Santa Clara at California

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  Imperial Valley press, California, September 27, 1926, page 5

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  So. California Sporting Briefs BY United Press Leased Wire LOS ANGELES, Sept, 81. - Jack Long John” Silver, conqucror Of Mushy Callahan, will be a favoritc over Jack Thompson, local negro scrappcr, when the two lightwcights meet tomorrow night in the main event on the Olympic auditorium boxing card. The bout will be over the 10 round route. Both men pack mean punches and in ease Silver decides to slug in stead of box the bout will likely end in “A Knockout. Thompson is a sweet boxer and a hard hitter. He has been coming along fast and many think he could give Baby Joe Cans a good match. Young Nationalista and Teddy Silva are scheduled to box ten rounds in the windup. Young Harry Wills, San Diego colorcd star, meets Billy Adams in the special. John Pcsck, Nick Lutte or Jimmy Londos will substitute for Ed Stranglcr’ Lewis against Joe Stecher for the heavyweight wrcstling championship October 6 accord ing to plans of Lou Daro, promoter. The Lcwis-Stcchcr bout was call ed off when Lewis claimed broken bone in his arm, said to have been incurred while training. Fidcl LaBarba, flvwcight champ ion, and Newsboy Brown are Schcduled to post weight forfcits of $1,000 each with the state boxing commits sion today for their l0-round match at Vernon n week from Tuesday. LaBarba s title will not be at stake in the 90. Scrimmagc was on the schedule today for the griddcrs of the Uni vcrsitv of Southern California TO” though the Troians walked rough shod over Whittier Saturday and won by 40 score, the play Of the galloping herd was far from salts factory to Coach Howard Jones. MANY rough spots in the Trojan play stood ont Saturday, not the least Of which was their inability to score early in the first quarter with the bail on the seven yard line with four chances to take it over. Jones intends to smooth out the offensive play Of his team before they encounter Santa Clara in the Coliseum next Saturday. Santa Clara lost to California by 13–⁠6 score Saturday. john Levi, the great Haskell In. dian football luminarr, picked as all-American fullback by many coaches t”u YEARS ago, was signed today to captain the Los Angeles + team Of the Pacific Coast Profess sional Football lcHguc. Four other former Haskell stars. Ward, Kilhuak, Kipp an. Nolan were signed at the same time by \. +. Santwicr, head cf the Los Angeles club. Santwicr plans to use the five Indians as the nucleus for his team which will compete with those from Hollywood, Oakland and San Francisco Practice for the local squad viii begin Oct. -. The season opens

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California leads 17–⁠5 in 22 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.