Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-26
sports

BY BISHOP


Battling Shaw. who gained .
clean cut decision over Dick Wy
more In the main event, which
went 10 rounds, demonstrated be-
fore n local audience, In his first
fight here, that he IL TO be reck-
oned with In the 100 pound class
Of boys Stronger. heavier. with
a longer reach, Shaw whipped
the game La Feria lad. Wymore
game to the core, kept boring In
and with shorter arms, but with q
good punch, landed on Shaw sew
eral times. and sent him back but
these rallies were short lived, as
the "Battler" came right back
and evened up matters
Homer Goodman. one OF the fin
est and cleanest young men ever to
step into a ring. and Jesus Soils. Of
Saltillo. Mexico. put on an Ground
skit that was good. Homer out
weighed Soils. These fellows land
ed some hefty wallops 90 the de-
light Of the fans.
Boy, howdy, This boy Guerra
Is still the Growing rooster" he
has been I'm other fights Fouled
and Knocked down, he came back
and whipped Kid Saenz 60 N de-
cision. The rooster" In tough
and IL Is going to take a mighty
good and clever boy to stop him.
Up In the Red river valley section
OF northern Texas and southern
Oklahoma, such towns as Vernon,
Chtldress. in this state, and Law
ton and Duncan, Okla, have signi-
fled their intention to enter the
proposed Class d league Of that
section Quanah. wellington and
Pampa, Texas, along with Altus and
Ardmore. Okla, also are anxious 10
enter the league. The circuit, II
organized, will be known as the Red
River Valley league. The towns 20
compose the league = about the
size II not smaller, than those Of
the proposed Valley league.
Those fellows Of the Red river
valley know the value OF advcr-
tising, and realizing that great
returns come from baseball, and
at the same time wanting the ma
tl0nal pastime, are an enthusiastic
bunch Of citizens. Just watch the
benefits TO be derived from the
baseball league up there this year.
This boy Shaw's real name 4.
Jose Flores. his home is In Laredo,
his residence, Mercedes. Shaw came
to Mercedes about 10 months age
TO fight for AL Robinson in the
arena there He didn't look 80 good
IN his first fight. but the fight fan,
Of Mercedes saw In him q comins
tighter OF ability; they took him
FOR their own: today ne In recogniz.
ed as one OF the leading 80 pound
boys IN Texas He Is a clean liver
a gentleman and, according to Johr
Robinson, his manager, Is not ches.
" or loud-mouthed. Fighting Is al
he knows: he Is always In superb
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Kid Panchf
OF San Antonio. had best beware d
Shaw Il they mix IL soon-
John McGraw, the driving man
ager OF the New York Giants, Is
starting his twenty-seventh year
as boss or the playing end Of the
National league entry. During
that time the Giants have won
ten pennants, and finished second
eleven times. The club this year
L. training In San Antonio, the
city McGraw believes Al q luck
sign. Regardless OF what you
may think Of McGraw I'm his
methods Of managing n ball club.
you've got TO hand II TO him-his
Clubs OF the past have MI been
interesting to watch I'm action.
hustffng. and up In the race and
70 beat the Giants every National
league club has n battle ON It's
hands. -
ANY name the San Antonio clui
OF the Texas league may be tackee
on 70 10, won't harm or hurt any.
ones feelings. III you are superyfi.
tious, the name Bears" should b,
cast aside: they haven't even OH
up a decent ball game under TIA
cognomen In three years. The NAM
"Bronchos" was undoubtedly tn
winning monicker. A contest /,
brewing among Alamo CITY fans A,
to the proper name. Why rat nan.
them the Flyers" About tie Biz.
sest and most important, and mos
interesting thing about San Antonio
these days are It's airrlsnes.
Ben Freudenstein did himself
real proud last night Ben did the
referee act In the main event of
Tex Becerrf's boxing card at VI.
Brown He knows the rules, the
fns and outs Of the game-quite
. relief 70 both fighters and fana
20 know that the third man In the
ring knows his business- and VIII
rule accordingly. That's what
Prize fights are fought undsr The
Marquis OF Q~ucensbury rules. II
vogue for over fifty years They
simply state that the fighters nus
and shall break et the command ol
the referee, fight with one arm
Tree The other rules can D. mad
ny the principals. u they 20 desire
barring such ticks as the rabbit
punch and kidney blows.
Wymore and shaw agreed 20
lay off these rabbit punch and
kidney blows. They are "a b
Congratulated These blows when
delivered I'm ctinchcs are danger
Gus, NJ always more than one blow
b made. Promoter Becerril would
do the fighf game and fans n
great turn N H. wouId bar any ar
the fighters ON his cards from
using thers blows while In clinch-