San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09
MIKE VASQUEZ USES
STEPHENS FACE FOR
| A CHOPPING BLOCK
Brooke Terribly Beaten;
Mcfarland and Palmer
III Fair Draw.

Brooke Stephens. young San An
tonic southpaw battler, proved that
it's possible TO increase in size vet
lose weight when he met Mike VasGuez
or FL Paso in the twelve-round main
event on Jack Shelton's Market Hall
boxing bill Tuesday night. Brookie's
face filled out" markedly during the
tight yet he surely must have lost a
ceuple of pounds in spilled blood.
Vasquez pummellcd the local young
ster almost as badly as he did in that
first meeting of theirs at Beethoven
Hall couple of years ago when Steph-
ems was just beginner. While Steph-
lens landed hardly telling blow, Vas
quez. much quicker. sliced up the left
handlers face until ringsider was
constrained to make the somewhat fan.
tastic remark that il looked as if
ground glass had been thoroughly
rubbed into it.
But Brooke took it all. Only once
did he go down. And that was on
virtually the first blow Vasquez land
ed. Cautious of Stephens good left
wallop, Mike danced away in the first
round. When he dashed in for his
tavorite close-range target practice.
Stephens twined arms tightly around
his swarthy body and Vasquez couldn't
land a blow. Stephens swept several
lefts through but they only grazed
Mike.
All that was in the first round. The
second started off much the same way
but suddenly Vasquez catapultcd him
self at his adversary and landed n
right flush on the point of the sur
prised Stephens chin. Brooke sat
down and stayed down for nine Sec
onds. After that. all Vasquez had to
do was pile up the points. He did.
He took every round. most by wide
margins. In some, Stephens failed to
land.
The deadly" left hand was sent to
the FL Pasoan's body few times but
the second round Touchdown seemed
TO have robbed it of its snap. Vasquez
could see it start and hundred times
he anticipated it, dashed in and
smacked Stephens with rights TO the
face and body. His boxing skill APP
peared marvellous with the stationary
target he had to shoot at. His rights
came in from all angles and all posi-
tons. and very few missed their mark.
On the other hand. Stephens Occa
sional rushes were made to look a lit
tie ridiculous as Mike lodged, ducked
and swayed out of the way.
Just as the timekeeper raised his
hand to sound the last bell. Stephens
fouled Vasquez in his futile hope of
putting over a knockout. 1t was ac-
cidental but it hurt the Mexican. With
a,1 cnnAn1 nr In CO IN his
feet and the foul goes down as mere
incident of the event.
Stephens appeared little heavier
but RefereePromoter Shelton an.
nounced that both men had weighed
under $50 pounds at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Rabbit Palmer and frankie McFar-
land. featherweights. proved an even
Unmatched pair. At the end of des-
perate but not especially spectacular
fight. points were even enough TO call
the bout draw, although Mcfarland
had the advantage in one more round
than did Palmer. McFarland's left
eye and Palmer's right eye were dam
aged in the fray. Mcfarland was the
more skillful, Palmer the stronger.
There were no knockdowns.
Johnny Hoffman claimed an injured
hand during the intermission between
the second and third rounds of his
bout with frankie Mason. and Mason
was awarded a technical Knockout.
Hoffman showed ability TO absorb pun
shment. He gave little, too. A
couple of strong. husky 140-pounders.
Young Santos was knocked out in
the third round. after the bell had
saved him in the second. by Al Zandt.
This was the curtain-raiser. Zandt
had a well-developed left hand which
provided Santos with well-developed
bloody nose.
Dell Gotten refereed the prelimin-
aries.
1t was announced that Kid Pancho
and Pascal Coletti of New Orleans.
flyweights. probably would meet here
next Tuesday.