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1951 Tournament of Champions / Diamond Belt /
Mid-Atlantic AAU Championships

 
 

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Inquirer

 
     
 

OPEN

     
 

WEIGHT CLASS

WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 Billy Peacock
Chris Perry Lodge
Jack Dunn
48th Ward
 
  118 Henry 'Toothpick' Brown
23rd PAL
Clifton Bradley
16th PAL
 
  126 Lloyd Brown
23rd PAL
Jimmy Cheri
Meyers A.C.
 
  135 Jimmy Hackney
Chris Perry Lodge
Al Avant
16th PAL
 
  147 Jimmy Washington
23rd PAL
Jay Anderson
39th PAL
 
  160 Bob Slaughter
23rd PAL
Art Fulton
Chris Perry Lodge
 
  175 Tom Nelson
Eastside
Matt White
23rd PAL
 
  HVY Joe McFadden
34th Ward
Alexander Brown
Chris Perry Brown
 
 

TEAM AWARD

23rd PAL
Dir: ?
   
         
         
 

NOVICE

     
 

WEIGHT CLASS

WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 Charles Mango
32nd PAL
Harry Dunn
48th Ward
 
  118 Howard 'Moon' Curry
Chris Perry Lodge
Robert Branch
23rd PAL
 
  126 Leon Farmer
14th PAL
Rufus Henry
Eastside
 
  135 Willie Coleman
South Jersey
Tom D'Ambrosio
(a.k.a Vinnie DeCarlo) - 33rd PAL
 
  147 Robert Nichols
South Jersey
Curtis Watkins
23rd PAL
 
  160 Bryant Thompson
Chris Perry Lodge
Tony Gambone
Holy Savior
 
  175 Joey Rowan
Fulton
Jimmy McCarter
Lloyd A.C. Chester
 
  HVY Joe DiGrazio
48th Ward
Wesley Warren
23rd PAL
 
         
           
 

Peacock

Anderson

D'Ambrosio

Rowan

McCarter

 

 

 

 
                   
 

 

 

1951 Philadelphia Golden Gloves Championships

 
 

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Daily News

 
     
 

    OPEN DIVISION - GOLDEN GLOVES

   
 

WEIGHT CLASS

WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 ?
 
?
 
 
  118 ?
 
?
 
 
  126 ?
 
?
 
 
  135 ?
 
?
 
 
  147 ?
 
?
 
 
  160 ?
 
?
 
 
  175 ?
 
?
 
 
  HVY Joey Rowan
Fulton
?
 
 
 

TEAM AWARD

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    NOVICE DIVISION - SILVER GLOVES

   
 

WEIGHT CLASS

WINNER RUNNER-UP  
  112 ?
 
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  118 ?
 
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  126 ?
 
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  135 ?
 
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  147 ?
 
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  160 ?
 
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  175 ?
 
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  HVY ?
 
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