Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-13
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IN HISTORY OF LOCAL RING

warfare.
Sammy cleared his head and
weathered the round and returned
the clout with interest in the sec
ond round when he sent the blond
to the floor first for six count
and then for four. 1t looked like
sure curtains for Mr.. loft, but he
grabbed himself a huge chunk OF
fresh air, cleared out his bean and
decided to remain for more festivi-
ties and another poke at Mr.. Aguir-
res chin.
They held each other dead even
in the third, both having tired
themselves considerably in the first
two rounds. Sammy came back in
the fourth to catch loft with an
other smacker and down went Mr.
loft, this time for five seconds. Mr..
Toft was very, very groggy and his
underpinning was sagging. But he
kept his old left cooked all the time
and overtime it sWished through the
air 1t had trouble on the end of it.
1t might be mentioned that Mr.
loft is a portsider, fighting left
hand style. He got things going
again in the fifth and piled up
nice margin over Sammy, who was
having trouble in his cafeteria.
Sammy Nearly Out
More trouble came Sammy's way
in the sixth and only a fraction of
a second separated him from a
knockout at the close of the round.
Both boys being free swingers had
been hitting low all during the
fight and Bill Tackett was kept
busy warning them. They touched
mitts after each low one, both re-
fusing to take the fight this way.
Toft had Sammy in bad shape
through the sixth and at the close
clipped him a peach right on the
belt, in fair territory. Down went
Sammy and he was just getting
his hands off the floor as 10 was
counted and with 10 came the bell
ending the round.
Such slugging had taken its toll
on both boxers (and on the specta-
tors too. The seventh was rather
slow and a dead heat, with both
boys doing bit of saving for the
final round.
And that final! They were too
dogged tired to do much damage
but they tried awfully hard. Head
to head they rested themselves and
slugged away at the mid-riff, and
both Of them ready to sit down any
time from shove or hefty punch,
but hefty punches were scarce. The
round and the fight closed with
both OF them trying and Sammy
the stronger. Our count showed
three rounds apiece and two even
with three knockdownS credited to
Sammy and two to Toft And Mr..
Tackett'S decision, the big stiff, was
very, very good.
Battling Paul took q six round
boxing lesson from Joe Ruiz in the
extra bout caused by the result last
week when Paul accidentally fouled
the Santa Ana boy.
Paul might as we'll have been
trying TO catch pint of mercury as
monkey with Ruiz. The colored
boy tried hard, every step of the
way, but his younger opponent out
boxed him, outsmarted him, and
outpunched him. Paul had a Slight
shade in the third round, which
was more even than shade and that
was his best round.
The colored boy Gid his best to
get in close where he could slam
home body punches but Mr.. Ruiz
had three arms to protect himself
and three more to throw gloves.
Paul didn't deserve the Bronx cheer
some of the fans gave him at the
end of the bout. He had done his
best. Mr.. Ruiz Immediately grew
ambitious and challenged the win
ner of the Aguirre-Toft match, and
therein Mr. Ruiz is taking a big
chance, for he didn't show in the
Paul scrap that he can punch.
Armstrong Loses Twice
Not even the offer of twin water
melons from Maljan, the water
melon king, could help Andy Arm
strong win his fight against FRANKIE
West. frankie copped the decision
and also the watermelons both sad
blows to the Holtville colored boy
Andy was up against a hard
puncher an tough nut West
took the best Andy had to offer and
gave it back with interest. Several
times Andy wobbled but kept his
feet. Brother West also took few
times to shake the cobwebs out of
his head and make faces.
Vincent Solano and Sal Romero
fought a draw in their return six
round match, and again Mr. Tao
kett clicked very god on the de-
cision. Each of the boys scored a
knockdown in the first round, and
that was the end of the canvas
tripping. 1t was a dead heat and
SO was the second.
Heavier punching gave Solano a
Slight edge in the third but Sal
came back and annexed the fourth
Solano took the fifth and nearly
lost the fight when he sunk a foul
into Romero's groin. The coast boy
refused to take it however, and bat
tied on. Vincent was inclined to
be dirty during the fight, not a nice
thing for brother of Mike Solano,
one of the best and squarest fight
ers who ever stepped into the local
ring or any other.
The sixth was fairly even with
Solano trying hard to finish it, but
unable to find his shifty opponent.
Pelino Kilat left no doubts about
the decision in the opener, although
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