Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02

of a "truant officer TO school chit
dren, Coffee was highly populac
with the Sportsmen. He recently
had been promoted and his jurisdic-
ton extended over this district.
Coffee was a typical out-of-doors
man. brown and wiry al an Indian.
Double was the cause of
his death.
Today Is the time for the big
lightweight title scrap between
Sammy Mandell. defender. and
Tony CanzOneri, scrappy New
York challenger. Tony, like Jack
Sharkey. Is inclined toward chin
music. He believes he has a
chance to lift Sammy's crown, but
a major portion Of the fan5 do not
think so. However. his flying fists
are nothing to be scoffed at. He
held the featherweight title for
some time. being relieved Of IL by
Andre Routis, gallant little
Frenchman. Since, Tony has been
trouncing everything that came
his way in the junior lightweight
division.
Mandell has made no great rec
ord as a defender Of his title.
True he has cleaned up in all MS
title fights, but he has fought only
three times in as many years. HI
took the crown from Rocky Kan
Sas in Chicago in 1926. Since he
has fought Phil McGraw and jim
my McLarnin. There is a move on
foot now to make it compulsory
for champions TO fight at least
twice q year. These title-nurSefs
should be stopped. Champs are
making a practice Of coming IN
overweght-they cash in on thei-
crown in non-title fights without
actually risking their priced posses-
sion. A challenger that has a chance
TO lift the belt seldom gets a
chance to do SO. Dundee was a
typical example Of the title-nurser
II boxing is Iegalized in Texas.
better days are ahead for this
section. a group of Harlingen
men have banded themselves to-
gether to put on fights. With the
manly art recognized by the state,
a boxing commission more than
likely will be formed. The Har-
Iingen group would hold their
fights under the commission.
They plan TO bring in a better
class Of pugilists. ii has been the
experience Of the Valley so far
Z that EnVnn nF aLA Awv- --wx-Na =
have been prone TO flop before the
local sock artists. The visitors
have seemed contented 20 take il
on the button. stay down for the
count Of ten, get Up, collect their
money and rush off.
Anything vaguely smelling %
limburger would BE- investigated b,
the boxing commission which has
a representative at the ringside OF
every fight. In other words. the
pugilistS have to give the fans 4
run for their money. None of thai
Il beat YOU in Podunk: YOU bea.
me In Hickville' stuff. The broth.
erly love acts would Get the hook
Often times this thing goes on
without the promoters knowledge
Two clever men can put on a moe;
battle that will make the customers
stand up in their seats and veil
But at any rate. a boxing commits
sion would do away with obvious
framc-ups.
Why did san Antonio sell ANDY
messenger, the Texas Ieage strike.
Out KING, TO Wichita Falls? Andy's
acquisition practically the
Spudders Of One-half of the coua-
tion IN the play-off for the league
title. No wonder San Antonio
rams have such a prOciivity for
throwing pop bottles. Had ANDY
been sold to the majors il would
nave been %. X, but TO sell him
10 n rival il a bit hard Ia UNDER
stand. Perhaps Andy Is the prom
erty Of the Chicago Cubs and 4
marking time at Wichita Falls
until they need him.
Austin is rapidly becoming tbs
tennis center OF the South. Berke-
ley Bell and Wilmer Allison ars
keeping the name Of the Texa,
capital before the entire world wit,
their deeds on the courts. Bell ha:
zone exceedingly well but too mucr
must not be expected of him. Tbs
Davis cup team win be returning "
the U. 5. soon and his feats will b.
overloaded by their work. There
Is a bare possibility that he vii
make No. 8 in the national rank,
ingS.
Van Ryn, AlliSOn'S partner in
the defeat Of the great French
dobles teams i'm Paris recently.
probably will winter in Austin
with Allison. They will want IN
play together in order to perfect
their game.
Perseverance is rewarded. WI
nave known Ernest Phillips fol-
more than a year. AS long as we
nave known him. he has been fish
ing with regularity. Up until YES
terday, he had caught little NOR,
than catfish despite his freouen,
outings. But yesterday he got 4
break from the piscatorial overload
phillips caught and landed a fiyr
and one-half foot tarpon off the
jetties 81 Brazos Santiago pass
This he accomplished with a light