Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
Sports Chats
With -
Hal Eustace

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 FAM 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 it 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 his
title fights, but he has fought only
three times in as many years. He
took the crown from Rocky Kan
sas in Chicago in 1926. Since h
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 a year. These title-nurseIs
should be stopped. Champs arc
making a practice CT coming n
Overweght-they cash i'm on Their
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.
III boxing is IegaliZed in Texas.
better days are ahead for this
section. A group Of Harrington
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. IL has been the
experience Of the Valley so far
that some Of the boys brought in
have been prone TO flop before the
local sock artists. The visitors
have seemed contcnted to take it
on the button, stay down for the
count of ten, get up, collect their
money and rush off.
Anything vaguely smelling o.
liInburger would be investigated b,
the boxing commission which ha,
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 tina,
L beat you in Podunk: you bea:
me III Hickville' stuff. The broth.
erly love acts would get the hook
Often times this thing goes or
without the promoters knowledge
Two clever men IAN put on a moe
battle that will make the customer,
stand up in their seats and veil
But at any rate. a boxing commits
sion would do away with obviou:
frame-ups.
Whv did San Antonio sell ANDY
messenger. the Texas Ieage strike.
out king, to Wichita Falls? Andy's
acquisition practically assures the
Spudders Of One-half Of the euua-
o IN the play-off for the league
title. No wonder San Antonio
ians have such a prOclivity for
throwing op-bottleS. Had ANDY
oeen sold TO the majors ii would
nave been o. X. but to sell him
10 a rival Is a bit hard to UNDER
stand. Perhaps Andy is the prom
erty of the Chicago Cubs and i
marking time at Wichita Falls
until they need him.
Austin is rapidly becoming III,
tennis center OF the South. Berke.
ley Bell and Wilmer Allison ar,
keeping the name of the Texa.
capital before the entire world wit
thelr deeds on the courts. Bell ~.
done exceedingly well but too mucr
must not be expected of him. TIL,
DAVIS CUP team win be returning I,
p Y. 5. soon and his feats will b,
overloaded by their work. Their,
Is n bare possibility that he vii
make No. 8 in the national rank
ingS.
Van Ryn. AlliSon's mariner in
the defeat of the great French
dobles teams in Paris recently
probably will winter in Austin
with Allison. They will want a
play together in order to perfect
their game.
perseverance is rewarded. We
nave known Ernest Phillips fol
more than a year. AS long rs We
have known him. he has been fish
ing with regularity. Up until yes-
terday, he had caught little mor7
than catfish despite his freuuen,
outings. But yesterday he cot q
break from the piscatorial overload
Phillips caught and landed a five
and one-half foot tarpon off the
jettieS at BRACES Santiago pass
This he accomplished with a iizht
tackle after a 40-minute fight.
Anyone who has fished off the let