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Navy Sails Through Finals to Capture Boxing Championship
The Navy swept the Carolinas AAU Boxing Championships at City Lake Gymnasium winning the team title as six Navy finalists all won. Marines had 10 open finals but only four winners while Army finished third. Gastonia won the novice division. Frank Spangler of the Army earned the Sportsmanship Award. Adrian Johnson of the Navy took Most Outstanding Boxer in the open division with Doug Sides of Greensboro a recipient in the event.
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Navy
Marines
Army
City Lake Gymnasium
Frank Spangler
Adrian Johnson
Johnson
Doug Sides
Greensboro
Roy Johnson
Oliver Ewell
Giles Wall
Talbert Anderson
Carl Leachman
Mike Fortune
Ewell
Paul Cordeed
Wall
Frankie Allen
Anderson
Jerry Davidson
Leachman
James Edwards
Spangler
Larry Armendariz
Charlie Newton
Gastonia
Giles
Willie Taylor
Charlotte
Fred Dean
Lincolnton
Sonny
Ivester
Eddie Carrier
Carrier
Jack Haefner
Randy Moore
Armendariz
Newton
Hinton Wilson
Bobby Campbell
Wilson
Campbell
Bell
Art Redden
Houston Williams
Fain Farmer
Lary Armendariz
Leon Coleman
Danny Arthur
Larry McCuen
Donald Faulkner
David Ham
Thayer Borel
Roy Miller
Buddy Spain Astonia
Leroy Miller
James Jones
Freddie Crawford
Billy Sides
Sonny Ivester
Messes
Jack Steothes
Andy O
Costenvar
Hi Houston Williams
James Williamson
Jake Murray