St Josephs College and Military Academy - On Parade Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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oxing Win Seven Boxing Crowns The St. Joseph Cadets continued the trend, begun last year, of taking the majority of the state boxing titles. Five Cadets were crowned state champions, another a runner-up, and two won the championship event in the golden gloves tournament at Hutchinson. TWO. GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONS Col. Downey's boxers returned from the Golden Gloves tournament with two crowns dangling from their belts. Thomas Younger, Class B lightweight had to fight his team mate, Verlin Staab, in the finals, and thus Staab lost the opportunity to win a crown for himself. Ralph Buggs, Class B Bantamweight champion, was the other winner. Although he had receiv- ed a broken nose in the first round, Buggs went on to win the championship. In all there were i l W! 1 V L li N lY . - it 5, l 1,,. 5 it COL. ARTHUR DOWNEY, boxing coach six Cadets entered in the matches. Right: These boys went to Hutchinson to , ,- enter the Golden Gloves tournament. Left H ' , to right: Whitey Waltersg Thomas Young- A I- lf.. .T -' '- J ' V - y ' 'T cr, lightweight champion: John Deibelg A ' 5 'Z , ' A , . -n Ralph Buggs, bantamweight championg i ' , :.'Af'ji 'A Q, H , f' Verlin Staab, runner-up, lightweight. Be- low: The State Champion Team, left to right, kneeling: Thomas Younger, light- weight championg Ernest Leiker, runner- upg Larry Obcrle, 147 pound winnerg Whitey Walters, 147 lb. Class A. 'Stand- ing: Ralph Buggs, bantam winnerg Paul Walters, 118 lb. Class A championg Verlin Staah, Donald Schmidt, 160 lb. champion. f ALJ 57

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1 , .- -.i Phil Gottschalk, Jr., goes after Deines of Russell. THE BOXING TEAM Boxing has been well established now at St. Joseph's as a major sport. Under the guidance of Col. Downey and Capt. Melancon, the team so far has taken part in two matches with Russell, winning one and losing one. The team expects to participate in the Golden Gloves Tournament and the State Amateur Meet in the Spring. That the sport is popular is evidenced by the turnout shown in the photo in this page. John Deibel wind-s up his right for a fling at Storman. Ralph Buggs decisioned Hamilton. ll H , ,I 1, f I 'il-I . . iw Hn, .. ' we - W! if-' ' I ...H X M Q ' The Boxing Team: L to R, lkneelinglz A. Evans, student Buggs, V. Gottschalk, R. Gottschalk, G Gottschalk, T manager, D- SChBlYl'b9l'Z01', D- Sl-MEP, P- Gottschalk. C- Younger, L. Palen, J. Connelly, A. Wilkens Capt R Dreiling, D. Casey, J. Deihel. Standing: Col. A. Downey, Melancon, assistant com-h. Coach, J. Weaver, R. Valter, V. Staab, C. Schroeder, R.

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TAKE FIVE STATE CROWNS ' Members of the Cadet boxing team won eight of 12 bouts in the flrst session of the Kan- sas A. A. U. bozpng tournament at Ifratt to open defense of their state championship won ast year. On the final evening five of the six Cadet boxers entered emerge with a championship and on the strength of this showing, also car- ried off the team trophy, thereby earning -the title of state champion team for the second time ln as many years. , The winners were : PAUL WALTERS, 118 lb., Class A: THOMAS YOUNGER, 135 lb., Class B3 LARRY OBERLE, 147 lb., Class B3 RALPH BUGGS, 118 lb., Class B5 DON SCHMIDT, 160 lb., Class B. WIN TEAM TROPHY AT ACADEMY The boxing team put on a good show for the'home folks .on the nights of March 16 and 17 in the new field house. There were 15'bouts on the first card, 12 on the second. Byl wmmng six of the 12 final bouts, the Cadet fig ters car- ried off the team trophy. A fair crowd was on hand for the first nigh but a most untimely blizzard kept many away the second evening. The ugset of the night was the defeat of Don Schmi t, defending state champxlon bg Keith Kessinger of Russell, whom Sc midt ad de- feated the week before in the state finals. Other winners were: Marvin Walters over Oberle, both Cadets in the 14f7-pound class 5 Thomas Younger over DlCk'GT1mm of Russellg Ernie Lelker over John Simon both Cadets: Gerald Leikam over Connie Schroeder, both Cadetsg Ralph Buggs over Paul Walters, both Cadetsg Ver in Staab over Cagle. Upper right: George McCourt ileftj mixes it up with Kissinger, at Russell. Upper left: Hilarion Brake sends Ernest Leiker through the ropes at the Academy bouts. Left: Some of this year's haul of trophies. Lower left: Larry Strecker ileftj absorbs one from Verlin Staab.