Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-13
So. California
Sporting Briefs
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13.-Thc
great battle between Northern Cali
| forna and Southern California will
| be enacted on the Olympic basket
ball court tonight when the Univer-
sty of California of Berkeley meets
the University Of California of Los
, Angeles.
1t is the first game between the
; two schools.
The Bears won their thirteenth
straight game when they defeated
! University Of Southern California
last night % to 16. The play was
fast and rough, appropriate to the
boxing palace in which the boys
played. California won by their
superior shooting. Captain Benny
! Holmes starred for California, Har-
! old Thomas for L. s. Q.
PASADENA, Cal.-Weather per-
mitting, the annual tennis tourna-
ment of the Hotel Huntington
courts vii lbe started here today.
Rain halted the start of the tour
ney yesterday. Some of the nation 5
leading net players are entered in
the play.
LOS ANGELES.-Fidel La Barba
world 8 -flyweight champion, start.
ed training today for lis return
bout with Clever Sencio here the
latter part of March. LaBarba will
not have to work off weight because
he will not have to come in the ring
under the flyweight limit of 112
pounds.
Oscar Ray Grimes was given no
! tice of his release by the Los Ange
ies Pacific Coast League. Grimes
was the regular first baseman for
two years. coming here from ths
Chicago Cubs.
Joe Stecher today declared his
willingness to meet the winner of
tie Jim Londos- George Kotsonaros
match at the Olympic auditorium
M ohnay nlght.
The worlds champion made one
provision in the agreement. He
will not risk his title with Londos
unless it is a finish match. Stecher
has met Londos twice, the first
time winning quickly and the next
time getting draw in a two hour
limit match.
Stecher is in st. Louis at present
and made his plans known by a
telegram to Lou Daro, local wrcst.
ling impressario.
HOLLYWOOD-Mushy Callahan
will leave California s fans with :
pleasant taste after his final appear
ance here for some time to come
Callahan defeated frankie Schacfel
of Chicago here last night, but haC
to work at top speed to beat the
tough windy city boy.
Callahan had the shade in 81,
rounds, Schaefer three. Mushy
dropped his opponent for a five
count in the second round, but
Schaefer came back in the fourtl
and won the shade in this one.
1t was a good, fast fight that haC
the packed legion stadium almos
hysterical at the clever rallies.
Callahan s whirlwind finish no
only gave him the battle decisively
but earned for him the ovation OF
the gathering. Mushy leaves fo
New York to fight three times il
Tex Richard s new garden.
Sailor ListOn. fast rising middle
weight, outpointed Ad Allegrini il
the six round semi-windup. 1t wa
a whale of battle but Liston :
hefty wallops staggered Allegrin
several times.
Benny Furrell, Filipino bantam
weight, was too clever for Johnn,
Godincz and Won the six round spe
cial event.
Bernard Wolf, lightweight, wol
four round decision from Damn,
Mccoy, and frankie Caliva bea
johnny Nerala.
Mickey Walker and dappcr Jacl
kearns arrived here today and mad
plans to participate in at least thre
bouts in California.
f Among Walkers prospective op
ponents are mentioned Ted Moore
. Joe Roche and Leo Lomski, all mid
! dlewcights.
Los Angeles Athletic club and DC
A, cldental track squads open the 1872
track and field season here this at
ternoon at Patterson Field, Eagl
Rock.
The l.. A. A. c. team is compose,