C. C. Pyle, an early sports promoter, in the office of Lloyd S. Nix, the Los Angeles city prosecutor, addressing charges of not paying athletes with whom he had contracts. Seated from left: C. C. Pyle (sports promoter), James M. Stevens (Pyle's attorney), Lloyd S. Nix (City Prosecutor). Standing: Eugene T. McGann (an attorney), William Krowl (Assistant City Prosecutor). Reported in "Nix Postpones Action in Case Against Pyle,: Los Angeles Times, 07 Aug. 1929: A1.