Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-14
So. California
Sporting Briefs
by United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14.-Witl
the thud of pro football resoundine
its final echo week ago, the 1922
collegiate infant donned its swad
ding clothes today when Bill
Spaulding at the University of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles looked ovel
sixty odd candidates for the fal
pastime at the initial spring work
out.
The Bruins have l9 lettermen, the
same number of freshmen, few
1926 ineligibles, and host of sec.
ond stringers and Ozark horses,
and have set the southern confer.
cncc championship as their primary
objective, with further showing OF
ability prior to their entrance into
the Pacific coast loop in 1923.
Gymnasium work will be the or
der of the day on account of the
wet weather.
Light exercises, kicking, passing
and other fundamentals will be pre-
liminary steps in the sixweeks
training course, with helmets and
shoulder pads being issued as the
men round into condition.
The Bruins mentor has announc-
ed that he seeks to pick a working
eleven so that when September Is
rolls around that he can give them
signals and formations and have
them running at peak form in a
minimum amount of time.
Ace Hudkins, the Nebraska Wild
cat, has been installed a slight IA
vorite over Billy Atkins, California
welterwcight, in their 10 round
bout at the Olympic auditorium
Tuesday night.
The battle promises to be thrill
er, as both are millers of the whirl-
ng-dervish type, and each promises
to carry the fight from the open
ing gong until the other drops for
the count.
Since Hudkins' eastern invasion
in which he blossomed out as a wei.
terweight, he has whipped Billy AL
ger decisively, being the first fight
cr to send the Arizonan to the mat
for count.
Atkinson has been a prime favor
ite with coast fans for the past year
and due to dearth of opponents
has taken on middle weights with
marked success.
Two six and two four-r round bouts
will round out the card.
Manager Marty Krug of the Los
Angeles Pacific coast league club
ushered in the 1927 training season
this morning III the precincts of the
Wrigley Field clubhouse with 90
Angels, veterans and rockies, gath
cred for a chat and the formality of
issuing playing uniforms.
Pitchers, catcherS and recruits
will be put through week s train
ing grind before the veteran infield-
eqs and outfielders arrive.
The outstanding absentee was
noteworthy in the non-appearance
Of doc" Crandall, leading slab.
ster, who has been with the club
since 1918. Crandall has recently
purchased a half interest in the
Wichita, Kansas, club of the west
crn league and will manage that ag-
gregation this season.
Wayne Doc' Wright, knuckle-
ball expert, and Clyde Day are two
twirlcrs enroute from the east who
vii report at the end of the week.
Bill Piercy, late of the Chicago
Cubs, and Earl coil" Hamilton are
on deck and their twisters appear
to be in excellent early-season form.
Harry Truck Hannah and Au-
gustus Sandberg, veteran backstops,
with Read and Adamson give the
Angels promising array of catch
ing talent with which to usher in
the new season.
Rookie basemen and gardeners
will have week in which to dis
play their talents to convince the
seraph pilot before the big grind
open.