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DIXIE CHAMPS
WHIPP1RATES
Yanks In Ft. Worth For
Game With Cats; Waco
At College Station
f. DALLAS, Tex., April 2.—
the Waco Cubs journeyed to Col
lege Station today for a two-game
aeries with the Texas Aggies, the
lirst game of which is scheduled
for this afternoon. Manager Pratt j
took, along six hurlers. Before |
leaving, Pratt named Lefty Stein 1
as moundsman for the game here i
Thursday with the New York
Yankees.
Houston Buffalo customers sang
the praises of John Schelberg. j
After the first inning Schelberg
had the Pittsburgh Pirates com
pletely under control yesterday. The
Buffs’ 4 to 3 victory was the first
exhibition decision they had gain
ed this year over a major league 1
team. The Dixie champions play
ed bang-up baseball. Today the
Buffs planned to rest and turn
their park over to the Pirates and
the New York Yankees. Presi
dent Fred Ankenman announced
“Rabbit” Powell, outfielder, would
manage one of the Cardinals’ Class
D farms this year. He. goes to
Danville.
The Wichita Falls Spudders re
sumed routine practice, which will j
hoi dtheir attention until Friday!
when they will open a three-game j
series’with the Chicago White Sox, i
the only major league club to visit1
Wichita Falls this year. With the 1
first month of training in the J
background, it seemed to observers
here that three-fourths of the j
Bpudder infield will start this sea-1
son just as it left off last Sep
tember—Pete Turgeon at second,
Rabbit Benton at short and Wal
ter Swenson at third, this trio ap
parently having eliminated all of
their competitors.
Miller Huggins’ American league
bludgeoners from New York in
vade Fort Worth today for a
stand against Atz’s Panthers. It
will be the first string squad of
Yankees who will come here—Babe
Ruth, Lou Gehrig and the others.
MAN CONFESSES TO
MURDER OF WIFE
________________
[ WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 2
t —iVPi—George Schneider, 50, was !
" held here today after confessing
nkhe killed hia wife, Betty. 24, with
llili meat knife. Schneider said he i
JVor’came enraged when his wife j
’’ars owed her intention out
response to a telephone call he
flecll eved was a summons to meet
IricecUd sweetheart.
\ MORMONS MOBBED
Yord E8DEN—Three Mormon mis
*04|ftes were mobbed bv a band of
nap.iere and all had to be taken,
ttdrne hospital.
Cubs’ Arms In
Shape; Texas
Sun Does Work
BEAUMONT. Tex., April 2.—
(£>)—Texas Sunshine has thawed
the kinks from Cub pitching
arms.
In the three games the Cubs
have played since striking Texas,
only one run has been scored
against them. Kansas City wTas
blanked Saturday and Sunday,
and yesterday the Cubs defeated
Detroit for the seventh time in
eight starts, 6 to 1. Pat Malone
and Charlie Root held the Tigers
to four hits.
SPORTRAITS
Charley Borah
University of Southern Califor
nia track followers are anxiously
awaiting their dual meet with the
Olympic club, March 16, when
Charley Borah, the Trojan's “fast
est human” will make his appear
ance for 1929.
Borah is expected to create a
lot of excitement in sprinting cir
cles this year. He hopes to reach
his peak in time for the intercolle
giate championships to be held at
Phialdelphia. May 31 and June 1.
Guy Cantrell, the Baltimore
Washington free agent, figured he
was going back to the International
League before Judge Landis ever
thought of his case, so he made the
job complete of his own free will.
After dickering with a number of
clubs he received a bid from To
ronto which he accepted. It Is un
derstood Cantrell received $7,500 for
signing with the International club.
President Cliff Green of the
Southeastern League, has asked the
six clubs of his league to try to do
something for the flood sufferers of
Alabama. Green suggested that
each team play an exhibition game
and turn the receipts over to the
benefit fund.
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White Sox Players Dissatisfied
SHIRES VENTS
HIS FEELINGS
I
Blackburne Says He Will
Boss Club, or Else; Cis
sell In Revolt
DALLAS, Tex., April 2.—(A5)—
Revolution has broken out in the
ranks of the White Sox because of
the training methods and disciplin
ary measures enforced by Manager
“Lena'’ Blackburne. Blackburne,
the rebels charged, had wounded
their pride by ‘•snooping’’ on their
actions off the diamond. Further
more, they said the team was not
being run right and they were
forced to play fourth rate teams on
precarious diamonds without any
possibility of learning any baseball.
Despite recent warnings from
the Chicago headquarters and his
three-day benching and the loss of
his captaincy for breaking a train
ing rule, Art Shires, Rookie first
baseman, dictated a statement in
which he gave vent to his feelings.
“I didn’t want to come to this
club in the first place,’’ the Texan
said. “And I didn’t ask them for
the captaincy. If they don’t want
me to play first base for them, all
right, too. If they don’t want me
on their squad, all right again. Let
them trade me or send me back to
the minors. There are plenty clubs
that can use me."
Several other plays, not as bold
as Shires to give a public state
ment, complained they were being
treated as juveniles.
Blackburne said he was running
the club and he intends to en
force the training rules.
Bill Cissell, who cost the White
Sox $123,000 in 1927. was another
who openly admitted his dissatis
faction. Cissell. like Shires, was f
benched for breaking rules.
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By CHARLEY BARRETT
Big League Scout
The hidden ball trick is a great
favorite among the bush league
clubs. They try it on an average
of about once a game and ring in
all kinds of fancy variations.
When only one umpire is work
ing a game this play is really very
difficult to call properly. Most of
the time the umpire is fooled just
as badly as the base runner, and
he must get his wits together m
a hurry to save himself from an
embarrassing position.
Down at Taylor, Tex., a play
came up on a hidden ball trick
1 that never was satisfactorily solved
—although under big league con
ditions this mixup probably coulcl
not have happened,
j With a runner on third base plav
| was suspended while a pinch hit
ter and a pinch runner entered
the game. During the confusion
the third baseman in some way
managed to get the bail and con
cealed it by dropping it into his
rear pocket.
When play was resumed the
j Pitcher fooled around the hill long
enough for the runner to stray
from third. Shouting to attract
: the umpire's attention, the third
sgcker leaped upon the surprised
runner and both lost their foot
ing to sprawl on the ground.
The third baseman had the run
ner blocked from the bag, but In
the mixup he could not extract
the ball out of nis pocket. He was
a big fellow and managed to hold
the runner off until finally he
wrenched out the ball to make the
out.
The offensive team claimed In
terference by the fielder on the
ground that he did not have the
ball in "liis hand. Infielder insisted
ball was in his fingers inside the
pocket all the time, and that as
long as the ball was in his posses
sion he had the right to block the
bag. The ufnpire ruled the man
safe and told the team to protest
the game if it cared to.
Garcia-GIondino
On Next Card At
Mercedes April 18
tSnecIal to The Herald.)
MERCEDES. April 2.—Carlos Gar
cia and Ji mGlondino. will headline
the next bout card in this city. Mon
day night. April 15, A1 Prince an
nounced last night prior to the main
go between Shaw and Ruiz on the
program.
Glondino Is from the Pacific coast
and Garcia hails from San Antonio.
They weight around 135 pounds.
Promoter Robinson believes the
Glondino-Garcia ten round scrap
will be one of the best ever put on
in this city. Both boys have reps
of being two fisted fighters.
VOLCANO ERUPTING
MANILA, April 2.—(A*)—A. report
received here today said Mayon
volcano in Albav Province, was
erupting. The populace in the vi
cinity was said to be restless, but
the people remained in their
houses.
TRAIN KILLS TEXAN
SAN ANGELO, Tex., April 2.—
UP)—W. A. Moselv was killed by an
Orient passenger train near here
today. His mother, Mrs. e. T.
Moseley, lives at Mt. Calm, Texas.
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Figures do not follow the straight
and well known narrow, sometimes.
Read this: Supt. Gotke, of the lo
cal public schools who, in his high
school days in Iowa, was an athlete
of note. He won a county meet one
time, although he finished in third
place in each event. Believe it or
not, as Mr. Ripley would say, but
our good friend, Gotke, can tell you
all about it. Try and figure it out;
if you can't call on the school su
perintendent.
, * * *
The Chicago Whtie Sox may
train in Harlingen next spring.
Ben Epstein, of Harlingen, has
been in communication with
Owner Charles Comiskey of the
Sox, and the Old Roman has
promised to pay Harlingen a visit
this winter. He stated in a letter
to Ben that while he wasn’t ready
to talk 1930 training camp plans,
he would give that eity first
thought at the proper time.
* * m
Texas, the state where good re
lays are held, might well be append
ed to every sport page in the coun
try. Why? Two of the most suc
cessful national meets ever held in
the U. S. were completed last week.
Friday Texas University was host to
the track artists, and on Saturday
S. M. U. at Dallas were hosts. The
meet was a success in every respect
and received the commendation of
the best ‘'minds" of the country who
were on hand either as spectators
or ns officials. Add another niche
to the fast growing one In the Lone
Star state’s fame as the leading
athletic unit of the country.
• • •
We are glad Euckv Harris has
spiked rumors that Heinic Schu
hie, the former San Benito ball
player, is to be benched. Harris
says Sehuble is a comer, hustler,
and has a great future. He ex
pects to start Heinie at short for
Detroit when the season opens.
* * *
It does an amateur baseball nine
a lot of good to play a professional
club now and then. For many rea
sons. If the “ams" are smart they
will pick up many pointers from
the boys who make their bread and
butter at the business. Another
thing ft will take a lot of conceit
out of some of the amateurs whose
idea of their own prowess goes to
their head. Quite a difference boys,
between the two brands of diamond
stuff.
• • »
Tex Bccerril, Brownsville right
promoter, is doing a lot for the
fisticuff game these clays. For one
thing Tex has proven that cards
can be put on • without loss of
money. He hasn’t made any
dough, neither has he lost any.
His cards have been as good as
any ever put on In this part of
the state. It speaks well for Tex.
• * •
You fans who have been lethar
gic in attending track and field
meets of the Valley schools, will
have an opportunity on the 19th
and 20th of this month to witness
the best talent of Willacy, Starr.
Hidalgo and Cameron counties in
action for the championship of the
district, to be held in this city. The
county meets closed last week decid
ed the personnel of each county.
Get ready. Prepare to attend.
* * *
This boy Gordon Thomas, of
San Benito, who won the tennis
singles title of the county on the
Country rlub course Saturday, is
a sweet player. Ten minutes aft
er capturing the title, he was on
Tucker Field partaking in the
pole vault contests, and made a
good showing.
* * •
What has become of Leo Naio
("Leonardo Alaniz) of Mission? We
have been asked many times. Najo
played with the San Antonio team
of the Texas league for three years.
Of course one wouldn’t know the
Indians were In the Texas loop un
less you peruse the cellar column of
the standing. Well. Najo is in the.
■Western league. He was shipped to*
that circuit at the close of the sea
son last year. They don’t throw so
many fast breaking benders in the
Western loop. They do in the Tex
as league.
* * •
Boy, howdy, Rice institute may
not have a good football team this
coming season, and they certainly
haven’t had in the past five years,
but that school has one of the
fastest runners In the country in
Claude Bracey. The Houston lad
burned the cinder paths up at
Austin and Dallas last week.
Maybe the scholastic duties are
not so severe in this sport as in
football. That’s food for discus
sion if one can digest it.
* * *
George Pipgras, Yankee pitcher,
who has been nursed along for sev
eral years by Manager Huggins in
the hope that he would eventually
come around. He did. Pipgras pur
chased a home in Florida, where
the champions were training. Here's
what Huggins said to Pipgras when
news of his purchase reached the
mite manager:
“George that pleases me more
than anything I have heard down
here.’’
Now. there are those who are wont
to wax sarcastic about professional
baseball players. Think it over.
» * *
Before the New York Giants
left their spring training camp at
San Antonio last week, solemn
beautiful tribute was paid Ross
Youngs, former Giant player, who
sleeps the sleep we all will some
day. The Giants gathered at the
grave of Youngs and placed a
wreath thereon in memorv of
their departed nal. The San An
tonio bov died two years ago. He
was a star outfielder for many
years on McGraw’s teams.
• • *
Billy Podraza. conquerer of the
game little Brooks Hooper two weeks
ago In the main event of the box
m* program at Mercedes, Friday
night of last week knocked out Pete
Arvizu. in Beaumont. Podraza. ac
counts state, whipped Arvizu all over
the ring. This Podraza fellow
weighing around 138 pounds, looks
ke the oest at his weight ever to
have shown in the Valley. Fans we
boliete, would like to see him in ac
ion against a man who could cive
him a scrap.
Heilmann Returns
To Tiger Lineup,
, Plays First Base
BEAUMONT. Tex.. April 2._<7p>_
Harry Heilmann signalinzed his re
turn to good standing yesterday by
playing first base in faultless stvle
and accounting for the only extra
base hit off Malone and Root of th*
Cubs.
The Cubs liurlers showed Stanley
Han is athletes some mid-season
pitching, permitting only four hits
while winning by 6 to 1.
Two more trophies have been of
fered for competition among the
boys in the New York section of the
American Legion baseball champion
ship race. Ty Cobb has provided
one. to be given to the leading hit
ter and the donor of the other is
Kiki Cuyler. this to go to the lead
ing base stealer.
Manager John McCloskey of the
Akron team of the Central League
has announced the signing of Kenny
Grimes, a shortstop who was with
the independent Massillon. O., team
last season. At the same time. Mc
Closkey received word that Walter
Faust, his 1928 shortstop, may not
return to Organized Baseball.
Girls of Local Sextet
Awarded Silver Tokens
The high school girls’ basketball
team were awarded silver basket
balls at an assembly meeting this
morning at the local school. Ten
members of the sextet received the
tokens, and included Johnnye Cab
lcr, captain; Katherine and Eliza
beth Cherry, Ruby Bennett, Mar
garet Hughston, Elodia Pancheco,
Bernice Manry, Bobby Summers,
Pauline Singer and Corinne Wal
ton.
Red Irvine, athletic director of
the schools, made the presentation
talk, and Coach Margaret Valenta
was presented a gold basketball by
the team.
Dean S. A. Caldwell, of the Jun
ior college, made a brief talk to
the team and coach and praised
the spirit and fine play of the
locals the past season.
The girls’ team lost the county
.championship to Wilson Tract,
after making a great record to en
ter the finals. Under the direction
of Coach Valenta Brownsville high
boasted one of the best -sextets this
school has ever had.
The assembly closed writh the
school yells, and the last chapter
of a sucessful basketball season for
the girls was closed.
Dorfman's Jewelry donated the
tokens.
First One Thing, Another,
Hinders Pyle’s Derby
TRENTON. N. J.. April 2.—UP)—
Despite his confident predictions
of success. Charles C. Pyle, im
pressario of the Trans-Continent
al Bunion Derby, has found this
year’s race is not a bed of roses.
The grief started at the end of
the second day when the caravan
of Bunioneers and its accompany
ing tent show reached here. First
Trenton authorities notified Pyle
that his show, counted on to bring
in most of the revenue for the
affair, would not be permitted to
give its performance. The pro
moter met this difficulty by mov
ing the camp across the Delaware
river to Morrisville, Pa.
Next Pyle was met by a writ of
attachment which cost him, tem
porarily at least, possession of two
• '• - s
of the automobiles of his caravan.
The writ was sued out by the
Thomas Deming company, which
supplied him with 1,000 chairs for
the show. The company claimed
Pyle did not have sufficient funds
in the bank to pay for the chairs.
The promoter retorted the funds
were there, but the chairs were
unsatisfactory, and he had stopped
payment on the check.
Paul Simpson, a dark horse from
Burlington, N. C., covered the 46.4
miles from Elizabeth to Trenton
yesterday in six hours, 10 minutes,
60 seconds to lead the pack into
the control station and take sec
ond place in the elapsed time stand
ing. Juul Cools. Belgian star,
whose time yesterday was 6:24:20,
won the lead for the two days.
PALMEZ BEAT
LOS FRESNOS
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Pitcher Munoz Strikes Out
14 Men In First Game
Of Season
Palmez team of Brownsville
trounced the plucky Los Fresnos
nine in the first game of the season
Sunday, on the local field, 13 to 7.
Oscar Munoz, the new mound ace
of the Palmez, struck out 14 bat
ters, after getting off to a bad start
when the visitors scored most of
their runs.
Tiie game was featured by the
heavy hitting of Shortstop Saenz,
who pelted the ball for two home
runs and two singles in five trips to
the plate.
Prospects for a good ball team for
the Palmez Hatters are bright, Cap
tain F. Moreno stated after the
game Sunday, in which his club put
up an excellent exhibition, despite
the weakness of their opponents
who. though outclassed in every de
partment, put up a game, losing
battle.
Box score:
Palmez— AB. R. H. E.
M. Rodriguez, If .5 2 1 2
S. Saenz, ss. 5 3 4 0
O. Munoz, p . 5 2 2 0
M. Martinez, rf .5 0 1 0
Rodolfo, 3b . 5 1 1 0
Moreno, c.5 2 1 1
Rocha, cf . 5 2 2 0
Brady. 2b. 5 3 2 1
R. de la Rosa lb.5 3 1 1
Los Fresnos— AB. R. H. E.
Pederson, ss . 4 1 0 0
Barr, c . 4 0 1 0;
Bob, p.’. 5 2 2 0 J
Zumwalt, cf . 5 1 1 3 !
Patterson, If.4 1 0 2 i
Moore, 3b. 4 0 0 1 i
Koistevilt, 2b . 4 0 0 1
Brown, lb. 4 1 1 0
Blue, rf . 4 1 1 2!
PLANANOTHER
FIGHT GARDEN
Dempsey and Fugazy Ex
pect to Extend Activities
In Detroit
NEW YORK. April 2.—'.Pi—'The |
firm of Jack Dempsey and Humbert
Fugazy, boxing promoters, hopes to I
extend its activities to Detroit
last night with authority to pur
chase the plant and Fugazy said the
purpose behind acquiring the De
troit Olympia was to start a chain
of arenas similar to that of the
Madison Square Garden corporation
l in New York and Boston.
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Today’s Exhibition
Baseball Schedule
(By The Associated Press.'
At Miami. Fla.—Blooklyn (Nt vs.
Boston <NL>.
At New Oceans—Cleveland ("A)
vs. New York (N).
At Beaumont. Tex.—Detroit CA'
vs. Chicago <N».
At Houston. Tex—New York (A'
vs. Pittsburgh <N>.
At Brandenton. Fla.—Boston (A)
vs. Buffalo (I>,^
At Winterhaven, Fla. — Phila
delphia <N) vs. Columbus <AA‘.
At Jacksonville. Fla.—St. Louis
<N> vs. Jacksonville <SE>.
At Tampa. Fla.—Washington (A)
vs. Tampa W3E).
At Birmingham. Ala.—St. Louis
(A' vs. Birmingham *SA'.
At Columbia. S. C.—Philadelphia
(A) vs. Columbia TSAL'.
Yesterday’s Results
At Miami. Fla.—Boston (N) 3;
Brooklyn (N) 1.
At Beaumont. Tex.—Chicago (N>
6; Detroit (A) 1.
At Brandenton. Fla.—Boston (A'
14: Buffalo (D 6.
At Daytona. Fla.—Montreal (I)
16: St. Louis (A) 10 (8 innings'.
At Lakeland. Fla.—Philadelphia
<N' 13: Columbus (AA' 1.
At St. Augustine. Fla.—St. Louis
TN' 3: Newark (I' 1.
At Jacksonville. Fla.—Philadelphia
CA' 9: Jacksonville <BE> 3.
At. Tampa. Fla.—Washington CA'
7: Tamoa <SF( 2.
At Mohile. Ala.‘—New York CA) 3;1
Mobile < SA' 1.
At Shreverort. L- .—New York CN)
5; Rhveyeoort CT' 2.
At Houston. Tex.—Houston (Tl 4;
Pittsburr fN) 3.
At McKinney, Tex.—Chicago (A> ■
21: McKinney 4.
At Maror. Ga.—Cinrinnati-Macon
cancelled. Wet grounds.
William B. Ruggles. secretary of
the Texas Leamie. adng in the ab
sence of President Doak Roberts,
who is recovering from a serious
sick snell. last veek announced the
umpiring staff for 1920. The new
names on the list are Bus Estill and
Ziggv Sears, veteran player of the
league. The hold-over members arp;
Hunter Hill, Harry Kane. M. R.
Donahue. C. H. Donnelly. Tom Er
win. Cecil Grigg and George Barr.
Seattle of the Pacific Coast League
has announced that Pitcher Fred
Pipgras. brother of George, will be
turned over by the Detroit Tigers
for the season. He is a youngster
of great promise and Seattle has
been angling for him and others.
Chick Shiver, former Georgia
Tech outfielder, has been signed by
Fort Worth of the Texas League.
Davenport of the Mississippi Val
ley League has signed three more
youngsters—Max Potash, third
baseman of Brooklyn. N. Y.: Ed
ward Martheiner. outfielder of Chi
cago, and Russell Reid of Lowden,
HI.
Two youngsters were dropped by
the Pittsburgh Pirates in San Fran
cisco last week. They are Outfielder
Louis Martin and First Baseman
Basil Panella. both under 21 years
old. who hail from the ’Francisco
district.
M’KINNEY MAY
ENTER LEAGUE
Corsicana Drops Out of
Lone Star; Falk to Boss
New Member
DALLAS, April 1.—</P)—McKin
ney probably will be a member of'
the Lone Star League this year, in
stead of the Corsicana Oilers.
President Fisher told Dallas base
ball officials Corsicana definitely
has dropped out, due to inability to
raise the amount thought necessary
for operation of the club.
Ray Falk, pilot for the Oilers, is
to boss the McKinney outfit if the
transfer is completed. I
Final disposition of the Corsicana j
franchise will be made at a meeting I
of Lone Star League officials this
week.
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MERCEDES, Tex. — Battling |
Shaw wins from Kid Ruiz, San An- |
tonio, on foul in 6th. Jesse Sada,
Laredo, outpoints Ken Macey, Har
lingen, (8). Frankie Cline, Wes
laco, knocked one Sailor Todd, Dal
las, in one round. Kid Lupe, San
Benito, outpointed Lefty Ray, La
redo, (6).
(By Associated Press*
PHILADELPHIA.—Billy Wallace,
Cleveland, stopped Mickey Chapin,
Scranton, Pa., (8). King Tut, Min
neapolis, stopped Jack Gallagher,
Philadelphia, (.4*. Pinky Kauf
man, Hartford. Conn., outpointed
Tommy Kid Murphy, Trenton, N.
J., (10).
NEW YORK.—Petey Mack, Jer
sey City, and Dominc Petrone,
New York, drew, GO). Sammy
Dorfman, Newr York, outpointed
Joe Ryder, Newr York, (10).
MEMPHIS.—Red Herring, Utica,
N. Y., and Alex Simms, Cleveland,
drew, (8).
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Chico
Cisneros. Mexico, outpointed Joe
Lucas, Detroit. (10>.
TRENTON. N. J.—Joe Small
wood, Washington, D. C.. outpoint
ed Paul Gulatto. Providence. (10).
PITTSBURGH. — Andy Martin,
Boston, outpointed Midget Mike
O'Dowd, Columbus, O., (10). Terry
Lingo. Louisville, outpointed
Frankie Stellmack, Cleveland, (8).
CENTENARIAN TWINS DANCE
HEREFORD, Eng.—Dr. J. W.
Leigh and Mrs. Leveson Grower. 90
year-old twins, celebrated their
birthday by dancing.
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Jesse Sada Whip* Ken Nfl
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Mercedes Last Night I
(Special to The Herald.) I
MERCEDES, AprU 2.—The ■
—most dreaded weapon fans ifl
of the fight game—occurred ' I
night in the main, event of jSj
boxing card staged here, bet^l
Battling Shaw and Kid Ruiz. SIB
was hit low in the sixth rofl
and awarded the decision, by Fa
eree Ray Talbert. 9
The fight, as long as it las;
was one of the ^xstest and ni
interesting ever seen in the M
arena. The boys mixed it f|
start to finish. First one jj
then the other would have j
best of it. Ruiz was the
better on infighting, using a se
jab with either first, while Slj
in the long distance punches, j
superior #to Ruiz.
The fourth saw the San Ant<
boy kiss the canvas, as he got
the path of a long swing of Sh*
and down he wfent. He stayed,
the canvas until the count of se^i
Before taking it in the jaw he !
the best of the round.
Shaw, a favorite of local ft
had a worthy opponent in K
who is a veteran at the game, i
showed it last night. He tied
Mercedes boy up in the clincl
and in the breaks had the be!
of the argument. But once
from Ruiz Shaw landed some tj
ing blows. Ruiz received a j
over the eye, and Shaw’s left of
was nearly closed as the Alamo u
lad socked him with one of
short left jabs.
The card, a dandy, and proba
one of the most interesting F
moter A1 Robinson has ever put
was marred in only one resp
and that was in the third bout
the evening between two he
boys, Frankie Cline of Wesl
and Sailor Todd of Dallas. H<
ever, it wasn't Cline's fault. N
the end of the first round C
hit the sailer in the stomach 1
the Dallas lad wTent to the fl<
taking the count of ten. The I
pounders were scheduled to
eight rounds.
As a curtain raiser a couple
ten-year-old youngsters put
three one-minute rounds. It
a pippin, and put a lot of pep L,
the crowd.
Kid Lupe of San Benito
Lefty Ray of Laredo. 126 poi
boys, put on a six round skit, Li
being awarded the decision. F*
lived up to his reputation as pj
sessing a good left hand and cau
the Valley lad some trouble. Li
was the aggressor and got the i
cision.
Jesse Sada and Ken Macey. t
good prelim boys, put on 8 roui
of thrilling taking and giving. A
er getting off to a good sti
knocking Sada down in the f
round with a right to the he
Jesse came back and outboxed
Harlingen boy to get the verdit
A large crowd witnessed ;
bouts. i
Jack Lelivelt, manager of the N
waukee team, has indicated that
may turn Larry Bettencourt,
youngster from the Browns, into
outfielder. Bettencourt is a th
baseman, but he has convinced ]
livelt that he can roam far and w
for fly balls. As a result the N
w^aukee club has ordered Hei
Batch, a youngster from New Yc
to report for a trial at third also.
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