Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-23
'CHENEY-MURPHY
GO EXPECTED TO
PACK FANS In
Entire Card for Tonight
Looks Like One of
Considerable Class.

As this is written, one couldn t
ask for better weather anywhere III
the world. and there is every reason
to believe that the present salubri
Gus atmosphere will remain on the
job tonight, 50 that fans sitting
around the arena at the Imperial
Valley Athletic club will have moth
ing to complain about, as far as the
weather is concerned.
With the weather question practi
caIly settled, "Cap' Stevens,
matchmaker for the club, is wearing
his well known grin, for he is ready
10 bet the bmKrol that the card
offered to the boxing fans tonight
VIII be voted one of the best that
the club has vet produced.
Cy Murphy ;nd Joe Cheney, who
are to tangle in the 10 round main
event, are reported to be in splendid
condition. Billy Mcmahon, who
handles Murphy's affairs, writes
over from San Diego that his boy
is ready for the battle of his life,
and expects to get plenty Of exer-
else from Cheney. who is rated very
highly in the Murphy camp.
Any boy who can beat Joe Lay
man and Bus Barrie, is considerable
of fighter,'' Mcmahon writes,
''and both Murphy and Cheney have
scored victories over these two
classy buttlers. There is going to
be more glove throwing in the
arena tonight than there is sand at
Coronado.'
Mcmahon is also very keen on Joe
Leopole, or Leopold Ochoa, as the
boxing commission calls him, who is
scheduled to meet Ernie Farren of
this city in the six round semi-final.
l.eopolc, according to McMahon, is
a scrapper from the first bell to the
finish, and the local boy will have
his hands full taking care of the
coast scrappcr.
The three bouts that have been ar
ranged as appetizcrs for the two top
spots ON the card stack up as fights
that will be wen worth going to
see. Fans who saw the first Ro-
nero Bradshaw battle have not stop
ped talking about it, and the argu-
mcnt as to who should have been
given the decision is still us strong
us the night they fought several
weeks ago. Bradshaw is up in arms
because of Il statement made that
he "ran out - when he was rematch-
ed with Romero three weeks ago.
At that time the doctors refused to
allow him to fight. but the Romero
followers accused the local boy of
being afraid to get in the ring again
with the border ed-head. Now Jim
my is claiming that Romero will
need AN axe handle to beat him to-
night.
Battling johnson and Horace Self
IN their private feud for the pugi
listic supremacy of Brawlev are also
certain to provide plenty of first
class entertainment. If Self attends
to the business in hand he should
beat johnson, though the latter is
tough. The Tamarack ranch idol
packs a husky walop, and if Self
gets in the way of few of them
he is likely to be admiring the moon
from HE floor of the ring.
Kid Lucero and Kid Leo will open
the show. Leo hopes to be in the
scmi-tinal class before warm wealth
cr comes and is banking ON a quick
victory over his opponent tonight to
boost his stock with the fans and
the club officials. Harry Wood
bury, who is handling Leo, claims
that his boy is a real fighter, and
those who have seen him in training
arc ready to agree.
From north to south the card
looks excellent, and fans who miss
II are going to be sorry. We have
to miss it, unfortunately, but there
will be other good cards from now
on and that is something to look
forward to.
The first bout viii be called at
$50, The advance ticket sale has
been good but good seats can still
be obtained at the usual places and
at the box office tonight.