BOXERS WELL TO THE FORE IN UNITED STATES ARMY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 72, 1 July 1942, Page 2

BOXERS WELL TO THE FORE IN UNITED STATES ARMY

Boxers by the score have- been introduced into the service or have unlisted in some branch of the United States Army. Gus Lesnevich, world 12.7 champion; Billy Soose, a contender for Lesnevich's crown; Billy Conn, who missed out on his first against Joe Louis next month; and Midget Smith are among them. Midget Smith went into the army on the 25th anniversary of his enlistment in the last Avar. Then he was stationed as a bugler at Panama. This great little fighter of 20 years ago now is a private at Camp Upton. Billy Conn joined the navy and is serving at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, N.Y. Others in the Coast Guard arc Lou Ambers, his cousin (Marty Servo) and Nathan Mann. In the Panama Canal zone are Tommy Wheeler and A'l Roth. Baby Brcese joined up immediately after the Pearl Harbour ra\d and when last heard from Avas Avith the U.S. Marines in HaAvaii. Buddy Knox, veteran heaA'y. is with the Air Corps at Forft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Jcey Fontana is at Camp Upton; Larrj' Cisneros. Mexican welter, is at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Willis Parker. coming middleweight, is in a Virginia camp; Nick Gianuzzi, lightweight, is a machine gunner Avith fhe Second Armoured Division; and Fred Apostoli is located at the NaA r al Station at Norfolk. At the Naval Station at Jacksonville are George Abrams, Gal Cagni, Tommy Tucker, Frank Poreda, A 1 Nettlow and Steve Belloise.