Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-23
So. California
Sporting Briefs
Dy United Press Leased Wire

weight, will fight as a lightweight
from now on it became known yes
terdav when Fank Kelvin seeking a
headliner for the "cradle fund -
card at the Hollywood American LIE
gion stadium, October l6, attempted
to talk business with Cans.
Cans $ perfectly willing to fight
on the "cradle fund.- card and he
is willing to meet any lightweight
that Kcrwin can sign - providing
that lightweight will make the l3J
pound mark.
Cans claimS that he is lcgiti,
mate man at his weight says that
since he entered the ring, has been
overlooking weight matters but from
now on his weight is l35.
Mushy Callahan, new junior wei
tcrwcight title holder, Ace Hudkins,
Dick Hoppe and Jackie Fields are
mentioned as possible opponents for
Cans.
Paul Parrish won 10 round de-
cision over Vie Morrison in the main
event on the Wilmington Athletic
fight card last night. Battling Ward
won over Dick Reeve in the semi
windup.
Young Fontana Knocked out
Benny Cohen in the first round OF
the hcadlincr at the HOLLYWOOD
Athletic club last night. Donald
Yarnell stopped Dick Lamott II
the second round Of the semi wind
ny.
Harry Bcum and Tom Curcy
hcavvwcights, will clash in the main
event of Il ten bout card at the
Los Angeles Athletic club tonight
Two swimmers VIII start tomor
row morning and Il third SATURDAY
morning in an attempt to cross the
mronqucrrd Catalina channel.
Nicholas Sanoff and Robert Eos
ter, life guards ut Baihoa bcacl
and Ocean Park, respectively, vii
enter the water AT Newport Bcaci
at s clock tomorrow TO begin the
% mile crossing.
Saturday morning at o clock
Ioujs \. llcnncsse.', giant Ne"
foundlander, viii shove off from
, Catalina island viii try 10 MAKE
/ the mainland at Point Fcrmin.
/ IIcnncsscy weighs l95 pounds nr'
! stands six feet, three inches. liz
/ does not think the cold water vii
| bother HIM because. OF mis- training
J -. tho | "a lv,l.1,. ,surrCnt>
Mnshy Callahan. former ncwshoy
now holder OF the world juni"
! wclterwciaht championship, ha
been offered a match in New Yorl
with Pete Latzo, Wcltcrweight it'll,
holder, according to MuShy's man
agcr, Eddie Sears.
Jess Mcmahon, matchmaker a
! Madison Square Garden, made thu
offer, calling Sears on the tclc
phour a few hours after Callahan
had knocked Pinkcy Mitchell loos'
from his title.
Sears plans TO take Mushy t'
! Chicago to meet either Spug Mcy
crs or EusSic Leroy and then on tt
! New York to take Latzo.
johnnie Mccoy, eastern fly
weight. will mix with Howard May
| berry in the ten round main even
at the Culver City stadium tonight
! Alki Alkol, colorful Filipino, an'
| thcrkic Herman will meet over The
six round route in the Scmi-tiua.
/ licraldcd to be one Of the hot
test flywcight scraps ever seen i,
this vicinity llruic Hood, Crow
/ City pride, and t,corgic X. O. Lo
pcz, of Wilmington, will exchange
! punches at the Pasadena armorv TO
night.
! Young Laucho and Pa, Patricl
will do six rounds at 40 pound,
/ IN the semi Windup.
/ Dick Hoppe and Jackie Ficld
will end their training this after
noon for their main event bout il
| Hollywood American Legion adI
om tomorrow night. Hoppe will be
- slight tavorite because of hi,
greater ring experience.
Commander Richard Lee of th'
! Hollywood post of the American
! Legion announced last night tha'
! 800 Of the profits Of the fight
would be turned over to Florida re-
! lief.
Eddie higgins aud Sailor Rec,
meet in the semi wjnduj.
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