Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-15
LITTLE BATTLERS
READY FOR FRAY
HERMAN AND HANLON ARE IN
TIPTOP CONDITION
Both Confident Of Winning Tonight
Eastern Boys Admirers Force
odds to Even
Money

When Eddie Hanlon and kid" Her
man shake hands this evening local
fandom will witness two rattling boxers
i'm topnotch condition, ready Tor
gruelling go.
The betting ia now at even money
hackers of the Chicago boy unloading
~ heavy supply last night to meet any
amount that the Hanlonitcs may offer
Those who got on the short end OF
Herman money at 10 TO 6 are now con-
graduating themselves, as the consen-
sus of opinion Is that the price was
extravagant i'm view Of the past record
Of Herman.
4 coterie Of celebrities will be at the
ringside this evening and Los Angeles
fans will get a first glimpse Of young
Corbett," who will he called between
the ropes
lin Jeffres, Herrera, Tommy Burns
Jack Sullivan, Al Kaufman and sew
cral others will constitute the ring rep.
rcsentation not actively engaged for the
occasion.
Herman has been in fine trim for n
week, keeping just enough above edge
for the final work to bring him to the
strongest form possible.
Eddie came in from Santa Monica
Yesterday and appears to be better
man than when he met Herrera four
drawn to finer point and stamina is
evident from every movement,
Should Hanlon receive a quietus at
the hands of the fast Chicagoan this
evening it will be Eddie to the slumber
regions for a time at least as the com
ing order of events has been scheduled
SO that the best of the four lightweights
now in Los Angeles may possess entree
to the places where the lusty Dane
holds forth.
with a formidable record behind him
and backed by the knowing ones of the
ring world, Herman makes his first
appearance on the coast before a. Los
Angeles house and facing one of the
ceverest little boys that California has
produced.
Those who have seen the newcomer
in action say that he Is more than n
match for the native son and predict
that Eddie will find the mat before
twenty rounds have been fought.
Herman Has Punch
Sixty-two battles against the fastest
men of his weight in the country finds
the Windy City lad with twenty-four
llnockouts to his credit and but six de-
cisions against him, none of them being
of the knockout order.
Clarence Forbes, Jack Keefe, Benny
1dHBeT, CIldTllG INedly dIu O'lldIllG OuI-
livan Gre the only ones who have
earned decisions over him after hard
fought six-round battles.
During the past two years he has
not been defeated and the experience
of his early career has placed him as
one of the most dangerous light ones
of all those who argue in the squared
circle.
Hanlon realizes this fact and his
present condition is evidence of the
fact that he does not hold his opponent
at any sighting figure.
Spider Kelley dropped in from Frisco
yesterday and will be at his accus-
toned place in Eddie's corner this even
ing. The Hanlon camp spent the after
noon at the ball game and are conf
dent to a man.
They see nothing but Hanlon, and
though the little fellow himself ad-
mitted that he was up again n hard
customer he is confident of the long
end. "They have been sending me
against hard ones as long as I can re-
member" said Eddie. "I guess the
Herman boy is another, and from what
] know of him / expect a hard go"
The men weigh in at 6 o'clock this
evening and the process should be u
mere formality, as both appear below
the limit by a safe margin.
Herman says that his best weight is
around 126 pounds and he will enter
the ring at least two pounds under the
Hanon weight. The nearest estimate