Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-10
So. California
Sporting Briefs
BY United Press Leased Wire


If confidence is anything, Russ
Whalen of Chicago will give Jackie
Fields a neat shellacking when they
meet in the 10-round main event at
Hollywood stadium tomorrow night.
Whalen's unexpected win over
Jack Thompson, colored lightweight
flash, some time ago brands him as
having class, even though the ''wise
ones' have placed him on the short
end of the 10 to 8 money.
WILMINGTON, March 10.-Jim
my IIacklcy stopped Albert Jacks
in the eighth round of the main
event here last night.
frankie Burns beat Joe Tierney
in the six-round scmi-w windup, while
Bill Clark and Joe Cortcz drew in
the special.
Andy Mitchell won from Horace
Clark in the feature preliminary,
with Twain Mark and Dick Green
going four rounds to draw i'll the
opener.
PASADENA, March 10.-Patsy
Flanagan and Joe Lcal, junior
lightweights, are billed in the main
event of ten rounds or less at Pasa-
dcna armorv tonight.
Billy "Rcd' Wells and Joe Cor
tez are down for the scmi-windup,
which in the opinion of many fans
may steal the spotlight from the
feature bout. Jackie Baker and Tom
Cleary step their PAGES in the spc-
cial event.
SANTA MONICA - Jimmy
Schwartz won over Bobby Brooks in
the 10-round main event here last
night. Joe Bailey and Tommy Rios
fought six-round draw in the
semi-windup.
CULVER CITY, March 10.-Dick
Hoppe and Johnny Lamar, light
weights, are out to settle a score
this evening at the stadium here.
The remat.h for 10 rounds or less
should settle the argument that has
cnsucd since Hoppe won hairlinc
decision at their meeting two weeks
ago.
Five four round bouts will com
plete the card.
Los ANGELES Bert Colimas
battlc-scarred face is wreathed in
smiles today.
The reason for the display of
emotion is that Ace lludkins, the
Nebraska Wildcat, through his,
brother-manager, CLYDE, has return
ed the $4,000 weight forfeit claimed
Tuesday afternoon when Colima tip
ped the beam at 100 Il pounds.
four ounces above the prescribed
limit.
Fans state that tine IIudki ms
elan worked the psychology stuff to
worry the Whittier battlcr, but Ace
says: - never have claimed
weight forfeit, and am not going to
start now, rs Bert really tried to
make the weight. =
Los ANGELES, March 10. =
Coach Dean Cromwcll's L. S. G..
Trojans are on edge for their dual
meet Saturday afternoon with the
Olympic club athletes from San
Francisco
Volume of entries should give the
Troians an edge over the Winged o
crew but the clubmcn stand a good
chance of upsetting the dope if
their runners and jumpers perform
as they did in their collegiate days.
The Olympic team fully expects
to annex first places in the quarter
mile, shot, discus and iavclin Storie
and Crane are the San Franciscans
stellar two-furlong spccdstcrs, both
coverings the distance consistently
in less than 30 seconds.
Glenn "Tiny' Hartranft, Bud
Houscr's only rival in the weight
events when the former was Il stan
ford Cardinal and the latter Il Tro
jan, should take both of those
events from Joe AlcSki of L. s. c.
Banning The American Legion
speedway committee has announced
that the next racing program on tn"
half-milc oval here is billed for
Sunday, March 20.
Dirt track pilots from all over
Southern California will compete in
the event, from which qualifying
trials arc set for the days before the
races.
ALTITUDE RECORD FAILS
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