Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-30
So. California
Sporting Briefs
Hy United Press Leased Wire

! Dy nitrd Press Leased Wire
i LOS ANGELES, Aug. 80. - Jack
] Silver, conqucror of Mushv Gala
tan. rules heavy favorite in the
! betting on outcome Of his bout with
, Paul De Hate in the ten round main
! event Of the Olympic auditorium $
boxing show Wednesday night.
| Silver. with an impressive record
! to back mp the sound trouncinG he
gave Callahan in San Francisco
Fourth of July, is rated as the
| best man ON the coast in lis divis-
/ ION
/ In the event he wins over De
| Hate. Silver expects to move east
ward in at attempt to force Sammy
! Mandcll to give him u crack at the
world $ lightweight crown. Silver IS
| generally rated as the cuual and nos
sibily the superior Of the titlcholder
On the other hand De Hate is n
, determined scrappcr and carries
/ dynamite in both fists Silver 5
reputation will have no effect on
the Freneh-Trish youth and Il knock
out in the early rounds il not be-
vond possibility for De Hate has
right cross that mostly means dim
! Ylcre whcn il connects.
! Billy Vincent and johnny Grella,
s'uaging middteweights, will ex-
charge compliments in The six round
eoni "indup while Jackie Gordon of
, San Francisco and frankie Flores
meet III the special event.
Jackie Fields, former holder of
| the amateur feathcrweight champ
ionghip title, and Sailor Ashmore.
Will he the principals in the Pasa-
J dena Arnorv Thurslav night. The
bout will be eight rounds and the
] weight l3S pounds.
Culver City fight fans will be en-'
! tcrtained Tuesday night by Doe
/ Smell. Tacoma dentist. aad Santiago
Zori1la. bantamweight champion of
! Panama, who travel ten rounds in
! the feature bout of the fight card
there.
.lo" Click, New York lightWeight,
arrived lnre yesterday TO 90 into
i traur- Ger his ten round match
with jimmy 8eL9rnia in Vernon u
week from Tuesa1v night
Click las a9 enviable reputation
and viii probably be u fayoritc in
;llc betting.
Ed "StrangIer Lewis is preoar-
ed 10 exhibit some Of his very best
headloeks y.hru he meets Mix Ros
mauo. ItaiID heavyweight cfaan.
jaat il the foatu~e= Hid.eh of "a ail-
star wrestling card 1T Vernon to-
morrow night.
Tie Stranger figures the
meeting ~ a conditioner fer his
coming bout with Joe Stcchcr for
tie heavyweight championship.
Tie Wri2ley ocean marathon.
for that i the official title Of III
PROPOSED % mile Catalina channel
swim, viii be ran off JANUARY I5,
1927.
( set o; rules to govern Ill en-
trants for the S25,000 cash prize of
fcrcd by William Wrglcv il, mil
=; liouairc owner of the Catalina Is
land to the first person to success
fully cross the channel, has been
announced by !. H. Patrick, general
chairman Of the Wriglcy oreln
marathon.
In addition to giving the ''scu der
beF' AN official title and setting
he date for the swim. the following :
otipuIation> are found in the rules:
the contestants for the prize must
enter the water at the same time,
the contest is open TO everyone, in
event no one is successful on tho
datr SCI the prize shall stand until
the swim j., made, but in each try
the swimmer must notify Mr. Pat
; rick at least ten days in advance,
Wriglcy stated that the ru'cs
were drawn up to set 1T rest the
many r'mors regarding the condi-
lions under which the swim is to be
made. THE selection of January ~
the timr for the swim WAS made 10
convenience many foreign swimmers
who have significd intentions of
competing for the prize, Wrigloy
said.
Howard Gillrtt Of Whittier, and