Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-22
ARRECON DROPS
GREAT BATTLE
TO FERNANDEZ
By JIMMY GREENE

Much to the delight Oh. several
hundred of his countrymen, who
packed every available bit of space
at the Imperial Valley Athletic
Club, Ignacio Fernandez, Filipino
flash, left the ring at the end Of
the main event last night, with a
decision ever frankie Arregon
tucked away in his war bag.
But the Little Brown Brother"
was in a position to tell the cock
eyed world that he had been in a
battle. and the margin by which he
had taken victory was small enough
to crowd into a gnats vanity case.
Folks who thought Arregon all
washed up after his two disastrous
bouts with Leonard Porter, have
another think coming. Give Fran
kie his due, he is great little
fighter and no fan who saw him
do his stuff last night could doubt
it.
He was up against boy who has
met and defeated the best of them
and who was considered good
enough only last July to get q shot
at the worlds featherweight crown,
vet Arregon stayed right with him
for the full. 10 rounds and scored
a clean-cut knockdown to boot.
We scored the scrap somewhat
differently from Bill Tackett, and
believed a draw would have been
fair to both fighters, our count
showing three rounds for each boy
with four even. We gave Fernan-
dez the first, third and the tenth,
with Arregon taking the second
fifth and seventh. No. 4, 6, 8 and
Q looked to us like dead heats. Bills
decision is not subject to criticism
It was a good one and even many
Arregon partisans were willing 10
accept it without grabbing.
Arregon looked bit classier than
his opponent. Frankie's timing was
excellent. where Fernandez missed
time and again; he hit just as haro
and lust as. often as the tillplno
though he did have difficulty now
and then in blocking vicious. short
uppercut which Fernandez shot IN
the clinches. He had speed to burn
except in the tail end Of the fight
and set a hot pace throughout the
battle.
It was one whale of q fight ano
fans who missed it missed reaI
battle. Ii the boys could be re-
matched, the scrap would have tc
be held up on the race track at I'M
perial.
1t was a mighty good thing thai
the main event was such WOW lol
the remainder of the card turnec
out to be flop, through two lou!S
and a one-sided opener.
Kenneth johnson of Hollywood
replacing Jack White, took on Bat
/ ting Shaw in the seriflnal anc
lost the scrap just before the 1lrs'
round ended, when he hit Shaw
/ low wallop that put further batting
ont of the question. Up TO tins
time of the foul it was mighty
good scrap, with johnson haVlns
fine better of it. This is one flgh'
that should be fought over again.
Pilino Kilat and Florenclo VIVA
staged one of the widest encount-
ers ever seen in the ring for parl
of two rounds, Villa getting 1oul
decision in the second after the FIN
nino had hit him low at least elgn'
times.
Each boy went into action with .
plan Of killing the other IN shol
order and the going was fast ano
furious until Just near the END OF
The first. when Villa dropped hlIa'
for q nine count. The bell founo
The Filipino out on his feet. He came
hack in the second and started tc
shoot blows from all points OF Vhs
compass. He dropped villa IN q
neutral corner, spectators IN tha'
sector claiming the blow was 10"
Tbere was no question about a 10"
blow shortly after Villa rose 10 Ms
feet when Kila sank one way
south. but Villa refused 10 Claim
the foul. Warnings seemed to &c
no good, and when Kilat repeatedly
hit low, Tackett stopped the Ilgl.
lorenzo Reyes took the opener
from Kerry OJ)onnell. The latter
looked as though he might do some
thing when he dropped ReyeS-ai..
wavs a tough egg-for shor.
count in the first round. That was
sIl Mr.. ODonnel was able to 90
He looked like a fighter for tWc
rounds but was all shot in the thiro
and fourth.
Dado again next week, with Bob
h,, podrip1IeZ as his opponent.