Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05

PORTS FORUM
~ By Bishop Clements

i& e Il 2 3 y q 81 q
Well, March 4 has passed, and we
still have to work.
Dispatches tell us that ushers
were running hither and thither at
the ringSide yesterday, keeping the
people seated, etc. Those in charge
of the seating facilities could and
probably did gain a few pointers on
how to handle this kind Of situation
from Jack Dempsey's uShers at Mi
ami, Florida, recently, when Shar-
key and Striblirg did something
we don't know what.
These double-o boys have it.
Hoover and Coolidge. While to-
days horoscope may not say any
thing about this dOuble-O bust
ness, it is passing strange that
the retiring chief executive and
the new one both have 6ouble-o's
In their names. But Elmer, the
office boy, says it is Just Z COIN
cidence.
Al Robinson, Dur good friend of
Mercedes, did himself real proud
last night; Al just went out and
put on the best boxing program he
has yet concocted. Advertised as
a boxing card, it turned out to be
fighting card-the kind which fans
like to witness. 1t was a partisan
crowd last night which jammed the
arena.
Shaw was the ~favorite, the sem
timertal favorite; but sentiment
doesn't win fights. The scrap,
declared a draw, went the limit
of ten rounds. We are told that
the two judges rendered their de-
cisions, n for Shaw and one for
Pancho; the referee declared it a
draw. Anyhow, 1t was worth the
price OF admission to watch Pam
ch0, the cleyereSt little boy ever
to step into a squared circle of the
Valley, trying the comeback role,
and Shaw, the popular and hard
hitting youngster fighting his way
up the ladder.
The very thing Shaw needed-a
fight with a Scrapper of the ability
OF Pancho; M who can give him
pointers on tricks of the game; n
who gave him something to shoot
and then not be there. Shaw, if he
is half as smart as we believe he is.
should profit tremendously by this
bout.
The writer has seen Tony Can
zoneri, former fiyweight cham
pion In action; ne is now coming
back. We saw him fight a second
rater in New Orleans a year ago,
his home town. His style is SINH
lar to that of Pancho's; but not
SO clever. Come on Pancho, get
in shape.
We were told by Mercedes fans
last night, authoritatively, that Kid
rancho was to be prevailed upon. if
possible, to make the Queen City
his home, and to get in shape for
future bouts. It would certainly be
IN the Kids favor, and give the
bXoing game a hefty lift, if Pancho
'ONA ~ JAoV l4llO I1llllS.
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Andy Reese. the strapping ball
player of the New York Giants,
sa former Vanderbilt star; there
are two Reese boys, so don't get
them mixed. Gil was the great
backfield star of Dan McGugin's
teams Of those years, Andy was
n baseball star, and played the
grid game with much gustO, but
without the success Gil cid.
"lt won't be long noW!" according
10 the governor of Mississippi-that
IS II you heard Hnorable Theodore
U. IN his campaign for the guber-
natrialship in 1927; Alex McInnis
can tell you all about it. But the
subject before the house today, gen.
Glemen, is baseball-Valley baseball.
Every town in the Valley DESTROYS
OF entering the league. will have an
accredited representative present at
q called meeting tomorrow night at
1:5o In Mercedes, at the city hall.
AT this time league officials are
TO De elected, and the circuit put
n operation. Five Valley towns
are practically certain of enter
ing, and four are certain, accord
ing to 0. n. Boston and Bob Wells.
the committee appointed to form
the league if it is found possible.
brownsville, San Benito, HarIin-
gen and McAllen are the towns
ready. Mercedes is almost ready:
Nilsson is doubtful.
The committee Of two left this
Guy this morning, with the urnos
OF bring to a head league affairs
they will visit Mercedes and Mis-
sion; they will spend TODAY and To-
morrow working for the interest of
q league; and they are Optimistic
IN TACT fans are optimistic. It won't
be long now!
Newspaper writer's were we'll
represented at the boxing card In
mercedes last night. A glance
over the audience revealed That
Colonel and Mrs. Howard Shan
non Of the Donna News; Bill "