| Show I LA BARBA DEFERS RETURN TO COAST SCHOOL I p Os ANGELES Aug 10 10 LOS s l Would it bo be good business Judgment to spurn an Income or of for the tho coming year In order to hasten through college Fidel La Barba thinks it would not Since winning the flyweight championship of tho the world from Cron l rankie Frankle Genaro In 1925 La Barba has stuck to his decision to quit the ring and enter Stanford this fall But almost on the eve of ot the day set for his entrance examina examina- examinations the tho little champion h changed his mind lIe Ho will walt wait another year ear A shower ot of flat flat- flat flattering t g ga otters offers received from east east- eastern eastern emt em ern a promoters by his manager George Blake since his decisive y e over o Georgie Rivers atthe at atthe atthe the Olympic Auditorium hero re recently re- re recently recently are the cause causo of or thIs change La Barba was defending his title for tor the first limo and he proved himself a II real fighting c champion Rivers the outstanding title contender of oC the Pacific coast was far tar outclassed Not for fora fora II a single moment was Fidel's crown In danger The champ was In eon eon- con condition dillon dilion and strong sirens as a young younS bull proving proving- that his natural fighting weight Is 11 pounds anI an not the tho or be he has been scaling for or his battles In contrast to these pervious fIghts tights In which be appeared a n bit sluggish h and always defensive La Ll asa v visa as a human cyclone aggressive throughout He carried tha fight to Rivers night eight from the tho he start never gh gating gl InS the Ibe I he Mexican Mexican a chance chanco to get act set for his knock knock- knockout knockout out blow If It he continues this same style o of fighting Fidel FideI will III be a II great attraction and should easily clear nd nd perhaps more dur duro during during ing lug the tho next twelve twel months I probably will leave for tor the tho east very ery coon Goon Blake said Bald a as ho showed me a sheaf of oC telegrams from eastern promoters who are arc seeking La Earba's Barbas services I Iam am going to talk tall to promoters In Chicago Cleveland Clevland New York and Boston Doston As soon as something I definite is arranged I will wilt have idel Fidel join me mo I I cant can't say yet et who when hen or where he will fight but bt it IC It la Is laa laa championship a 1 affair It probably will be bo either here or Chicago If the fight tight were held here It would have havo to bo be with an nn pastern eastern box box- boxer boxer boxer er as there aro no logical con contenders con con- contenders contenders tenders on the coast Of or course after Fidel's twenty-first twenty birthday September 29 I may sign fOJ for a match In New York Thel Their law him from going more than six rounds now Although he will not commit himself I believe has a special reason renson for tor or desiring an- an another an another other year of pugilism's financial remuneration She Is Dorothy VII Wilcox cox pretty daughter of Webb Wilcox II cox manager of o heelers Hot Springs La Barba did all nil his training for the Rivers Rivera battle at Wheel Wheel- Wheeler's Wheeler ers er's er During the weeks of oC hard York work he spent much of his time in Dorothy Dorothys company e Practically Practically Practically every every day the couple could be found on the tennis tennis court court tennis bring being on La Ls Darbas schedule When the tho lays lay's lays lay's grind was over oer they would read together are arc one or of Fidel's l he he would rather read than anything else elle Dont say anything about an engagement because there isn't any any- Fidel Idel Implored when he parted with his only picture of lie two of or them thorn Perhaps there Isn't Wt Isn't l it 1 wall wait S 00 00 |
