Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-11
BY JIMMY GREENE

Spotting Joe Rivers several inches
in height and reach, and a couple
OF pounds in weight. Young David
showed what a good little fighter
can do against big one not SO
good, to win the main event at the
Imperial Valley Athletic club last
night by technical knockout in the
fourth round.
It was a good card at that al
though completely wrecked at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Babe
Colima, scheduled TO meet David.
ran out on the match. Santiago
Lujon booked to meet Salvadero Ro-
nero, did the same thing. Both of
these boys have a little punishment
coming to them from the state COM
mission, and will get 1t. Dutch
Easter was also among the missing,
but sent down a doctors certificate
from Los Angeles, declaring him un-
fit to fight due to an attack of
"flu." Dutch" is not "in Dutch"
with the commission. Romero got
mixed up In dates and apparently is
In the clear, having fought at San
Diego last night.
With q deal like this on the af-
ternoon OF a fight. Harry Woodbury.
did wonders. In accordance with
the commissions ruling, announce
ment of the substitutes were made
before the fight started and any
dissatisfied ones were told they
could have their money back at the
box office. None took advantage
of 1t.
To get back TO the fighting. Rivers
showed up as slow, sluggish fight
er In the first round, who gave the
smaller David considerable trouble
in trying TO land his blows. 1t was
we'll toward the end of the round
before the little Filipino broke
through and scored enough blows to
win.
The second round was something
else again. Rivers seemed TO have
found himself. Using long left to
stand off David, he ripped terrific
blows to the head with his right
He caught David with a body blow
in q neutral corner and 1t made the
Filipinos knees sag. Before he
could snap out OF 1t Rivers drove
MIN TO the ropes and sent home q
flock Of blows TO the head, which
had David wobbly. He gave splen-
did exhibition Of lodging until he
could clear his head and 60 into q
clinch. II was plenty of fight.
David made up for it in the third
going right after Rivers and though
the latter landed heavy blows, moth
ing could stop the local boy and the
end of the round found Rivers badly
beaten and wobbling on the ropes.
Rivers Dead Game
The end came in the fourth, but
not before Rivers had given as fine
an exhibition of gameness as has
been seen in any ring. Three time:
he was floored for the nine count
and three times he dragged himself
to his feet just In time TO avoid be-
ing counted out He had plenty OF
license to stay down the first time
Completely out on his feet the
coast boy draped himself on the
ropes In a neutral corner, trying tc
protect himself from the savage on
slaught Of the fighting David. Some
spectators thought Tackett waited
little too long before jumping in
to stop the fight, but it was hard to
Judge just how far gone Rivers was
for he had come back fighting after
each one of the knockdowns.
A new jewel was discovered in
the semi-final in the person OF Tony
Chavez. a frail-looking youngster
from San Diego who took all six
rounds from Kid Manila Of the u
8. Navy.
Tony is brother of Benny Cha
yez who used TO fight here some
years ago. Last night was his fourth