Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-10
So. California
Sporting Briefs

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10.-Al
though the touted University of
California basketball team is 8
heavy favorite to win both contests,
the Southern California team is
hopeful of taking the measure OF
the Bear five in the two-game series
at Olympic auditorium Friday and
Saturday.
The contests will close the basket
ball season for the Trojans, who
have yet to win a Pacific Coast
conference game. The Southern
California players are still smarting
from their defeat at the hands Of
the Bears in Oakland two weeks
ago in the opening game Of the an
nual threegame series and will
fight to the utmost to wipe out the
Bears Berkeley win.
The Trojan lineup is expected TO
be strengthened considerably by
the return of Tommy Lewis, regu-
lar guard, who has been out of sew
eral games because of blood poison
ing.
James B. Irsfield, who aided Hol-
lywood Athletic Club in gathering
a powerful aggregation Of athletes
last year, has been named athletic
director Of the club for 1927. An
nouncement Of Irsfield s appoint
ment was made by George l.. East
man, president.
Trojan tennis stars are scheduled
to meet Stanford racquet wielders
in Lo. Angeles March 10. On April
IA the Southern California players
will face California at Berkeley.
Return matches with Stanford will
be played at Palo Alto April Is.
CLAREMONT, Feb. 10.-Track
prospects at Pomona college will be
revealed Saturday when the annual
interclass meet is held on Alumni
field.
With such stars as Walt Smith of
Hollywood in the quarter, Phelps
Of Los Angeles in the dashes, Cor
win Of Puente and Jordan Of Los
Angeles in the half mile, last years
champion Freshman team stands a
good chance to win class honors in
the track events. Other stars who
are expected to pile up points for
the Frosh are Baird of Pomona,
role vaulter. Frazier Of Corona and
Fulton Of Azusa, weight throwers.
LOS ANGELES - Because the
date originally fixed conflicted with
other events, the Midwick Country
Club S annual Scotch fourSome tour
nament has been postponed until
March II, Is and 10. The tourna-
ment is expected to be a drawing
card for many star players.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10.-Losing
the first fall to Jim Browning after
half hours wrestling, Paul Jones
took the next two falls and the
match from his opponent at Olympic
auditorium last night. Jones took
the two falls in Al minutes.
Using an arm lock Russell Wis,
former Los Angeles Athletic Club
amateur welterweight champion, de-
fcated Royal Van Dusen in 8 min
utes and 4 seconds.
Matty Matsuda, Japanese cham
Fion, easily won his match from
Pete Vocino. He disposed of his
opponent in minutes and 50 Sec
onds.
Because he had an infected foot,
Tommy Draak, who was scheduled
to meet Frank Judson, Harvard
wrestling instructor, was not allow
cd to appear.
Dick Donald, local boxing pro-
moter, is negotiating with Ed Eich-
er, manager of Leo Lom.ki, in an
effort to match the Aberdeen fight
er with Bert Colima, Mexican mid
dleweight, who scored victory
over Joe Anderson of Kentucky at
Vernon Tuesday night. Colima and
Lomski have met once before, when
Lomski scored a knockout.
Hhothei woman planS 10 attempt
Catalina channel swim following
the feat of Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston
of Long Beach in negotiating the
23 mile stretch of water.
Miss Saga Kolb, 16, of Ocean
Park, has announced that she will
start her swim next Sunday. Miss
kolb had covered 16 miles in the
William Wrigley Sea Marathon
when she was forced by her hand
lcrs to leave the water.
Announcement was made that
Mrs. Huddleston and Orville Fer
rcll, who taught her how to swim
several months ago, had entered an
agreement under which Fcrrell will
be the Long Beach woman s man
ager.
Los ANGELES, Feb. 1O-"Texn -
Wilson, star broad jumper, who has
been absent from school two years,
has returned to the University of
southern California, it was an
nounced yesterday, and has turned
out for the track and field team.
W.T. MIN-GTnNr