New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
(BY WERNER LAUFER) NEA Service Sports Writer

The boys who compile the big red geography text books have evidently something.
 In treating the exports of the much space has been given over to the amount of sugar, coffee. copra, and 50 forth. that is yearly sent out from those tiny specks in the Pacific, but not one word of the game little brown men that have come over to win the hearts of the American fight lovers. How come?
 Just how many of these two-fisted brown atoms have entered this land during the past decade is hard to guess, but right now two of their rank are among the elite in their divisions and seem des- tined to share ring laurels with the late Pancho Villa, first of the Poly nesians to win world championship honors in the roped enclosure.
 We refer to Ignacio Fernandez, and Lope Tenerio, both of whom are in our midst gunning for a crown.
 Fernandez. the featherweight, made his American debut early last summer by stopping Abe Attell Chicago. Since then he has van- quished Joe Lucas, Johnny Farr, Harry Forbes and his stirring en. counters with Archie Bell, Tony Canzoneri and Dominic Petrone will live long in the memory of the bugs who appreciate action.
 Tenerio is a late importation who started his American campaign on the coast, where he troubled even so good a performer as Jimmy Mo- Larnin.
 Since then he has bested Russ Whalen, Dick Hoppe and Billy Adams and just recently he turned back the highly feared Stan Loayza Chilean lightweight, with seyen- round technical knockout.
 Now his manager. Ike Dorgan, has offered s5O,O00 to Sammy Man dell, lightweight champion, to give the brown fury 8 shot at the coveted diadem.
 Philippine fighters have come to play an important part in our fight history. With the success of Pancho Villa, who garnered both the national and world flyweight titles in our rings. the punch throw CTS from the islands have been com ing in droves. Their coming has stimulated interest in the smaller divisions as the Filipinos. without exception, are the most furious box CTS in the ring today.
 They fight with all the viciousness of their bolo-throwing ancestors and have readily adapted themselves to the American code of glove tossing.
 Boxing was introduced in the Philippines by American soldiers on duty there, the natives taking to the game with such eagerness that it is now the leading sport of the islands. Much credit for the development Of the game must go to Frank Churchill. now a leading boxing inn presaro.
 He discovered and prepared Pan- cho Villa for the world flyweight title.
 Under >Churchill's direction. the brown "buzz-saw'' won the Ameri- can fyweight honors from Johnn, Buff and shortly after annexed the world title by putting the snore on the great Jimmy Wilde. Villa whom death cut down in the midst of his triumphs, was regarded by some critics as the greatest flyweight that ever lived.
 Churchill next presented Pete Sarmiento. one of the most pelas. ing fighters ever to trade punch Although never a champion Sar- miento piled up record that will go down in boxing history. Sar. miento lacked boxing skill. but was ever ready to mix and won renown by his punching accom- plshments.
 Churchill still makes speciality Of Filipino ringmen, having such capable performers as Fernandes Johnny Hill and Speedy Dado under his wing at this time.
 Should Fernandez or Tenerio triu up the champion in their respective