Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-17

Sports
Spade
BY al EUsTACE


N m N m n n
YOU'VE GOT HIM. Freddy
Don't let him get away!" Glowing
ringworms shouted at Freddy Mey-
ers last night when Gus Sonnen-
berg, heavyweight champion, easily
tied the Chicagoan in knot after
knot. That bleat. repeated time af-
ter time from around the ring,
characterized the general feeling to-
ward the match. The fans came to
see the champion, and did not ex-
pect Meyers 70 make a strong show
ing against the man who rammed
and butted Stranger Lewis from
the championship throne. However,
Meyers sent Sonnenberg hurting
high into the air on several occa-
Sions when he ripped the cham
pion's head upward with vicious
face locks.
WE SUSPECT the match would
have gone longer, had Freddy not
been so vicious with this particu-
lar rough house ruse. Even the
champion cannot stand a lot Of
that. Meyers got rough in the third
round and sent Sonnenberg'S bulky
body hurting across the ring sew
eral times. Not so high. Freddy"
someone yelled. you'll knock out
the lights" Then the champion
went into action. 1t took only one
of his famous flying tackles to put
a stop TO Meyers tactics. With a
short dive, into which went amaz-
ing leg drive. S~onnenberg knocked
Meyers high as the proverbial kite
and he came down with the resist
ance Of a punctured balloon.
About Freddy
MEYERS is a freak. He doesn't
look the part Of a wrestler. He
isn't a drawing card. But no one
can kick at the showing he has
made on the mat. After q fashion
OF Gene Tunney. Meyers does not
have much appeal to the fans. But
as stated before, his record will
bear out the fact that he is one
Of the best wreStlerS operating in
Texas circles. Meyers is one Of
those weak looking fellows who the
town bully picks for a fight0only
TO his sorrow. Freddy has had a va
ried life in the sport world. He has
boxed, wrestled and while in school
played basketball. football and base
ball. Before entering the profess
sional ranks. he was a champion
among the amateurs.
AL SINGER. who fights Cham
pion Sammy Mandell tonight for
the title, is more than a worthy
contender. He is burning with
youth and pep and has demon
strated his ability TO mix it with
the best in the business. He is ex-
tremely fast and can hit as hard as
many a middleweight. He met with
a setback shortly after he had
blazed his way TO the top rank Of
his division, when Ignacio Fernan-
dez, the Filipino blaster, knocked
him out early in 1929.
BUT THAT fight made him. He
learned a lesson Of caution and re-
turned TO the wars to win IA out
OF his next IS fights. He was shad-
ed In a fight at the featherweight
poundage by Kid Chocolate, but
even by holding the Cuban to a
close decision he demonstrated a
world Of class. Mr.. Chocolate is not
being beaten these days and never
has been in other days, should any
body happen to ask you.
SINGER. being essentially an
eastern product, and the fact that
Mandell never has been exceedingly
popular In New York has made
Singer a false betting favorite.
They are quoting as high as two to
n on Singer. Sports Spade fears
New York'S heart is running away
with her head. Mandell has been
on the short end before and came
on TO give the favorite a trouncing.
THAT OLD left hand. which fair
~ sputters in the face Of his op-
ponent, looks like the weapon that
will keep his title safe. If Singer
should connect with his right TO
Sammy'S button, IL may be some
thing else again. While possible. it
isn't probable. A champion. who
could make as good a hitter and
boxer as Jimmy McLarnin, look
bad should hold his w against
Singer.
Pot Shots
EUSTAQUIO is bemoaniny his
sad fate today. Yesterday he bowl
n@ a 900 1~r,y - - "