Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-04
SPORT NEWS SECTION
So. California
Sporting Briefs

LOS NNtELES, Jan. l.-EaStorn
golfers were favored today TO place
among the winners of the Los An
gelcs 10000 open tournament which
VII be staged at the Los Angeles
Country club the latter part Of this
week.
The "mashie wicldors' from east
of the Mississippi carried off the
ro ;or honors Of the Long Beach
$500 open at the Virginia Country
club Sunday. Bill Mchlhorn, Chi
cago professional, scored a remark
able low total Of 2lJ Of the "a hole
play. Macdonald Smith, New York
pro, was third with PIT. Al Espino-
sa s 218 gave the Chicago star
fourth place.
Dick Linares, although he was
forced into second place, was the
sensation of Sundays play. Linarcs
turned in the lowest card for IS
1o 'cs, a 6S, which was three under
par and a new course record. How
ever he fell down in the final Is
holes, playing n rs, which gave him
a total of pc. liuares is accustom-
ed to the Long Beach course, as it
is in his home town, aud he is not
considered "A favorite on the Los
Angeles Country club grounds.
Mel Smith, Portland golfer, and
Harry Cooper, Dallas, Texas, player,
tied for fifth and will be near the
top in the Los Angeles open which
, starts here Thursday and ends Sun
day.
More than 200 golfers are ready
for the west : go'f classic. This
number win tee off in the qualifY-
ing round of the Los Angeles open.
All is in readiness for the tourney
Accommodations have been made
for thousands Of persons to follow
the players and the course is in good
condition. With far weather, some
! excellent golf VIII be displaycd
| Zig Gawgc' Godfrey, negro
heavyweight, returns to the Los An
gclcs ring this week to meet what
may prove his Waterloo,' Sully
Montgomery, former Center college
football star. The bout viii be stag
ed at the Olympi" auditorium Wed
neSday night and is scheduled to go
ten rounds.
Montgomery recently bowlpd over
Ralph Smith, Los Angeles heavy
weight, in the sam" ring. He knock
, ed cut Smith in the sixth round.
The southcrner is fast and can
hit. Whether he can take them was
not demonstrated in the Smith fight
as he kept out of range.
} Godfrey boxed ten rounds with
Martin Burke of New Orleans IN his
last Appearance here. 1t was a slow
fight. Godfrey nearly scored "A
Knockout in the early rounds, but
Burke kept his feet.
Bantamweights will be featured
IN the only other card scheduled for
Los Angeles thus week. Doe Smell,
who was foulrd by Chalie "PhiI'
Rosenberg, world champion, in the
sixth round of their scheduled ten
round bout here last week, will meet
Joey Sanger, Milwaukee fighter, at
Hollywood.
Smell, who halls from the Pacific
northwest, viii probably be a slight
faNorltc before the fight. He is a
heavy hitter while Sanger is a box
cr with a lot of hcft behind his
punches.
Playing a brilliant game, the Los
Angeles soccer team defeated tn,
san Francisco aggregation here Sun
day. > to 0.
The University of Southern Cali
tornia basketball team will max,
their first appearance of the seasol
here tomorrow night when they NEE,
the Los Angeles Athletic club ouin
tcl.
Tn" annual pre- season game 0c
tween the cluhmCn and the univCrs
ity has attained a high place il
Southern California basketball. Al
intense rivalry exists between the
two teams, making play interesting
Tho first half of th" Southern
California ice hockey season come,
to a clos" tonight when the Aut0mo
bile club of Southern California
sc> tot meets the Hollywood club.
The auto club is leading the len
cue with one defeat, That heating
was administered by the Hollywood
team, and they are out to repeat to
night.
John pcsck aud Joe Sigmoud will
@rapp'c with each other in the main
match of the Olympic auditorium
wrestling card tonight,
The two hcavyWeightS are dcclar-
ed to be evenly matched. According
Lou paro, promoter of thc show,
they wi put on one ut thc best eN
hibitions ever seen in hes Angeles.
MOM'N pop
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