Aloft went the snappy right hand of Jimmy Barrett, lifted by referee Charley McCarthy on Feb. 3, 1948, after the Lexington teen won a four-round decision over Archie Ware of Shelbyville to win the state open featherweight title and become the first Open champion crowned in The Herald-Leader Golden Gloves tournament at Woodland auditorium. The featherweight king won a chance to compete in the national Golden Gloves tourney. Published in the Lexington Leader on Feb. 4, 1948. Herald-Leader Archive Photo