Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-01
CPORTS
Boxing card tonight at Mercedes.
BIZ BISHOP CLEMENTS

Battling Shaw and Kid Ruiz, 100
pound mitt artists in the main
event. Scheduled to go ten rounds.
Ken Macy Of Harrington and
Jesse Sada, Of Laredo, in an g.
round set-to- in the semi-final.
Looks like it ought to be one of
the best prelims ever held in that
city. There will be other pre-
liminaries also. Show starts at
8 p. m.
The recent Walker-Loughran
battle in Chicago has brought on
endless discussion among fight
fans. Not about the outcome but
because of the distinction Walker
would have gotten had he been
able to whip his heavier opponent.
Ben Freudenstein, Brownsville,
who knows the fight game, has
these comments to make:
History repeats itself; a good
little man can beat a poor big man;
a good little man can not beat a
good big man. They have all tried
II; Fitz was the only one that
did 1t.
RUBY Bob held the middle, light
heavy and heavyweight champion
ship While still a legitimate mid
dleweight.
walker was no longer a Iegiti-
mate weltcr when he beat Flow
ers for the nliddleweight champ
iOnship and he was no longer a
legitimate middieweight when he
fought Loushran.
"Fitz held all three champion
ships when he scaled under the
middleweight limit of $50 pounds.
Baseball, football, basketball
rules change but prize fighting
rules never change"
We believe IL a few of the
rules of the fight game were
changed the business would be a
lot better off. For instance, the
kidney punch, rabbit punch. Just
because the rules have not chang
ed, is no sign that the game has
progressed. Baseball football,
basketball and many ether sports
whose rules In some respects
change at times, is one of the
reasons these sports have made
such strides over the country.
Athletic Director Red Irvine of
lie local public schools is now
a. liking preparations for the dis
It interScholastic league meet to
he held in this city April 10 and
y otiNIIDean S. A. Caldwell, Of the
IThe college. is doing likewise in
e t~haiterary meet to be held on the
days,
None OF the most interesting
contests of the county meet here
Friday and Saturday was the
playground baseball games be-
tween the girls of the different
schools. Coach Margaret VAL
enta's local team won the county
title In a blaze of glory. With
the Cherry twins doing the bat
terry work and supported by an
alright defense, and a punish
ing offense the locals carried off
the honors in great fashion.
Kid Guerra, of San Benito. may
not be a polished boxer, and he
isn't; he is a youngster, and a
conner. Weighs around 1873 pounds.
And can he sock-well, ask those
bows who have fought him, and
howl The "Kid" likes to fight.
One night in a sparring match in
San Benito, the kid" landed one
of his rights to the mouth OF his
partner and down he went. They
were wearing 16-ounce gloves.
What's to become of Bib Falk,
recently traded to the Cleveland
Indians from the White SOx, is
being asked by Valley fans. The
best we can gather, since very
little has been heard of Bib since
Joining the Indians, is that he Is
slated for bench duty. The rea-
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supplied with outfielders, such as
Jameson, a vet, and two young
sters, Porter and Averill, who are
going great guns in the camp
OF the American league entry at
New Orleans. Bib, who played
in the Valley in 1919, may yet
get the call at first base.
Bucky Harris. Detroit manager,
and one of the few big league
managers we admire, says the Chi
cago Cubs are the greatest ball club
he has ever seen On the field. In
making these remarks Harris says
he is not stating it because the
Tigers were Inundated by the Cubs
In five exhibition games recently.
The Tigers trained at Phoenix,
Ariz.
The Philadelphia National
league club may not be up in the
race this year, and by long odds
won't be, but they have of
the sweetest pairs of keystOners
in the National. Thevenow and
Thompson have been doing
things for the Pills along the
double killing route that has been
missing many years. And over
at third base for this same nine
is Pinkie whitney. San Antonio
hoy, regarded by many experts"
as a coming star. You remem-
Der Whitney was shunted off by