San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
Mexicans Fast Becoming
Enthusiastic About
Manly Art.
FIGHT CARD ENJOYED
Prediction Made That
Football VIII Be
Taken Up.

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phase of the sporting life in this city
was discovered last Saturday night,
when the first public boxing bouts
were staged 1T the Independence The
alter, with preliminaries, semi-finals
and main event.
Up TO last Saturday night boxing
had been taken up only by amateur
athletes. but never in the history of
this city had there been any attempt
to try professional boxing cards like
the one presented.
Boxing, in fact, when presented by
amateurs was somewhat disliked and
there was a feeling aversion against
it among the public.
Despite all the criticism it met, the
boxing bouts presented last Saturday
night constituted great success. for
there were more than 1900 spectators
present.
/ The main bout was staged between
Kid Mauricio of Houston and Daniel
Flor Navarro of Monterey, both very
we'll known in the rings of this coun-
try. as they have fought in Torreon
and other places IN the southern part
of the republic.
The fight was interesting, as both
fighters showed their gameness in TAX
ing and giving punishment.
Navarro a few seconds after the
start of the eleventh round of the
scheduled twelve-round battle, was
able to kayo his opponent.
1t is believed that the future of
| kN.-,,o 10, -ht, az &c,
there is lots of enthusiasm among the
fight fans Of Monterey, who are eager
" wishing to see some good fights.
Boxing More Popular.
Boxing is growing in popularity in
the whole republic of Mexico. and it
is believed hat before lorg there will
be many good fighters in this coun-
try.
At the present time NJ axico City is
full of American second raters who
have not been able to be something"
in the United States ard who have
been successful in this country.
American boxers who are not able
make a good showing in the United
States can come to Mexico and mako
good, earn money and PERHAPS build
IN reputation for future bouts.
The Mexican public does not know
much about boxing hut they are learn
ing very rapidly and IL is not strange
TO have the same crowds that used
TO disrrss the merits Of such and such
n bullfighter talk with spirit ahont
the merits of some popular boxer here
and abroad.
Mexicans talk cbout labs. hooks
uppercuts. knOckdowns. knockout
punches with the same familiarity
that they used to talk about the fine
points in the bullfighting game.
Firpo. the Argontinian who so GAL
lartly stood in front Of the powerful
fists of the greatest boxer he world
has oyer known, is at the present time
IN idol in the heart Of every Mevi-
can ms well rs in the heart of the
whole Latin-Am"rican races.
i Luis Angel. if he is considered
big fighter. is also taken m as the
symbol of the awakening of the Latin
American rGces to the realization of
their physical power which they can
develop and store IN for future bane-
fit in their race towards progress and
civilization achievement.
We can easily say that Luis Angel
Firpo. defeated BY Dempsey. has hcen
great incentive for the Mexican
youth to make them desire and be
ambitious enough to learn the manly
art If sclf-dpfense ard get stronger
n-d handler with their fists rs a means
10 be better men and better citizens.
Boxing Big Asset.
Boxing. in fact rs stated bv all
those who are students Of the political
life cf Mexico. Is one of the best ways
to teach the Mexican a true democ-
racy. for this mans game is the>bost
university of hard knocks. provides
that n man must learn how to lose
and fight clean in order to make good.
and this. after oil. is the most needed
thing in the public life Of this coun-
try.
The boxing current events OF this
country viii he somewhat hampnrcd
for some years to come vet. by those
who see only the bloody side of the
game, but who fail to see the char
acter building that comes with the
practice of giving and ticking punish
mcnt in the ring still, it i. the writer's
belief that boxing has entered Mexico
and will stay here for year,
to come.
> There has always been n common
\ belief that Mexicans, and in genera
. all Latins. could not take active par
: in any sport like boxing because they
T. by temperament are not able TO stant
T for this sort of thing, and they would
lose their heads and be SO angry a!
70 to rcver forget the punishment the!
! received in a boxing match.
The Mexican as well rs all the Lat
), in people. if properly educated in tn
= sporting life, can be good sports ant
:. as good losers and as good fighter
as an Ang!o-Saxcn representative.
American football. it is said. viii
never enter Mexico, however. with tn
o experience we have had with boxing
). it is believed by all those who kno-
a sports that the greet American grid
. iron game will be the next 10 ente
Q through the gate Of the sporting lif
2 in Mexico.