Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-13

III the rllB, ana at l0e same Llllle, De-
cause Of the decisive manner in which
the victory was won, Herrera stock as
candidate for Battling Nelson's game
begins TO soar.
BY winning from Young Corbett, Her.
rcra earns the match with Kid Her
man, which is scheduled for February
o. The winner of this battle will have
the call on Jimmy Britt. and before the
daisies bloom again it Is probable that
the Conqueror of Young Corbett for the
title will battle before Il Los Angeles
audience with the winner of the Her
rera-Herman bout for the right to
meet Nelson.
on his showing last night Young
Corbett is decidedly "all in and he
will cease to be an attraction as a
fighter This does not detract from the
glory coming to Herrera, however, as
the battle was short-lived and ended
decsvely demonstrating the proves
Of the Bakersfield boy as one of the
best among the lightweight boxers OF
the world.
Kid Herman was an Interested spec
tator and after the battle was ended
the conqueror of Eddie Hanlon was
possessed of a growing respect for the
ability of the battler who he will be
asked to meet next month.
Herman and Herrera are "live" ones
and their mill will be an attraction de
luxe and will excite greater interest
throughout the country than did the
Corbett-Hcrrera battle.
The result will be of greater impor-
tance to both little fellows. as they
are on the road to the top of their
class and each is possessed of an inor-
dinate desire to meet the champion of
their division.
Neither will waste time in any man
ner and will get down to hard train
ing at once, each realizing that their
future as boxers is at stake.
Dave Barry. Prof. f. $. Lewis.
Johnny Hogan and Bud Houser were
in Corbett's corner and Sonny Jacobs,
Mauro Herrera. Charles Bussillos and
Baldy Wilson We're back of Herrera.
The main event was preceded by
three siX-round preliminaries. Sagi-
nav Kid and Steve Harbin went at it
in the curtain-raiser and stalled around
for half n minute before entering
upon one of the sluggingest slugging
matches ever pulled off at the Maud
junction pavilion.
Saginaw Kid was knocked down in
the first round and hammered all over
the ring, the gong saving him from a
knockout. In the second round Harbin
sent him to the floor twice and the
last time he was knocked down it was
for the count of eight, and as he arose
in a sroggy condition and was all in
Referee Robinson stopped the battle
and gave the decision to Harhin.
Two messenger boys, Frisco King
from Frisco, and Tom Leahy of Los
Angeles, went six rounds to a draw
as the second preliminary and each
put up stunning jabbing match
The Frisco boy started out to maui
the life out of the local messenger, but
tired in the stretch and the Los An
geles battler finished a la Don Domo,
evening up the points.
The third preliminary was quickly
ended by a knockout in the first round,
Young Cole of st. Louis handing the
lucky punch to Kid McLone of Denver.
These boys chased one another all
over the ring in a sprinting match until
10 seconds before the Knockout, when
they mixed it slightly, with the Denver
boy having a slight advantage.
In a miXup Cole sent over his right
and made a clean record against Den
yer, by putting McLone down and out
with a tap on the jaw.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round 1.-The men came to the center
of the ring and after a half minute Of
fiddling Herrera landed the first blow,
sending a light left to the head. Cor
bett also put a left to the head and
when they had spared again Corbett
sent in a hard left to the face. Cor
bett drove a right anC left to the face
and the Mexican came back with
vicious left that met Corbett's jaw
with a stinging effect Corbett drove
a right to the kidneys and in fierce
mix up Herrera uppercutted with his
~ IialknrGfipi1 1,ir in a
terrific right Wallop to the head that
staggered Corbett. his legs moving un-
steadily for a few seconds. Herrera
upperCut and after the clinch resorted
to the same tactics, the gong sounding
on a clinch.
Round 2-The men started the round
by another flddling exhibition ana
Corbett put two rights to the body
before they clinched. Corbett slapped
a right to the body and a left to the
face, Herrera dancing away. Corbett
missed a left lead for the stomach, but
drove his left to the head. He led
again and ran into hard left over the
heart. Herrera was taking things
easily and appeared to be feeling his
opponent out. Both men landed light
lefts on the face and the Mexican
danced away again as Corbett sent
Il wicked left for his jaw. Corbett
men clinched. Corbett rushed Herrera
TO the ropes with lefts and rights to
the head as the bell tapped.
Round 3-Corbett rushed Aurelio TO
the ropes, landing with both his left
and right ON the head. although the
blows did not appear to have much
effect upon the Mexican. The men cir
cled to the center Of the ring and Cor
bett commenced to taunt Herrera.
Corbett landed right to the kidneys
and left to the stomach. Herrera
put a right to the stomach and they
spared. Corbett rushed the Mexican
TO the ropes with successive vicious
drives to the body. Herrera slipped
out of the danger place and swung
left for the head which Corbett
blocked. They exchanged again and
Corbett came in contact with a vicious
TO the face Herrera drove q
right to the jaw and after a general
eXcnange of body blows they clinched.
The men feinted sufficiently long to
cali for the laughter of the house.
Corbett went after Herrera and both
received a hard rap to the head which
made them willing to clinch. They
broke and were sparring at the gong.
Round four-Corbett jammed in a left
to the stomach missed a right to the
head, and sent another to the stomach.
ROthWel followed IN his advanta %