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QuarlesPatti sail FightSensational Championship Race L ooked ForOCollege Flash and LocalPride Set for Their BoutoLarge Attendance Expected at Legion’s BoxingShow Featuring Southern ConferenceLightweight Champo~Probably Danville's most talkeri of” fight tA'iiJ become a. reality tonight when Jlmmv PaUisall, Danville's'18-yeat-old fistic veteran, meets Nor-meht Quarles, a coliege; lightweight of national reputation now fighting under the A. A. U„ in the feature attraction of the American' Legion's boxing show' at the Armory tonight.Paitisall who has been training strenuously and diligently, for the past three weeks is said to be In the best condition of hts career and- is optimistic over his chances of winning. -Although only a}ghteen years old he Is a veteran, having followed and engaged in boxing for a number of years. . lie has an enviable record mid his long ring experience together with his aggressiveness as an offensive fighter: ns well as defensive, is counted on his followers to carry him to. a victory over the brilliant Quarles tonight.:.Quarles, who recently deserted the Southern Conference ranks, where he was lightweight champlno, because of lack of competition, wilbbe fighting his second fight out of college, his first bout .under the A. A. U , being k close victory over Bobby Goldstein in Richmond recenilv.,* w • .•A large ymmber of Quarles'. follow-' ers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel mil where the scrapper is a student, are expected to attend the fight tonight.Jn addition to the;Quarles-Paitisaltfight, an interesting preliminary program has been arranged. Don Whitlock. of,Roanoke, will meet Pug Hin-to. of Hendersonville, N. C. Young AUise, of Roanoke. and Jack. Roper, of Hendersonville, will swap punches and Tony the Greek, Danville, and Buster Horton, Pulaski, will offer another bout.Quarles and Pat Lisa H were i/i weigh in publicly at 3:30o‘clock nt the Danville Y. M, c. A. and the doors of the Armory open at 7:30 p. m. ' Reserved seats for the fight obtainable at Patterson’s Drug .Store, Hatcher’s Pool Room and Central Pharmacy will remain on sale at these places until 6 p. in. . ..A loud speaker system, will he Installed at the ringside tonight, and the fights will be announced in this manner for the first time in Danville.Ben Kushner win referee the main event, between Quarles and Pattlsall. Eddie Harris will referee the. semifinal and the main preliminary. A colored referee will be Selected' for the Negro bout, and Cecil • Harris, a juvenile, will referee the ' curtainraiser, which Ip to be ait exhibition bout, between a couple of. extreme lightweights.The judges, as announced by 'Ellis, last night, will be A. M. Aiken. B, V. Booth, Jr.,. and Walter Heenen, of.Richmond, member of the A. A. U.Picard WinsNorth andSouth OpenCh Arlpsf nn fJnlfor PrnVOld DominionSport Briefs(By The xlssoctatcd Press) Washington and Lee’s Generals and the Bridgewater Eagles came back forHeadline Tonight’s Fistic ShowJIMMY PATTIS ALLNORMENT QUARLESWhen Quarles anti Paliisali- meet Iti the. ring here'• tonight U. will bring together a bo.ver win* has gained national reputation and another who is aspiring for such. It 'Will be Quarles .second fight, since deserting coJIrglule ranks and it will be: Pattlsa 11*8 biggest test in his career.i
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Danville Bee
Danville, Virginia, US
Fri, Mar 30, 1934
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