Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-09
So. California
Sport Briefs
Nv United Press Leased Wire

Los Angeles baseball team, was re-
ported rapidly recovering today
from an attack of internal hcf"orr-
hagcs with which he was stricken
in the club s office TWO weeks ago.
ALHAMBRA, Calf, Feb. O.,
Tommy Hitchcock, Americas great
cst Polo ace. led his Rancho San
Carlo team to brilliant il to z
victory over the Fort Bliss CavaIr"
in the opening game Of the Midwlck
20-goal handicap tournament here
Yesterday.
Hitchcock put up great cxhihl-
tion and his thrilling ruShes and
Skillful scoring were the feature OF
the contest. Fort Bliss took 4 to
] lead in the first chukkrr. This
was cut to 6 to I at the start CT the
fifth and then the Rancho men for
gcd ahead.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9.-Jimmy
Iondos, Greek wrestler, took the
onlv fail in a two-hour match with
Jm Browning Of brooklyn at the
Olympic auditorium here last night.
LOS ANGELES Feb. 9.-The [.
G. l.. 4. basketball team will leave
here tonight for Oakland where it
meets the California team tomorrow.
LONG BEACH, Calf, Feb. o
The San Diego submarine base
basketball team yesterday defeated
the L. s. S. Maryland quintet, of
San Pedro, battleship division
champions, in the first cf a three
game series to decide the West coast
avail championship, IL to 30.
WILMINGTON, Calf, Feb. o
Bobby LaSallc knocked out frankie
Forbes in the third round of
scheduled ten round main event
here last night.
Red Humphries and Johnny Con
Gales went six rounds to q draw in
the scmi-windup and Johnny McNal-
" shaded Wendell Long in the spec
ial. In the four FOUNDERS Elliott
Campcre knocked out Claude Stotts
in the third round and Art Tobar
finished Billy Stotts in the first.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9.-Miss
Lucille De Long, 17-year-old golf
star from the Coronado Club. at San
Diego, forced Mrs. Gregg Lifur to
ylay her best golf to win her second
round match i'll the mid winter golf
tournament.
Mrs. Lifur finally won out, 2 and
!. Both the Southern California
women S champion and Miss De Long
layed stellar games.
In other first flight matches Mrs.
George NJ. Lewis defeated Mrs.
Harry Grossman, 3 and I, Miss
Marjorie Kirkham defeated Mrs. T.
II. Pike, 3 and /, and Mrs. Harry
Pressler defeated Mrs. Ray GIeen
. up.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. Seth
Gonzales, Of Denver, was here to-
day to start training for c. C.
Pyle's transcontinental run from
Los Angeles to New York. The
Bunion Derby,' with a $4,000
first prize and other attractive purs-
es at stake will start March 4 and
consume approximately 60 days.
OCEAN PARK, Calf, Feb. 9. =
Bobby Near knocked out Jimmy Lu-
ger in the third round of a schedul-
Il a:o 1,r
night.
Mike Cordova shaded Bobby Hay
den in the six round semi-windup
and Clayton Gouyd knocked out
Sammy Rothstein in the fourth
round of the special. The four
FOUNDERS saw Curley Brcen defeat
Manuel Trevino and Joe ComeauX
get the nod over Jones O'Connor.
CULVER CITY, Calf, Feb. O.
Baby Joe Cans, junior welterweight,
was favored to beat Johnny La Mar
in the 10 round main event of
boxing card here tonight,
Charley Lupic and Sailor Fay
Kosky will tangle in the semi-wind-
up and Dick McDaniels will take
on Tony Portillo in the special, both
FOUNDERS. Jack Linn will meet
Johnny Barry and Jimmy Harrison
will oppose Herbert Greene over the
four round route.
PASADENA, Calf, Feb. 9.-Kid
Esau will meet ''Lightning' Clyde
Davis and frankie Tondorf will
face Battling Ward in the two eight
round main events of the weekly
boxing show here tonight.
There will be three four round
bouts. Tuffy Jiggs will meet Eagle
Thomas, Gil Miiares will take on
Tony Flores and Young Lancho will
oppose Manuel Frayo.
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