Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-05
PRELIMS ARE
FEATURE ON
BOXING CARD
Opening Bouts Pack
ed With Thrills;
Guerra, Littz, Hino-
josa, Marroquin Win
BY HAL L. EUSTACE

An exploding wallop flush on an
unprotected jaw shortly after the
opening gong gave Roberto H~inojosa,
100 pounds Of Brownsville, an easy
victory in his first ring battle and
sent Jack Morrows, lS6 pounds Of
Little Rock, Ark. writhing and
squirming TO the mat for the count
of ten, IN the main event on Pro-
moer Tex Becerril's card at the Fit.
Brown skating rink Tuesday evening.
Neither boxer had much more
than flourished his honey digits a
couple of times before the opening
came that resulted in the knockout.
Several men had to help Morrows to
his feet after the count and physi-
clans who examined the boxer said
there was no doubt but that the but
ton blow had put him in the Land
of Nod.
What was generally adjudged as
one Of the best sets Of prelimina-
ries ever punched out for the bene-
fit of Lower Valley boxing fans,
kept the packed house cheering and
jeering from the opening gong.
Homer (Kid) Goodman, ISL pounds
of Brownsville, and Johnny Martinez,
la pounds of Monterrey, conducted
themselves creditably for six rounds
in the semi-final and when the bout
ended the chunky, agile little Mex
lean had achieved a draw despite
the seven pound advantage he con-
ceded Homer.
The battle opened as a character
istic Goodman bout. Homer came out
or hs feet, crouched behind
his left shoulder. He wasted no en-
III un~availing flurries and only
dashed out when reasonably certain
of results. Martinez style was
strongly reminiscent Of Juan Her
nandez'. He danced about, taking
of openings and did a
major portion Of the leading.
In the second round Homer opened
up and several resounding socks
thrilled the cash customers as he
began TO push the fight. From then
on, both plugged away determinedly.
The swarhy lad from Mexico caused
Goodman to miss many blows By
lodging and weaving in and out.
The fifth round was Martinez
but Goodman came back with
of action in the last round
and Referee Galbraith called the
bout a draw. Another brawl between
two looms in the offing as a
Of a double challenge issued
after the bout.
Kid Littz. 1874 pounds Of Fort
Brown, pounded away at Kid Saenz.
1870 pounds of Mercedes for six
putting him down in the
and sixth rounds. He carried
every round by a wide mar
gin but could not squelch the Next
spirited retaliations.
Saenz stuck out a straight left to
jabb Littz's rushes and the soldier
boy had some trouble beating down
stiff arm TO get inside his guard
in the openig rounds. However, once
he got under it, several smacking
invariably followed. Littz
pushed the fight almost all the way,
Saenz letting it come to him after
several near disastrous attacks Of
his own. The soldier boys Of the
Fort hailed Littz' victory with a
rafter-renting roar Of ap-
The second of two four-round pre-
found Kid Guerra, l40
pounds of San Benito, taking his sec
ond straight win in as many local
bouts by outpunching Pat O'Maliey,
Ia pounds Of TT. Worth. O'Malley,
known as somewhat of a wrestler,
absorbed a hail of leather-studded
punches before seeing the lights
ziimmer out in the third round when
Guerra sunk a left-handed piston
drive from his hip into the Fort
Worth lads midriff.
This bout immediately drew the
approval of the crowd as q slug
fest was begun in the first round.
Guerra swarmed all over O'Malley
and had the latter in a groggy con-
Hilton at the end of the round.
OMalley came out revived and with
4 new plan Of attack in the second.
4 right uppercut got under Guerra's
guard a number of times, swapping
his head back and rocking his whole
body. However. the first round had
lone its work for O'Malley and
carried the third round cas-
ly before the kayo was landed.
The first bout of the evening was
! concentrated sample Of what was
!, come later. In a slam-bang slug
est, Joe Marroquin, 149 pounds of
Benito, vas out in front at the
md Of four rounds, winning a deci-
iion over Kid Pepper, $50 pounds
II Fl. Brown.
Pepper and Marroquin vowed the
'rowd in the first round BY standing
ip n smacking it out. From then
N out, however, the San Benito bak-
X boy held the edge. He was very
and had Pepper at a dis
The gathering was ex.