Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-01
SPORT NEWS
FRAYO PROVIDES
GOOD WORKOUT
FOR DICK HOPPE
BY BILL VAN NATTA

AS fighter of ability Manuel
Frayo proved to be distinct failure
in last nights main event against
Dick Hoppe in the .windswept I'm
perial Valley Athletic Club open air
arena. Manuel never won a round
although he dropped several by just
a shade
A consistent body attack followed
with an occasional sock to the beak
beat Manuel from the opening to
the closing gong. The Mexican pos
sessed nice right cross but failed
to live up to his reputation as an in
fighter.
In so many words Hoppe had an
easy evening and if he had wanted
to or been forced to extend himself,
could have probably put the Mex
lean boy asleep at any moment he
elected.
Teddy Palacios won popular de-
cision over Homer Gaines of Calex-
leo in the six round semi -windup al
though to come right down to brass
tacks Homer hit the most blows.
However he disqualified himself
numerous times by butting and hold
ing. Referee Bill Tackett was sorely
tempted to throw the colored boy
out of the ring as early as the third
round.
Palacios, a naturally classy boy,
couldn't get started against the
tactics of the border city boy and
was hampcrcd during and after the
third frame from n cut over the left
eye rs the result of a butt.
The special event, in which there
was a substitution, proved to be the
most sensational battle of the even
ing. Faster Manilo was there, and
after starting slow got faster and
finally slowed away colorcd boy
from Los Angeles known as Cecil
Pinkton.
Cecil started the first round as if
he meant to slow down Mr.. Faster
Manilo pronto. He pumped rights
and lcfts to the Filipino's body and
head and had Manilo ducking like a
pump handle. Manilo solved the at
tack iii the second and by getting
close in initiated body attack that
started the colorcd boy folding up.
In the third and final frame
Manilo closed in fast and after
chopping away for a minute and
three seconds finally let one loose
to the solar plcxus and they carried
the colored boy out.
Rodriguez Slows Up.
The curtain raiser started we'll but
slowed up when Rod Rodriguez re
fused to make Il fight of it in tht
city product was awarded "A draw
with Hulet Naples of Brawley even
though he didn't deserve it. AS pre-
dicted, Rod folded up when the 20.
ing got tough, and although he out
boxed Naples, failed to show an1
particular amount of gamcncss when
the Brawley boy got rough.
Getting back to the main event
Frayo came here with a reputation
of having fought better boys than
Hoppe ever met. He showed a peach
of right cross and plenty of game
ness but nothing else. Hoppe, fol
lowing the Ace lludkins' school of
attack, bored in at all times and
gave the Mexican terrific body
beating
Hoppe looked better than his last
cosplr of appearances at the Holly
wood stadium and was for once in
fairly good shape. Dick, who start
ed in the squared circle in this vi
cinity, has been on the down grade
for the past year but still has suf
ficicnt punch to get by among the
average boys of the weltcrweight di-
vision.
The cold wind that blew during
the evening and the graduation eNer
cises at the high school cut down the
crowd somewhat but at that there
was goodly number on hand to wit
ness the bouts.
1t was announced from the ring
that next week Young Nationalist
would meet some suitable opponent
1t is understood that Harry Wood
bury, the mat tchmakcr, is negotiating
for a Fresno boy who has been a
recent sensation on the coast among
the l26 Founders.