Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-10
Here and There
In Sport World

CHICAGO, Jan. TO- Tommy
Loughran, light-heavywcight boxing
champion, will arrive tomorrow
morning to beoin . campaign which
he believes viii bring him promin-
cncc as claimant to the heavy
weight title.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Young
5tribling, Georgia heavyweight, will
meet Ralph Smith, of California in
a 10 round bout here January %,
according to an announcement by
Martin Burke, promoter.
NEW YORK-Thc right Of the
Metropolitan Association of thc
Amateur Athletic Union to register
Paavo Nurmi without authority
from the national body, has been
questioned by Charles l.. Ornstein
Of Baltimore, member of the Amer.
lean Olympic committee and of tn"
board of governors of the a. \. L.
H. suggested the entire Nnrmi case
should have been dealt with by the
foreign relations committee Of the
!. y L.
NEW YORK Hockey players will
skate over the spot whore Tex
E.chard 5 body rested in state to-
night when the New York Amor
icans meet the Toronto Maple Leafs
IN "a National League hockey game.
The lead in the international group
IS at stake.
PHILADELPHIA - George Cod
frey, negro hcavywci2 today
found himself shy $1,000 and under
Suspension by the PENNSYLVANIA
state Athletic Commission. Godfrey
rou'cd Al Walker in a bout hrrc
Monday night and the commission
yesterday fined him 81, ,0Go out Of
his purse OF $4,724.35 il addition to
suspension.
NEW jimmy McLaroin,
Vancouver. B. G., lightweight, and
joe Click, brooklyn, were in fine
shape today for their 10-round bout
in Madison Square Garden Friday
night They met yesterday at Tex
Rickard : funeral services.
It viii be the first appearance OF
NcLarnin in Nrw York s.Hre he was
knocked out hy Ray Miller in De
troit recently.
SAN FRANCISCO - TNa sto@t
right arm of Frod Dummv' Ma
han, Los Angeles Wclterweight, ear
ricd too mach wallo2 for Johnny
Priston l.re last nioht and their
main event battle wSs stopped in
thc second roand. Priston hit tn
canvas twice.
san FRANCISCO The Pitts
burgh Pirates viii play II games
her" this spring, It was announced
today. Six games have been seized
ulcd with the san Francisco Seals
aud five with the san Francisco
Missions.
PAJO ALTO The recommended
ton of President Ray Lyman VII
bur that the organized Stanford
roofing section bc eliminated at
football games. was main topic
of discussion here today.
\ letter from President Wilbur
to tho general manager OF the uni
vprsitv athletics said that many
complaints had been received about
thr "diSordrrly' conddrt of the
roofing section,
san FRANCISCO-In the faSteS
basketball clash witnessed here this
season, St IgEatiuS College defeated
;hc olympic club 10 to -.
BERKELEY California : basket
hau quintet, - strong, viii leave
here today Tor Los Angelo, whcrc
They mcr; L, :. G Friday and Sat
urdoy in their first conference
games.
san FBANCISCO-N Young Corb-
EFT I'LL, Fresno wcltcrwcight, was Il
slight favoritc here over Pete McN-
crS, local boxer, whom he meets in
a 10 round main event here Friday
night. II will be Corbett 5 first
fight since he returned from the
east
MODESTO - Jock Malone, st.
Paul boxer, has been matched to-
meet Tod Adam, of Fresno here
january ~. Billv BonilaS and Jo'
Souza will meet in the Scmj-windup
\ 5o0-acrc tract on King Island,
san Joaquin county, yielded 80 tons
of sugar bccts to the acre.