The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
BOXERS WORKING
At HIGH SPEED
Cans and Herman Are Prepar-
ing for a Red Hot Argu-
j. ,ment.
Negro Expected to Have Trouble
to Make the Required
! Weight.
Special to The Journal.

special to The journal.
Tonopah, New, Dec. GAS the days
pass and the time of the big battle be-
of the world, and Kid Herman, the Chi
cago marvel, approaches, the excite
ment here is steadily growing. There
are those, even in this community, of
the under-dog loving sports, who
thought the whole affair a huge joke
when Manager Mike Riley sprung this
bout on the town, but that was before
Herman arrived and got to work. Now
it is a different story.
Brokers, operators and miners, all are
taking a great interest in the coming
bout, and the training quarters are
packed every, day when the fighters are
doing their trainink stunts. Perhaps
Herman is little, the favorite in this
form of amusement, but that is easily
explained by the fact that Cans is a
known quantity in Nevada. The pub
lie knows he both can and will fight.
Herman, on the other hand, is not
at all known. There are few, if any,
in the crowds visiting the quarters
daily, who ever saw in action the little
Ghetto wonder. When he struck camp
he took the right course, going to
work with a vigor that startled the ma
tives. He was and is modest, but con-
fdent that he has made the whole town
MS 1rlends by his demeanor.
Herman Has Backers.
Even those who believe that Cans
will win with difficulty say: "That
Kid is putting himself in shape for the
battle of his life. He is training all he
knows how, anad he is sure a plucky
little fellow, SO earnest about his work,
that I wish he was going to VIM
Herman himself has no doubts as to
the outcome: For seven years I
have worked like slave to get this
chance, and the man that thinks I am
no going to put up the fight of my
life is FOOL he said today.
And another man has the same opin-
Ion. Joe Cans, the black champion, is
not wasting any time getting in shape
for his fight. He is having little diff
fculty getting down to weight in this
climate, where he is not assisted by the
summer heat that helped in Goldfeld
The daily routine is. everything, but a
H!ngs himself into his work with a
vim that plainly indicated the fact that
he Is little anxious over the weight
question if nothing else
The town is beginning to fill already
with fight fans: At the hotels and
lodging houses they are laying in sup
plies, Of bedding and cot beds to stand:
'o oAO hollo' 1'OHucSGSJ iol IOOlu FtSeT-
vations are pouring in on the already
crowded hotels, and the arrangements
OF these hostelries as rule turn such
requests over to the residents of the
city, who are looking for a little extra
money in that line.
Sandwiches Scarce.
Just at this time the cooks and wait
ers are out on a strike and there is a
veritable famine on. This is causing
Mike Riley untold hours of worry, but
it will be Strengthened out for the
fight.
D. In the big arena work is swinging
along rapidly. When the electricians
got into trouble with the power COM
pany and quit work, Mike had several
fits, but the boys saved his life by
agreeing to wire the pavilion on private
contract: This is being done now and
the work is well along
Everybody that owns q nautomobile
has many friends in the outlying
camps these days. The out of-towners
are eager to see the fight, and arae lay
ing plans already.