The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10


ting Mexican is question that many
" the local fight fans are asking at the
present time Herrera has always been
noted for the hard punch that no fighter
could Withstand. yet in the last three
lights in which Herrera has taken part
this terrific punch has been missing.
since Herrera took part in the fake ir
salt Lake last summer he has been in
tae ring Just three times. The firs.
fight was with Louie Long, which went
twenty rounds 10 a draw. The next
was with Jack Cordell, in which COrdell
gained the decision in fifteen rounds,
and the last was with Neary in Mil
Waukee on Friday night. and this was
stx-r0und draw. IN each case the
same reports were sent out after the
fight; Herrera landed at viii. but did
not have the punch necessary 10 put
MS man OUT This Is not the Herrera
OF old, for while many things might be
said about the Mexican's style of fight
ing, yet none could truthfuny say h.
did not have the punch.
The secret of Herrera's lost punch lies
in the fight he had with Jack DOwney
in this city. II will be remembered
Herrera nit DOWney a powerful blow
nigh on the head, from which Downey
did not recover for several minutes.
A. that time Herrera knocked the first
joint Of his index finger clear out Of
place, and The joint was reset at the
ringside BY physician who was pres
erd- Herrera complained of his hand
hurting for a month after that, and now
II seems that il was really that fight
which has stopped Herrera's upward
career. Biddy Bishop knew this and il
may be for this reason that he dropped
Herrera. Whether this is the case or
not, the fact remains that Herrera has
not won a fight Stree she memorial BILE
Downey affair, and the reason has been
because he could not deliver "a blow
hsrd enough to put his opponent out.
The NEST effective ball used by "Cy"
Young. the Boston American League
wonder, is a slow ball with fast drop,
that leaves the batter with an elon-
gated Yertebra when he is foolish
enough to go after it. Young discov-
cred the ball by accident, one day when
he was getting his bumps.
IT was when Muggsy McGraw ana his
aggregation of hard-hitting Orioles
were making trouble for pitchers. "Cy''
was billed to pitch, and, although he
shot them over until the ball looked
about as big as a 1-cent whitley, the
baitimoTes slammed the sphere around
the lot for fair
Young began TO feel weary. The reg
uiarity with which he was being hit
was monotonous, and. just to vary the
speed, he threw up slow underhand
bail. 1t went alOEg toward the bat
ter's shoulder, and suddenly dropped
10 his knees, while IN the effort to hit
It, his spine was almost dislocated.
Pitcher, catcher and batter were sur
prised- Young tried ii again and again
and, mixing the slow urderhand ball
mi
pulled the game out of the fire. After
ward, ne practiced the underhand ball
until he had it to perfection, and that,
more than anything else. has made him
the wonder Of the league.
A dispatch from San Francisco states
that Biddy Bishop has taken Art
Simms Of Akron. O.. under his wing and
viii star him along with Billy Woods
from TOW on. 1t also states that Bish~
OD has secured a match with Young
Corbett for Simms, and that the bout
viii be pulled off shortly in Oakland.
Jimmy Flynn. has commenced his
training for the fight with Andy Walsh.
which is scheduled to take place at
Pueblo on Jan. %. Down in Colorado
they think Flynn is unbeatable. and
pick him as an easy winner over Walsh.
A crowd of Denver sports gather at
FlynE's training quarters every day to
watch him box. and it is expected Den
yer wiz send g large contingent to the
fight,
II is d serious predieament in which
Spokane fans will find themselves il
Butte and Salt Lake should break away
from the Pacific National league and
form q Utah Montana league of their
own. According to press reports from
the coast, Spokane has been seeking
admission into the coast league on the
quiet, but ali OF their advances have
been turned down by Henry Harris OF
san Francisco. the leading spirit OF the
coast league. It was the intention Of
Seattle and Spokane to turn Salt Lake
and Butte down If possible and break
into the outlaw league, but this asso-
citation would have nothing TO do with
either Of them. From the stories print
e. in the coast papers, Dugdale intends
To sell out to the outlaws. and probably
Will. If this is done. Spokane viii have
q hard time getting into any old league.
The latest story on Tom Sharkey tells
how he refereed bout at a New York
soiree. They had it all framed
up on Tom. and had two old pals lined
un TO do an imitation battle. One Of
them had a glass eye and a set of false
teeth. AS soon as they started boxing
this fellow dropped in heap and as he
wriggied on the floor, let his false teeth
tumble out. he got up, took another
fake punch anG dropped again. This
time he pulled his false eye out and let
it tirkle on the floor. He rose and
all aghast, rushed between
the boxers.
Gentlemen" he shouted, 81 must
stop this fight, It is too brutal This
poor divil has lost his teeth and his
right eye, and it would be a crime TO
permit him TO keep on scTappin'. I will
say for the poor lad. though, that he is
the gameEt man / ever saw. He was
within to keep on with his eye out and
his teeth all gone. and ne deserves the
credit"
Hughev McCfovern outelassed Johnny
Allen at Philadelphia in less than three
rounds at the National Athletic club.
The brother of the ex-champion of the
world set q terrible pace, which was
too fast for Allen either TO maintain or
follow, and before the third round wa5
half over he was obliged TO succumb
to sciar pleXus blow
MeGovern fought "a strategic contest
He timed his blows to a nicely, and
rot "A single one was wasted. He caught
Alien vicioussy with both HANDS while
the latter was coming in, and frequent
iy landed third blow before Allen
could get away. Even at close quarters
McCf0ve1n beat tattoo on Aliens body.
and in each succeeding minute after
the bell rang Allen plainly showed the
effects OF the punishment he was re
eeivinq. until nature could no longer
he denied.
Allen gave a pluoky exhibition, bur