Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-09

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PROMOTERS OF the Schmeling-
Stribling championship blowdeo were
fortunate II they got out OF Cleve-
land with their spats and sox sup
porters. Financially. the fight was
q dud: f~iStically, II was fine en-
teftainment. The biggest double-dud
Of recent fight history was the
Tunney-Heeney affair in N'yowk
back In 20. The MadsQueGe crowd
admitted a loss Of about 100000"
Not only was 1t a financial flop but
the fight was putrid. Even Aunt
Emma, admiral OF the rocking chair
fleet. could have see II was no
contest. 1runney. who missed mis-
calling by not going in for six-day
cycling. drew SIS 900 plunx for this
exhibition. Heeney, billed as "the
Hard Rock from Down Under" drew
az even hundred grand, and he was
nothing more than international
atmosphere for the scrap. After
cleaning the Madison Square al
lance Of this half million, Tunney
hung up his gloves In favor OF a
rack Of books and q millionaire bride.
The books. we understand. were
more than Gene could resist.
HERR Max Linderkranz Scheml-
ing Is cheduled 10 do the Ameri-
can fight public a big favor. All
past grievances will be forgotten II
he'll just konk Primo Camera when
they meet this fall. BY clever hand
ling, the Venician Leviathan has
been jockeyed into a "contender's"
position without having met a single
top-notch scrapper. George Godfrey
and Striblln are the only good men
who have met the Ponderous Pa
luka. The Strib-Primo fights In Paris
were no test. The Italian fouled the
American and in their encounter
the American fouled the Italian.
Geo. Godfrey, who knew his best
fighting days many a moon ago.
was a mile ahead of Camera on
points when for some unknown rea
son he stopped low and hit the Ital-
ian in the groin. Jimmy Maloney,
who was a good man in his day put
now no better than a third rater.
decisioned Carenra in Boston. In
their return match at Miami, NAL
oney again beat the side-show freak
but the decision went to Camera.
Well. Schmeling will be a real test.
Course Popular
A GRAPH Of Brownsville golf In
terest would show a sharp upward
bound with opening OF the Coun-
try Clubs sporty new course on July
Fourth. The veterans are being
drawn back to the game and new
corners are trying out the course.
1t Is a sporty layout which calls for
accuracy and daring. Hazards in
the form Of trees and water and
numerous sand traps make the
course one OF the best In the state.
Old Man Par Is a tough customer
to the golfer who cannot control
drives and pitches. However. the
greens have been much improved.
JOHNNY RIzZO. Valley Lacquer
up on trial with the Galveston Sand
crabs, got off TO a nice start yester-
day. Playing leftfield. Rizzo cracked
out a pair OF blows and stole a sack.
The Valleyite's stickwork was in
strumental in Galveston winning the
first game on the second half At
Beaumont's expense. The score was
30. incidentally. Rizzo has another
Valleyite to cheer him on with the
Sandcrabs-Harvey Ballew. Harvey.
you remember. was high school
coach at Edinburg last season.
THE VALLEY will see some wood
golf over the Harrington Municipal
course July 22-e4 when the Texas
p. q. A. holds It's annual tourna-
ment. Texas entries IN the National
p. q. A. tournament will be deter
mined BY the play at Harlingen.
New Uniforms
The West Brownsville ball club.
,-nanaged by Antonio v. Cara, will
Have new uniforms by the fifteenth.
Hhls team Is composed largely Of
Yligh school boys. Its roster includes
Alfredo Recio, Antonio Rodriguez.
Miguel Olvera, A. Fernandez, Louis
siervantes. Clarencio Roussett, Fran
cisco Gutierrez. Lupe Salazar, II. de
In Rosa and others.
CASH PRIZES for duck-pin high
scores are being hung up by the
Campbell Bowling alleys here. Be-
ginning Saturday. high score for the
week will be given a nice cash prize,
II has been announced.
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