A 1940 Boxing Match

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UL 5
LSU 3

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My father Thurman W. Pardue was one of the boxers in the match between Southwestern Institute (UL) and LSU. Is there any addtional pictures or information on this match?

Thank you,

Tom Pardue

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This account only follows the fights through the fourth and deciding win. Louisiana Acadien 1940 Southwestern 5; Louisiana State University 3 Southwestern's great test of the season, according to pre-season dope, was the Bulldog encounter with the Louisiana State University Tigers, Southeast Conference champions in 1940. The highly touted Bengal squad fell 5 to 3 in its own coliseum, before some 8,000 fans, probably the largest crowd ever to witness a Southern collegiate dual meet. Harper again set the stage for the Bulldogs with an impressive win over Tiger Harger in the card's opener, to be followed by Ourso, who rocked LSU's Mickey Domingue to win by; a large margin. Lightweights Harry Deal and Roy Amedee fought to a draw in the third bout of the evening. Wilbert Conques jabbed and slugged his way to an easy victory over Hollaway of the Tigers n the 145 pound division, and Fred Logsdon "cinched" the meet for the Bulldogs by disposing of Shelby Dupont in less than three rounds. Logsdon had the Tiger boxer walking aimlessly into the ropes, and just before the end of the third round the referee stepped between the two fighters and awarded the decision to Southwestern.

TEAM
Row two: Ed Cooley, Andrew Crow, James Williams, Louis Campbell, Wilson Landry, Fred Logsden, and Coach Mitchell
Row one: Donald Harper, Drew Landry, Harry Deal, Thurman Pardue, Bennett Fontenot, and Wilbur Conques.