Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
PARKER GETS
RAW DECISION
Cullen Displays Tattooed
Chest and a Busy Pair
o. Padded Dukes

Brooks Hooper and Kid Gilbert,
a nifty pair Of lightweights. milled
through ten fast, clever rounds to
a draw in the main event on the
Matamoros Square Garden fight
card Monday night before a good
sized gathering Of fans.
The little chisel-iawed Hooper.
who has found in the Valley on
numerous occasions. was the ag-
gressor in the early rounds. carry
ing the fight to the shifty little
southpaw. Gilbert seemed content
to let the fight come to him.
| Neither managed to get in damag-
ing blows. but they put or a clever
boxing exhibition as they tried to
feint each ether out of position.
Gilbert came back strong in the
seventh and went at il hammer
and tongs from there on out. Ii vas
this rally thot earned him a draw
decision. Hooper had the fight on
aggressivnesS I'D to that time.
Cleverness is all right in its place,
but the fans wanted a herman.
blood-drawing battle and they got
IL when Cullen Red. former Har-
lingen football star. crawled into
the ring with Newsboy Firpo Of
San Antonio. Red got the duke az
the end OF the eight round semi
final.
Easy Victory
The e~x-Sailor displayed much
more than mis- tatooed chest. He
sailed into Firpo and it was APP
parent after the first few clashes
that he would win by a wide
margin. Firpo's orthodox blows
seemed TO lack. steam-at least
they did not phase Red. The fight
developed into n Of those grudge
things about the third round when
Firpo wanted to continue milling
after the bell had sounded.
Sad 70 say, hard feelings got SO
high that the boys began splitting
on m another in the next frame.
Blood too. Culle2 vas humping
Firpo up with betty uppercuts when
they we're in the clinches. The San
Antonio newshawker lost his ambi-
ton and waited for Cullen to bring
the fight to him. This he did, but
failed TO follow up. Red beat him
badly from the fifth round on and
the only ason he cid not get a
kayo was that he failed to follow
up his monetary advantages. He
seemed content to spear Firpo three
or four times and then back off
and invite the san Antonian out in
the center of the ring.
After the battle, Firpo re-chal-
lenged Red. 5tipulating that he
make his (Firpo's) weight. Red. at
l54 l-2 pounds, had a nine pound
margin over the visiting pug.
Babe Parker, flashy Fort Brown
performer. got the rawest deal Of
the afternoon. Kid Matamoros was
given a referees decision over the
Soldier after six rounds OF milling
in which Parker held the edge at
least four rounds. Parker gave Ma
tamoros a boxing lesson in the
early rounds only to tire in the
fifth and sixth. He stabbed the
Mexican chopping block with -
sounding lefts and worked him over
with his rights when he got him
off balance.
Strong Finish
Matamoros came back strong In
the sixth frame and had Parker
covering up. Parker had tired TO
where his boxing skill was Of nrtle
wall against the froggy little chunk
Of toughness.
Kid Taylor Of Harrington was
disqualified for not fighting III his
appearance against Kid Chocolate
OF Brownsville. sgt. Davenport put
Taylor out Of the ring in the third
round. Chocolate later took on Kid
Monterrey and as MIR. Ripley has
il. believe 1t or not Chocolate
hurt his hand and had to quit in
the first round. He encountered
pretty stormy sailing against Mon
terrey.
In the four round opener. FRANKIE
Trevino, 1872 pounds Of Monterrey,
decisioned Speedball Langley OF
Fort Brown. 1t was another case
Of a chunk Of toughneSs against a
fighter who tires quickly. Langley
made a strong showing in the Tirst
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