Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
FERNANDEZ IS
IN
PODRAzABOUT
Adjudged One of Best
Fights Put on For
Some Time; Shaw,
Sada Also Win
BY DOC COOK

MERCEDES, June 12.-Fightinr be-
iore q packed house in AL Robinson's
Punch Bowl here. last night, Bill
rodraza, Houston's, classy light
weight left hooked and jabbed his
way 70 a ten round decision over
Dcooy fernandez, styled the Mexican
lightweight champion. Podraza had
no easy tim in defeating the game
little Mexican but his margin was de-
cisive nevertheless. Podraza raised
a welt under Fernandez eye in the
tirst round that bothered the Mex
ican scrapper and IL seemed to affect
MS Judgment Of distance as time aft
er time his long sweeping right land
ed on Podraza's back or missed him
altogether. Fernandez began to show
TO advantage in the last few rounds
when on sheer nerve alone and with
the fight hopelessly lost, he rushed
into the Houston lad with both hands
flying vainiy trying for a knockout.
Podraza carried the first round by
his clever left hand punching and to-
ward the end of the stanza dropped
Bobby for a nine count with a snappy
hook TO the jaw. The Mexican went
TO his corner badly shaken.
Round two: Podraza riped rights
and lefts to the face and body with
Fernandez pounding away ut the back
Of the neck and making little impress
sion on the tough Houston scrapper.
Round three: Podraza, was shoot
ing his left to Fernandez damaged
eye and making Bobby hiss frequent
ly; there was considerable mitigating
with honors about even.
Rounds four and five: Slam bang
AEfaa.- ~rtAL -. l. -
sive tactics earning a draw. He rush
ed Bill across the ring and rained
blows on the Houston scrapper Po-
draza pedaled backward and shot his
right to Fernandez body.
Round six: Podraza came out again
on the offensive and drove Fernandez
around the ring and into a neutral
corner the old left hook again con-
nected solidly with the Mexican's
Jaw and Fernandez went down in a
heap. At n count Of nine he was up
Keeling around the ring. Podraza
drove him around the ring vainly
trying for a X. q. Fernandez COW
cred up and weathered the storm.
Round seven: Even with Fernan-
dez taking the offensive and pound
ing away at Bills neck and body.
Round eight: The only round Fer
nandez won and he took il on sheer
nerve alone as he rushed Podraza
around the ring yainly trying for a
knockout. Bill cleverly tied him up
whenever in danger or stepped out of
the way.
Round nine and ten were even.
1t was a pleasing main event be-
tween two OF the best in the south.
On the showing Of both boys last
49, $50. w.aHmL MkArlI $50 "a I
capacity crowd. Podraza weighed
1856. Fernandez 135.
In the semi-windup, Battling Shaw
Of Mercedes, with the advantage OF
seven pounds in weight a long reach
and several inches taller than Kid
Torreon, Of Laredo, stopped the La
redo lad in the fourth round.
Torreon was no match for Shaw and
the bout ended in the fourth round.
Shaw's weight was l2S; Torreon l2l.
Jesse saba. popular Mercedes scrap
per. and Frisco Mario, of San An
tonic, went six fast rounds 10 a draw.
Ii was a real battle. Sada used his
rope skill to advantage and Frisco
possessed a hard straight right that
found its mark repeatedly. The boys
mixed it fast and furious for six
rounds and the decision was a pop
ular one.
Babe Arizemendi, showed his class
when he battered Black Panther of
Nuevo Laredo. from pillar to post
for six rounds. Babe won all the
way, but the Panther certainly can
take a pasting and was on his feet
trying vainly to connect when the
final bell rang. A~rizcmend weighed
ia and Black Panther IFS.
Red Cambell, former Washington
and jefferson football star refereed
all bouts and gave complete satisfac-
tion. /