Leotis Martin Defeats Bob Warthon (March 22, 1960)

4165 Story No. NY-5 TELENEWS DAILY NEWS FILM Vol. 13, Issue #62 RELEASE: Immediate March 22, 1960 Film Title: NEW YORK CITY Story: GOLDEN GLOVES Footage: 75 Time: 124sec. (2min.4sec.) SC NO TL FT TL TM SC TM PIX NARRATION A. 2 3 3 (TITLE) 1. 4 6 3 LS ARENA 15,000 boxing fans at New York's Madison Square Garden for the 33rd edition of the Inter-City Golden Gloves bouts... 2. 6 9 3 MLS CROWD 3. 7 11 2 MS SAME 4. 11 18 7 MS MARTIN Here it's Leotis Martin, A Chicago title winnter versus Bob Warthon who won in the New York preliminaries. 160 pounders who can toss the leather. 5. 17 28 10 ACTION 6. 20 34 6 MS ACTION Martin in white trunks, hails from Toledo has a tournament record of one decision and four knockouts. Warthen boasta a record of two KOs and four decisions. But the Western Champ is showing the way here. 7. 24 39 5 EYEMO SAME 8. 27 45 6 MS ACTION Leotis Martin of Chicago's Golden Glovers wins the decision. 9. 28 47 2 CROWD These bouts sponsored by the News Welfare Association give up and coming amateurs a chance to prove themselves in the big time. Bian O'Shea, light trunks trading punches with Vincent Shomo. Shomo is the defending intercity lightweight champion, a Golden Glover since 1956 who has only lost twice in 33 outings. 10. 38 58 11 LS OSHEA 11. 41 66 8 EYEMO, SAME 12. 43 71 5 MS SAME The Chicago Irishman Brian O'Shea is giving the Eastern champ a reall battle as these two 135 pounders give it all they've got. What these amateurs lack in technique they make up in fighting spirit. 13. 52 86 15 MS ACTION & END 14. 53 88 2 CROWD 15. 58 96 8 MS FIGHT KNOCKDOWN In the heavyweight division it's Cassius Clay for Chicago battling Gary Jawish the Eastern heavyweight champ. And that's Jawish in trouble. Clay floored Jawish with a right after they'd fought evenly the first rounds. He never got on equal footing again...and Cassius Clay wins it by knockout. In the 16 about card, the Golden Glovers from Chicago win the tournament 12 bouts to 4. 16. 63 104 8 EYEMO SAME 17. 71 118 4 MS ACTION REF STOPS IT 18. 72 120 2 CROWD 19. 75 124 4 MS MAN & WINNER PAN TO OTHER