Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-28
HINOJOSA and
LEACH BATTLE
HERE TONIGHT
3O-Round Boxing Card
At Fl. Brown Skat-
ing Rink to Open at
$3.50 p. NJ. Sharp

Once more tonight the smack OF
leather-Covcred fists on barrel chests
and square jaws will be heard al the
Fort Brown skating rink beginning
al $3.50 p. N.
Thirty rounds OF fast hooks, jabs
and punches, featuring three unde-
feated Valley boxers and a newcomer
said 70 be n Of the best imported
IN this section recently arc to be
served Up for the approval Of Valley
fans.
Roberto Hinoiosa, 100 pounds, Of
Brownsville. and Ralph Leach, 1876
pounds. Of Weslaco, are scheduled to
entertain each other over the To-
round route in the main event. Hino-
josa has been developed by Jack
Sullivan. veteran pugilist and man
agcr. He recently Knocked Jack
MorrowS Of Little Rock. Ark, cold
in the first round. Roberto pro-
nounced himself in the best Of con-
dition Monday morning and said he
nc was confident Of adding another
knockout 20 his record.
Leach, according u word coming
from Point Isabel where he Is train
ing. may hop on Hinoiosa a Ia Gus
S~onnenberg. Ralph. il will be re-
membered. was formerly the center
and captain Of the Wcslaco high
school team that was %runner-up 10
the crack Harrington eleven Of 1926.
lie later distinguished himself at
the center post Of Edinhurg Junior
College Broncs. Therefore, Ralph
knows his football pretty well and
he may attempt 10 muSs HinOjosa up
with a low charge something like
going into offensive play at center.
a number Of upper-Nalley fans
have purchased their cardboards al
ready to see Leach in action. lie
fought several bouts III the VALLEY
some years ago and since then has
seen duty IN san Antonio and Gal
weston rings. Fans looking him over
az Point Isabel say he il q much i'm
proved boxer and hitter over the boy
who boxed Bull Strong several
years ago.
Johnnie MARTINEZ, tough IA pound
battler from Monterrey, will attempt
to runs his string Of consecutive
wins to three tonight at the expense
~ Jimmy Bland. li5 pounds 81 Har-
lingen. MARTINEZ has beaten Parker
and has draws with Kid Goodman.
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said to be a fair leather singer and
Harrington fans expect him 70 win
the bout or M least break even. They
arc scheduled to fight six rounds.
Another six-round fracas has been
lined up between KID Guerra. Is5
pound rooster" of San Bcnito, and
Billy Williams, 1917 pounds 81 Browns
vile. Guerra has won all his bouts
in the Valley and has taken his last
two hy knockouts over Pat O'Malley
and Md Littz. Littz went out early
in the first frame. Littz and Will
liams are close friends and 4 ere
venge' motive IS seen. Several years
x Williams was a sensation i'll san
Antonio rings and he has won the
major portion Of his bouts IN the
Valley.
One OF the fastest bouts ~ the
evening rs expected from Paul ST.
dels Of Harrington and Young Parker
Of Fort Brown. They are junior
velters. Sidels came To the Valley
recently from the Great Lakes re-
gion after meeting many OF the best
boys IN his division. His ardent
followers say he is plenty able to
clean up anything IN the Valley his
weight. Parker fought his first bout
here on the last card and his ring
work in the first round 4was excel
lent but after that first burs. OF en-
ergy he was winded. He has been
trsinsag diligently since and a !
he can 20 the four round route al
full steam now. Sidels Is subStitut-
ing for Ray Torres Of Brownsville
who injured his ankle in training.
Kid Soils. lis pounds Of Browns
Vile. and Kid Lupc, 100 pounds of
San Eenito. will open the card with
a four round bout.
The Fort Brown band Mill hc on
hand 10 dispense harmony "a soothc
tho fighters and crowd.
The card ~ 70 get underway az
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