Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
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Blu Bishop Clements

Well, March 4 has passed, and we
still have to work.
Dispatches tell us that ushers
were running hither and thither at
the ringside yesterday, keeping the
people seated, etc. Those in charge
of the seating facilities could and
probably did gain a few pointers on
how to handle this kind of situation
from Jack DempSey'S usherS at Mi
ami, Florida, recently, when Shar-
key and Stribling did something
we don't know what.
These doub,e-o boys have it.
Hoover and Coolidge. While to-
days horoscope may not say any
thing about this double-O bust
ness, it is passing strange that
the retiring chief executive and
the new one both have doub!e-o's
in their names. But Elmer. the
office boy, says 1t is just a coin
cidence.
Al Robinson, our good friend of
Mercedes, did himself real proud
last night; Al just went out and
put on the best boxing program he
has yet concocted. Advertised as
a boxing card, it turned out to be
fighting card-the kind which fans
like to witness. 1t was a partisan
crowd last night which damned the
arena.
Shaw was the favorite, the SEN
tinlentai fav0rite; but sentiment
doesn't win fights. The scrap,
declared a draw, went the limit
OF ten rounds. We are told that
the two judges rendered their de-
cisiOns, n for Shaw and one for
Pancho; the referee declared it a
draw. Anyhow, it was worth the
price of admission to watch PAN
cho, the cleyerest little boy ever
to step into a squared circle Of the
Valley, trying the comeback role,
and Shaw, the popular and hard
hitting youngster fighting his way
up the ladder.
The very thing Shaw needed-a
fight with a Scrapper Of the ability
OF Pancho; n who can give him
pointers on tricks of the game; one
who gave him something to shoot
and then not be there. Shaw, if he
is half as smart as we believe he is,
should profit tremendously by this
bout.
The writer has seen Tony Cam
Zoneri, former flyweight cham
pion i'll action; he is now coming
back. We saw him fight a second
rater in New Orleans a year e.
his home town. His style is SINH
lar to that of Pancho's; but not
SO clever. Come on Pancho, get
in shape.
We were told by Mercedes fans
last night, authoritatively, that Kid
Pancho was to be prevailed upon, if
possible, to make the Queen City
his home, and to get in shape for
future bouts. 1t would certainly be
in the Kids favor, and give the
oXolng game a hefty lift, if Pancho
hSNAN w JOoG ILLS UIllIlS.
y 4 =
Andy Reese, the strapping ball
player of the New York Giants.
i sa former Vanderbilt star; there
are two Reese boys, so don't get
them mixed. Gil was the great
backfieId star of Dan McGugin's
teams of those years, Andy was
the baseball star, and played the
GRID game with much gusto, but
without the success Gil did.
1t won't be long now!" ACCORDING
TO the governor Of Mississippi-that
Is II you heard Hnorable Theodore
r. IN his campaign for the guber-
natrialship in 1927; Alex McInni.
can tell you all about it. But the
subject before the house today. gen.
tIemen, is baSeball-Valley baseball
Every town in the Valley desirou,
OF entering the league, will have ar
accredited representative present a
q called meeting tomorrow night a
7:30 IN Mercedes, at the city hall.
At this time league officials are
TO be elected, and the circuit nut
IN operation. Five Valley towns
are practically certain of enter
ing, and four are certain, accord
ing to 0. n. Boston and Bob Wells.
the committee appointed to form
the league If it is found possible.
broWnsviile. San Benito. HarIin-
gen and McAllen are the towns
ready. Mercedes is almost ready:
Nilsson is doubtful.
The committee of two left thi,
city this morning, with the purpost
OF bring to a head league affairs
Ihey will visit Mercedes and Mis-.
sion; they will spend today and to.
morrow working for the interest O
the league; and they are optimistic
In fact fans are optimistic. 1t won
be long now!
Newspaper writer's were well
represented at the boxing card in
Mercedes last night. A glance
over the audience revealed that
Colonel and Mrs. Howard Shan
non of the Donna News; Bill