11 Fights This Afternoon in IAB Decide Intramural Boxing Champs

Boxing, a sport invented by the Spartans to harden the face, will be spotlighted this afternoon in the finals of the Intramural Boxing Tournament.

Eleven championship bouts, involving freshman and House competitors, will begin at 4 p. m. in the Indoor Athletic Building.

Though Harvard has not fielded an intercollegiate boxing team since World War II, the intramural program remains popular and each year draws a large number of top athletes. "I've seen some rugged battles in these contests," said Henry Lamar, freshman football coach, who is supervising the tournament.

The preliminaries, held Monday afternoon, offered an indication of things to come in the finals. Only two bouts went the scheduled three rounds. The others ended in knockouts or TKO's.

One of the TKO winners was John Ballantyne of Leverett House who will battle Jim Kunder of Eliot for the 165 pound championship. Ballantyne, who starred at halfback for the Crimson football team, is expected to have his hands full with Kunder, when Lamar characterizes as "amazingly strong, a really tough kid."

Ballantyne's brother, Garth of Weld South, will fight Henry Hardy of Hollis for the 155-1b, freshman title.

"This is a real classic," Lamar said. "Ballantyne's a quick, clever boxer and Hardy is what you would call a fighter."

In a similar match-up Richard Hausler of Kirkland House will face Emil Favorito of Leverett in the 145-1b, class.

Runi Pauliubus of Stoughton, also a winner by TKO Monday, will meet Tom Mesereau of Grays in the unlimited freshman heavyweight division. This match could turn into a wild slugfest.

Defending heavyweight House champion Gary Farneti will have as his opponent Kent Hales of Quincy House, Farneti, outstanding football linebacker, weighs in at 215; Hales, uncontested champion of the 185-1b. House division, is 35 pounds lighter at 180. Hales, who has been training ruggedly, switched to the higher weight class Monday in an attempt to win a dual championship.

Other bouts pit Tom Hannon of Leverett against Steve Darey of Winthrop, in the 130-1b House division; Thad Hollie of Leverett against Jim Shea of Leverett, 135-1b House; Richard Junghams of Adams against Edward Baskauskas of Winthrop, 155-1b. House; Bert Broyer of Pennypacker against Fred Smith of Lionel, freshman 175-1b and Stim Shantz of Kirkland against Oz Erickson of Quincy, 175-1b House.