Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24

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nande was smeared with blood which
started from walloping blow flush
on the face administered in the
fourth round. Thereafter Pacho
pecked away at the Fernandez nose
and had the Filipino bothered con-
tinually.
There was little heavy hitting
throughout the fight the boys MAIN
ly contenting themselves with short
jabs, each seeking to keep his op-
ponent off balance, and shooting
home a heavy one only when the
opportunity presented itself.
Fernandez had an edge on the
infighting, but at long rance Pacho
more than held his own.
They set fast pace in the OPEN
ing round and were held about even
with Pacho having shade the bet
ter of it although we credited the
round even. Pacho took the second
handily, working short stiff jabs,
his favorite blows, to the Filipino's
head They hurt and bothered Fer
nandez.
It looked like a shade for Fer
nandez in the third, when he staged
squirt but it was as close as the
first one and again we decided on
dead heat.
Pacho stepped out in the fourth,
and that crack he landed flush on
| Fernandez face was sufficient to
keep the Filipino cautious through
out the remainder of the round.
Pacho shot in some more stiff ones
in this round and took a varied as
sortment of body blows in return.
, Pacho Keeps Ahead
Fernandez again spurted in the
fifth and kept Pacho busy during
the infighting. the Filipino landing
more and better blows. One upper
cut in particular sent Bobbys head
flying back but did no real dam
age. 1t was the Filipino's round.
The sixth and seventh went to
Pacho who was sure of himself and
RANGED out of range from a wicked
right that whistled past his ears
frequently. Bobby did some clever
blocking in these two rounds and
kept the short jabs working to ad-
vantage. Fernandez showed that
the constant jabbing was annoy
ing him and tried hard to cover up
or close in with Pacho, who chose
to keep going at long range.
Both boys worked hard and the
pace began to tell in the eighth
| mhicl, u,oc tho clou,oct ,0,,,,d of <ho
entire fight. 1t was the third dead
heat of the battle, the fighters evi-
IDENTIFY taking it easier for whirl-
wind finish in the last two rounds.
That this was the Filipino's plan
was demonstrated when he started
in his body attack. Pacho COM
| planned several times about Fer
nandez holding and the Filipino
was doing plenty of it. working his
arms like pistons into Bobby's mid
riff. We gave the round to Fer
nandez and think he was entitled to
it.
1t was a tired Pacho who went
to his corner at the end Of the ninth
but Fernandez was not any too spry
either. He resumed his body at
/ tack in the tenth and failed away
with regularity that was bother
some not only to Pacho but to his
supporters who feared he might
crumple under 1t. Bobby shook him
self loose frequently enough to jab
| the Filipino's head some more and
was doing that when the bell rang
for the end Of the fight. Cur count
gave Pacho four rounds, Fernandez
three and three even.
In our opinion Mrs. Armstrong;
fighting son got "gypped" last night
when Bill Tackett gave him draw
decision in his scrap with Bobby
James.
1t was not SO far off, this draw
decision. but Andy had not been
expected to make much of show
ing against the Canadian. He not
only made showing but he might
have won the fight via the knock
out route if he had not been SO dog
gone tired in the last two rounds.
Sledgehammer blows to the head
had James looking goofy. Equally
hard blows to the Armstrong era
MUM bothered Andy none at all,
but when Mr.. James sunk home a
mean right to Brother Armstrong;
tummy every so often, the colored
boy buckled up, his knees shook and
he hung on.
We scored the first two even, the
third went to James, Andy took the
fourth and fifth and was entitled
to shade on the final round. 1t
was a moral victory for Andy. de-
spite the decision, and the crowd
gave him a big hand when he left
the ring while there was choice
assortment of raspberries in the
cheers for James.
Kid Pancho took the decision over
Fred Figueroa in the special event
and showed his gameness by stand
ing up under a floO; of low blows
in the first round, the bout having
to be stopped on one occasion to
give Pancho a breather. He scored
knockdown in the second, for two
counts, also took the third and then
the last round. Figueroa fought a
good fight with the exception OF
the low blows, but Pancho hit too
hard for him.
De La Funete took a trip to
dreamland in the second round of
the opener, Casey Mus Filipino
boy) doing the trick He had Fu-
ente down on the floor for six and
nine counts in the first round and
a wicked smash m the haorf did tho