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1948 Tournament of Champions / Diamond Belt /
Mid-Atlantic AAU Championships

  
 

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Inquirer

  
     
 

OPEN

      
 

WEIGHT CLASS

 WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 Frankie Sodano
34th PAL		 James Dash
39th PAL		  
  118 Frank Cocco
Southside		 Walter Hudson
36th Ward		  
  126 Exel Kelly
Town Hall		 John McDermott
36th PAL		  
  135 James Winder
South Jersey		 John Tunderburk
Town Hall		  
  147 Joe Bonadies
48th Ward		 Melvin Parker
Eastside		  
  160 Shelby Langford
Benezet		 Robert Oglesby
Crispus Attucks		  
  175 James Ward
Chris Perry		 Shirley Pemberton
Town Hall		  
  HVY Robert Cobbs
Pen-Mar		 Vernon Green
Eastside		  
 

TEAM AWARD

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NOVICE

      
 

WEIGHT CLASS

 WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 Nick Romagnoli
34th PAL		 Art Randall
20th Century		  
  118 Joe Graham
24th PAL		 Joe Bergen
48th Ward		  
  126 Joseph White
40th PAL		 James Swiggard
36th PAL		  
  135 Lloyd Tate
Southside		 Charles Douglas
39th PAL		  
  147 Ernest Evans
Chris Perry		 Milton Johnson
8th PAL		  
  160 Albert Raymond
8th PAL		 Stanley Ambrose
South Jersey		  
  175 George Nelson
8th PAL		 Frank Gay
16th PAL		  
  HVY Joe Nelson
8th PAL		 Burley Brown
39th PAL		  
         
             
 

Sodano

Gethers

 

  

Robinson

 

 

 

  
                   
 

 
 

1948 Philadelphia Golden Gloves Championships

  
 

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Daily News

  
     
 

    OPEN DIVISION - GOLDEN GLOVES

    
 

WEIGHT CLASS

 WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 John Smith
48th Ward		 James Cooper
Chris Perry Lodge		  
  118 Julius Rucker
39th PAL		 Rolan Emory
Wilmington CYO		  
  126 Leon Upshur
Town Hall		 Jesse Gethers
Unattached		  
  135 Lawrence Burris
Town Hall		 Gene Bervine
Southside		  
  147 (Slim) Jim Robinson
Southside		 Georgie Benton
Eastside		  
  160 Bob Oglesby
Crispus Attucks		 Harold Moore
39th PAL		  
  175 Jack Doyle
O'Malley's		 Frank Czubas
48th Ward		  
  HVY Ted Calaman
36th PAL		 Mario Fala
48th Ward		  
 

TEAM AWARD

 39th PAL
Dir: ?		    
         
         
         
 

    NOVICE DIVISION - SILVER GLOVES

    
 

WEIGHT CLASS

 WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 Marvin Green
39th PAL		 Mike Cerasaro
Lloyd A.C. Chester		  
  118 Thomas Goodwin
Chris Perry Lodge		 Rufus Gaymon
Southside		  
  126 Leon Tabbs
South Jersey		 George Justice
16th PAL		  
  135 Ira Steel
Chris Perry Lodge		 James Sellers
?		  
  147 Gil Stewart
39th PAL		 Charles Turner
Brown Bombers		  
  160 Luther Chambers
Santore		 Vince Corbi
Pen-Mar		  
  175 Bill Black
Carver		 Walt Parker
8th PAL		  
  HVY Joe Jeter
23rd PAL		 Tom Mulse
39th PAL		  
         
   
 

Smith

Gethers

Justice

Robinson

Benton

Moore

Doyle

Calaman

  
                   
       
 

Green

Goodwin

Tabbs

Steele

Stewart

Black

      
                   
 

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