Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-06
SPORT NEWS SECTION
So. California
Sporting Briefs
By United Press Lensed wire

I
! HOLLYWOOD, March 6.-''The
! call Of the wildcat might appro-
priately fit the main event at the
! American Legion stadium here last
night, when. Ace Hudkins won from
] Johnny LAMAR in a hectic battle.
! The Nebraska Ace tore into his
! Mexican opponent with all his old
/ time ferociousness and came forth
with the decision in bout that was
! rcpletc with thrills.
Hudkms dropped LAMAR for an
eight count in the second round. The
referee stopped counting and called
! a doctor into the ring to investigate
claim of foul. Jack Russell, La
mars manager climbed into the ring
and had to be escorted therefrom
! BY two former Keystone cops, when
| the foul was disallowed.
Lamar continued the fight and
put up "A whale of a battle, but
, Hudkins would not be denied and
ripped, slasbcd and slaw banged
away at the Mcxican's body until
he was wobbly.
| Hudkins took six rounds, Lamar
| three and one was even.
Ticrncv knocked out johnny 1lol-
won from Bud Oswald, and Champ
| Monroe defeated Oscar Tovar in the
prciminaries.
| Los Angeles Occidental WAS a
! favoritc here this afternoon when
| the Oxv track team met the athletes
! from the California School Of Tech
nology.
An interesting meet and many
! good times was expressed.
Five prominent automobile race
drivers worked over their ears here
today, preparing them for the in
itial tryouts for the $50 mile race
at Culver City on March 81. The
! drivers will probably have their cars
towed to the Culver City oval next
week and start practice.
The pilots who are here are Peter
De Paolo, 1925 champion, Benny
J Hill. Kerry Wonderiich, Earl Coop
! or and Dave Evans.
| Jimmy McLarnin, prominent
/ feathcrwcight Of Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia, will leave here next
week for San Francisco. The lit
tie Irishman knokcd out joey
/ Sanger in three rounds Wednesday
night an dplans to rest for atlme.
McLarnin S tentative plans also
calls for a visit to Seattle.
No bouts have been arranged in
the northern cities, Pop Foster, his
manager, said today, but Jimmy
viii be ready for any offers.
Pomona. = Bob Maxwell, former
! Pacific coast star hurdlcr at Po-
mona college, is considering serious
! " an offer to coach the track team
at the University of Hawaii, he in
dicatcd today.
Maxwell is competing for the Los
Angeles Athletic club at present.
Pomona. - Pomona college, with
/ the strongest tennis team in their
history, will meet Whittier 5 nctmcn
! here today. Pomona already has de-
fcatcd Rcdlands and Caltcch and are
strongly favored TO win today.
Ralph Arnold. Darwin and Dave
Hand, Harold Willis ad Captain
Walker Gabbcrt compose the local
team.
Los Angeles.--Uuivcrsitv of Cali.
foruia, southern branch. tackles Po-
mona college track team at Moore
Field here this afternoon A close
aud bitterly tough, contest seems
assured by IA pcruSal of the teams
records. Second and third places
are likely to decide the meet and
both teams are keyed to perform at
their best.
Los Angeles.-Bud Tavlor's man
aper, Eddie Long, poured cold wafer
on the proposed Taylor jimmy Me
Larnin rcmatch today when he
stated that he would not allow his
boy to give away the poundag" nee
| cssarv. Taylor holds two decisions
over Mcl.arnin, which the latter has
! been aXious to reverse.
Two Pacific Coast Angel rockies,
Finer Phillips and Harry Sanders,
turned back the Chicago Cubs in the
first game of the training season.
The local pitchers allowed only two
runs while their teammates were
garnering five. Bob Osborne pitch
ed for the Cubs Three thousand
fans turned out to see the game,
/, played at the new Wriglcy field,
A piano doesn 7 cost SO much rs
an auto and besides it never gets