Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27
SECOND FIGHT
CARD AT fort
ONDECEMBER4
Hinojosa, ~Sullivan's
Heavyweight Pro-
tege, Will Battle
With Jack Morrows

Bigger and better things are N
store for Valley boxing IAN if the
card announced by Tex Becerril for
Dec. 4 at the Fl. Brown skating rink
can be taken as n criterion.
, The curtain will be run up at $3.50
p. m. on what is scheduled TO be 80
rounds Of bang-up boxing and sleep
producing punches between Valley
worries and imported battlers with
ring regulations.
The headliner will find Robert
Hinojosa, 100 pounds, Brownsville.
tieing into Jack Morrows, ls6
pounds, Little Rock, Ark. for ten
rounds. Hinojosa is a newcomer 10
the ring He was discovered by
Jack Sullivan who should, by this
time, know his boxers.
Jack has had Roberto going
through regular training routine for
over three months and says the lat
ter has shown more promise and de-
velopment during that period than
he has ever observed in a boxer be-
lore. Hinojosa has built ~ a sur
prising large following among those
who have been watching him work
out. He's plenty big. fast md
graceful on his feet, and punches
the bag with unusual adcptness.
The husky lad recently surprised
a group at the skating rink by tear
ing a punching bag from its moor
ings three successive times with re-
sounding wallops.
Hinoiosa will have 20 deliver With
a large portion OF his promising tai
ent, If he comes off winner over
Jack Morrows. Morrows has beer
through the mill pretty well and
knows the boxing game. He has met
lots Of game, clever boys such rs
Jack Matlock. This battle will be
one between the bull strength and
enthusiasm of youth against the
bull strength and enthusiasm Of
youth against the cunning and abil-
ity of experience.
Returning TO the ring here for the
first time in about a yea Homer
kid" Goodman has drawn a tough
spot in Johnny Martinez of Monter-
rey. Martinez. VIII springs about
the ring at IA pounds. recently OBJ
tanned a draw with David Velasco
at Mexico City. That would be a
right smart sized feat in any mans
town. Goodman is a willing mixer
and carries off many bouts IN the
lower section of the Valley. He re-
Gently returned from the north
where he worked out with Sammy
Baker several times. Goodman only
fought in the north once but came
off winner after several rounds Of
stuff punching. Baker obtained the
bout for Homer. Goodman and Mar
tinez are slated 10 battle six rounds.
Kid Saenz of Mercedes. who dis
posed Of hid Hunt on the headliner
Of the last card here with little diff
ficulty il scheduled 70 step six
stanzas with Littz Of Fort Brown.
134 pounds. Saenz displayed a MUIR
derous right wallop and n jabbing
left in his previous bout here.
Littz is a good boxer and a favor
lite with the soldier boys. He and
Tommy Ewing Of Mercedes have
tangled several times with varying
results.
The second OF two f~our-round
brawls will find Pat O'Mally. 12s
pounds Of Fort Brown. doing thrrr,
70 Md Guerra. 129 pounds Of San
Bcnito.
The first or the four-rounders will
see Kid Pepper, 147 pounds Of Fort
Brown, trying 10 discredit Joe Mar
roquin. las pounds of San Benito.
M~arroquin will be remembered Is
the sturdy lad who was making
things interesting for ROGUE Pad
ron OF this city on the last card IN
til ROGUE had a mishap TO mis-
trunks and alter broke his hand.
1t looks as IL boxing were on the
up and coming here. for this card
IS an improvement over the prev
ious one. which was entertaining
enough in itself.