Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-13
ARRECON SLIPS
KNOCKOUT TO
BOBBY HERMAN
Local Southpaw Makes
Short Work Of Coast
Battler.
BY BILL VAN NATTA


open air boxing arena last night
watched three interesting prelimi
naries and then saw frankie Are.
gon, classy Imperial Valley 13O
FOUNDER hook Bobby Herman tc
sleep in the first minute Of the
fourth round of the main event.
/ The left handed glove throwel
sprung a surprise on the crowd fol
during the first three rounds il
looked as if Herman was the one OF
| Arregon S last five opponents here
that would probably beat him.
Herman earned draw in the
first round and took shades in the
second and third. He belted the
fast southpaw with hard rights and
almost knocked frankie down dur
ing a furious melee in the third
StanZa.
They were mixing it hard and
fast in the early seconds of the
final frame when Arregon slipped
his right hand to the ribs and the
famous left to the chin. Down
Herman went for count of six.
Bobbie rose with little effort and
aid not look particularly hurt. Ar.
regon rushed across the ring from a
neutral corner, hooked his left just
over the heart and close to the
solar plexus. Herman fell on his
face.
They re knocked out when they
land ON their nose and Herman was
undoubtedly hors de combat after
Arregon delivered that finishing
punch. Herman's seconds dragged
him to his corner and after using
the smelling salts and plenty of cold
water brought him to his feet.
Dozens of fans crowded around
the ring to congratulate Arregon for
his clean cut victory. They expect
ed to see Herman win this one as he
had done in Hollywood recently.
The opening round both boys
fiddled around for openings and
while several hard punches were
landed the stanza was even. ARE
gon took the lead in the second
frame during the first minute, bu;
Herman came back with a two
fisted attack that had the southpaw
worried. Herman took a shade.
Third Round Thriller
The third round was a thriller
with first Arregon and then Her.
man in the lead. Arregon spent the
first minute, as he. did in the see
ond setto, to belt Herman with his
left. Herman rallied and drove
seven straight right hands to Ar.
regions head and then rushed him
into corner where Arregon Went
down to one knee from a right 10
the body. They finished the frame
in a furious slugging match In the
center of the ring.
Arregon put on more speed in the
fourth and final frame backing Hec-
man around the ring and landed she
old one-two to put Herman on the
floor. The final blow came immedia'
tely after the count.
Teddy Palacios ran into a regular
octopus of "a fighter in the six round
semi-windup and while the well lik
ed Los Angeles lightweight. won tL5
decision, the "Ace of Spadcs,' bet
ter known as Joe Comeaux of the
West Indies made it plenty inter
csting by his ability to duck ard
tie Teddy up.
The black boy, and he was Ger
tainly as near the color of night as
one could possibly imagine, was
game and tough, taking all that
Teddy threw at him, which wa.
plenty. He had Teddy missing at
times and then would run into Il
barragc of punches only to conc
back with few of his own. The
crowd got big kick out of the
battle.
The scheduled special event be.
tween Bert Waggoner and Kid
Milo was called off as Bert recent
ly drew months suspension while
Milo showed up with bad hands.
Matchmaker Harry Woodbur.
substituted Richie Aguayo and
Andy Armstrong. The pair went on
as the curtain raiser although boti
rate better spots. The Mexical
landed the cleaner punches and out
boxed the Holtville colored boy bu'
WAS in distress several times from
body blows. Referee Cap Steven
called it draw.
Jimnic Alvarado, some thought
him an Irishman despite his cogno
men, took clean cut decision ovol
Lorenzo Reyes in the second foul
round event. Jimmie showed th'
fans how "A clean hard hitting box