Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-10
So. California
Sporting Briefs
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Dee. TO- - Bert
Colima, Mexican middlcwcight, is
favored to win over Joe Roche,
when the pair meet in 10 round re-
match at the Hollywood American
Legion stadium tonight. ,'olima
took the decision the last time they
clashcd.
Both finished their training yes
terday afternoon and both expressed
"a keen desire to win tonight s scrap
for Mickey Walker, reigning middle
weight king, Tiger Flowers, but
lately deposed as head of the mid
dleweights and Leo Lomski, coast 8
foremost of that weight are headed
for Los Angeles looking for matches.
Mike Scigal, Oakland sensation,
crosses gloves with Joe Layman in
the semi windup.
Joe Schlocker, Jewish lightweight,
and Joe Garcia, Mexican, fight the
six round main event at the Main
Street Athletic club tomorrow night.
Toby Montoya and Jimmy Fox
featherweights, meet i'll the semi
final.
Kid Ponce, substituting for Pico
Ramies, lost the decision to San
tiago Gorilla, Panama featherweight, g,
in fast 10 round bout at Culver
City last night.
Charley Wright took a close de
cision over frankie Boldt i'll the
eight round scmi-final.
Ernie Hood defeated johnny
Godincz III Il six round rcmatch at
the Pasadena armory last night.
clyde Colvin knocked out Billy Nc
Gowan in the second round Of the
semi windup.
Morley Drury. star halfback, and
often termed the .'sparkplug of
the Trojan defense, was unanimous
~ elected captain Of the 1927 Uni.
Nersity of Southern California team.
Drury, who succeeds Jeff Cravath,
had no opponent for the position. He
was elected last night at the annual
California football banquet.
CARLYLE "Shovel' Sherwood. $50
pound star center, was elected to
captain the 1927 Loyola college team
ut the annual football banquet, last
night.
Sherwood has starred at center
for Lions during the past three
years.
William Wriglcy Jr., millionaire
gum magnate and owner of Catalina
Island, had advanced the purse
money for the Catalina channel
swim from $4,000 to $40, 0,000-with
certain reservations.
The additional $4,000 prize has
been to interest women swimmers.
If a man finishes first in the Wrig-
ley sea marathon, y on January 10,
he will receive $25, 900 and the first
woman to complete the 23 mile
crossing will receive $4,000
In event Il woman finishes first
she will receive the $3.50 original
prize and the $4,000 offer is can
cclled.
Wrigley's decision to increase the
purse for the swim followed a con
ference with Mrs. Clcmington Cor
son, the second woman to conquer
the English channel and the first
mother to achieve the honor. Mrs.
Corson stated that the best women
swimmers are not as good as the
best men swimmers and accordingly
there was little to interest women III
the sea dcrby.'
Wriglcy expects TO confer with
the Catalina channel swim commit
tee here early next week and to pass
on whether or not women Will be al
lowed to compete in the swim, clad
only in grease.
Coaches and graduate managers
of the eight members of the South
crn California conference met at De-
college last night and drew
up a football schedule for 1927.
There was very little wrangling
and the expected friction between
Pomona and Occidental failed to
The conference representatives
ratified the basketball, baseball,
tennis and track schedules.
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