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I PI IS LOOK
GOOD AGAIN,
WRITER SAYS
Promising Rookies To
I Take Place of Few
Vets On Runner-Up
Team of Last Year
| By LAKRY DAI! EY
Record News Sports Editor, Writ
f ten for the Associated Press)
WICHITA FALLS. Tev Feb. 21
—■The Spuddcrs ere oiling
heir gloves and sand-papering
heir -bate, making ready fur spring
mining.
I And they nr? brewing pennant
hnntns medicine.
| Wichita Falls clubs have the
[inning habit. The 1929 campaign
[ill be no exception.
[The dismantling of the 1928 run
rrup team has left only eight vet
la ns to report here March 1 for
rring training. But the acquisition
I Revca 1 exceptionally promising
p’ players indicates the Spuddcrs
It going to hr the same touch lad:
I formerly.
[Pitchers and n first baseman arf
f'-dxi to complete the Spurider
prsonne. Only throe hurlcrs o!
pown worth are .isted They an
Icomre Payne end Mitt Steerurrafe
kiudder holdovers, and Hal Wdt-e
pc southnaw acquired from the SL
puis Browns. Fd Tiber, a richt
mr.der purchased from the New
aven club of the Eastern league.
♦ he most promising of th- r.~w
|en. ' There also is a possibility
lit Heib Cobh will lie returned t;
|e St. Louis Browns.
N>od First Ba*eman
|Pallia Clements, rookie from the
ri-I league, is tlie only ft; t basc
[an on the Spuddrr nr*cr. It
tements fails to mcke the grade
►re. the place will he well filled
pdcod. it is likely that Geo'-ge
lanton will bo sent back by tl
trwns for further seasoning.
[Grlrzled Pet- La nan and Jc-i
Lrouch. up from Joplin of the
Fostem association, will carry the
Itching burden. Lapan is an cx
Iptionally timely hitter and there
I-* worse receivers in the loop,
tot-oh led the W. A. in batting last
I? son.
\Veterans are back for the other
[field jobs. Pete Turge<--i. one o'
I? best keystoners in the le-gu
'.r: year:, will plav .second has
-ain. Wally Swenson, a star ot
127. who was handicapped by ill
hs and injury last rummer, will
jay third, unless one of the ambt
•ous rookies beats h’m out.
Shortstops Battle
Rabbit Benton will have a fight
i retain the shortstop post. Debs
armes. who plaved a few games
i Spudder reealta last fall, looked
ke an exceptionally promis'ng in
elder. He is from the Wichita
alls farm at Abilene
Other inlicldcrs highly regarded
f 3puddcr bouses are Milton Gor
don from the New York-Pennsyl
vania league, and George Spien
from the Sooth Atlantic league.
Gordon is a third baseman by trade
and Spiers likes shortstop best.
Four outfielders probably will bn
earned through the season uy
Skipper Ji n Galloway. Three Gard
eners are practically sure of reten
tion. They are Howard Fitzgerald
and Brick Fired, old favorites here,
and Fred Bennett, from Tulsa of
the Western league.
Fitzgerald is a star all-round
outfielder. Eldred can hit. Ben
nett was purchased f*-cm Milwau
kee. though i.e had never played
for thn Brew . Fcr two seasons the
big lellow clouted around C7j in
the western loop.
Texas Star t'p
The fourth outfielder will be a
youngster. Garland Orr. Cameron
b^t and Dick Sullivan, all from
the Abilene ranch, are a trio of
prom sing kids. Orr ana Sullivan,
like Ganr.es. pastimed here briefly
last autumn. They showed suffi
cient class to warrant more cxlen
si\t locking over.
EiH Hoo’^n. a former University
of Texas star, is a late addition to
the rank: ot the fly-chasers. Hoot
er. played a few games with Dal
las and Waco lar* season but failed
to stek Gardner has a deal of
faith *n the young mans ability as
a ball player, liowpver. and says he
1 a second Howard Fitzgerald.
Another
Norther—
i
We Have Some
Excellent
Bargains In
Men’s and Boys’
Suits
and
o’Coats
Selling at
-:
Max Schmelings Own Story
| I TURN PROFESSIONAL
---■
. Max >rjimfl;ns ira;,iin? at Lin rkr. nnr Brrnaa, Grrnixny, far
!*■> {irofr^ioaai fijht career.
■ii.li. i -.. .. .... - ■ • • _•
LEAVE TO GET ■
HIDALGO INTO
BALL LEAGUE
Bob Wells and O. N. Boston,
appointed by chairman Guy
Tic.:' oi the Valley base ball
coin;!>.iee. to organize a baseball
league in the V ey. if it is
•ouiv.i Miat Htdalgo county tov.ns
want to -oin Cameron county in
the propo od C!ar s D circuit,
left Brownsville Has morning on
the mission.
Boston and Wells will visit
every town in Ii’dalso county
known to be interested in join
ing the professional league.
Mersky leaves
Training Camp
The Tong arm of major league
baseball reached out to Brownsville
Wednesday afternoon and plucked
William Mersky. *tar hurler of the
Valley champion Brownsville Amer
ican legion nine ot last year.
Mersky left by tram for Dallas
where he is to jo.u the Chicago
White Sox at their training ramp
Mersky. a slim blond soldier of
Fori. Brown, was the spars plug
the' carried the local Legionnaires
to the Valley pennant last season.
During the course of the year hr
twirled two one-hit rrrw. one in
the deciding game of the cham
pionship series between Brownsville
and McAllen.
He has plavec! on numerous town
teams and army nines during his
stay at Fort Brown. He got his
training r>f the Fort under Ander
son. a former major league catcher.
Prior 'o coming here. Mersky play
ed ball on the sandlois of New York
City
He has a world of natural ability
ana stuff on thr hall and local fans
believe t r. • with the proper season
ing tie will berome a creditable
twirler in professional baseball. It
!S a long jump from amateur to big
league ball and Mersky will prob
ably be farmed out.
SEEK TO ORGANIZE
TWO-STATE LEAGUE
FORT WORTH. Tex.. Feb. 21.—
• r.—An effort will bo made to or
ganize a Texas-Oklahoma baseball
league at a meeting in Wichita
Falls Sunday between representa
tives of a number of towns in the
wo states and Harry Wanderling of
Fort Worth, it was teamed in base
ball circles here.
Wanderling organized the West
Texas league last year.
Towns expected to be represented
at the meeting include Sherman.
Vrrnon. Childress Quanah, Lawton.
Altos. Duncan and Ardmore.
By MAX SCUMBLING
Contender for the World Hcary
ue ght Championship.
Chapter Seven
Late In 1924 1 turned professional.
I’ was wearisome work running up
and down ladders <1 was a hod car
rier by day*, and then fighting at
night in amateur rings for nothing.
I didn't find it hard to change.
So I went into the boxing busi
ness with nothing but a fair left
band, a right cross and much am
bition. Bui I was lucky, for Herr
Wiilitun Fuths. a smait manager,
took charge of my affairs.
My first match was with a police
man by the name of lfaiu Czapp.
He was a brave man but no fighter.
In the fourth round a right cross
put thus fellow to sleep. The promo
ter gave me $20. I thought I was
rich.
In my next six fights I was very
luckv. Still not knowing much
about boxing, I rnr.naged to win
them all by knockouts. None of
the lights lasted longer than tiirec
rounds.
These victories were bad for me.
I became proud.
Ha!" I thought. Max will show
th^m. I am a wonderful boxer."
You know what happens to young
men when they think they arc un
beatable. It happened to me.
My next fight was with Larry
Gaines. He won it in two rounds.
Thai was a terrible blow at the
time, but it taught me a valuable
lesson. I remembered that U-sxon
in c% cry fight after that but on
—and that one nearly cost me my
rin*' career.
In my next nine fights I won six
of them by knockouts. Two were
draws and 1 was beaten by Jack
Taylor on points. Taylor was one
of the smartest fighters I met
while boxing in Germany.
By this time I was one of the
best advertised lighters in Ger
many. Herr Arthur Bulow, editor
of a boxing magazine signed me
to a contract when it was discov
ered my contract with Fuchs was
illegal, as I had signed it when
not yet of age.
My victories had forced Max
Pietkmann. the light-heavyweight
champion of Germany, to recognise
me as a challenger. A match be
tween us was arranged.
Dicckmann met me in September.
1926. In that fight he made the
same mistake I had made against
Gaines. He underestimated me bc
licv.ng I had no chance to win.
My favorite punch, a right cross,
hit him in the face at the end of
the first minute of the first round.
He fell to the floor and did not get
up I had won by a knockout and
was now light-heavyweight cham
pion of Germany.
Then I was matched with Ferdi
nand De Lcrge for the light heavy
weight championship ol Europe. I
knocked him out in the 13th round.
These victories and titles made
me happy but not more so than a
victory 1 scored over a fiRhter nam
ed Louis. When wc were both am
ateurs Louis had defeated me badly
in a bout. After we became profes
sionals promoters matched us be
cause they knew I wanted to re
venge mvsclf. In this second fight
I knocked Louis out in 11 seconds.
FIGHTS £. A
■£*»( HI
• Cy The Associated Press.'
Tulsa, Okla.—Tommy Loughran,
Philadelphia, outpointed Joe Loh
m«n, Toledo, <10>.
Cincinnati—Sammy Price. Ben
ton Harbor. Mich.. outpointed Mid
get Guerry. Newport. K. Y., <8>.
John Mauser. Terre Haute. Ind.,
outpointed Jackie Powers, Youngs
town. <8>. Bobby Allen. Chicago.
nd Horry McCarthy. Cincinnati,
drew, <8*.
Newark. N. J.—Nick Abate. New
ark. knocked out Dick De la Cruz.
Philinoine Islands. (2>.
Philadelphia—Herman Weiner.
Baltimore knocked out Harry Sals
ter. Philadelphia. (4>.
Dallas. Tex.—Wildcat Monte.
Wichita. Kps. outpointed Sabina
Aeara. Philippine Islands. <10>.
TV*-e - "t^ve Roceo. Canada,
Young. Mich
igan. (10.'.
FIRM TO OPEN BRANCH
OFFICE AT McALLEN
(Special to Tb* Herald)
HARLINGEN. Feb 21. — An
nouncement of the opening of a
branch office in McAllen was made
here by th" Johnson Protein com
pany.
This company is headed by H. D.
*
Tavlor of Donna and J F. Johnson
| of Harlingen, and handles natural
gas in special containers. i
RAYMONDVILLE
OPEN TOURNEY
WITH EAGLES
—
McAllen to Play Rio
Grande City Friday
Also; Finals Set For
Saturday
Bv BISHOP CLEMENTS
Sports Editor.
Brownsville, champ baskethall
quint of Cameron county, and Ray
mondvillr champs of Willacy coun
ty. are to play tomorrow afternoon
at McAllen, in the semi-final game
of the District 27 tournament.
On the same afternoon McAllen (
meets Rio Grande City, champs of
their respective counties.
Then on Saturday the survivors
of these skirmishes will tangle for
the title of District 27.
McAllen has on outdoor plank
court, and it will handicap the;
Cameron county champs, but they '
are determined to battle their way |
to the title, and Coach Plato has '
put iiis quint through stiff practice
sessions this week. 1 he Eagles will .
leave early tomorrow morning for
th* battle grounds.
It is probable, however, the men
tor hasn’t announced the starting
line, that it will be as follows:
Newman and Sylvester, forwards; t
Barnhart, renter; Weller and O'Bry
an. guards.
Raymondville. which has a splen
did record, will probably start the
following lineup:
Glover and Garcia, forwards; :
Cool; center; Smith and Crowell,
guards.
Cook is reputed to be one of the i
outstanding players of the Valley.
He has a reputation of being a fine <
loop shooter, and an excellent cen
ter. In their last game, with Ly- ;
ford. Raymondville won 20 to 16
McAllen and Valley fans will see |
in action, on the Eagle club, prac
tically the same boys who carried )
the football prestige of the Valley j
to a win over a crack Chicago out
fit. DcPaul academy. The start
ing lineup is composed entirely of
star grldsters. and other members
of the team arc also football play
ers.
Coach Jimmy Dyke.*, of McAllen,
who is basketball chairman of Dis- !
trict 27. has not announced the of- j
finals lor the games, but says they
will probably be outside of the Val
ley official*.
The BrownsvL’le-naymondville ■
game is scheduled to get underway |
at 3 p m.. and the McAllcn-Itio .
Grande City battle at 4:15 p. m.
The finnl game, to be plajed Sat- •
urday. will start. at 2 p. m.
Finances of the tournament have j
I been arranged as follow’s, after ex- i
Ipenses are paid: 66 2-3 per cent
to first place team: 16 2-3 uer emt
to the second place team, and 8 1-3
!>cr cent to each of the others.
Rio Grcndc City will not be han
dicapped by a piar.k court, as all
their games have been been played I
on pa indoor court, mostly against
the soldiers of Fort Ringgold.
J. Lee St&mbaugh. superintend
ent of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo
I schools, is director-general of the
meet, and made the drawings for
the pairings of the teams for the
(games Friday.
DRAW DOOMS
3 FAVORITES
Dawson of Chicago To
Meet Kyle on Links
At Houston
__
1 HOUSTON. Tex., FVb. 21.—^P»—
The luck of the craw doomed three
early favorites in the Houston
Country clubs fifteenth annual
tournament to elimination in first
round matches today.
John Dawson of Chicago, sev- !
enth ranking amateur in the coun
try. who led the qualifying field
with a brilliant 145, was drawn i
against W. A. Kyle of Houston at
the top of the upper bracket.
At the bottom oi the upper half
two other brilliant players. George
Rotan. veteran Walker cup player
who is emerging from a five-year
retirement, was paired with Reu
ben Albangh of San Antonio, one
of the most brilliant youngsters in
the state.
At the top of the lowrer bracket
Ossie Carlton of Houston, defending
champion faced Lewis Levinson of
San Antonio, another brilliant
young player, who is already a for
mer state amateur champion.
Jack Speer of Houston, the pres
ent amateur king, was at the bot
tom of the draw and was a favorite
over his ODponent. R. E. McDade,
of Shieveport.
Other matches in the champion
ship flight today follow:
Clarence Hubbv, Waco. vs. Clyde
Cunningham of Houston; W. C.
Hunt. Houston, vs. Fred Golding.
Houston; B. A. Calhoun, Houston,
vs. J. R Chapman, Houston: S E.
I Sharwood. New Orleans, vs. Sid
, Cade. Dallas.
Skating Champs
Meet on Friday
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 21.—f.F>—The na
tions indoor ice skating champions
will defend their titles Feb. 22. 23
and 24 in the first national skat
ing competition west of the Missis
sippi.
All oresent title holders will de
fend their championships. Fourteen
races for both men and women will
be run off.
Titles for men will be at stake in
i the 440 and 880 yard events, three
I quarter mile. one. t* o and five-mile
''vents. Women will compete in
the 440 . 480. three-quarter mile and
mile races.
Skaters under 18 years will try
for national honors in the interme
diate class Short distance races
for youngsters in junior and juve
nile divisions will round out the
three-day card.
\m PORTS FORUM I
■ By Bishop Clements ■
lllllBIlIBBlQIllllianiaaS
Basketball coaches and fans alike
over the Valley, are smiling today;
smiling because the old weather
man seemed to sense the occasion
of this week-end; tomorrow at Mc-|
Allen the first two games of the
district court tournament will be
played, and Saturday the winners
will battle for the title.
• • •
Brownsville and Raytmmdvillc; 1
McAllen and Rio Grande City,
champs of their respective coun
ties are to open hostilities, and
the final ramc Saturday is ex
pected to be one of the hardest
fought ever witnessed in the Val
ley. These basketball teams are
to rompete for the championship
of District 27, gentlemen, and
Jimmy Dykes, McAllen coach, is
basketball director of this dis- j
triet. The drawings were made I
by J. Lee Stambaugh. superin
tendent of the Pharr-San Juan- ,
Alamo schools.
• * •
Just before the Chicago Cubs (
— — — —— —
special pulled out of that city other
aay for Catalina Islands, Cai., their
spiing training camp. Manager Joe
McCarthy was cornered by a flock
of reporters lor a last few words in
regard to the pennant race. Mc
Carthy very politely told the scribes
that his ciub would play thirty or
more exhibition games, and that he
would know more about his clubsi
chances lor a pennant after that;!
but what was worrying him
right now was who would lead off
m the batting order for the Cubs.
• * • j
“Gentlemen, I fear only the Pi
rates. They arc fast. Tney score
runs, ami it is hard to double up
those players when they are mov- i
ing at their normal pare," Me- j
C'arthv declared. lie was asked ,
about the Phils, and replied: “I
think that if we ean beat the
Phils this year we ought to be
out in front at the finish."
• • •
The Cub pilot covered a moun
tainous space when he said that if
the Pirates ’ are moving at their i
normal pace" they are hard to
beat. That's the point; the Pirates
have the potential strength on their
ciub to wade through tne National
league, or at least aid. last year. But
the Pittsburgh entry ditint move
along as a machine most of the time I
last j ear. due in a great degree to
injuries, and the aftermath of a
couple of seasons of internal dissat-;
iofaction. Donie Bush, we believe,
is one of the best managers in the
majors; why, because he :s the boss.!
and if you don't think he is, just
ask some of those Pittsburgh play
ers; >es, hes the boss, and a friend
of every player on his club, too.
• • •
A new innovation, or perhaps an
old one coming back, has it that
Jack Sharkey and Young Stribling
will wear white gloves in their
, punching match February 27. of
tins month. It is declared the white
[gloves, which are without any dis
coloration. prevent any infections
! getting into possible cuts and bruis
es of the fighters anatomy A sen
sible idea, at that, and incidentally
the promoters must be looking to
I a cutting affray that night.
• mm
Sharkey, a former sailor, had
i never been souCh until he reached
Florida some few weks ago and,
like so many narrow-minded
and ignorant people who form
conclusions as to the south bv
propaganda artists, just knew he
wouldn't like i!. However, thus is
| what Sharkey said the other dav,
| after lie had spent and is spend
• ing pleasant days in Florida get
! ling ready for Young Stribling:
"I have been all over the world
as a .sailor, but this is„the greatest
I spot here I ever dropped anchor,
and if things break right with me
I m likely to be down here for the
winter next year." Sharkey was
speaking before a gathering of the
Lions club of Miami
* * *
Jack Uempscv has a wonderful
memory: he r.evrr forgets a face,
but a name is hard to remem
ber by Jack. But of rourse he has
and meets thousands. But the
Mar.aU'isa Mauler has a secre
tary, Jerry Sachs, and he jots
down the name of every person
Dempsey meets and has met in
the past. This method is now
bringing fruit, as Dempsey, turn
ing promoter is sending out let
; ters, to these “friends” telling
j them he has a couple of ringsid**
i s^ats he is saving for them, and
will continue to do so by a remit
tance of the price of admission
to the Stribling-Sharkey fight.
Thousands of these letters are go
ing from the promoter's head
quarters daily, amt thousands are
being drawn to the scrap in this
manner. Kinda smart move bv
the •■x-champion: a new wrinkle
in the sporting gamo. llempse'-'s
not so dumb—not sir-rrr, not by
a long shot.
WWW
The Cincinnati Rea*. regardless
of the unpopularity of their man
sger. Jack Hendricks, have had
th“'r share of misfortunes. This
year it is the third base problem
that, at present, is bothering them.
Of course, if that was the only
problem to be solved to weld a win
ning team of the Reds, the manager
would lie lucky, but it isn't. Joe
Stripp was purchased for $70,000
and five players from the Columbus
club of the American Association
last year. A month ago he under
went an operation for the removal
of a bad appendix. He isn't getting
along as was expected, and is not
counted on to start the season with
the Reds at third base.
m 9 •
The rase of Flint Rhem. of the
St. Louis Cardinals, is Queer, yet
an old one among ball players,
lie has been sent to the Minneap
: olis club this year by the Cards,
and told to work hi* way hack to
j the big league-*. Uhem says he
j won’t go to the Millers, and will
( Quit baseball rather than do so.
In 1916. under Hornsby. Rhem
was the pitching sensation of the
National league. Since the depar
ture of Rajah, the big pitcher has
Just been an ordinary flinger, and
hasn't taken his duties with any
seriousness to amount to anything.
Rhem takes a nip of booic now
and then, and a story worth re
peating is told that when the
Cards under Hornsbr were in Aus
tin for a game with Uncle Billy
Bisrh's Longhorns, that Rhem was
scheduled to twirl a couple of in
nings for the Red Birds. He had
taken a fling at fbe bottle the
night before: Hornsby heard of
it. and getting the pitcher before
his players and those of the Long
horns chastised Rhem in terms
not endearing to the reading pub
| lie. And as stated above. Rhem
was the pitching star of the Na
tional league that rear.
• • •
At the bottom of every fight
story that comes to our desk, in an
exchange newspaper, is the nota
tion in black face type:
“DON’T BUT ON FIGHTS"
It would be well if the same no
tation be put on every story of Rny
athletic event. Betting on the dif
ferent kinds of snorts has killed it
off. Hone racing is taboo in Tex
as. why—because of the betting,
wheih, as it always does, turns it
crooked
« • •
Joe Vile, thr well known sports
soil be of New York, believes S'.-.ar
key will whip Striding in their
coming fight, if the scrap is on
the “up and up" as he puts it. We
would hate to think the fight is
going to be a crooked affair—and
don't believe it Is; in fact, very few
championship affairs, or as many as
we know of, have been crooked.
GETS LINKS
I£-Hole Course To Be
Constructed North
Of City
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Feb. 21—The ten
members required to assure a golf
course for San Benito have been
signed up. and alter preliminary de
tails of signing bonds, etc., are out
of the way. construction work, on
the course will be started.
Announcement of this was made
after committees had conferred
Wednesday afternoon with other
prospective members, six having
been signed at a meeting of goll
fans with L. A. Miller, who proposes
to put in the court. Wednesday
morning.
The tpn members arc Thomas C.
Boles, John C. Bowie, the Stone
wall Jackson hotel. G. E. Lovett.
James C. Bowie. Albert Herbst.
Frank C. Lndden. Ed H Downs, Ed
Brady and John T. Lomax.
Mr. Miller agrees in hi' contract
to put in an 18-hole golf course,
nine hole*- to be put in at once, and
the remainder later, when more
members hRve joined. He will also
provide a shelter, showers, and oth
er facilities for the course.
Arrangements for the furnishing
of bond to guarantee completion
cf the course was being made today.
The golf course is to be on a tract
of lend about two and a half n^ies
northeast of San Benito, those in
terested direetlv m th« project being
Mr. Killer. James C. Bowie, and Al
bert Herbst.
A committee composed of Mr.
Herb't. and G. F. Lovett was named
to reprerent members in the project.
Christner Is To
Meet Uzcudun In
Garden Friday
NEW YORK. Feb 21.—up.—'The
bald head and terrific punch of
Meyer Wilson <K. 0.1 Christner.
aged heavyweight from Akron, will
make their second appearance in
Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night with one of the hardest
skulls in th« boxing business as the
object of his wallops. That hard
head -rests m the sturdv shoulders
of Paulino Uxcudun. who has ex
posed it to the blows of most of
the current crop of heavyweights
without much damage.
Farmers Off To
Play Razorbacks
COLLEGE STATION, Texas.
Feb. 21.—Coach Chuck Bassett's
Texas Aggie cagers will entrain at
noon todav for Fayetteville. Ark.,
where thev will engage Coach
Francis Schmidt's Arkansas team
of Ozark Giants in a two-game sc
ries on the Razorbaek court Fri
day and Saturday. The games will
be the last of the season for the
Porker Quintet and will leave but
one on the Aggie's schedule, that
with the Texas Longhorns at Aus
tin March 2.
Determined, in soite of their de
feat by the Texas Longhorns at
College Station last week when
they were barely outpointed in the
final minutes of play, to finish
high in the conference percentage
column. Coach Bassett's charges
have drilled steadily during the
three davs’ practice they have had
this week in nreparation for the
Porker tilts and it is expected that
Coach Schmidt’s elongated cagers
will meet with some of the strong
est opposition of the season when
the Aggies take the floor. As was
the case last year, Jhe Razorbacks
by winning either of the games
from the Aggies will cinch the con
ference title.
DEMPSEY FL EES
* * *
RING WHEN BABE
* * *
WIELDS HIS BAT
PALM BEACH. Fla . Feb 31 —
t/F*—Babe Ruth's rushing tactics
in the second round ended his
fight with Jack Dempsey at the
annual Palm Beach charity show
here last night and sent the for
mer heavyweight champion from
the ring.
After Dempsey had won the
first round because the Babe
couldn t land his blows, the home
run king started the second
swinging a heavy baseball bat at
his opponent's head. Taking no
chances with this opponent who
disregarded boxing rules. Demp
sey slipped under the ropes leav
ing to the Bambino the plaudits
of the crowd
Boxes for the show sold for as
high as S3.000.
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CHAMP
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Here he is. McAllen; look ’em
over. Blair Nnnamaker of Cleve
land. 0.. world’s champion horse
shoe p.tcher, having won that title
in annual competition at St. Pe
tersburg. Fla. Vunamakcr had to
go through a tourney in which
three former champions were en
tered before he won the title.
GOODMAN GETS
SET FOR BOUT
To Take on Fighter
With 15 KO’S To
Record Monday
Homer 'Kid* Goodman, well
knowing that he is “shooting’’ with
a touch pug Monday night at the
Fort Brown skating rink, is leaving
no stones unturned for his bout with
Jesus Solis, Saltillo walloper de
luxe
Solis’ path through the pugilistic
circles of Monterrey. Saltillo and
Mexico City is strewn with the
torms of prostrate fighters. Husky
Jesus has laid 15 of them down for
the count of ten in rapid succession.
Most of them laid for 20. 30 and
more, if reports from Northern
Mexico are veracious. Jesus’ fights
: are seldom won on decisions. If he
can hit his opponent, he can knock
him out. fans who have seen him
i n action state.
Hearing that the Saltillo slayer
wa coming here on a visit. Promoter
Tex Beccrril immediately got in
touch with him and signed up a
bout.
Goodman has bc«n working out
regularly nt Fort Brown for some
time and states that he is fast get
ting back into the best cf shape.
Goodman often finds a Tartar in
these tough lads from Northern
Mexico but that is where the fans
get their moneys worth—good
fighters evenly matched. This bout
is to be an eight round semi-final.
The main event will be one of
those “naturals’’ between Dick Wy
more. upper Valley pride, and Bat
! tling Shaw, generally regarded as
one of the cleverest boxers of the
weight operating in South Texas.
He beat Ken Macey last Monday at
the Mercedes fight.
Both Shaw and Wymorc hav*
strong followings in the Vallley and
their fight is expected to be worth
coming for miles to see. They ate
slated for 10 rounds.
Other bouts on the card include
Martinez vs. Cidels <6». Guerra vs.
Macey <6*. Saenz vs. Zavala (4k and
; Lupe vs. Huerta <4k This makes a
total of 38 rounds, one of the long
est evenings of boxing slated in the
Valley in some time.
LAST NIGHT’S
BASKETBALL
(By The Associated Press.)
At Annapolis. Md—Georgetown
29. Naval Academy 21.
West Point. N. Y.—Armv 36.
Providence 32.
Lawrenre. Kas—Missouri 33
Kansas 20.
Shawnee. Okla —Fast Central
Teachers of Acia 40. Oklahoma Bap
tist U. 23.
San Francisco—University of
Santa Clara. 37. St Marvs college
22.
Wichita. Kas—Friends U. 41,
Hutchinson Junior College 16
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EXPERIMENT’
AT MIAMI IN
MO_^CLASS
Other Cities Bidding
For Garden Bout
Due to Advertising
Coming From Them
MIAMI BEACH. Fla . Feb. 21 —
<a*>_The mantle of luck that seem
ed to sheath Tex Rickards shoul
ders in life apparently has fallen
at his death over the Madison
Square Garden corporation.
Scarcely a month ago the direc
tors of the Garden organization,
and even Bill Carey, the two-fist
ed railroad builder who has taken
Tex's place at the helm, argued for
days the feasibility of carrying out
Rickard s dream of an outdoor hea
vyweight contest in the south while
winter gripped arenas in the north
The plan, when originated, seemed
feasible to none but Rickard and
even he had his doubts.
It is no secret now that Tex. be
fore he died, told the directors of
his organization that the Battle of
the Everglades, featuring Young
Stribling. the slugging Georgian,
and Jack Sharkey, of Boston, must
be considered in the light of his
own personal experiment. If any
profits were made on the affa*r,
the corporation would receive them.
Any loss Tex planned to foot him
self.
And now from an entirely unex
pected source comes the promise
that the Garden corporation un
wittingly has stumbled Into a new
by-product of boxing, a discovery
that may prove one of the most
prosperous in the history of the
sport.
So great has been the advertising
that has come to Miami Beach
through the battle Itself, that other
cities are casting envious eyes at
the publicity that has boomed this
city. Already Carey has received
propositions from cities in Califor
nia and other parts of Florida.
They are willing to pay heavily for
the advertising without thought of
profit.
We take it
from Washington -
from Jefferson -
from Lincoln—
We get it from the his
tory of everything that
has prospered—this sys
tem of running an insti
tution on truth .and val
ue to all.
In building this busi
ness, we are using the
doctrine that makes
presidents and perma
nence—
Tomorrow and every
day
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