Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-28
BOXERS READY
FOR THE GONG
SOLOMON AND GREEN HAVE
FINISHED TRAINING
Both Fighters Are Down to Weiqht
and Each Is Confident of
Eeing Declared the
Winner

Joe Green and "Kid' Solomon who
are scheduled to box twenty rounds to-
morrow evening, have tapered off in
their training and will do but light work
this afternoon. Both men are as fit as
the proverbial fiddle.
Considerable betting was INDUCED i'm
yesterday afternoon and all the long
green went in at even money. No one
so far has been Offering odds and the
chances are strongly in favor Of the
men entering the ring on an even money
proposition.
The two fighters say that there will
be absolutely no complaint to make
should the decision go against them
and taboo any suggestion that the
other man may win. Such is usually
the state of affairs before a battle, but
in the present instance there seems but
little room for doubt that either man
is entitled to decided opinion as re-
CARDS the outcome of to Jrrow's bout.
Both ringsters are several pounds
below the Weighing in mark and went
on the scales yesterday for the benefit
of those who wanted exact weight.
Solomon tipped at 1291a. while Green
balanced them at 122 pounds.
Green was fitting around Lewis gym
nasium an South Spring street, and
there was no fault to find with his con-
dition, though a good run would prob
ably put him stale, as he is at the top
notch mark. His muscles are of the
Wh1pcord kind and run easily under the
skin, denoting hitting power, which is
often lacking in the more pronounced
type of the beefy athlete. Not an ounce
of superfious flesh is visible and as far
as condition is concerned the hackers
OF the stranger will have nothing to
fear.
solomon appears trained to the
minute and looks lighter than before
any of his previous fights. lie has gone
about the work, however, in q manner
which he says has not lost him any
strength. Green has not done much
boxing, while Solomon has taken turns
with Aurelio Herrera and the others
who are training around the pavilion.
Everything leading toward tomor-
row evenings go is indicative of rat
Ting fast bout with either man pos
sessing a chance to turn the trick at
any stage of the game. Green's adj
Inirers in all earnestness claim that
Solomon has not the punch to put away
the Chicagoan, while the old-timers-
those who have watched the Also street
boy put away fighter after fighter that
CdIlle prepared 10 ADMINISTER tne Sleep
ing tabets-are collecting all the stray
long green and placing it behind the
kid.
The manner in which the Windy City
boxer waded into the willy Solomon in
their one encounter and forced him to
q ten-round draw, while impressng
many has not detracted greatly from
the number of Solomon adherents who,
for the present at least, register as Mis-
Sourians.
Jacobs who is training Solomon says
that the Kid will knock Green out
within fifteen rounds. Solomon was
never in such condition." said Jacobs
yesterday land cannot lose"
Blake, who is looking after Green's
condition, says Solomon has not the
punch to knock Joe out and 1 don't see
how my boy can lose"
So say an equal number who have
watched both men at work, and the
fans are having an uncomfortable time
of it in trying to decide just where they
will place their coin.
If age counts for anything, the Chi
cagoan has the advanta ge, for he is nine
years the junior of Solomon, who will
be the "old man."
The measurements Of the two men
as taken after yesterdays gymnasium
work are given below: