Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-12
FIGHT DECISION
FULLY INOORSEO
FANS APPROVE OF EYT0N'S
RULING
Popular Verdict lie That Hanlon Re-
eeived All That Was Coming to
Him in the Battle With
Herrera

The Hanlon-Herrera argument of
Friday night was the sole topic of dis
cussion along the Rialto yesterday. and
sentiment, while of friendly nature to
Hanlon, generally supported the de-
cision of Referee Eyton in declaring the
battle a draw.
The exact status OF the sentiment Is
shown by the requests Of many fight
fans made to Tom McCarey for re-
turn match between the two clever
lightweights and the assurance that
the Pride will not rule 10 to favorite
In the next battle.
Sol Levinson, manager Of Herrera,
left at o'clock yesterday afternoon for
Frisco, but Herrera remains in Los An
geles for a few days and hopes to Sc
cure a return match with Eddie.
Herrera yesterday authorized Nc
Carey to match him with Hanlun for
return match and further stated that
should Hanlon he unwilling to meet
him again he would consent to match
with Young Corbett or Terry McGov-
ern
Great stress is laid upon the fact that
Herrera was i'll when he entered the
ring Friday night and this Is borne out
by the fact that the Mexican vomited
in the tenth round. That Herrera did
not put UP the fight expected of him is
also true and none of the roughing
tactics which characterized his meet
ing with Nelson and other topnotch
scrappers was evident by the defensive
fight he put up.
Criticism Condemned
The statement by morning paper in
criticism of Referee Eyton's decision
is universally condemned and there are
hundreds of those who were at the ring
side who unhesitatingly proclaim that
Herrera was entitled to a decision if
one should be given to either
1t is also pointed out that Hanlon
was the only one to show any effects
of the battle. After the tenth round
Eddie's left eye was almost closed and
his face gave visible evidence of the
effectiveness of Herrera's vicious right
uppercuts, while the Mexican retired
from the ring at the conclusion of the
fight with not the slightest marks to
indicate that he was in a battle
Fairness in all things relating to the
sporting game and not sentimentality
actuated Referee Eyton in making the
decision and his verdict is almost uni
versally upheld by the sporting public
which attended the fight.
Eddie landed twice as often as did
Herrera, but his blows were without
steam and had no perceptible or real
effect upon Herrera. On the contrary
Herrera landed but occasionally, but
every blow which went home carried
pain ana suffering with it end Eddie's
appearance demonstrated the great diff
ference in the effectiveness of the
blows landed by the two little men.
Herrera was far from being in prime
condition, but this fact was not known
until yesterday and it had no effect
upon the decision. Referee Eyton, who
Is known and respected on the coast
.f vet CO.
referees in the game, refuses to admit
that Hanlon was ever entitled to
decision, even in the earlier rounds
when the Pride scored almost at will
but with scarcely no effect upon his
opponent.
1t is cited that there never was a
stage of the fight when Hanlon had
Herrera in trouble, while it is true that
twice the great audience rose to it's
feet and yelled itself hoarse in anticipa-
tion Of Hanlon going out on a knock
out.
Sentiment for the sake of pure Senti-
ment favored the native son from Fris-
co and he was the favorite in the bet
ting at 10 to 6, but the other native son,
from Bakersfield, is experiencing a pop
ularity with the fight fans of Los An
geles which he never before possessed
and it all is occasioned by the fact
tlldl lie lIldue SUCH d clever SIOWiIS
Friday night under adverse physical
conditions.
Young Corbett and Terry McGovern
are anxious to come to Los Angeles and
fight this winter and it is very probable
that unless Hanlon consents to meet
Herrera again soon McCarey will match
the Mexican against one of these, pre-
ferably Young Corbett who conquered
Eddie Hanlon.
Uphold Robinson
Referee Robinson, who adjudged the
merits of the battlers In the prelim-
inaries. receives equally as much sup
The only criticism hurled at Robinson
was in the Zubrick-Gorm scrap and
this criticism has been howled down
all along the Rialto.
1t Is not generally known that the
injury to Zubrick, which caused the
dentist to bleed profusely in the early
stages of the fight, was not occasioned
by blow from Germans fist but it is
asserted by many who were at the
ringside that German inflicted the in
Jury when he butted Zubrick.
German fought like a whirlwind in
the early stages of the battle but Doc
Zubrick came strong at the finish and
was putting it all over his opponent in
the final rounds Superior science and
ring generalship earned the draw de-
cson and but slight criticism of the
decision Is heard.
The draw decisions in every instance
in Friday nights battles are generally
approved and none are heard to dispute
the fairness and equity In all the three