Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
CALEXlCO CARD
PROVIDES LOTS
OF SLUGCINC

- Valley fight fans were treated to
d great exhibition of the slugging
form Of fistics at the Auditorium in
Calexico last night. After three
whirlwind battles marked by the
knockout of Young Kid Mex by
Homer Gaines the main-go started
out to be a disappointment but Will
lardson and Simpson popped up in
the closing rounds and slugged it
out to make it a fight. Willardson
won the decision.
Monte Hill of FL Centre gave Ray
Hernandez of Plaster City a thor.
ough beating in the opening bout
and Andrew Brooks of Rrawley was
given the decision over Kid Mex in
the semifinal.
X. O. Simpson of Phoenix and
Grant Willardson of San Diego,
booked as two welterweight cham
pions, failed to show anything that
entitled them to the titles. During
the 10 round session Simpson provid-
ed plenty of action but Willardson
did the fighting.
Throughout the first six rounds
of the fight Simpson danced about.
He was trying to show speed enough
to work Willardson into hole but
he failed and practically all Of his
attacks were met with either a stiff
left to the head or right to the
stomach.
In the seventh Willardson drove
him to the ropes with left but
the Navy boy showed no ability TO
follow up an advantage. His blows,
which started from the ceiling, were
too long on the way and though
Simpson was groggy, Willardson
failed to take advantage of it. The
battle continued along the same
line in the eighth, Willardson again
missing chances to put Simpson out
but the fighting had begun to perk
up bit.
The ninth produced plenty Of old
fashioned smuggling. Simpson open.
ed with left that deprived Viii.
lardson of tooth but at the same
time the Navy boy crashed through
with right that staggered Simpson.
Willardson was easily the better in
the exchanges that followed.
Simpson did his best fighting II
the tenth. He won the round but
bis advantage was only a slight ono
and the decision favoring Willard.
son was well placed.
Brooks Wins
While the writer was not entirely
i'll favor of the decision in the semi.
final, the bout did belong to Brooks
it to anyone. Andy scored knock.
down in the first round and landed
the cleaner blows during the bat.
tling that followed but he received
plenty of body punishment and Mex
had him in trouble in the fifth when
he landed hard to the. stomach and
then launched a barragc of blows to
the head. Andy had little better
Of the slugging in the final round,
both boys striving to put a finish
to the battle.
Young Kid Mex had led the
fighting all the way in his battle
with Homer Gaines when the Impe.
rial colored boy drove home a stoln-
ach punch that floored the Mex for
the count. During the first round
it was almost blow for blow but Sa-
lano was landing the better blows
and scored one right to the head that
shook Homer to his toes.
Mex had begun piling up points
III the second round when thev both
let fly with stomach punch. Homer
beat Kid Mex to the blow by frac-
tion of a second and he put every.
thing into the blow. Young Kid
Mex backed away and then fell 20
kneeling position and took the
count. He was not entirely out but
was out of order for the evening.
Monte Hill looked good in the
opening bout against Hernandez.
The boys opened strong and mixed
aplenty throughout the four rounds
Ct battling. Monte scored four
knockdowns for an eight count, one
each in the second and third and
two in the fourth. He was using
a left most of the time but after
landing it he used his right effect
lively to the stomach. Hernandez
deserves much credit for standing
up under tbo blou.s