16.04.2007, 07:32
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
2 Januar 1948
Amateur Fights Scheduled for Tuesday Night
Council Bluffs will have some amateur fights Tuesday night, Ralph Hayes, local promoter announced Friday.
The night bout card has been lined up as a tune-up for several of the local Glove aspirants.
Hillside club of Omaha will furnish most of the opposition for the Bluffs kids on the Tuesday card. Bluffs team will be made up of a combination of battlers from the American Legion and Blue Star teams. Both teams have been training under Hayes.
Heavyweight feature will see Ed (Junior Bearcat) Wright in action. Young Wright, son of the famous Bearcat of former days, is a South Omaha boy, but he will be fighting with the Bluffs team Tuesday. He does not intend to enter Golden Gloves competition this year. Reason for having him on the card, Hayes explained, was that there is no heavyweight on either of the other teams.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
2 Januar 1948
Amateur Fights Scheduled for Tuesday Night
Council Bluffs will have some amateur fights Tuesday night, Ralph Hayes, local promoter announced Friday.
The night bout card has been lined up as a tune-up for several of the local Glove aspirants.
Hillside club of Omaha will furnish most of the opposition for the Bluffs kids on the Tuesday card. Bluffs team will be made up of a combination of battlers from the American Legion and Blue Star teams. Both teams have been training under Hayes.
Heavyweight feature will see Ed (Junior Bearcat) Wright in action. Young Wright, son of the famous Bearcat of former days, is a South Omaha boy, but he will be fighting with the Bluffs team Tuesday. He does not intend to enter Golden Gloves competition this year. Reason for having him on the card, Hayes explained, was that there is no heavyweight on either of the other teams.