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1937 Tournament of Champions / Diamond Belt /
Mid-Atlantic AAU Championships

 
 

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Inquirer

 
     
 

OPEN

     
 

WEIGHT CLASS

WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 Billy Speary
Nanticote
Johnny Ferrara
Seymour
 
  118 Vernon Woodland
Seymour
Al Brown
Eastside
 
  126 Jimmy Tygh
Broadwood
Tony Saraullo
Seymour
 
  135 Joe Kelly
Tamaqua
Johnny Morgan
Eastside
 
  147 Fred Lewis
Nanticote
John Granger
Sigma-Theta
 
  160 Gene Pinter
Tamaqua
Walt Padlo
Seymour
 
  175 Sam Turner
Benezet
Harvey Serfass
Bethlehem
 
  HVY Jim Robinson
Daggert
Pat Poley
Broadwood
 
  TEAM AWARD Seymour
Dir: ?
   
         
         
 

NOVICE

     
 

WEIGHT CLASS

WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 Charles Allen
Tamaqua
Donald Torpey
Unattached
 
  118 Billy Davis
Minersville
Joseph Marchione
Pen-Mar
 
  126 John Thomas
Benezet
Joseph O'Donnell
Bones, Atlantic City
 
  135 Carl Michini
Bears Gym
Paul Yingst
Harrisburg
 
  147 Charles Schretzman
Kensington
Pete Hubiak
Scranton
 
  160 Louis Volpe
Seymour
Joe Krystopowicz
Daggert
 
  175 Herman Gowdy
Corsac
Leroy Anderson
Benezet
 
  HVY Nick Fiorentino
Seymour
Anthony Tiskiewicz
Daggert
 
         
             
 

Speary

 

Tygh

 

 

 

 

Fiorentino

 
                   
 

 

1937 Philadelphia Golden Gloves Championships

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Daily News

 
 

WEIGHT CLASS

WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 Johnny Forte
Unattached
Tony Aiello
Wilmington
 
  118 Vernon Woodland
Seymour
Angelo Ambrosano
Corsac
 
  126 Tony Saraullo
Unattached
James Pitts
Sigma-Theta
 
  135 Pete Tweres
Holland Club
Squire Williams
Unattached
 
  147 Vince Simone
Unattached
Cleveland Roundtree
Benezet
 
  160 Walt Padlo
Unattached
Leon Szymurski
West End, Chester
 
  175 William Collins
Eastside
Early Lynch
Sigma-Theta
 
  HVY Nick Fiorentino
Seymour
Jim Whitest
Sigma-Theta
 
  TEAM AWARD Seymour
Dir: ?
   
         
                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiorentino

 
                   
 

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