Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-28
So. California
Sporting Briefs

Charley Paddock, the Easiest hui
man." who retires oftener than
Madame Bernhardt staged farewells
will return to his element Saturday
at Lincoln, Nebraska.
Paddock, replying to the plea Of
the A. A. U. to add real "color' to
the forthcoming national track and
tield meet will leave tomorrow morn
ing for the Nebraska capital, where
the Los Angeles Athletic Club mer-
CURES.
With but little time for condition
ing Paddock viii probably not com
pcte in his favo,itc events, the 100
and go .;ard dashes. He Will pro
badly be one of the four members
of the Mtrc Try relay crew.
In answering the cali of the \. A.
U. Paddock will in all probability
thwart a reported move to invcstl-
gate his standing as Il "Simon
Pure amateur in light of his movie
affiliations. 1t will be recalled that
about year ago Paddock was call
ed on A. A. =. CARPET to explain his
connection with series of ''start,
stride and finish' advertisements
featured by a gasoline concern.
LOS ANGELES, juno 2S.-Rc-
ports circulated here that Fidcl La
Barba plans to relinquish his world $
flyweight crown today caused a sen
sation in local fistic circles.
The above information reaching
friends of the champion stated ,lIat
La Barba in keeping with his inten.
ton to enter Stanford University
this fall might never again defend
his title at the liz pound limit.
George V. Blake, the champion s
manager, is quoted as saying that
he would not force La Barba to
make the poundage unless he re-
ceives a guarantee of $4,000 to de-
fend the crown won from frankie
Genaro in 1925.
Blake S present schedule for La
Barba calls for five more overweight
matches and then retirement.
LOS ANGELES, June 2s.-Hol-
lvwood Athletic Club s track and
field performers board an east
bound limited today for Lincoln,
Neb., where they take part in the
National a. \. L. meet July /, ,,
and 4.
Charley Borah, L. s. c. flash,
will perform under the colors of the
Movie City clubmcn, who look for
his probable SCATTERING Of the 220-
ward dash record held by Roland
Locke of Nebraska. In tryouts Sat
urday at Harvard military acad-
envy here Borah was clicked at POS
seconds for the distance.
Jimmy Payne, former San Ber-
nardino high hurdler and now a L.
s. c. freshman will do the stick
event for the Hollywood crew. Last
Saturday he defeated Swede Leist-
ncr and Ross Nichols of the Olym-
pic Club, San Francisco.
Members of the Los angeles Ath-
lctic Club Mercuries left yesterday
for the Nebraska capital.
- The personnel of the Mercurics
Includes: Wvkoff, Slocum, Schultz,
Lloyd and Darling, sprinters; Kaer,
Weich and Webbcr, hurdlers; Me
Arthur, Runklc and Chapman, 40;
Orloff and LADIES, weights, Lunney
and Preceding, male run; Patton,
Hop, step and jump; Kcefer, high
jump; fckete, threc-nsilc walk;
lIumphrics, thrcc-milc run; Merritt
and Wentworth, hammer throw;
Mintcr, hop, step and jump; Rich
ards, 56.pound weight Smith, pole
vault; romcroy, 4iC,yard hurdles.
Captain Il. Maxwell, Lunncy, Car
ter, Breeding, Cummings and Casey
have been working out at Lincoln
for six days.
LOS ANGELES, June 2S,-Thc
oft referred to youth must be
served will be the chorus tonight
when Eddie Huffman and Ernie
Owens square away at the Olympic
for 10 rounds or less.
These Jealous Young heavy
weights should provide hard
fought melee with Owens being the
choice of the so-called wise mon
ry. - This comes over the fact
that Huffman has faced many OF
the topnotchcrs in the unlimited
weight class, and largely because he
has yet to demonstrate that he is
"killcr' fighter.
Tiger Flowers and Georges Car
pcntler are a pair who have been
floorcd by Huffman, only to rise
again and ogtscorc HIM at the final
gong. -.- ...-
"A year has developed Owens from