Pacific Northwest: Amateur Boxing, Yesterday & Today

[dale33n88]

HELLO ALL. I am trying to look up records from early to mid 70's of my career as a young boxer to share with my son. i don't have any personal records to show but am hoping there is a record archive to confirm my wins and record. I boxed for merrill johnson at web boxing in eugene,ore. (west eugene boxing) . i was golden glove champion in 1971 and 1972 I also was the silver glove champion in 1972. at the age of twelve and i think i boxed in the 80 lb weight class. these tournaments were held in seattle in 1971 and 1972 My coached passed away and tragedy struck in my life and i had to walk away from boxing and move on with my life. if anyone could help me with finding some records with this I would greatly appreciatte it. thanks.. [email protected]

[dale33n88]

Hi Zelley.
was wondering how a person could find info on golden gloves and silver gloves champions from the 1970's..anyone... thanks...Dale Loucks.golden gloves champion 1971, [email protected]

[Pjpj10]

I was just wondering if anyone remembers Dynamite Dennis, Marcellos Allen, Gil Whitfield,Gary Sykes, Terrel Horsly, Blair Daniels,and Ray Monge of the 80's Knott Street boxing team??

How do you know Gil whitfield? Hopefully you are talking about Gil whitfield from portland?

[Pjpj10]

I was just wondering if anyone remembers Dynamite Dennis, Marcellos Allen, Gil Whitfield,Gary Sykes, Terrel Horsly, Blair Daniels,and Ray Monge of the 80's Knott Street boxing team??

How do you know Gil whitfield? Hopefully you are talking about Gil whitfield from portland?

What all do you know about him

[Pjpj10]

I was just wondering if anyone remembers Dynamite Dennis, Marcellos Allen, Gil Whitfield,Gary Sykes, Terrel Horsly, Blair Daniels,and Ray Monge of the 80's Knott Street boxing team??

How do you know Gil whitfield? Hopefully you are talking about Gil whitfield from portland?

What all do you know about him

Gil is doing good, working at providence park downtown still wishes he was fighting

[mikeb686]

I was just wondering if anyone remembers Dynamite Dennis, Marcellos Allen, Gil Whitfield,Gary Sykes, Terrel Horsly, Blair Daniels,and Ray Monge of the 80's Knott Street boxing team??

How do you know Gil whitfield? Hopefully you are talking about Gil whitfield from portland?

I remember boxing a Dynamite Dennis in a tournament from that area when i was maybe 10-12 years old so maybe around 1980-82? I'd have to ask my coach for the exact year and weight class and all that. He remembers it all and kept and filed every program. I still see Andy Minsker around sometimes.

[Sisu]

Thank you OP for your post.
I'm going to share what I have from the PNW "Golden Era' of the 40's also, hoping to find anyone who might have memories from their own (very old if still living) fathers who might have trained/sparred with Warren May out of Odell/Hood River fighting for the Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland.
I've done extensive searches including microfiche seeking names, photos, anything from the 1940's and it's a dang shame that this area's/era of amateur history is not up online for modern day boxing history buffs. If we don't get this up online, it's gone. I have yet to make an appt. with the MAC to comb their archives, but they sure don't have any boxing history up online that I could find.
If someone wants me to take photo scans of old newspaper clippings, let me know, I'll work on that, am going to type out what I have, and hopefully anyone else seeking names of their relatives/family members will be helped. I don't consider myself too terribly "old" yet, but once my generation is gone, there's no one left with living memories of the men of this era.

Unknown newspaper Portland, Oregon, 1945-
Double Photo spread:
MULTNOMAH BOXERS--Warren May left, middleweight, and Bill Kydd, light heavy represent the Multnomah club in the Ramblers club smoker tonight. The ring program is scheduled to begin at 8:30 o'clock.
Amateur Box Joust Tonight
An ambitious contingent of amateur leather pushers Monday afternoon waited the bell that will send them into action Monday night at 8 o'clock in the annual Rambler club mitt-boree at the Jewish Community center.

Culled from defense home areas, the majority of the (fighters) who will be seen in action are comparative newcomer's to the Rambler club's ring joust, several holdovers from last year will be pitching for trophies which go to winning contests.

Coming as it does only two days before the Golden Gloves tourney in the Auditorium, Monday's meet will be a testing ground for boys who all have their eyes set on entry into the grand finale to a highly successful amateur ring season. Included in the list of swatters who will around the premiere Monday night are Jerry Ren(___?), Jim Ogden, Dave Arndt, Warren May, Jim Bush, Tom Ernest, Bill Kydd, Jess Weber, Jerry Ga(___?), Bob Riley, Lazar Sevy, Wayne Wichman, Louie Wellman, the last named and ex grid star from Vancouver Wash. high school.

A feature on this year's card will be an 8-man battle royale between four (?) 70 pound sockers from Vanport against a similar __ad from Vancouver.

Unknown Newspaper Portland Oregon 1947 (?)
"M" Slugger
(Photo of) Warren May
To show ring class
MAC Slates Amateur Card
Final amateur boxing card of the season at the Multnomah club is on the books on Wednesday night beginning at 8:15, with 13 bouts scheduled topped by the middleweight battle between Warren May of the MAC and Jay Thomas of PAL.
The Chemawa Indian school will send a contingent of 9 of its colorful scrappers, while Vancouver recreation and Vanport college will also be represented.
Tommy O'brien, boxing instructor of the MAC, announced Tuesday the list officials for......(missing )


OREGON JOURNAL SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH 1945
PHOTO OF - JOHN CLEMO , PORTLAND FLYWEIGHT WARREN MAY, MULTNOMAH CLUB BOBBY FORD, PORTLAND MIDDLEWEIGHT
AMATEUR MITT WIELDERS - This trio of youngsters will be among the big field of leather tossers scheduled to perform in the state A.A.U. Golden Glove championships Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights in the Auditorium. (Portland, Oregon) Clemo, who recently won the the flyweight title in the Northwest Golden Glove tourney, has won 15 straight contests in less than a year of boxing, about 100 sockers are expected to compete.


Leather Pushers Await Gong for A. A. U. Titles (Portland, Oregon 1945)
Fists will fly fast and furious at the Auditorium Wednesday Thursday and Friday night, when the 1945 state A. A. U. Golden Glove championships get underway with approximately 100 fighters swinging into action in nine weight divisions.

All entries must be filed at A. A. U. headquarters not later than 4. p.m. today. Arrangements have been made to keep A. A. U. headquarters at 1849 Southwest Salmon street open to day for 1 to 4 o'clock to receive last minute entries.

James J. Richardson, state chairman of A. A. U. boxing, advises all fighters they must appear at the Multnomah Athletic club Wednesday between 12 noon and 2 p.m. to officially weigh in and receive a physical examination. As soon as all fighters have weighed in, draw for opponents in each of the nine weight divisions will start. Some fighters will draw byes in the first elimination rounds and may not have to compete until later in the tournament.

Herman DeVault, general chairman of the three-night fistic classic, reports that fighters from all over the Pacific Northwest will compete. The two latest outside entries come from Jim McBride and Kenneth Hughes, light heavy-weights from Longview and Olympia, respectively, several other near-heavies will battle it out in this division and there may be as many as 10 light heavy-weights competing in the three-night melee.

An indication of the class of fighters entered in the Golden Gloves is gleaned from the fact that two Portland fighters who will be seen in action at the Auditorium last week won titles in the Seattle Golden Gloves tourney. They are Joe Clemo, Columbia Boxing club, 112 pounds, and Lewis Wellman, Vancouver Athletic club, 175 pounds.

Fight fans are waiting for the bout between Billy Kydd, Multnomah club 175-pounder, and Lewis Wellman, Vancouver Athletic club, when and if they tangle. Kidd is a hard-hitting light heavyweight who won his last fight in less than 27 seconds at the Rambler club smoker. Wellman is conceded the ace of local 175-pounders.

Tommy Davis, wearing the colors of the Multnomah club, is entered in the 185-pound class. Davis won the Washington D.C. Golden Gloves last year. Tommy O'Brien, Winged M boxing instructor, believes Davis can stop the fast and hard-hitting Billy Tyree, representing the Vancouver athletic club, if they meet during the tournament. Tyree has won nine of his last 12 fights via the knockout route.

Starting time of the first bout Wednesday night will not be known until all fighters have weighed in and the draw for opponents made. Due to the fact that all fighting must be over by midnight in compliance with the federal curfew edict, first bout Wednesday night may start around 7 o'clock. Ticket sales for the three night tournament started Saturday at J. K. Gills. Servicemen will be admitted free the first two nights. Wounded veterans from Barnes hospital will be special guests of the A. A. U. boxing committee.
(ad for the match)
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100 FIGHTERS
1945 GOLDEN GLOVES
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Elimination
CIVIC AUDITORIUM
S.W. 3RD AVE. AND CLAY
MARCH 7-8-9
Tickets on sale J.K. Gill Co.
408 S.W. 5th Ave. Phone AT 8681 (?)
___Prices___
March 7 and 8 --Res. Ringside and 1st 10 rows main floor, $1 each night.
Gen. adm. 75 cents each night.
March 9-- Reserved, $2, $1.50.
Gen. adm. $1.[/b]
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Warren May is Golden Gloves Champion
Hood River Boy Makes Big Showing
by Eino Annala (1945, unknown Hood River newspaper)
Warren May, 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. May of Odell, Friday evening of last week, won the 160-pound championship in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament held in the Public Auditorium in Portland. The Golden Gloves tournament is, of course, strictly for amateurs, but only the best talent can qualify to compete.
Young May's stiffest opposition came from Bobby Ford, a dusky lad, who had previously won in his own weight in the Seattle tournament. The final bout May won by a technical knockout in the first round. He was fighting under the colors of the Multnomah Athletic club....missing area....
...earned enough credits to graduate and for the last five weeks has been attending Portland Technological school where he has been studying radio for the Eddy test which he hopes to pass before his induction this month. He hopes to become a part of Uncle Sam's Navy.
Much credit for the showing made by the Hood River boy in the Northwest Golden Gloves tournament should go to Arne Udelius, another local boy. Udelius, who boxed at Oregon State, spent many evenings coaching a group of Odell youngsters. From this group materialized the new middle weight Champion of the Northwest.

UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER (PORTLAND, OREGON, 1947)
A.A.U. Fight Tourney Ends With Slam-Bang Slug Party by Marlowe Branagan
In the slam-bangingest grand finale to an A. A. U. slug meet in years, eight Oregon ring rulers were crowned Friday night in the Auditorium, but not before they had waded through a program which consumed 4 hours and 10 minutes of time and had a turnout of more than 1,500 as slightly slap-happy as were some of the losers.

From top to bottom the program dished up a rousing display of fistic fireworks and out of the maelstrom of red leather which tore through the night air for 24 bouts the figure of James E. Gooding, a tousled haired 126-pounder with a whistling right hand and a rock-ribbed chin, emerged as the winner of the John Colon memorial trophy--symbolic of his being the outstanding boxer in the 3-night joust.

Gooding had to be better than good to earn his coveted award as he out-slugged game Don Stringer, a champion in his own right in 118-pound ranks last spring, in what was the sharpest bout of the 3-night meet

Their one tiff was worth the price of admission was the worth the price of admission and in it Gooding proved what has long been a ring theory was at least true on this one occasion--that other things being equal, the good right hand socker will consistently beat the good portside pitcher. Gooding nailed down the (____?) in the third and final round after the two boys had wound up their first two heats about as even as two links of a gnat's whiskers. By his exploding a right hand which rocked the PAL star to his shoelaces, Gooding won the nod and with it ownership of the Colon trophy for the next 12 months.

Quickest kayo of the night came in the 118-pound finale, one in which Wendell (Curly) DeLorme, the dead-eyed kid for PAL, hung a 34 second sleeping pill on the chin of Albert Comedown, 116-pound Chemawa Indian rival. It was "go down" for Comedown once the ex-112-pound kingpin cut loose with a right hand shot which left Albert's chin about as pliable as a stretch of elastic ribbon.

Another lad who upset the apple cart in his title chance was Joe Ortega, a rough, tough, smart and dead-dash game lad operating for Vanport college in lightweight circles. He hacked out a convincing and well earned decision over Multnomah Athletic club's prize lightweight package, Eddy Tate.

Ortega was too clever for Tate, making the "baker boy" miss his chill-producing right hook at least 25 times in the 3-heat session. By contrast, the bobbing, weaving Ortega slammed in close and twice shook Tate with a blistering right hand of his own.

Sturdy Warren May proved that a stout punch will offset a stout heart as he beat Larry Moyer, youngest of the famed fighting brothers, in the middleweight finale. Moyer, also wearing MAC silks was just too young for his sharper clouting foe and his brothers Tommy and Harry--themselves scourges in yesterday's amateur ranks hereabouts--wisely tossed in the towel in the second to save the baby-faced youngest member of the family from an artistic lacing.

May packs a lot of T. N. T. in either mitt, moves in at all times and can shake off a punch with the best of 'em. He was, probably, the runner up to Gooding in the race for outstanding honors.

Kenneth Nerison had his troubles, but eventually banged his way to a nod over Stoddard Malarkey in a PAL versus Multnomah club 175-pound division finale, PAL coming out head first and MAC feet first in this instance.

Summaries--
Semi-final round
112-pound class--Curtis Stacona, 112, knocked out Ray Pete, 110, second round; Carroll Gensaw, 109, Chemawa Indian school, decisioned Art Adams, 122, Multnomah Athletic club.
118-pound class--Wendell DeLorme, PAL, decisioned Willie Gensaw, Chemawa Indian school; Albert Comedown, 116, Chemawa Indian school, won by default over George Robb, 118, Vanport college.
126-pound class--James E. Gooding, Portland, decisioned Arlen Gallagher, VFW; Don Stringer, 125, PAL, knocked out Denny Quinn, 125, Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce, first round.
135-pound class--Joey Ortega, 128 1/2, Vanport college, knocked out Monty Montgomery, 135, Chemawa Indian school, second round; Edward Tate, 135, Multnomah Athletic club, knocked out Ralph Weiser, 134 1/2, Beatty, first round.
147-pound class--Paul Kennedy, 147, LongView YMCA, decisioned James McDonald, 147, Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce; Richard Weldon, 147, Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce, decisioned Dean Abney, 142, Jefferson.
160-pound class--Warren May, 160, Multnomah Athletic club, defeated Robert G. Johnson, Vanport, T. K. O. , second round. Larry Moyer, 160, Multnomah Athletic club, decisioned Omega Searcie, 150, PAL.
175-pound class--Kenneth Nerison, 172, PAL, knocked out James Oswald, 164, Vanport college; Stoddard Malarkey, 174, knocked out Albert Grillet, 163, U.S. navy, first round.
Heavyweights--William Evans, 185, Vanport college, defeated James Brock, 200, Salem, T. K. O. , second round.
Henry Wilson, 186, U. S. navy, defeated Don Davenport, 180, Vanport college, T. K. O., first round.

Final Round
112-pound class-Curtis Stacona, 112, Chemawa, decisioned Carroll Gensaw, 109, Chemawa Indian school.
118-pound class--Wendell (Curly) DeLorme, 118, PAL, knocked out Albert Comedown, 116, Chemawa Indian school, first round.
126-pound class--James E. Gooding, 126, Portland, decisioned Don Stringer, 125, PAL.
135-pound class--Joe Ortega, 128 1/2, Vanport college, decisioned Eddy Tate, 125, Multnomah Athletic club.
147-pound class--Paul Kennedy, 147, LongView YMCA, decisioned Richard Weldon, 147, Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce.
160-pound class--Warren May, 160, Multnomah Athletic club, defeated Larry Moyer, 160, Multnomah Athletic club, T. K. O., second round.
175-pound class--Kenneth Nerison, PAL, 172, decisioned Stoddard Malarkey, 174, Multnomah Athletic club.
Heavyweights--William Evans, 185, Vanport college, decisioned Henry Wilson, 186, U. S. navy.

Fighters Gain AAU Crowns (Portland, Oregon, 1947)
Eight Amateurs Earn Trip East
by Dick Godfrey , Sports Writer, The Oregonian
Eight young men Friday became AAU boxing
champions, one in each weight division,
as the three-day state tournament terminated
at the civic auditorium.
One, James E. Gooding, registered from Portland,
not only won the title in the 126-pound division,
but also was awarded the John M. Colon perpetual
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1947 AAU BOXING CHAMPS
112-POUNDS--CURTIS STACOMA, CHEMAWA
118-POUNDS--WENDELL DELORME, PAL
126-POUNDS--JAMES E. GOODING, PORTLAND
135-POUNDS--JOEY ORTEGA, VANPORT COL.
147-POUNDS--PAUL KENNEDY, LONGVIEW Y
160-POUNDS--WARREN MAY, MULT. CLUB
175-POUNDS--KENNETH NERISON, PAL
HEAVYWEIGHT--WM. EVANS, VANPORT COL.
___________________________________________
trophy as the outstanding individual battler, presented by
Harry Norquist, Oregon AAU president, and James J. Richardson,
tournament manager.

Gooding won his semi-final decision over Arlen Gallagher,
VFW boxing club, then gained the nod over Don Stringer, PAL,
in the final--a bruising closely-fought battle. It was the top
fight of the night's program, Stringer had kayoed Denny
Quinn, Eugene, in the first round of the semi-final, the
Eugenean being knocked downfor a count, then clouted
out with a right that shattered his cheek bone.

Warren May, Multnomah club, put up a great fight in
gaining a second-round knockout over a teammate,
Larry Moyer, for the 160-pound division. May, a two-handed
slugger, staggered Moyer --brother of the famous
Tommy Moyer and ex national AAU champion--so often
in the second round that Referee Collie Stoops halted
the one-sided match.

Wendell DeLorme, Portland Athletic club, showed one
of the wickedest wallops in winning the 118-pound
crown. He lowered the leveller on Albert Comedown,
Chemawa Indian, in 43 seconds of the first round.
Comedown got into the finals be default in the semi-
final round when George Robb, Vanport college, failed
to qualify.

Because two of the final fights were slow affairs and
the contestants failed to show national caliber, the
AAU boxing committee announced a meeting to
name the Oregon team for the national AAU... (paper clipped off here, part missing)

Results from unknown newspaper clipping with more results info
SEMIFINALS
112-pound--Curtis Stacona, Chemawa, knocked out Ray Pete, Chemawa, in the second round; Carroll Gensaw, Chemawa, decisioned Art Adams, Multnomah club.
118-pounds--Wendell DeLorme, PAL, decisioned Willie Gensaw, Chemawa; Albert Comedown, Chemawa, decisioned George Robb, Vanport college.
126-pounds--James Gooding, Portland, decisioned Arlen Gallagher, VFW Boxing club; Don Stringer, PAL, knocked out Denny Quinn, Eugene JR. C. of C., in the first round.
135-pounds--Joey Ortega, Vanport college, knocked out Monty Montogmery, Klamath Falls, in the second round; Eddy Tate, Multnomah club, knocked out Ralph Weiser, Beatty, in the first round.
147-pound--Paul Kennedy, Longview YMCA, decisioned James McDonald, Eugene; Richard Welden, Eugene, Jr. C. of C. decisioned Dean Abney, Jefferson, OR.
160-pound--Warren May, Multnomah club, knocked out Robert Johnson, Vanport, in the second round; Larry Moyer, Multnomah club, decisioned Omega Searcie, PAL.
175-pound--Kenneth Nerison, PAL, knocked out James Oswald, Vanport college, in the first round; Stoddard Malarkey, Multnomah club, knocked out Albert Grillet, U.S. navy, in the first round.
Heavyweight--William Evans, Vanport college, knocked out James Brock, Salem, in the first round; Henry Wilson, U.S. navy, knocked out Don Davenport, Vanport college, in the first round.
FINAL ROUND
112-pound class--Curtis Stacona, 112, Chemawa Indian school, decisioned Carroll Gensaw, 109, Chemawa Indian school
118-pound class--Wendell (Curly) DeLorme, 118, PAL, knocked out Albert Comedown, 116, Chemawa Indian school first round.
126-pound class--James E. Gooding, 126, Portland, decisioned Don Stringer, 125, PAL
135-pound class--Joe Ortega, 128 1/2, Vanport college, decisioned Eddie Tate, 135 Multnomah Athletic club.
147-pound class--Paul Kennedy, 147 Longview YMCA, decisioned Richard Welden, 147, Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce.
160-pound class--Warren May, 160, Multnomah Athletic club, defeated Larry Moyer, 160, Multnomah Athletic club, TKO; second round.
175-pound--Kenneth Nerison, PAL, 172, decisioned Stoddard Malarkey, 174, Multnomah Athletic club.
Heavyweights--William Evans, 185, Vanport college, decisioned Henry Wilson, 186, U.S. Navy.


I've found some old pages of the Portland Enquirer with some GREAT writing about professional matches and will try to post those too. Hopefully this will fill a puzzle piece for someone out there searching for their dad's or granddad's story. Would really like to see our PNW WWII era hotties remembered for the great fighting men they were, may they rest in peace. Never back down, never give up.

[593238]

HELLO ALL. I am trying to look up records from early to mid 70's of my career as a young boxer to share with my son. i don't have any personal records to show but am hoping there is a record archive to confirm my wins and record. I boxed for merrill johnson at web boxing in eugene,ore. (west eugene boxing) . i was golden glove champion in 1971 and 1972 I also was the silver glove champion in 1972. at the age of twelve and i think i boxed in the 80 lb weight class. these tournaments were held in seattle in 1971 and 1972 My coached passed away and tragedy struck in my life and i had to walk away from boxing and move on with my life. if anyone could help me with finding some records with this I would greatly appreciatte it. thanks.. [email protected]