Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-04
The
Sports
Spade
by A EUsTACE
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DON'T MISS the next oppOrtun.-
ty you have TO see 4 pair 81 fast
quints in action on a good gymna-
stun. Say. for instance, the
Brownsville Junior college Scorpions
and the Harrington MethodLstS Il
Harrington next Monday. Or the
collision between the Methodists and
the San Benito Saints at Harrington
Feb. 10. Fans I'LL this section have
never properly appreciated basket
bail, because they have not seer the
cage game at its best. All they have
seen Is the rusty heel, or dirt
court variety. Even We won't try 70
pick an argument as 10 the merits
Of that brand OF the cage game.
But anyone who wouldn't pay 35
cents to see q Saint-Methodist
classic wouldn't fork over a dime TO
see a battle royal between Jack
Dempsey. Ben F-reudenstein, Babe
Ruth, Mary Garden and Jim Lon
dos.
SOME TEXAS scion will likely in
troduce a bill looking toward repeal
Of that mosS-covered antique known
as the ~anti-boxing bill. Rope pull
ing politicians began enforcing the
unfair measure about two years ago
as a direct play 20 the rocking char
vote. The term unfair IS used
because wrestling IS legal IN Texas.
On what grounds Is boxing ban
ned? Brutality? Crookedness?
Boxing Is not n half as brutal o.
wrestling. A knockout IS merciful
ana painless as compared to tile
full split and toe hold. Did you ever
hear a boxer grunting and groan-
ing in the ring2 II boxing IS crook
cd. the correct term for the clown
ISL frame-ups OF the mat has not
yet been coined. Furthermore, II
they wish TO curb c~rookedneSs. why
not a state boxing commission? Ii
boxing IS so vile that II Is not fit
for the fans to see, then surely
wrestling Is IN the same boat. il
Il is going TO be a sweep, let II be
a clean sweep. But II wrestling Is
permitted. then boxing should be al
lowed. III the anti-boxing law =
repealed. we would like TO see a state
commission. such as operates Ill
boxing centers.
ON THE SCORE Of punishment
dealt out in boxing, think Of the
poundingS amateur athletes take
every year on the gridiron. They
take IL plenty. Those linemen get
the works all the time and an over
dose when the play comes over their
position. What was that big shin
dig out on the West Coast about
the roughness Of the Notre Dame
Gallopers? Did you see the Scorp-
Victoria tilt last year? Yet no one
yelped about the punishment that
was dealt out IN that game.
And still, that Is one Of the scores
held against boxing.
Down the Stretch
The Gaycutter Is dead-long live
Nebs. But viii Nebs oblige us with
the story OF what the Scotch min
lister said2
When a fellow needs a friend:
Five pins behind in the last
frame, spare and get a two-split.
WHAT BECAME OF ALL THOSE
WHITE HOPES THAT WE DE-
vELOPED TO CONQUER JACK
JOHNSON7
Knight Douglas. former Oklahoma
newspaperman. car account for one.
This guy, II seems, was buggy
riding with his lady love. He
lovingly slapped her. She re-
qucSted her purse on which the
big beef was sitting. She wanted
TO get her handkerchief 50 she
said.
HE RAISED UP SLIGHTLY AND
SHE REACHED INTO THE PURSE
AND BEGAN SHOOTING WITH "A
SMALL PISTOL ESCONCED
THEREIN. THE WHITE HOPE
SUFFERED THREE WOUNDS
EATING OFF THE MANTLEPIECE
FOR FULL MANY A MOON