Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-01
CPORTS

BY BISHOP

Ine valley as a WhOle Sf1Ouid
and we believe is pulling for the
Bulldogs TO trounce the Bucca-
necrs of Corpus Christi, and so to
the state finals-and come out
winners. Coach Dykes has an \
cellcnt team, and a fine bunch of
boys, and we are pulling for him
and his club to come ont victo-
rious. Come on, Bulldogs, the
Valley is with you! Bear down
hard.
Organization Of McAllen, Mission
and Mercedes, into teams to join
the proposed Valley Glass d league
is expected to Je completed today
according to =. n. Boston, who
along with Bob Wells, Will make a
follow up trip into Hidalgo county
today for that purpose. These two
fellows appointed Dy the base
ball gathering in this city Tuesday
night of last week, to work out
plans, If found feasible, for a league
They spent Tuesday and wednesday
of this week, and two days Of last
week in HidalgO county for this
purpose, as it had already been an
nounced that Harrington. San Be-
nito and Brownsville would join the
league.
McAllen American Legion and
citizens in general, meeting at a
luncheon Wednesday noon, along
with Cam Hill, OF Edinburg, a
baseball enthusiast, and player,
too, waxed hot over the possible
ties of a professional baseball club
for that city, and Mr.. Boston an
nOunced in Brownsville yesterday
that McAllen looked like a Ger
tainty. The meeting was attend
cd by Boston and Wells, both of
whom explained the original plan
of the circuit, that is a Si5o0 per
month salary limit.
This afternoon. according to MI.
Boston, nc and Wells are to meet
with Mission citizens. headed BY
Judge Strickland. Holm Rankin,
DR.. Burnett, Marvin Goodwin and
others, and 60 over the proposition
thoroughly. The committee of two
expressed confidence that Mission
would enter the league.
"Al Prince of Mercedes told us
that if Mission and NcAllen join
cd the league, to count Mercedes
in, too" Mr.. Boston quoted Mr..
Prince as stating Wednesday aft
ernoOn TO him and Wells. "Yes,
has taken on an air of baseball
spirit that has not been shown in
many years." Boston believed.
Now that prize fighting is in the
limelight, to a certain extent, it
might be proper TO state that Texas,
which has banned prize fights since
1895, when Charley Culberson was
governor, has them within its CON
fines in many cities and towns The
law, as stated, was enacted in 1895,
to prevent the Corbett-FitzSimmons
battle for the championship Of the
world, and it prompts George White,
sports editor Of the Dallas News. to
reminiSce on this subject, as fol-
lows:
Much to do made here during the
last few days over the holding of
boxing bouts recalls to Pat O'Keefe,
veteran D~allaslte, circumstances
nearly thirty-four years ago that
brought about the passage Of all
emergency measure that deprlveS
fans of today the right to legally
watch modern exhibitions ii the
manly art.
"O'Keefe and another old-time
citizen, Bonnie Kahn, were asso-
ciatcd with Dan Stuart, who at
the time was a resident here. Seek
ing to put over something big in
Dallas. Stuart these figures
from the News files of 1885, went
east and offered a purse Of SAL 900
for James J. Corbett to defend
his world title i'll a championship
battle here with Ruby Robert
FitZsimmOnS.
"Stuart'S plans called for the
staging of the spectacle at the Dal-
las Fair. His preference was Drum
mer'S Day. about Oct. 20. Both prin-
clpalS had been signed. Plans had
been made for the building Of a
funnel-shaped arena to seat $4,000
CCrbett had arrived at San Antonio
and had pitched his training camp
Fitz was busy at Corpus Christi get
ting in shape. Stuart already hac
spent quite a sum of money making
ready on the assurance that he
would be within the law. as it read
at the time, in going ahead with
arrangements.
"O'Keefe is authority for the
statement that considerable Bit
terness existed between Stuart and
Gov. Charles A. Culberson, who
called a special session of the leg
islature, and on Oct 3, 1895, passed
the anti-priZe fight law, becom-
ing effective Immediately and de-
signed specifically to prevent the
staging of the Corbett-FitzSim
mons fight in Texas.
"Stuart is quoted in interview
appearing in the News the follow.
Ing day as saying that he had no.
up to that time violated any law o.
the state. and that since the legiS'
latOrS had ruled as they had, III
had no desire to defy them. He
would stage the fight, yes, but no
in violation of the law. He woulc
take it elsewhere. His only regre
was that he was out a sizeable sun
as q result Of arrangements already
made, and doing which he was with
IN his legal rights. Stuart and hi
associates in the venture were OBJ
Grating under the name Of the Flor.
ida Athletic club.
ut is recalled by O'Keefe that
Stuart later returned to Dallas
and spent a number of years here.
He cites an instance when the
Dallas Fair under the presidency
of w. c. Conner, was unable to
open its gates for lack Of funds
until Stuart put up $500 for con-
cessions in which he was inter-
ested.
Both Stuart and CulberSon have