Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
So. California
Sporting Briefs
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, April 25.-With
the opening Of the 1927 trout sea-
son set for next Sunday, May l..
California anglers are preparing for
the most successful campaign in re
cent years.
spring rains and heavy snowfall
in the mountain sectors assure am
pie water in all streams and lakes.
according to reports, and road crews
are pushing their activity ahead to
have highway links open at that
time.
Reports from the High Sicrras
sound word of caution that the
higher reaches, around 5000 feet
elevation are almost inaccessible at
present, but will afford splendid
fishing later in the season.
Big Bear Lake, Mill Creek. Santa
Ana river, Arrowhead Lake. Hol.
comb Creek and other points in the
San Bernardino mountains should
be meccas for jealous disciples of
Isaac Walton as all have been re.
stocked during the past year with
. fingerlings that have dcvclopcd
into sizeablc fish
Hcmet Lake will offer good trout
fishing as will streams in the San
Jacinto mountain country.
The upper reaches of the San
Gabriel river are closed at present
but 1t is expected that they will be
opened in the near future. Other
points in the San Gabriel Noun
tains include the Big Tijuana. San
Antonio, Lyttle, Cucamonga and Big
Rock Creeks
LOS ANGELES, April 25.-Pete
Sarmiento, the Manila monsoon and
Santiago Gorilla, Pan American
fcatherwcight conclude training to-
day for their battle of ten rounds
or less at the Olympic tomorrow
night.
Gorilla with an unblcmiShcd re-
cord in more than 80 fights since
invading the United States will on.
ter the ring Il favoritc over the
Filipino flash.
This however will bother Sarmi-
cnto but little as he is credited with
being master Snowman of ring
craft, whether winning or losing,
and a foe to be calculated as dan
gcrous from first to final gong.
In the windup Sammy Shack
of New York meets Benny "Kid
Carter. regarded as ,1ic of the pre-.
mier featherwcights of the Pacific
coast.
Benny BilIcr and Martin Donlan
are down for the special event.
LOS ANGELES, April 25.-Coach
Dean Cromwells selections of L. S
{. athletes for competition at Sc.
attic aud Fresno on Saturday will
be submitted to the General Athletic
Committee for approval tonight.
The following athletes are tcnta
lively selected for the Seattle
.jaunt:
Charley Borah, Ed House. IIcrsch
al Smith, Mort Kaer, William Lew.
Is. Charles Sauer, Percy Wallace
Nose Adams, Ed Glocgc. Harold
Lovcjoy, Brice Shurr and Chester
tnruh, with Il possibility that other
additions may be made.
Approval of the athletes by the
committee and president of the uni.
vcrSitY will send the delegation to
the northwest ON Wednesday of thi,
week
The probable performers for til,
Fresno meet include.
Parncs Ruiz, Wilkins. CoggcS
hall, Bowen. Ofstad, Boctler. vii
son, A|"ksi and Reynolds.
Reynolds, hurdlcr. is tn, only
performer in the Fresno delegation,
all of the remainder being field
event stars.
Los ANGELES, April 25.-F. W
Eohzicn, Sioux City. Iowa racin!
pilot is thc king Of Ascot Speedway
today bv virtue of his victory in
Yesterdays 80 mile race.
Bohzicn came through ON thrc,
tires when his fourth was hangip@
in shrcdS about rear axle of his
, car in 10 minutes flat.
Bill Spence in the Klortcr Spccia
Won the onc-lap helmet dash, an,
led from the 25 mile mark up t,
the forty-cighth in the feature rar,
when two blowouts forced him t,
idle along and edge into second
place.
Mel kcncalv in Frontcnac ban
tied n broken oil line to win tn,
2'.lap' consolation, when Charley
! GclSton 5 frontwhccl creation wcn'
dead on the last straightawav an