Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-30
HOOPERHOLDS
SHAW TODRAW
Brooks, Sada and Monterrey
Winners of Bouts In
Mercedes Ring

MERCEDES, April 3U.-G
Battling Shaw, 1873 pounds, of Mer-
cedes, just exactly what he did not
like for the first five rounds.
Brooks Hooper, 1874 pounds. of San
Antonio, got a draw decision with
the home town boy in the main
event on Promoter AL Robinson's
fight card Monday night.
Shaw popularity evidently is on
the wane for the crowd repeatedly
cheered Hooper's work in the early
rounds in which he outSmarted his
opponent. Shaw made several claims
of a foul which the referee did not
allow and which the fans jeered.
With the wiley Jack Taylor, veteran
trainer and second, in his corner,
Hooper carried the opening rounds
easily. One of Shaw's main stocks
in trade is his ducking, weaving
style. He appears his best when
his opponent forces the fight to
him. However, this Is exactly what
Hooper did not do. AS Shaw be-
gan to Weave, Brooks tented him
out Of it and nailed him when he
stopped weaving. Hooper made
Shaw take the aggressive.
Shaw tSeps Out
From the fifth round on, however,
Shaw began to force the fight and
to obtain an edge. They staged a
rough and tumble in the seventh
that had the crowd on its feet.
Hooper's eye had been injured and
Shaw was opening up his assault.
Shaw carried the ninth round by a
wide margin as Brokos rested up for
the canto that he expected to give
him the fight. Shaw landed a one
two several times in this Stanza.
The last round was fast with both
trying hard to take it. Little dam
age was done, however, and the
referee raised both fighters hands
shortly after the bell rang. The de-
cision was not entirely popular, as
the house was strongly partisan for
either Shaw or Hooper.
Hot Incident
Adding zest to the evenings gore
letting, Cowboy" Brooks, 1856
pounds, of South Dakota, was
awarded his bout with frankie
Kline, 1853 pounds Of Weslaco, on a
foul. The foul came in the fourth
round when Kline Speared Brooks
and sent him to the floor near the
ropes. AS Brooks staggered up,
Kline was on him again. He deliv-
cred several blows while the Cow
boy" was on his knees holding on to
the ropes. An indignant roar
swelled from part of the crowd.
The fight was halted and the judges
consulted. One held that the blows
had been a fragrant foul" the other
that there had been no foul, and
the referee stated it was a "techni-
cal" foul.
Kline, evidently angered, hurled
out a challenge to Brooks for a
return bout. The challenge was
hisscd am booed.
Sada Wins Easily
Jesse saba, 100 pounds, Of Laredo,
outpointed Babe Gaylor, 1872 pounds,
Of San Antonio, in an ei~ght-round
shindig. saba was easily the bet
ter boxer of the two but could not
put the K. o. on his opponent, al
though he had him haggard and
tired. The sad-eyed Laredo youth
administered his customary boxing
yeccon. His face seemed to bemoan
the fact that he had to beat up his
opponent, but his fists had no
about it.
In the opening bout, Kid Mon
terrey, 125 pounds. of Mercedes, cas-
lily put away Danny Hall, 125
pounds, of Fort Sam Houston, in
the fourth round of their scheduled
eight-round battle. This bout was
marred by many clinches, largely
on the part of hall, who was ex-
tremely cautious. Monterrey chased
his %covered-up opponent for three
rounds, endeavoring to land a solid
punch. The dumpy little Mercedes
lad stepped out strong in the fourth.
Hall, who appeared out on his feet,
nailed Monterrey with a wild over
hand right that sent him halfway
across the ring. Hall failed to fol"
low it up. Monterrey came back In
furious retaliation and soon had him
on the canvas for the count.