Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-26
E KNOCKS OUT MAC IN SECOND;
rHANEY, SOLAN0, AND BRADSHAW
ALL WIN WITH SLEEP PRODUCERS

Lee, which came last, must be talk
"a over first. Poor Billy. The
end of the world came for him after
one minute and 40 seconds of fight
my il the second round. when Lee
hung a mule s kick on his chin
McGoWan was the fav0ritc III the
talk around town last week, because
of his good showing against Lee
tl.rcc weeks ago. Many of the 10,
cal boys backed their talk with
coin of the realm, and these stuck
to their seats last night, stunned
when the end came.
McGoWan came down from Los
Angeles i'll splendid condition, ac-
campanicd by his manager, the girl
Gf his choice and her mother and
father, all of whom sat in his cor
nrr at the riGgsidc. Lee came over
from San Diego with Sir William
Mcmahon and two suit cases full
Of dynamite.
Billy Has Troubles -.
AS though Billy did not have
enough troubles with d knockout
and all, two more managers showed
~ after the fight aud claimed a
part of his purse. They got it too.
by Nirtue Of signed contret plus
Il letter from Commissioner Strclcn-
ger of the state athletic commission.
MrGowan admitted signing the con
tract with Bud Blossom and Dale,
hut asserted they never gave him
FAY money for training nor did they
get him any fights, and he had 70
o,tt. Herb White has bccn acting
a. hi manager.
Is 10 the fight. McGowan look
"a good in the first round, as good
- he did in the last fight. Lee
vas fighting a different style how
ever. Instead Of the cautious ef-
forts the San Diego boy used three
weeks ago, last night he was II
whole flock Of depth bombs looking
for something to bust. i" crowd
- McGowan every inch of tn" way,
iaking several mean knocks on the
Jaw in order to send home a few
on his own account AIcGowan
WAS stepping around LIVELY and Lee
Mas right with him.
First Round Fast
Tie round vent At II furious
pace aud /. WAS apparent that II
wis to be no lU round affair the
wav the boys were hitting. Both
ueit fresh nj the cnl. the round
benz lust about 4 dead heat.
Lee went right out to stop the
tbag IL the second round. He
rf5wlca Biiln's frame aud was shoot
III from all angles. Driving Me
CuWan to u n"uttdl corner with 4
fusiladc of blows Lee whipped one
to the big fellow 5 tnmmv md Z
,1ung cpough to make McGowan
mvoluutmilY drop his guard. Lee
vas quick to faN" advantage 0f his
opportunity ard hot for the jaw. So
Grick did he work that it seemed
ijl.r half Il dozen blow5 W,nt home.
ihc craell that cid the trick Was
ielfCttjy timed and carried all that
dynamite that Lee packed in the
~uit caScs with il. DoNn went
Billy cold as Labrador herring, The
litilc lady : jaw likewise went down
aad the several hundred pairs Of
Jaws belonging TO those who had
lacked Billy with their dinrro also
tpck Il downward plunge and stayed
that way. Billy l.ovcjov, the ref
crcc, counted the fatal 10 but he
could have counted 20.
Give Lee credit. He spotted hi
opponent several inches in height
aud rcarh and nearly seven pounds
il weight. Lee is fighter and
anyone who thinks he ism is re
fcrrcd to William McGoWan, The
latest and best authority on Lee :
prowcsS.
CLANCY Kayocs Huff
John Joseph 5 third affair, writ
ten. up as number two, came in the
seventh of The engagement between
Jimmy Huff and Joe Chancy, Will
i the honorable James initiating Il
| duck with canvas ON his back, Tho
boys fought Themselves out in the
first three rounds. It was hot
aui stuffy at the ringsidc and they
wcr' evidently trying to cnd the
pflli. as so.4 .. pa,S.aj., Ncj.hs'