Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-08
So. California
Sporting Briefs

sporting DIlciS
Los ANGELES, April 8.-Young
Nationalista, Filipino bantanweight
and Mike O'Dowd Of C'cycland,
meet tonight at Hollywood stadium
in Tic main event Of ten rounds or
less.
O'Dowd s gymnasium workouts
have shortened the odds' posted by
the "wisp ones and it is probable
that by the time Of the bout the
bantams will be quoted at even
money.
In the semi-windup Of six rounds
Billv Atkissor. middlcwciqht, will
meet John Patrick Daugherty. At
Eihson is making his first local
start since being stopped by Ace
IIndkinS some weeks ago, and rs h"
is not handicapped by making
weight he will be an odds on favor
itc
Jackie Carr Of Glendale and
. Cracker Warren meet in the
special event. Two four FOUNDERS
complete the card.
Los ANGELES, April s.-Billy
Grimes, Australian feather and
lightweight champion will arrive
here April l6, according to cable
adviccs received from Honolulu to-
day and will Immediately lay claim
to the featherwcight crown, rclin-
quishcd by Louis "Kid Kaplan.
Grimes, sensation in the anti
podcs, has tipped the hcam at only
f26 pounds, yet in three years has
met feathcrWeights, lightweights
and weltorwcights, carrying on with
out defeat
According to lis cables, Grimes
will post a forfeit with the Cali
fornia State Athletic Commission
demanding his right to a title bout
in the division vacated by Kaplan
when he could no longer make The
weight.
It is said that Grimes Will show
his wares N Los Angeles ring lac
this month, jouraevinl on TO Chica-
80 and New York for the summer
campaign.
Los ANGELES, April S.-Lcon
ebcvalier, Titanic Oakland Negro
hattlcr viii meet Gno~oe 0odfrot.
black shadow of Lciperville," in
ona Of 'wo tcn.r3un1 nam eycnts
on an outdoor card here Arril l..
I'ud TAYLOR. recognized ay lie
hantamWcigit champion nf the
world, meets Young fonalist&,
FiIipino l1Hrounder in the other
hcadiincr Of 10 rounds or loss.
Taylor leaves Chicago today and
will arrive here Monday to begin
training for tho. bout.
PASADENA, NoriI s-Mirkav
Emo won the Paeific Coast flea-
weight championship hcre las; night
@hcn he took -he decision from B3b-
bv Mar, in ton rounds. Chonney
Miller kGacFcd o9t Joe Bailey III
the a'jrd round Of the somi-win3up.
,CULNEr CITY, April g. Ern,o
Owens defeated X. O. Brown in thc
ten round main event here last
night. Chuck Borden and Tommy
Rios ~lugg"d six POUNDS to draw
j.. the semi-Windup,
Los ANGELES, April s.-Tw,9-
"--,ight track>tra~ representing III
Southern conference schools cNceut
san li"go State College leave for
Falo Alto tonight where they viii
engage the stanford Cardinals IT,
morrow in dual meet.
"oa"hs+ Boh Strah}o Of pomon1
coll = and Harry Trattcr. L. G.. l..
\. arr ~ charge Of the party.
ta'.Hlatcd on the fact HAT TIN
-onthorners have not worked to-
2ethcr rs a team the dop,stnr> do
not congodr thOW mplr th"o -
loi".> against the powerful stan
ford aggregation
With Schultz Of Co'tcch. Pun">
Il Pomona aud Darling of Calte"L
the ~prtberncrs should make jhrw
b'>t hid for honor, iu thc ,priu.
Scov0 et Occidental il fayorti
10 annex the $50 with clark, L. G..
/. y. favored to take second place.
Carleton Waite, &c l.. \. shou
win the two mile run in handy fash
icN.
In the event that Captain Tanner
Of Occidental accompanies the D.rU
lie should ,t,p through winner in
the low hurios.
Ljllibritgn Of Pomona ha, ho,a
clearing thc bar at upward ot -
feet 6 inchoS, which should place
him among first three pole vag'I
Los ANGELES, April S.-Groys,
Won Elm Or, Paal ". Hunter, Jar's
Neville, Scottv" Arm~trorr and
Capt. \, Bullock Webster are fay
critics running trun to form today
il the Southern California Anru.cnv
Golf Championship at Los Angeles
Country club.
Jack Neville with au approxi
m"to 90 shot the most brilliant go,f
in yesterdays play, defeating Fay
Coleman, = and 5.
II took - Lo,es Of play fer Can..
fnilork-Ncb>tcr to eliminate vaaa
ud Alien Moscr.