Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-19
So. California
Sporting Briefs
by United Press Leased Wire

by nited Press Leased wire
Los ANGELES, Aug. 19.- Bud
Taylor, uncroWncd king Of the ban
tamwcights, scored a technical
knockout over Dixie La Hood when
La Hood $ handlers tossed "A towel
into the ring in the eighth round of
the scheduled ten round hcadlincr
at the Olympic auditorium last
night.
In Hood was game but he was no
match for the "blond terror Tay-
lor took every round except the fifth
by wide margin. In the fifth
round Bud slowed up and La Hood
managed to get an even break.
La Hood = trouble started in the
first round when he came in off
balance, took left to the body and
went down for count Of nine.
From then on everything was
Taylor 5 way. He hit La Hood al
most at will. using his left most Of
In" time but occasionally crossing
with his right.
When the towel came into the
ring La Hood was groggy, his face
cut to ribbons by Bud s stingnig left
and his body suffering from a cross
fire Of lcfts and rights.
For Taylor the fight last night
merely proved Il workout for his
match with the bnntamwcight
champion Of the world, Charley
"pnil' Rosenberg, in Chicago, Lab.
or day. Rosenberg i. going to have
plenty Of trouble keeping away from
that lightning like left OF Bud s.
In the semi windup Benny Fur
rcll. Filipino dynamo, gained ref
cree 5 decision over frankie Novcy
i Jimmy Marcus won from Teddy
Eastbrook, Matco Magdalino took
over Benny Diaz and Bobbic Rcnd.
ley outboxcd frankie FlOrez in the
prcliminarleS.
Jimmy McClarnin will take {;
whole staff of Sparring partner,
with him when he establishes train
| inc quarters in the Vernon gymna-
| sium this weekend to prepare fol
his ten round scrap with Joe Click
at the Doyl" auditorium September
I.
! On the same card will be Samlny
McClarnin. Jimmy 5 Younger broth
er, making his first professional ap
pcaraucc. Sammy i Il lightweight.
Dick Hoppe and Young Jacl
! Thompson will act as Sparring part
; ucIs Id putting the finishing touehc'
! on Mushv Callahan for hi, bon
IucNt Tuesday might in Vernon Will
Baby Joe Cans.
Mushy is in great condition fol
| lowing short rest to permit th'
healing of an injured eye. lndica
tionS are that he Will be a faNorit'
in the betting when he l1cet, Cans
Cams has been making frrgu"n
trips to the iron foundricS to an
fin conditioning himself for th'
match. Baby Joe Cans a formc
foundry worker seems 70 think th'
the return to the old work help
him to get into good condition.
Harold "Brick" Muller, tormc
| California all-Amcriran end and on
of the most famous cXpon"nts of tn
forward pass, will probably captain
the Los Angeles team Of the ma
tional professional football league
according 10 reports here.
/ Muller. cnroutc TO his home in san
Diego, last night stopped in Lo
Angeles where it is reported he con.
tcrrcd with Jack McDonough, on
Of the managers of the local team
McDonough is reported to have of
frrcd Muller Il guarantee of S25, GOT
! for the season.
Muller at present is Il member o.
; the California coaching staff. l
/ he accepts McDonough : offer HI
will be forced to give up his coach
! ing activities.
Gerald Strattord, singles cham
pion of California. added his name
I TO the list Of entries in the Los An
gclcs county tennis championship
| by phoniug late last might 10 Off
cialS of the palomar club. Pla,
J VIII start tomorrow ON the palomaI
/ courts.
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