Thrilling Fight Program Is
Witnessed By Large Crowd
Approximately 300 Fans Pack Boxing Club
On West Second Street For Boxing-Wrest
ling Show. Young Strickland and Cy
clone Barnes Wrestle To A Draw.
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Five spectacular bouts of glove
slinging, staged by enthusiastic
amateurs eager for victory, and
one evenly divided wrestling
match provided plenty of thrills
for the fans who turned out for
the third of a series of matches
held every Saturday night by the
mill athletic club.
The first bout between Ed
Mosely of Roanoke No. 2, 122 lbs.
and Hurley Midget of Patterson,
126, wa snapoy and exciting.
Midget won a close decision only
after a valiant scrap by Mosely.
Richard Collins, 128 lbs., cl
Patterson, and Morgan Babb, 128
lbs., of No. 2, fought to a draw,
both men very evenly matched.
These men will scrap it out this
Saturday night.
Philip Hux, 141, of Roanoke
Rapids high school, proved a lit
tle too much for the rugged Lete
Tidwell, 142, of No. 1.
Roy Babb, 1G9, of No. 1, won a
technical Kayo over Kid Kirkland,
18G, of No. 2. Kirkland, however,
put up a stubborn resistance and
with a little more training will
be hard to outclass.
The feature bout between J. 1.
Brown, 135 lbs., champion of Roa
noke No. 2, and Earl Wood, 131
lbs., champion of Roanoke No. 1,
proved most exciting. Brown
floored Wood in the second round
and had him reeling several
times but in spite of this, Wood
came back and finished courage
ously, but lost the decision to the
methodical Brown.
The headliner on the card was
the wrestling match between
Young Strickland of Roanoke
Rapids and Cyclone Barnes of
Rocky Mount. Spectators gasped
at the bone crushing tactics of
he two man mountains, altho the
match was not without its funny
aspects.
Strickland won the first fall in
seventeen minutes and nineteen
seconds. Barnes came back to
pin Strickland in eight minutes to
win the second fall. The match
was halted at the ending of forty
minutes to be called a draw.
Strickland will be after Cyclone’s
scalp Saturday night; they will
wrestle until one wins a decision,
regardless of time.
Five hundred seats have been
installed to accommodate the ever
increasing crowds.
The feature boxing match on
the card for Saturday night, Feb
ruary 8th, will be between J. T.
Brown, 135 lbs., champion in that
weight of Roanoke Mills Co. and
Roanoke Rapids, who will go out
of his class to meet Phillip Hux,
141 lbs., also champion over all
challengers from Roanoke Mills
Co., Patterson Mills Co. and Roa
noke Rapids. This boy is fighting
under the colors of the Roanoke
Rapids High School and it is the
writer’s opinion two cleaner or
better boxers would be hard to
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ROSEMARY CONCERT
BAND HAS ELECTION
At the recent annual meeting
of the Rosemary Concert Band
the following officers were elect
ed: J. W. Sanders, Director; Capt.
Peter Koolwyck, assistant Direc
tor and Manager; Mr. Curley,
secretary and treasurer.
Several new members of thr
band have een added, includin'.
Dot Bennett, cornet, and Ruby
Gums, bass. The band can use
some more clarinet players. A.
the present time there are 24
members of the band, equipped
with uniforms.
Future plans call for a further
increase in numbers and for spe
cial music for the next concert
and vaudeville. It is also planned
thru cooperation of local mill of
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Y.G.S.S. Club
Y. G. S. S. Club met Saturday
afternoon at the home of Miriam
Smith. A short business session
was held after which a deligtful
social our was enjoyed at which
time refreshments were served
consisting of jello, ice cream and
cake. Those present were; Nor
ma Grissom, Hazel Grissom, Mary
Garner, Mary Cannon, Miriam
Smith and Lottie Allen.
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The Rosemary Concert Band of
Roanoke Rapids is deserving of
consideration wherever good band
music is required. Anyone need
ing such musical service may get
full information and dates from
the manager, Capt. Peter, P. O.
Box 202, Roanoke Rapids, N. C.