Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
LITTLE MEN ARE
READY TO BATTLE
HANL0N AND HERRERA CEASE
TRAINING
Both Are In Tip Top Condition and
Ready to Scrap at Their Best.
Each Is Confident Of
Winning

The much mooted question of supe-
riority between Eddie Haulon and
Aurelio Herrera will be settled tonight
when the two clever little men wilt
battle I'm what is deemed by both to
he the turning points i'm their careers
in the ring
The real stake for which they will
contest is not money but the right to
claim attention from those standing in
their pathway to glory in the roped
arena.
Each cherishes the ambition of
squatting on the top rung of the lad
der In the lightweight division. and
victory for either tonight means added
prestige In backing up claims for a
fight with Terry McGovern, Jimmy
Britt or Battling Nelson.
McGoVern has expressed a desire to
come to the coast and fight some of
the top notchers capable of making
weight for him. and McCarey is willing
to match the winner of tonight's battle
with him. 1t is deemed probable that
the winner tonight will next hook up
with McGovern before McCarey's club.
Both are in tip top condition and de-
clare themselves ready to fight for
their lives. Each also possesses an
over-abundance of confidence and con-
templates the result with an equani-
nifty that is convincing to his friends,
at least.
Herrera Is Recovered
Herrera has fully recovered from the
effects of the slight attack of la grippe
which necessitated a postponement of
hostilities for one week, and the week
spent at San Pedro has served to put
the mule-kiclSing Mexican in better
condition than he ever was in before,
says Sol Levinson, his manager.
In all his previous fights Herrera has
been unmanageable to a certain extent |
and has been an unruly subject for
handling. He dislikes work and train |
ing stunts, but since Levinson came
from Frisco and took active charge
of his training camp Herrera has
worked hard and earnestly to get into
condition.
Twenty-Five friends came down from
Bakersfield yesterday to witness the |
fight of their favorite and will back |
him off the boards if it is possible. |
Several of the visitors spent yesterday |
with Herrera at his training camp at |
San Pedro and their presence aided the |
little fellow immensely and caused him |
to put forth extra efforts in all the |
stunts of his last day in training.
There is not an ounce of superfluous |
flesh upon his frame, he asserts, and he |
is sufficiently below the limit to guar
antee his ability to weigh in at the |
prescribed weight this evening.
Herrera has had the advantage in his
workouts of the presence of his brother, |
Mauro, who roughs it with him in live
ly fashion. Their final boxing bout yes
terday was one of the f1ercest battles in
which they have ever engaged and each
seemed determined to settle the dis
pute between them regarding the best
man-in-the-family proposition.
Herrera and his aides will come to
Los Angeles this forenoon and will con- |
clude final preparations for their end |
of the fight tonight.
Full of Confidence
Herrera assures all who inquire of
him that he will win tonight and be- |
lieves that victory will come via the
Knockout route. He is not a little
proud of his record in this regard and |
cannot conceal his desire to add Han
lon to the list of victims of his wicked |
right.
Herrera says that he will fight Hanlon
out of his famous crouch if it is pos
sible to do so, but should he fail in this |
effort he will assume the crouch him
self and proceed with the game which |
has won for The Pride so many times.
This crouching attitude in the ring |
was once a favorite style of Herrera, |
but he says he was hooted out of it by
spectators who attended fights in which |
he assumed this style.
Eddie HanlOn was never better in |
his life says Spider Kelly and the
training staff at North Beach, Eddie's |
appearance confirms the statement. ]
His eyes are as clear as the morning
dew, his cheeks are as the school girls
and his workouts have been character
lied by lightning fast work and re-
markable development of his punching
ability.
Kelly says that Eddie is in better
condition than when he met Willie
Fitzgerald and predicts that his i'm
proVement will show in a striking man
ner during the enga agement with Her
rera.
Eddie says he has formed no definite
plans as to his battle and will go into
the ring with but one determination,
to defeat Herrara as speedily as pos
sible. No thought of defeat seems to
enter into his calculations, as he is
planning for his future engagements
already, in anticipation of winning to-
night.
There Is no more modest scrapper in
the business than Haulon and he is
never given to boasting Of what he will
do. Neither will he say that he will
win in a certain number of rounds nor
that he will make monkeys Of his op- |
ponents. But The Pride has fought
his way into the hearts Of the Cali
fornia fight fans and he will not lack
for rooters at the ringside.
Eddie IS Favorite
In the betting Eddie rules as a slight
favorite the general quotations being
ten to nine in his favor. Ilddie's friends
realize that he is not up against Willie
Fitzgerald this time, and while eX-
pressing every confidence in his ability
to win they will not overlook the prob
abilities of a Mexican victory. Indeed.
Eddie does not underrate his opponent
and will enter the ring with the one
thought Of fighting his best.
The prelimnaries are the best that
have ever been offered by McCarey and
are within themselves good drawing
cards. Zubrick who win meet Cor
man in the main prelim, is too Well
known to fight fans to require boost
ing as an attractive card at any fight.
Zubrick is fit and ready and his one
months work at Santa Monica has de-
veloped that punch of his which has
brought home the money so neatly in