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Billy Fights People Or Fires—Beats Both

By MAURICE LABELLE The man critics said couldn't count to 10 after the recent Patterson-Johansson fight is a Gables fireman. He is Billy Regan — boxer, coach, referee, judge and a lieutenant in the city fire department. Regan, whose real, non-boxing name is William P. Bowden, was given a sendoff Sunday by friends as he left for Chicago. He's officiating there this week in the Golden Glove finals. Ref Is Different In Gloves matches, the referee is a mechanic, says Regan. It's the judge who decides a bout in the event of no knockout. Regan and Jocko Miller of Washington, D.C.'s boxing commission, are totalling points to pick winners and perhaps a future boxing champ of the world. This counting business is an important one in boxing. More than one contest has been decided by a single point. There was the alleged long count in the Dempsey-Tunney fight and the more recent controversy over count in the heavyweight championship fight which Regan refereed. "Why don't you learn to count to 10," Regan quoted one of his critics from among the many who flooded him with calls and mail following the fight. Regan, a former University of Miami student, retorts that he learned to count, and without the help of an abacus, at an early age. "I picked up the count from the timekeeper," Regan said of the recent fight. The count had reached four, and Regan said his first count was five. After that it was easy. Proved Right: Regan Films and other evidence have proved him right, Regan said. Regan himself stepped into the ring 35 times and came out the winner in 30. Four he lost and one was a draw. The featherweight came within a shadow of the championship when he defeated Sam Levine before Levine fought Freddy Miller for the title. Miller won and Regan was one of the many who never got a crack at the big one. What does Regan think of boxing? "When the bell rings," Regan said, "they (the boxers) are dependent upon themselves." Unlike many competitive sports, where the athlete can lean on teammates, the boxer must face his adversary alone, Regan said. Thirteen of the boys who fought under him during the more than 20 years he coached the University of Miami teams went on to become attorneys and two of those judges. Another is a certified public accountant and one heads a private business. His University of Miami teams were ranked in the top 10 in the nation for several years, reaching the third or fourth spot. Archie Slaten went on to join the 1952 Olympic team with the present heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Regan was assistant coach under William Kimbrough before being named coach. Kimbrough is now Coral Gables police chief. But the anti-boxing element at the University finally caught up with Regan. He rolled with the punch and continued his activities on the professional side of boxing. Regan has worked for the City of Coral Gables for 26 years, most of them with the Fire Department. He lives at 384 Minorca. "He's Coral Gables' most illustrious fireman," said Chief Paul Matheson. And he's pretty good at fighting fires too, the chief indicated. BILLY REGAN

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Christopher L. Spire, son of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Spire, 5721 Granada Blvd., has undergone extensive tests for admittance to West Point Military Academy. A former student at Coral Gables High School and a graduate of Bullis Preparatory School in Washington, D. C., Spire is now waiting for results of the examinations. If the results are successful, he will enter the Academy in July. Spire was nominated for the annual examination by Sen. George Smathers.

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