Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-15
BATTLING PAUL
LOSES BOUT TO
JOE CONTRERAS
By JIMMY GREENE

Joe Contreras Whip-sawed his
way to a smashing victory over Bat
lling Paul last night at the Impe-
rial Valley Athletic club. the Braw-
ley colored boy taking bad beat
ing throughout most OF the elght
ROUNDS the fight lasted.
For the most part it was ore OF
the hardest fought battles seen here
in several weeks, the boys setting a
hot pace from the start At times
they we're forced TO SLOW down for
both took plenty OF punishment.
The last part Of the bout was
marred by almost continual clinch-
ing, Bill Tackett having TO break
them % times during the eighth
round or almost eight times each
minute of fighting. The seventh
was almost as bad.
PAU never could get started. Con-
treras jumped him right from the
start and failed away with a two
handed attack 10 the head and
body
The coast battler took the first
two rounds without any question
but Paul speeded up some in the
third and while the shade belonged
TO ContreraS it was fairly even. But
from then on Contreras never left
any question of doubt about any of
the rounds. He took them all by
wide margins.
Paul attempted to stage a rally in
the eighth. but ContreraS was right
there TO meet and smother it.
It was Paul's first main event
here and the colored boy was in
great shape for it, He had to be
to stand up under the pounding
ContreraS gave him. Time and
again he was rocked and set back
on his heels. out he came through
% the end without showing any bad
effects from the bout.
Johnny Caves. former Central
Union high school football star
hung up kayo No. in the local
arena for himself by knocking out
Kid Arnando Of Tijuana il the third
round.
Arnando looked as though he
might do things when he held john
ny even in the first round, but he
hit the canvas in the second round
for a five count and seemed to feel
that Cavos had his number. He
looked and acted as though he had
no confidence in his chances for
beating Johnny.
Ends In Third
Shortly after the third round
opened Cavos dumped him again for
a four count and a few seconds later
shot over the hefty left which used
to straight-arm the boys on the
gridiron and it was all over except
to count out Mr.. Arnando.
Johnny looks to be tough enough
to give any of the boys an argument
and with a little more experience
will be ready for better timber.
The veteran Art Monroy caught
a tartar in one Jimmy Kramer OF
San Pedro who seemed to be all
knees and elbows when he started
cut for the first bout. But he had
plenty more besides knees and ell
bows for instance q jabbing left
that carried as much kick to 1t as
the ordinary fighters left hook.
Throughout six rounds Jimmy let
that left fly into Arts face and
each time It landed it hurt. 1t was
not the singing jab that merely sets
a boy off balance. It was like get
ting a good, hefty sock.
This Jimmy is clever too. He
got away from Arts wild haymakers
most of the time and took care OF
himself in the infighting And when
Arts first did reach his chin he
showed he can take it and keep on
fighting. Just about every fan who
saw the scrap would like TO see
Mrs. Kramers boy come back here
and do some more fighting.
Pilino Garcia licked Lorenzo
REYES in the opener by virtue OF a
nine count knockdown in the second
round. Garcia took the first two
and looked as though he were giong
to do things. He slowed up in the
third and let Reyes take the play
from him in the last round. Reyes
was carrying the fight to him and
doing damage when the end came,
but the bout was Garcia's beyond
oov doubt