coming from his twin brother Bill, football same team. FOOTBALL CHAMPS EATIILllWUlUllTS Harold Mara (Hawaii Youth) vs. Larry Souza (Nuuanu YMCA). nolulu No.

2 fairway buoy to Diamond Head buoy. 1:30 p.m. Motorboat and water ski races inside Honolulu harbor. (Pier 2 open to spectators.) 3 p.m. Boxing matches, Civic auditorium.

(Armed Forces vs. Honolulu Amateurs.) 5 p.m. Sunset services aboard ex-battleship Arizona, Pearl Harbor. 7 p.m. Chamber of Commerce formal dinner dance, Armed Forces Officers club.

7:45 p.m. All-star baseball' at the stadium. (Armed Forces vs. Hawaii Leagr-e.) 8 p.m. Jni ior Chamber of Commerce dance for enlisted men, Ma-luhia, Ft.

De Russy. Political Roundup 12 Popoki Patter SubPac also holds the district and inter-service football trophy and 21 rtil Alfonso Fallnaltoc (Hawaii Youth) vs. journeyed to the mainland last year to take part in the All-Navy pre liminaries. Radio Programs Rural News Serial Story Ship Calendar Society News Sport Stamps and Coins Theater Programs Tide Ta- Trail Choichi Hokama (49th State). FLYWEIGHTS Mitsu Tokuda (Hawaii Youth) vs.

Ed ward Villareal (49th State). Pare 18 Pace 14 36 Pate 23 Pages 2.5-34 Pages 19-11 Page 21 Paee 35 Page S3 21 For sailor bowlers there are five different sets of alleys. At present, intramural bowling is taking place Air Force-MATS holds the interservice bowling trophy from last Pass 7 Pace PAT PATTERSON of Naval lase meets James Griffin In today's semifinal match of the special Armed Forces Day fight program at the Civic auditorium. Patterson hails from Kansas City, Mo. WELTERWEIGHTS James Holt (Hawaii Youth) vs.

Jerry Freitas (Kaimuki Eagles.) Vi.irnrs' fcuide Washington Merry-Oo-Eound Waterfront News "Women New season with the Navy runnerup..