Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-22
So. California
Sport Briefs


LOS ANGELES, Aug. 90. U.R-
Joe Stecher took the deciding fall
of his match with Nick Lutte at the
Olympic club last night. By his win
Stecher takes the lead in Lou Daro s
heavyweight wrestling tournament,
and practically assured himself OF
match with Champion Gus Son
nenberg.
Lutte evaded Stecher's notorious
body scissors by throwing lot OF
splits and toe holds, which invar-
iably sent Stecher scurrying to the
ropes for relief. Without the ropes
the cowboy would have won.
The first fall came after 81 min
utes when Lutte went down under q
hook scissors. Stecher went down
seven minutes 40 seconds later, only
to come back in three minutes for
the final effort.
Bob Kruse and George Mcleod
tugged their way to a draw. Ivan
Linow, 231 pounds, tossed Jack
Wingo, 24o pounds, with a body
slam.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. W.H--
Bobby Jones, the champion amateur
golfer from AtltAta, Ga, was sight
seeing ION the golf courses that
fringe Los Angeles today.
Seeking as much privacy as pos
sible until he enters an exhibition
match at the Los Angeles Country
club Saturday afternoon, Jones and
his small party of friends went to
the links without any publicity.
AS soon as the famous Albanian
arrived here yesterday afternoon, he
hurried to hotel, unpacked his be-
longings and expressed desire to
"shake out few kinks" which he
acquired during heated train ride
across the desert.
Within two hours Bobby was tee
ing off at the Lakeside course and
Immediately took issue with his
traditional enemy, "Old Man Par. =
Shooting 35 for the first nine
holes, Jones equalled par. He was
driving well and putting in great
shape. There was not time for Jones,
Max Behr, Lakeside club architect,
Clarence H. Black Jr., of Maine,
and Willie Low, Lakeside profess
sional, to finish the second nine
holes but he was going strong when
darkness fell.
Several hundred golf fans learned
Jones was on the course and follow
ed his group during the second nine
Jones declined to say what oppon-
ents he feared most at the national
amateur tournament at Pebble
Beach, Calf, beginning Sept. 2.
WILMINGTON, Calf, Aug. %.
U.P)-Two Southern California fis-
tic prominents mixed here last
night and Les Kennedy took 10
round decision from Bad News
Johnson in the main event at Wilm
ington bowl. Tod Cunningham won
the verdict over Jimmy Peterson
in the six round semi-windup, and
Fred Hawkins beat John Gades in
the special event. Jimmy Benway
and Joe Espinosa fought draw in
four round bout. Neil Trevelan
knocked out Stonewall johnson in
the second round Of the opener.
OCEAN PARK, Calf, Aug. %.
W.H-The eight round main event OF
Ocean Park s boxing card went into
a draw last night with Johnny
Gerarden and frankie Burns dis
playing plenty of speed. Sig Sklund
knocked out Pancho Villa in the
first round of the semi -windup. In
the special event Richard Frazier
beat Bonny Buray. frankie Gillette
knocked out Noel Mitchell in the
fourth round of one preliminary and
Joe Saldivar and Tiger Napoleon
fought draw in the other.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 90. U.H--
Both Jim Braddock and Yale Okun
continued their workouts today in
preparation for their light heavy
weight tilt at the Olympic club
Tuesday. With seats at So top, in
dications were today that the house
would be sold out for the clash.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. % U.H-
An overweight bout in San Fran
cisco between Jackie Fields and
Gorilla Jones was in prospect today
as Ancil Hoffman, bay city promo
ter, dickered with managers of the
two fighters.
San Francisco is bidding against
Cleveland. where the negro flash is
big card, and against Detroit.
With both fighters anxious to mix
it, finances seemed to be the sole
source of uncertainty today. Gig
Rooney wants champion S cut for
Jackie.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. %. WH-
Tom, NV HuOhos yhog oaye cold chil1s