Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-09
So. California
Sporting Briefs

LOS ANGELES, April 9.---Eigh-
teen racing creations in the hands
of as many dirt track pilots will
compete in the seven event racing
program at Ascot Speedway tomor-
row.
Qualifying time trials are plated
for 10 a. IN. with Eddie Winfield,
Lou Moore, Bill Spence, Francis
Quinn, Barney Klocfcr and others
heading the favorites in the 25-lap
feature event.
The opening event on the bill will
be the one-lap helmet dash for the
fastest ears following with two
five-lap Australian pursuit races,
and three ten lap sprints.
EAGLE ROCK, Cal, April o..
Bud Teachout, Occidental College
Southpaw pitcher, today is mcditat-
ing on making his debut into the
major league professional pastimc.
According to reports, scouts for
tho Philadelphia Americans, Boston
Rcd Sox. Chicago White Sox, New
York Giants and Detroit Americans
have made favorable comment on
tho young portsider.
Wilkie Clark, coach Of the Oxy
Tigers and former professional
catcher, states that Teachout will
not affix his name to a contract un-
til after the baseball season.
16S ANGELES, April ?.-South-
crn conference sports followers are
turning an eye toward Palo Alto
today where % picked athletes of
the loop are competing against the
Stanford university trackstcrs.
The powerful Stanford machine
is dopcd to stcamroll to long-end
victory but the southerners are de
pended on to show up well i'll a
number of events.
Coach Bob Strchle of Pomona
College and Harry Trotter, U. G. l..
A. are in charge of the athletes
who left here last night for the
Peninsula sector.
LOS ANGELES, April o" Mid
got Mike O Dowd, Cleveland ban
'amweight, is tha idol Of boxing
fans here today bv virtue Of his
victory last night over Young Ma
tionalista in n hectic ton round go
al Hollywood stadium.
4 great squirt in the two closing
rounds marked the difference be
tween victory and defeat, with o.
Dowd 5 right offsctting the Fill
rino battler's whitening punches.
John Patrick Daughertv coilided
with Billy Atkinson s glove on the
first punch and was dropped for a
four count, but came back and took
ihc decision at the end of six
rounds.
Jackie Carr scored technical
knockout over "Crackcro Warren
in the third round of the special
event.
Eddie Gill won ON n foul from
Jack Miller in the feature prclmi-
nary, with Joe Ahramson defeating
Henry Gonzales in the curtainraiser.
Los ANGTLES, April o.-Gcorgr
Corncs holds the spotlight in the
Southern California amateur golf
tournament today by virtue of his
, and win over Captain \. Bull
ok Webster. northern state champ
n Los Angeles country club ycstcr-
day.
DR.. Paul VI. Hunter, defending
champion hattlcd valiantly to elm
mate Leon Kcllar, youthful star,
one up.
George Won Elm, national anna
teur champ, playing his usual natty
game. won from Max Bchr, , and =.
The finals in the tourney will be
played tomorrow.
GLENDALE, April 9--f'rank Wv
koff, Glendale high school sprint
star looms rs a potential holder of
th" lo0-yard dash record by virtue
o. his negotiating the distance in
9 10 seconds in trial heat YES
tcrday.
Wykoff did his turn in the pre-
llmnaricS for the coast prep lcaguc
meet to be held next week, with two
watches clocking him at 9 6-l0 and
another AT Q 40.
Tho world s prep record for the
century is held by Erncs, T.. Nelson
of Nolkman school, Cambridge,
Mass, and was established on May
>, 1908 at Q 10.
The 1927 pea crop at Nipomo, San