The Mercer Cluster. (Macon, Ga.) 1920-current, April 06, 1979, Image 15
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by Mike Cranford
The Mercer Intramural Box
ing Championships were a
suceeea because of the efforts of
the boxers themselves; they put
on a show that would rival most
professional boxing matches in
enthusiasm and effort. Every
one of the fighters exhibited the
kind of intestinal fortitude that
makers dedicated boxer.
The fight , should have been
covered by ABC and Howard
Coeell so an accurate blow by
blow description could be given
but I will try to recap the
highlights as much aa possible.
Roosevelt Sampson gamely
took the fight to a taller Bob
Sheppard in the first bout.
Sieppard, who had one other
fight before, this bout, need his
reach and a lightening quick
right hand to keep the stronger
Sampson at bey. The fight was
close until the third round when
Sampson’s guard dropped a
little and Sheppard "dipped his
hair" with a one-two punch that
the edge and a
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in a corner and three right
hands drew first blood as the
referee, Jsckie Cranford, jump
ed in to stop the fight.
Anyone not knowing would
have thought Steve Daly and
Dom DeRosa werd enemies
from birth. Daly, a Sigma Nu,
came out at the sound of the bell
intending on finishing SAE’s
DeRosa. DeRosa weathered the
first attack and came beck in the
second round to stun Daly with
a lead right hand. The second
round ended as a wrestling
match with the referee having
to warn the guys they were
— 1 *- 1 — —t wrestle.
a carbon
but Daly
victory.
agreed
to box Stokey Jackson who was
12 lbs. heavier because Jack
son’s opponent didn’t show.
Sheppard won the first round
but the rigors of his previous
fight was too much for him, and
the hard-hitting Jackson Yf^O’-
ed him in the second round with
ah over-hand right. Bob was
awarded the ‘' Sportsmanship
Award" for his conduct (hiring
the match, and his effort to
provide another boxer a chance
156 lbs. of
Mercer’s Cesar Borri mixes it ap with
ROTC and Don Payne, a 166
Ib.’er from SAE also were
matched because the guys they
were supposed to box "chicken- •
ed out". (I'm sorry there’s no
other word for it.)
Hunter used his elusive style
and s counter attack to stay
away from the stronger Payne.
Aa the fight progressed. Hunter
gained confidence and the two
stood toe to toe and slugged it
out. Another does call, Angelo
Hunter by a split derision.
Mike Macky, Lambda Chi
Alpha and Paul Break were '
sparring partners and they too
were thrown together when
jaundice appeared on the becks
of their opponents. These guys
were going to "more or lees"
spar but the crowd got "more”
than they expected. Both had
been training extensively and
were tuned in the key of G, for
go, so when the first bell rang,
the competitive spirit of both
men took over. It was one of the
hardest fought battles of the
night with both boxers capable
of delivering a knock-out punch
and indeed both were staggered
in the second round. When the
third round came, Macky had a
small cut on the inside of his
mouth which defeated him.
Macky had been winning the
fight until Bresk opened up with
a flume that reopened the cut
on Macky's lip. Referee stopped
the contest, Paul Bresk, the
winner by a TKO.
Skip Dahlstram of Sigma Nu
loet a split decision to Louis
Clark, and be should have won.
True. Louis threw the deanef,
harder punches but Skip was
the aggressor for the entire bout
and took everything Louia
dished out. Both men were
looking for a knockout but Louia
waited for one. punch while
Dahlstram threw everything but
the kitchen sink. Maybe a
rematch would decide.
The heavyweighta always
bring out the^roar of a crowd but
most of the crowd were starting
to get hoarse when Kappa
Sigma's Jimmie Singer and
SAE'a Bill Marlow climbed into
the ring. SAE was well
represented in the stands and
they got the crowd started again
aa the 200 lb. gladiators fought
each other. Singer was in better
condition but Marlow 'was
| stronger and they dueler}^
constantly for the duration.
Another close bout with Singer
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winning by a split decision.
The icing on the cake was an
exhibition match between Gol
den Gloves Champions Jakey
Winters and Alvin Dixon. A
hush fell over the crowd as the)
seemed to sense the intensity of
these two serious Olympic
contenders. All eyes were glued
on the ring as the spectators
witnessed the true art of boxing
aa these two pushed themselves
to the limit each round. The
bout was declared a draw to the
approval of the crowd and
Intramural Boxing came to an
end.
Kappa Sigma won the team
award for the roost victories.
They entered two and won two.
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of the
men who participated and
helped during the match.
Without you, it wouldn't have
been successful. We will have
another Intramural match in the
spring and due to the success of
our events. Intramural points
will be awarded, starting next
year. So start grooming your
candidate.
Tennis Wins!
by Catherine Headricks
As The Cluster goes to press,
Mercer’s men’s and women’s
tennis teams have compiled a
record of 3-3, 7-4 respectively.
Coach Bobby Wilder recently
commented that both teams
have improved since last year,
and the rest of the season looks
promising. The women’s tennis
team is composed of Senior
Barbara Fuernisa; Junior Sha
ron McSwain; Sophomores Tam
mie Treadwell, Donna Leak,
and Dayna Leak; and Freshman
Jan Daly. Coach Wilder cited
McSwain as his number one
female competitor, having lost
only once this season. Together
Sharon McSwain and Barbara
Fuernisa have composed the
number one women’s doubles
team at
three years.
The Men’s tennis team is
made up of Seniors Ernie
Trammel, Danny Walker, and
Decker Velie; Juniors Rob
Wilder, Doug Nichols, and
Charles Harris; Freshman Larry
de Sousa. Coach Wilder com
mented that Trammel and
Wilder have been playing
particularly well this season.
Ernie Trammel and Danny
Walker have both been team
members for the past four years
v^nd they have been the best
men’s doubles team for Mercer
all four years.
The women play the Universi
ty of Georgia tomorrow at 11:00
on the Mercer Courts. The men
will see action on Monday
against Georgia Southern in
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Columbus vs. Ga. State
MU vs. Armstrong
Ga. State vs. WestGa.
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