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Daily News from New York, New York • 127

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M0Y0 koiyos Chn 3MHh) fi'nme ditd row By JACK SMITH 'M'imM IAMI it.ll JMI Hill .11 III) 1,1 fsr i t.5sK bJTK. 25 mf jfl 1 43 Clinching the team title by winning the first six bouts, New York swamped Chicago, 9-2, in the 37th renewal of the Intercity Golden Gloves last night before 10,378 at the Garden. The Big Apple's star sluggers defeated the Westerners for the fourth straight year, scoring four straight knockouts early in the card. Eleven bouts, one at each Olympic weight, decided the '79 edition of the East-West series that began in 1928 when the two teams battled to an 8-8 tie. The big victory margin last night almost atoned for the 14-2 shellacking Chicago handed New York in 1943.

Mike Rosario representing New York at 106 pounds, opened the card with a well-earned decision over Gil Campos for his third straight Intercity title. Mitch Green, 6-5, 207-pound heavyweight, ended the fight with a decision over Bill Hosea. Mitchell retains title In the second bout of the night, Kenny Mitchell of Fort Apache BC, boxing at 112, punched out a decision over Roosevelt McCullum for his second straight Intercity title. It was a return match, Mitchell having beaten McCullum last year in Chicago. Then the power punches stepped into the ring.

In quick succession. Hector Camacho, 119; Jose Antonetti, 125; Dennis Cruz, 132; and Marty Parham, 139, came through with knockouts for New York. Camacho, Antonetti and Parham leveled their opponents in the first; Cruz in the second. Parham's quick finish clinched the team victory. The knockout streak stopped then, but the New York victories didn't.

The 147-pounders were next on the card, with New York's Davey Moore (Morrisa-nia CO, facing Xavier Frazier. Moore also was trying for a third straight Intercity title and gained it after a busy three-rounder. He was in front all the way, but the scrappy Chicago boxer absorbed all his shots and still was punch-, ing back when the bout ended. Chicagoan wins 3d in row It was the eighth bout of the night before Chicago won its first. Randy Smith, an old-time New ord tormentor, outboxed Noel Tucker with a good third round.

Smith also beat New York opponents in '77 and '78. If Chicago had hopes of running up a few victories in a row, Alex Ramos, Lehman High senior and New York co-caption, had other thoughts. It wasn't easy but Ramos battled all out for three rounds against Ignacio Zavala. Ramos, too, was out in front all the way, scoring on jabs and short rights and diving crunching rights to the ribs. Zavala gamely kept coming back, even in the NEWS ptioto bv Dan Farrell Gil Campos (I.) of Chicago and New York's Mike Rosario flail away at Garden.

Rosario won decision in 106 pound go. third round when he took a standing count. He made a gallant stand, but it was Ramos' fight. Chicago's second and last victory was scored by another New York tormentor, Leroy Murphy, 178. Murphy, who registered first-round knockouts against New York opponents in '77 and '78, stopped Porfirio LLanes of Brooklyn's Lunar at 2:30 of the first round.

Murphy floored him twice, though LLanes was still on his feet when the ref ended the bout. Green came through handily in the heavyweight pairing, though he faced a stubborn opponent in Hosea. Green tried for a knockout but Hosea just wouldn't go down. Green outpunched him five to one in the third, but Hosea was on his feet swinging at the end. The victory pulled New York closer in the long rivalry between the two cities.

Chicago dominating the early years. The net proceeds of the event will be contributed to charitable organizations by the co-sponsors, the New York News Charities, Inc. and the Chicago Tribune Charities. News Photo by Dan Farrell of New York GGers exhults after knocking out Vince Hudson Jose Antor.etti irst round. of Chicago in N.Y.

Glovers show some Olympic futures by TOM TOMASULO "Our boys did themselves and their city proud," the two former amateur js ring stars said. "Tonight's win by them gives New York its fourth straight team title over the Chicagoans." if. Also spotted at ringside was lovely TV actress Karen Dahle. Although the intercity event was a first for her, she turned out to be the night top "ex- i pert." "I think New York will amass a 9 2 team triumph," she ventured to say tc early in the evening. Her companions, Jack Prendervuie and Marvin Kohn of the N.Y.

State Athletic Commission, looked at one another with a could-she-be-right expression on their faces. The little lady sure was right in calling the shot on what turned out to be an exciting page added to the half-century annals of the Intercity Golden Gloves. ''The fans were in excellent voice, chuckled Motley. But that was only the beginning of their vocal efforts. A huge roar swelled throughout the Garden as a pair of fast-punching 106-pounders New York's Mike Rosario and Chicago's Gil Campos started the action.

Mike scored New York's first win by taking the decision. "Well, we're off and running," said GG fans Joe Gaffney, Tom Leonard and Ares Nitxos, who came in from Locust Valley. The trio volunteered early predictions of a close team victory for the locals by a 6-5 or 7-4 margin. "Well we were wrong, but it doesn't hurt to be as far off as we were," they beamed. "The results just exceeded our expectations!" CoL Don Hull, president of the International Amateur Boxing was at ringside with his wife, Dorothy, and Vic tor Karant.

Karant, who was born in Moscow and now resides in New York, will be the U.S. Olympic Committee's International interpreter at the '80 games in Moscow. Hull, who also is a member of the USOC, and Karant were impressed by what they saw last night. "We witnessed several excellent prospects for the U.S. boxing team next year New York's Alex Ramos and Mitchell Green, and Chicago's Lee Roy Murphy are high on the list," observed Hull.

Casey Grainger, a GG fan for over 20 years and a Brooklynite, agreed with Hull. "I've seen many Golden Gloves bouts for the past two decades, and what Hull said hits the nail right on the head. Two former New York GG and intercity champs from the '50s, Vince Shomo and Ossie Marcano, had seats near the ring apron. A sizzling boxing tale of two cities unfolded at the Garden last night for 10,378 cheering fans as New York's Golden Glovers added a brilliant chapter to the 50-year annals of the Intercity competition. New York scored an impressive team victory over Chicago.

It was a night of whirlwind action during the 11-bout card for the fans and the many notables at ringside. Fans swept into the arena, arriving early from all points in the metropolitan area, upstate New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. At 8 baritone John Motley, director of music for New York City's public schools, stepped into the ring and led the crowd in singing the Star Spangled Banner. i.

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