Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-08
O'BRIEN-WEST BATTLE GIVES
FANS PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT

Twenty four rounds of smashing
battling was dishcd out to the fistic
fans at the arena last night, fcatur.
by a whirIWud battle between Billy
West and Timmy 0 'Bricn' that end.
cd in draw. The semi-final provid.
ed the only slow spot on the program
but even that battle had many thrill
ling moments, Andy Brooks and
Young Grffo fighting to a draw.
Monte Hill was awarded the de.
cisIon over Henry Inlowc in the
special four roundcr, fast battle
right from start TO finish and in the
opener Albert Ewing, sailor hoy,
scored a Knockout over Earl Knox.
colorcd battlcr, after ne had been
tIoorcd several times by the rookie
colorcd boy.
The main event provided the
cream Of the attraction. Both boys
took plenty of punishment during
the ten rounds of going, OBricn
suffering a damaged right hand in
the fifth round but fighting gamcly
to the finish and earning a draw.
In the boXing o Brien gave West 4
real lesson in now to handle the pads
but West did practically all of the
infightiug and several times had
O 'Bhcn ON the verge of a knockout,
The bout opened with the boys
feeling each other out as they went
along. o Bricn scored some gooG
clean blows in this frame but West
battered him on the inside and the
three minutes ended with the round
about even up.
O 'Bricu looked good in the sec.
ond. He did some clever defensive
work to tie West up ON the inside
and showed home Il number of telling
blows at. long range. Ills punches
were well timed and West did plenty
of collecting,
the third O 'Brien continued his
sharp shooting mt the start but West
rallied toward the close of the round.
He whipped over two good blows to
the head. O'Bricn had staggered
him twice in the carly part of the
frame but Tmmy was little groggy
as he took his chair
Fighters Even Up
West continued his battcriug
tactics in the fourth. He had
o Bricu $ side red from the attack
and hc fought down practically all
Of Timmy 5 attempts to reach him
with his long range guns. 1t was
Vests round.
In The firth 0 'Bricu gained an
oven break by some great open work
and while hc outpomtcd West In
clean cut fighting Billy's continued
body attack with one good right to
the head made matters about. even
up.
West sank a heavy left far into
. 'Bricn $ stomach as the boys came
out for the sixth. Timmy took sew.
nral long brcaths before he regain.
ed his stance but from that point on
he made II rough for West. He ba,
tered West all owe rtho ring with
heavy lcftS and landed conSiderabin
with his right but his hand injury
had taken the kick out of the righ;
mitt, It was O'Br'cu s round,
OBricn staggered West twice in
the seventh and had the Pittsburgh
boy wide open when he sank one TO
the stomach but he was unable to
follow up The advantage and West
catec back with a flmIy, Billy crash
ed through with two good blows m
the head toward tAc close of the
round and drovr Timny to the ropes
several times. The round was oven.
In the eighth West lcapcd from his
stool at the bell and putting on top
speed ahead sailed into Tmmy. But
he met plenty of opposition. West
tried to batter his way through to "A
win over the firing O'Ericn with
barrage of blows but O 'Bricn show.
ed a clever defensive and backed
West away with stinging blows to
the head. But West was not to be
denied the rauad. lie rCsorted to