Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-23
TONICHT'S CARD
PROMISES FANS
LOTS OF ACTION
Four Good Bouts Can Be
Expected At Local Box
ing Arena.

Some years ago tiger like black
man. only a few years from the
jungle, threw big shock into the
sports world by knocking out
Georges Carpenter, the French
champion, raised Cain with all the
light heavyweights in the world,
walked around the streets leading a
leopard, and ran up reputation of
being thrown out of more places
than any man before or since.
That. was the original Battling
Sikh, who wound up as he had lived,
being bumped off in fracas up in
the Earlem section of New York.
Battling Sikh since then has been
popular name with fighters and
one of the fellows wearing the moni-
ker comes to the Imperial Valley
Athletic club tonight to show
frankie Arregon that old Battling
Ski may be dead but his spirit is
marching on.
Being the kind of bozo that
doesn Il care much about spirits,
frankie is content to get the fell
lows who think they can fight into
the ring with him, and show them
how much mistaken they are. Shoot
ing from the left side, frankie has
ruined almost as many good fighters
as leading with the chin has.
There should be plenty doing
when the boys come out from their
corners. Sikh has run up nice
string of victories over such men as
Doe Smell, Tommy Elks and frankie
Garcia, to mention only a few of his
victims.
Arregon has fought too many
times in the local arena to need any
comment on his ability. He can
fight and the fans know it. So do a
flock of alleged fighters up the
coast who want none of his medicine.
frankie may get trouneing and he
may be returned winner. Either
way the fans should see plenty OF
action.
Yuma is sending over quite dele
cation to see Bobby Paeho, home
town boy, work in the semi-final
against Rib Frazier. It has takei;
Yuma quite a while to recognize
that Bobby is real fighter. but it
took the valley fans equally long,
and some of them still think that
Bobby is not so hot. 1t is hard tell
ing what such fans want. Perhaps a
couple of boys massaging each
other with meat cleavers.
Frazier Is Newcomer
Frazier has not been seen in
action down in this neck of the
woods. but he comes well recon-
mended and if he can do half as
well as he is touted, he should make
Bobby extend himself. He is vel
come to any chance he has, for
standing up to Pacho's hammer
blows is not our idea of nice way
to spend an evening.
Battling Dozier, who is meeting
Andy Armstrong in a return match,
has sent word ahead that Andy is
due to see the stars from the flat
of his back tonight. Nothing short
Of a knockout viii satisfy Dozlef
for the trouncing he took from
Andyls left hand two weeks ago.
Dozier missed so many rights that
he heaved bis back out of joint and
had to let the chiropractors do a
little repair work on it. Andy s
left is still in good condition and his
right is not feeling so badly. He
ought to repeat tonight, but one
never can tell in the fight game.
Pete Casus is up against large
evening when he meets Lorenzo
Reyes in the opener. Lorenzo can
socko. and nobody knows that any
better than Pete, for he stopped
plenty of them in the opener two
weeks ago. Reyes took the decision
easily that night, but Pete figures
another day another ending for
Senior Reyes.
Viewed from the printers stand
point II looks like mighty good
card and Harry Woodbury. says 1t
viii look just as well from the ring
side. Proving the statement VIII
start at 9 o'clock when Reyes and
casus are due 10 get their instruc-
tions.
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