Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-21
SPORT NEWS SECTION
MITCHELL TAKES CORY BATTLE
FROM FILIPINO MIDDLEWEIGHT


hitting Joe off the floor with smash
ing rights delivered following Il
heavy left. Then he would shift
to southpaw attack an dinflict
lust rs much damage. In the
eighth he floorcd Joe with smash
ing right 90 the jaw. The Filipino
brought The crowd up che ring by
sailing into the confident Mitchell
an | trying desperately to get past
that dcfcnsiv" left. 1t was too
late. The bca :nI had Slapped AL
~" s. 'nGth fro h'Ir and he was
forced to take up n,s Gil job Of re-
c,i}"I again.
No Knockout
Mitchell $ inability to stow thr
battered Filipino away was the
only disappointing aspect. The truth
is that he became arm weary from
pummcling Joe and the iron jawcd
Filipino walked into him time and
time again to trade blows He al
th" third round ON the Filipino re-
scmbled a piece Of raw hamburger
ana throughout the contest he,
Mitchell, Lovcjoy and the ringsid-
crs assumed a deep carminc coat.
Mitchell, by the decisive manner
in which he checked the Filipino 5
winning streak here, rates high in
estimation Of local fans and there
IS Il popular demand for his APP
prarance against Harold Adams,
the farmer battlcr, or Harry Lee.
IN the other main event Benny
ChaVcl earned another decision
over frankie Aragon. Benny tried
10 stick to his new plan of fighting,
that Of rushing and leading instead
Il IaviH% back aud trying to wait
the Other boy out. II is hard for
him /" discard The old style. how
eyer. aud time and time again, he
iald back and let frankie take the
play a"av from him. In the
elinches frankie administered u
sound beating to the CalcXiro boy
but The Judges figured Benny :
more effective punching at long
range entitled him to the decision.
Entitled to Draw
Na#V of frankie : supporters
Thought thr local boy entitled to a
draw aHd Frankie himself was Il
badiy disappointed Youngsters II
was the second decision he had
drorued to Benny in three weeks.
frankie is a mighty good boy but
te"" Ecrr IL look, as though Benny
j. ore >erappor he viii never lick
Hruuv had an eight pound weight
advantage which did not seem TO
t..p lin much IN the rough stuff at
close quarters.
H.unv showed last night that he
..m uju.ic with amy Of them if he
.'.I prr,rct that left and keep ON
employing that effective right
hand. But when he walks in, de-
.Nrr, "a right hand blow, then falls
info - rlmch, lc is I'm easy mark
for 70 good iutigh'cr. 1t was a
good fast boat and the fans were
H.N satisfied.
KH Melvin, san Diego 10 pound
ar, -Nrung The surprise Of the even
my ov knocking De La Fucntcs
SHY after minute and 81 seconds
ot fighting in the first round of
-h" feature prrlm. The Kid is a
.rail Iookin% Individual and hc
seemed 10 be all at sea before the
rushing attack Of DE La Fucutcs
II" backed cautiously, tried to keep
ont Of reach Of De La 'uentcS
boring attack and the fans thought
ho WIS due for a pa>iiug. Sudden
IA Inc seemed to got sore about
somrthfn" and in Wild exchange
in 70 ucufral corner he let Il terrific
riGh' handler loose.
l. ,1uglu he La Fucn,", SQuarciv
on the button, droppel him in TIC
..."..' of tn" rln% with 4 rc,ound-
b. . rasl. 1t was ali orcr, fucutrS
Nf, .et '"r three minutes and had
- H. assisted from the ring.
Andrew Brooks got Tia, GoI over
Kid Ontario in thc opencr. but the
fans are aill trying to figure on:
what Referee Lovcjoy was ook;ns
90. Outarlo was ci"aiv outitlcd TO
three ct the four rounds with Il
t..~' even Ii was - good fast bout.
\ .,"a hu;;>c saw Tive Bouts. LoN,.
... '.e., ia good oycJing '*
work cscrr' iol tnAt decision IN
lhr first battle.