Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-27
So. California
Sporting Briefs


Both camps are predicting that
their fighter will win by knock
out, well inside the limit.
Fields declared yesterday that he
would stop Cans within five rounds,
with Cans expressing the opinion
that he would reverse the count at
least a round earlier.
Cans will be the choice of the
"wise money! by virtue of his re-
cent one round knockout victory
over Tommy O'Brien, and convine-
ing victories the past year that in
clude wins over Mushy Callahan,
Jimmy Goodrich, former lightweight
champion, and others.
Gymnasium workouts of both
fighters have been impressive with
both sparing their sparring partners
little.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. civil
lie Davies, Pennsylvania flyweight
today is a step nearer his fistic
objective, the 1l2 pound champion
ship recently vacated by Fidel La
Barba through a clean cut victory
last night at Hollywood stadium
over "Corporal' Izzy Schwartz of
New York. The bout was the first
ten roundcr in the elimination tour
namcnt sponsored by the California
State Athletic commission.
Both battlcrs started at top
speed, maintaining fast gait
throughout. Their weights were an
nounccd at 10 pounds each at p.
m.
Davies did the heavier punching
and carried the fight to Schwartz
who appeared satisfied to counter
punch and break ground, except in
the second and fifth rounds
In the fifth round Davies was
dropped to one knee, but rpgainpd
his feet without count. The later
rounds went to Davies by wide
margin through effective lefts and
rights to the jaw.
SO speedy was the milling that
each fighter lost his balance twice
and went spinning to the canvas.
Bobby LaSalles' heavier punch
ing gave him the nod over Joe Lay
man in the semi windup, hut his
stalling tactics brought him the
Bronx cheer from the fans
Jackie Carr knocked out Johnny
Williams, Salt Lake City feather
weight, in the third round Of the
special event. A right to the Jaw
dropped Williams who attempted to
regain his feet before the count.
Guy Eddy knocked ont Jackie
Hanlon in the first round. Antonio
Portillo defeated Dave Pollock N
+ the curtainraiser.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 27.-Scrgt.
Sammy Baker and Johnny Adams,
welterwcights, concluded training
today for their battle of 10 rounds
or less at Wriglcy field. Monday
night, with both confident of vic
tory. - u
Baker will enter the ring a prob
able 10 to favorite. BY virtue of
! his close battle last month with
Ace Hudkins, and previous knock
out scored over Mushv Callahan,
junior welterweight champion, and
a technical knockout over Hudkins
a few weeks before that.
/ Adams, however, will draw sup
port from many followers of the
game who play the short money AMI
. recall his fistic career that started
as a featherweight, then Pacific
coast lightweight champion, and II
wins in row as welterweight
Willie Ritchic, former world 5
lightweight champion, will arrive
here Monday morning from San
! Francisco for his six round engage
ment with Dick Hoppe of Glendale,
{ in the windup.
Reports from the Bay city indi-
cate that Ritchic has stressed CON
ditioning of his legs, which appear
ed slow when he defeated Bobby
La Sale, welterweight, at Holly
wood stadium recently.
Jimmy Loventhal, regarded a
mong the top notch middlcweights
of the Pacific coast, meets Billy
Atkinson in the six round special
cvcnt.
Two four FOUNDERS will complete
the card.