Marginal notes - Gene Burton 1941-1943

AMATEUR RECORD

===1941===

Feb 5 Ben Faga     W3 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY, USA

1941-02-06 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 55)
last night's fifteen-bout Gloves program at Ridgewood Grove.

Gloves Summaries
135-lb. Open Class
(First Round)
Eugene Burton, Salem Crescent, defeated Ben Faga, Flatbush Boys.


Feb 18 Albert Romanelli     W3 Columbus Council, KC, Brooklyn, NY, USA

1941-02-19 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 62)
By Ray Bates
Another group of Golden Glovers battled their way into next week's Semi-Finals--but before gaining this distinction, registered a new record for trigger-quick action, which won the hearty acclaim of 2,100 fans at Columbus Council, KC, last night.

Gloves 1/4 Finals
135-LB. OPEN
Eugene Burton, Salem-Crescent AC, defeated Albert Romanelli, CYO.


Feb 26 Jerry Moore     L3 Coliseum, Bronx, NY, USA

1941-02-27 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 52)
By Jack Mahon
The Salem-Crescent Club of New York, outstanding clinic of colored amateur boxing stars, placed 8 men out of 11 entrants in the Finals of the Golden Gloves, as the famed tourney's Semi-finals were concluded before 6,804 at the Bronx Coliseum last night.

Golden Gloves Semi-Finals
135-Pound Open
William Moore, Salem-Crescent, defeated Eugene Burton, Salem-Crescent. (3).

P.S. Moore's first name is erroneously given as William, but was listed correctly as Jerry in reports of other stages of the GG tournament, for example, when he lost eventually to William Smith in the final bout on March 3.


===1942===

Feb 3 Russ Anzalone     W3 Downtown AC gym, New York, NY, USA

1942-02-04 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 52)
By Ray Bates
The presence of Golden Gloves Coach Ed Eagan, middleweight champion of the Allied forces during World War I, encouraged lightweight Sub-Novices and Open veterans to show impressive form in an action-filled program of 18 bouts before an overflow crowd at the Downtown AC gym last night.
Eagan was greatly impressed with the fine fighting ability of Gillis and Dunne, as well as the sparkling performances of Gene Burton and Chester Williams, who chalked up their first Gloves victories.
Burton met a tartar in rugged Russ Anzalone. Russ withstood a fierce barrage for two heats, then staged a comeback in the third. But it was too late for Burton's early lead rated the nod.

Gloves Summaries
DOWNTOWN AC.
135-Pound Open
Eugene Burton, Salem Crescent, defeated Russ Anzalone, Dept of Parks.


Feb 17 Anthony Lerro     W-KO1 St. Peter and Paul Hall, New York, NY, USA

1942-02-18 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 58)
By Ray Bates
battles in Golden Gloves history last night. Their toe to toe slugging brought continual yelps of joy from the 1,200 Bronx spectators who crowded into St. Peter and Paul Hall to watch 16 Quater-Final bouts.
Pat Dunne, U. S. Coast Guard; Doc Henry, last year's Sub-Novice champ; Gene Burton, Salem Crescent star, and Chester Williams, all lightweight Open contenders, spiced the action-filled card by scoring thrilling wins.

Gloves Summaries
ST. PETER AND PAUL HALL
Quater-Finals
135-Pound Open
Eugene Burton, Salem Crescent, stopped Anthony Lerro, unattached, (1).


Feb 25 Doc Henry     W3 Coliseum, Bronx, NY, USA

1942-02-26 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 46)
By Dick McCann
One of the greatest heavyweight fights--pro or amateur--in recent days and one of the biggest upsets in Golden Gloves history shared the spotlight last night as 19 youngsters survived the second-half of the '42 Semi-Finals at the Bronx Coliseum.
Henry's upset in the 135-pound Open left both him and the fans gasping. The '41 Sub-Novice champ was an overwhelming favorite to whip his teammate, but Burton, a beauty parlor helper, gave him a facial in the first, a singe in the second and a marcel in the third.

Golden Gloves Semi Results
135-POUND OPEN
Eugene Burton, Salem Crescent, defeated Doc Henry, Salem Crescent.


Mar 2 Patrick Dunne     W3 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

1942-03-03 Daily News (New York, NY) (pages 38, 40)
By Dick McCann
A new peak in beak-punching was set last night at the Garden as 16 youths were crowned Golden Gloves Champions of 1942. Some 16,503 fans got their fill of thrills in the 19-bout program which was studded with five knockouts
In one of the best fights of the evening, Gene Burton, 19-year-old Salem Crescent star, decisioned Patrick Dunne, 22-year-old Coast Guardsman, for the 135-pound Open diadem. Burton had too much experience and speed for the game Guardsman, and beat him to the punch most of the way.

Golden Gloves Finals Results
135-POUND OPEN
Eugene Burton, Salem Crescent, defeated Patrick Dunne, U. S. Coast Guard.


Mar 16 Felix Stevens     W3 Coliseum, Bronx, NY, USA

1942-03-17 Daily News (New York, NY) (pages 44, 46)
By Dick McCann
Eighteen knockouts featured the opening of the three-night Tournament of Champions at the Coliseum last night before 5,517 fans. The 47-bout program, which was rioted in two different rings at the same time, saw Syracuse's crack Golden Gloves squad make a strong bid for the team title by placing seven men in the second round which will be fought at the Coliseum tonight.
Survivors will move into the Garden tomorrow night for the semi-finals and finals of the eight divisions from flyweight to heavyweight.
The other New York victories were unclouded. Burton easily outpointed Felix Stevens, a sailor from Norfolk Naval Base, fighting under the Virginia AAU colors

Golden Gloves Summaries
135-POUND CLASS
Eugene Burton, News Welfare decisioned Felix Stevens, Virginia Association.

1942-03-18 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 60)
By Dick McCann
New York Light-heavyweight Clent Conway and Lightweight Gene Burton qualified with Carollo by drawing byes to give the News' team three places in the semi-finals. Tied with the locals were Philadelphia, Newark and Buffalo with three semi-finalists apiece.


Mar 18 Joe Lucignano             W3 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Mar 18 Robert McQuillan       W3 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

1942-03-19 Daily News (New York, NY) (pages 50, 52)
By Dick McCann
last night in the Madison Square Garden ring. ... the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions before 15,119. Carollo was one of the three New York Glovers to win, Pvt. Clent Conway annexing the light-heavyweight title and Gene Burton, 19-year-old messenger, the lightweight crown.
Burton, a messenger boy who can really deliver the goods, won the 135-pound crown by a shivery shave from Buffalo's Robert McQuillan, hight school student who, last year lost out in the finals to New York's Charley Davis. In his semi-final scuffle, Burton had an easy time of it, outpointing Joe Lucignano, 18-year-old Hoboken machinist. His finals' foe, McQuillan, breezed through the semi-finals with a 59-second kayo of Washington's Charley Petro.

Champs' Champs
FINALS
135-POUND CLASS
Eugene Burton, News Welfare, defeated Robert McQuillan, Buffalo Courier Express.
SEMI-FINALS
135-POUND CLASS
Burton defeated Joe Lucignanon, Hudson Dispatch.


Mar 30 Morris Corona     L3 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

1942-03-30 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 36)
By Dick McCann
A tale of fifty-two cities will be told tonight in 16 sock-filled, thrill-soaked chapters. It's the wind-up of the '42 Golden Gloves season which has seen 35,000 boys battle in 52 cities for tonight's flood-lighted roles in the Garden where the Western champions, sponsored by The Chicago Tribune Charities, and the Eastern title-holders, under The News Welfare Association's banner, clash in the 15th annual Inter-City matches.
The eight Western champions and eight alternates, survivors of Chicago's Tournament of Champions, are favored to maintain their spell over the Eastern squad, who emerged from the New York Tournament of Champions. Chicago hasn't been beaten in these Inter-City matches since '34. New York managed to get ties in '36 and '40. But, in every other duel during this seven-year streak of bad luck, the Easterners have bowed.
The championship pairings, with the Easterner named first, will be:
135-POUNDS--Eugene Burton, New York, vs. Morris Corona, Ft. Worth, Texas.

1942-03-31 Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, IL) (page 21)
BY WILFRID SMITH.
135 POUNDS.
Morris Corona, Chicago, beat Eugene Burton, New York [3].
Burton fought a boring-in type of battle, but while he had the better of the punching in close, Corona leveled on him twice with a long right to the head. Corona was warned for backhanding. The boys feinted and boxed cleverly and the crowd enjoyed their showmanship. Burton had a shade of the first round.
Corona caught Burton with a sharp right and the New Yorker took a count of two coming up just before the third second. He rushed and they traded punches in close. The boys fought out of a clinch and traded rights as they marched across the ring. Burton was short with a left hook. The New Yorker's right glanced from the side of Corona's head. Burton hammered with a right to the ribs in a clinch.
They traded punches in close and each had little defense for the other's long leads. They hammered away on even terms and the decision might be as near a draw as one could find in the tournament. The bout was awarded to Corona.

1942-03-31 Daily News (New York, NY) (pages 40, 43)
By Dick McCann
into the flood-lighted Garden arena and, before 16,671 thrill-chilled fans ... and give New York a 9-7 triumph in the 15th Annual Inter-City matches.
It was tied up again at 4-4 when the West's Morris Corona, 23-year-old oilworker from Fort Arthur, Tex., was awarded a much-booed decision over New York's Gene Burton, 19-year-old beauty shop messenger, to become 135-pound champ. It seemed Burton's two-fisted tattoo on Corona's body in the second and third rounds gave him the edge, but the officials ruled for the Westerner who had advantages of reach and speed over Burton. The New Yorker was down once in the second, half from a punch and half from a slip, for a count of three.

Inter-City Golden Gloves Summaries
135-POUND CLASS
Morris Corona, West, defeated Eugene Burton, East.




PROFESSIONAL RECORD

===1942===

May 25 Douglas Ratford     W4 St. Nicholas Arena, New York, NY, USA

1942-05-26 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 40)
In fours: Eugene Burton, 134, defeated Douglas Ratford, 137.


Sep 1 Bobby Williams     W6 Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, NY, USA

1942-09-02 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 63)
In sixes: Eugene Burton, 134 3/4, defeated Bobby Williams, 136.


Oct 20 Ike Williams     L-KO4 Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY, USA

1942-10-21 The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, NY) (page 13)
In the remaining six rounder, Ike Williams, 131, Trenton Negro, scored a surprise knockout over Eugene Burton, 136, of Harlem. In 1.16 of the fourth round. Up to that time Williams was being outpointed by the bobbing and weaving Burton. But Ike found Gene with a smashing left hook to the jaw to drop the Harlemite for a nine count. Burton was reeling when he regained his feet, but nodded to the referee that he wished to continue. Williams, however, changed his mind for him, and knocked Burton cold with another left hook.


Nov 23 Charley Williams     W6 Laurel Garden, Newark, NJ, USA

1942-11-24 The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, NJ) (page 15)
In the other bouts, all six-rounders, Eugene Burton, 135, New York, defeated Charley Williams, 138, Newark.


Nov 30 Bobby Gunther     W-UD6 Valley Arena, Holyoke, MA, USA

1942-12-01 Springfield Daily Republican (Springfield, MA) (page 9)
By GEORGE B. KELLEHER.
The six-rounder which followed the feature attraction didn't excite the fans much. Bob Guenter of Philadelphia, 135, dropped the decision to Gene Burton of New York, 134 1/2. Burton, a stablemate of Beau Jack's, was the busier of the two and took all three votes of the officials. It was the first defeat of Guenter in three starts in the local club.


Dec 18 Charley Williams     W4 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

1942-12-19 Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, NY) (page 6)
By HARROLD PARROTT
Gene Burton took a four from Charley Williams on strength and a real punch.

1942-12-19 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 32)
Fight Prelims
Eugene Burton, 135, New York, beat Charley Williams, 137 1/2, Newark, (4).


===1943===

Feb 1 Charley Roberts     W6 St. Nicholas Arena, New York, NY, USA

1943-02-02 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 36)
In the six-round semi-final: Eugene Burton, 133 3/4, defeated Charley Roberts, 138.


Apr 26 Willard Hogan     D6 St. Nicholas Arena, New York, NY, USA

1943-04-27 Daily News (New York, NY) (page 45)
In sixes. Willard Hogan, 138 1/4, and Eugene Burton, 131 3/4, drew.