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Fraternity members fight for charity Friday night By Eric Bottjer <M I hr Kmrrald On Friday night, about 20 fraternity members will don 16-ounce boxing gloves and step into the ring to fight for charity. . The fraternity fighters will be competing In the annual All Fraternity Boxing Sntoker. organized by Phi kappa Psi fraternity with. proceed* going to the March of.Dimes,' While the event usually pro mises to Imj exciting, .spectators shouldn't expect to see another M. u- h a m in e d A °l i o r ‘"Marvelous'' Marvin Hagier in . the ring. ken'Larsen, .whir will be the referee for-the'.,smoker fights, says the .event is set-up for novlce boxyrs only, .‘-'Someomf w.ith over • 15 amateur fights has°no-business “‘"being- in this," .Larsen says!, ■ “We.want guys with litt-le or no ; boxing experience." Boyd Sherbourne falls/info, that. category! .■Sherboufne. a , member of the Phi Delta Theta house, will fight ip the . heavyweight .class,' despite never having boxed, before. • ' • 'Tmdoini* *ii for a new ex prienoe." Sherbourne says. "A '• 'friend of mine wiui fought in ' last'year's smoker suggested it, and-.! thought 'sure'.'why npt.‘ *•' Barry. Steinbock;'who fought in lasV year's sindker', says he probably, vyiii. box again: this yeai. "I'm. having .a little pro* blem with my.weight,'.' he.says, ‘".I'm a|. 150 right now,- and I need;5 to drop five pounds to fhake the; light weight liinit SteinlsH k; a phi; kappa Psi member; says hti will tie boxing" for two reiisbns; "it feels,-good to.do something for charity, and at the same time! do sbpiething to Support miyffaterhity.',r ' Although the fighters will be going at each other with all of their might, spectators also shouldn't expect to see any ‘'bIood hath |ype'' bouts, lursen is a seasoned boxing referee, and he says if a fight becomes too one-sided; he'll be quick to react. " . "A referee's.responsibility is to ensure the fighii?rs safety," he says "If I see 'someone get ting hurt. 1 won't hesitate to stop the fight." • That’s not to say the bouts won't be exciting. Fighters have only three one-minute rounds for each fight, leaving tittle time for dancing around and jabbing. The boxers will be classified in one of four weight classes: lightweight. 145 pounds and under; middleweight, 146-165 pounds: heavyweight, 166-185 p o u nds; ana super Photo bv Kom Marlin The seventh annual Phi Kappa Psi All-Fraternity Boxing Smoker is slated for Friday night in the National Guard armory. The chartty event will feature fraternity boxers in four separate weight divisions. Tickets will be $2.51) and available at the door. heavyweight, 188 pounds and over. All of the boxers competing are required to be either members or pledges of a fraternity.. Last year's smoker raised Sl.ttoo for World Vision, an organization combating famine in Ethiopia. Larson says he hopes to raise at least the same amount from this year’s event. The smoker will lie held Fri day night at 2515 Centennial Hlvd. in the National Guard ar mory. The first bout starts at 8 p.m.. and the entire card should last about three hours. Eric Larson,.a Phi Kappa Psi member and chief organizer of this year's tournament, says the smoker will help shine a positive light on the Creek system. "Events like this show that Creeks do a lot of good for our community." l^irson says. "YVe want to dispel the image that all fraternity guys do is drink beer and raise hell." Beer and champagne coolers will be available at the event Tickets are $2.50 each, and will tie soid at the door. Looking for work? Qr What's better than a shot in the dark? A: A Resume from ODE Graphic Services! Sell Serv!ceCoP>es Happy H°ur rA 8V2 x 14 8V* X 11 Nlon.-Fri 5Pm' *!?,? S2v Sunday 860 E. A» Day KlrKo'S 344-7894 (I'-"'*-'* l or Country^^ ( Qarden I BED ft BREAKFAST 243 Pearl Street E ugene. Oregon 97+01 d I Private apartment in historic house 1 (, Short nkilk. to 5th Street Market , Halt Center. - - - - 1 Quiet. garden setting donmtewr. river, parks W-7V7 J Vegetarian Dining at its Best Of, VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 270 W. 8th Mon-Thur. . 11.: M)am-7:M)pm 342-4335 • Fri. . 11:30-2:00pm Breakfast v We're open at 8:30 Monday through Friday, ‘ and from 10 on Saturday and Sunday for deli cious simple breakfasts. BOOK and TEA 1646 East 19th • 344-3422 dIUUEmd!!! Support Your Teams OREGON VS. ARIZONA (Men's Basketball) Thursday, Feb. 20 8:00pm Mac Court UO STUDENTS ONLY $3°° OREGON VS. WSU (Women's Basketball Friday, Feb. 21 7:30pm Mac Court UO STUDENTS ONLY $300 Co Ducks! ODE Oregon Daily Emerald ODE Oregon baily Emerald OD£ {Oregon Daily Emerald a tmerald ODE Oregon Deity Emerald ODE Oregon Daily Emerald ODE Oregon Daily Emi gaily Emerald ODE Oregon Daily Emerald ODE Oregon Dally Emerald ODE Oregon p|