Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-22
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. W. By Bishop Clements


Valley fight fans who saw Billy
Podraza in action Monday night at
Mercedes against Brooks Hooper,
will be interested to know that to-
night PodraZa and Pedro ArviZu are
scheduled to step ten rounds in the
main event of a fight card to be
staged by the American Legion at
Beaumont. Two weeks ago Arvizu
stopped Kid Gilbert, and made a
hit with Beaumont fans by his
slaShing attack. Fans Of that part
Of the state expect the card to-
night to be the best ever put on.
Nothing but joy emanates from
the camp of the Beaumont Ex-
pOrters. Give Manager Robert
son one more capable infielder
and another pitcher who can win
and the Exporters will 60 some
where in the Texas league race
this year.
Malcolm Newman and Anthony
Gomez are expected to carry the
brunt Of the sprint hopes Of the 10
cal high school. These boys will be
seen in action Friday at Donna
when the Eagles take on the Red
skins in a practice affair. Donna
has an excellent pole vauling team,
and those who like this kind of
sport will miss some really fine
work on the part Of the Reds if
you don't attend.
Coach Denton's Cardinals of
Harlingen are playing the ma
tional pastime in approved fash
ion these days. Harlingen has a
crack high school baseball nine.
This week they beat the Pharr-
San Juan-Alamo team, Z to 4, in
a well played game. Next week
the Cards will take on the strong
Edinburg Junior College Broncs.
There is a lot of interest in the
baseball team of the Harlingen
high school, and Coach Denton
expressed disappointment at the
announcement that Brownsville
high would not have a team this
year.
Manuel Luna. declared one of the
best heavyweight boxers in Texas,
wants to fight in Brownsville. His
manager, Mercy Montez, writes that
if it car be arranged to match his
man with some one he is certain it
will prove a drawing card, and that
Luna will make a hit with the GUS
toners.
Heavyweight fighters of abil-
ity are scarce in these parts. a
number have been brought down
here to fight, but on the whole
they have been unsatisfactory.
However, this is not meant in de-
rivision of some few who have
fought, and gave good exhibitions.
But 1t is well known that heavy
weights want more money than
the promoters can guarantee, in
the main. No doubt Luna, we'll
matched, would prove a drawing
card, and we would likc to see a
couple of hsavies of ability put on
q show, and the fans feel
the same way, we believe.
sport scribes following the big lea
que teams about in Texas, have to
say of the weather. Universally
there is a world of praise in their
comments. Frank Graham Of the
New York Sun. departing from the
weather subject, has this to say Of
Frank Snyder, the Houston man
ager:: 1T probably will be Of in
terest to Giant fans to know that
Frank Snyder, n Of the greatest
catchers ever to peg a man out at
second base on the Polo Grounds,
not only has been successful as a
manager at Houston, but has firmly
established himself in the affection
of the fans in that city.
The latter really WAS the more
difficult feat of the tNo. for, gen
orally speaking, there is a dispo-