Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-19
SPEAKS WELL
OF BILLY ROCHE
CYCLONE THOMPSON RETURNS
TO LOS ANGELES
Northern Promoter Referees All Bouts
Given at His Club and Does
Not Believe In
Draws

"Cyclone" Thompson and his man
aeer. II. e. Westgate, returned from
San Francisco yesterday. Thompson,
who was to have fought Dick Hyland
at Col1na on Wednesday night, Is still
far from well, but his physician de-
clares he will be able to sign up for
another match inside of week. In
speaking of the trip Thompson's man
ager said:
the match had to be postponed, as the
San Francisco fight fans wanted to
see Hyland and Cyclone come together.
The advance sale of seats was one OF
the largest ever recorded In the city
and Billy Roche, who secured the con-
test, predicted q $4,000 or $1,000 mousse
"IIvland is naturally a good drawing
card since he defeated Young Corbett
and Eddie Hanon and the moment
that the sports Of the town got their
eyes on Thompson they felt sure that
n battle royal would result when the
lightweights came together.
"Thcmpson impressed Sam Berger,
Jack Cordell and others as having a
terrific wallop and both expressed the
opinion after boxinig with him that
he would give Hyland the fight of his
life An incident of the trip (and by
the way one which Thompson regrets)
resulted in Cordell running into left
lab that tore hole in his lip as large
as q scent piece. After that Cordell
who weighs 150 advised everyone he
met to put their money down on Cy-
clone.
Thompson was in pretty good con-
dition when he went north and the
first two days work left him in splen-
did shape for hard training, but in
sitting around the camp after his
daily workout he contracted cold that
soon sent him to bed.
1.-TWO physicians were called and
every effort was made to reduce his
fever and put him in shape for the
fight but when the day arrived he was
too i'll to put up much of a contest and
the bout was postponed until Novem-
ber
"McClintic, Hyland's manager, asked
for his training expenses, which were
paid. The contest will probably be
put on within three or four weeks and
is sure to draw large crowd.
II don't care what Others may say
of the game up north, the boys who
fight there are drawing good houses
and the little experience we had with
Coffroth and Roche made favorable
impression.
They used us squarely in every way
extended every courtesy when Thomp-
son was taken i'll, and even refused to
take a dollar of the forfeit though
their expenses had run up towards $500
AS soon as Thompson is able we will
sign articles again and do what we
can to get even on the two trips, and
at the same time give the club a
chance to come out on top.
Billy Roche, by the way, referees al
the bouts at Colma which his club pulls
off and is giving satisfaction. He de-
clareS he has never given draw de-
ciSion and never will At the end ,oi
twenty rounds one man should and
always does have some advantage as
to points, is his argument, and he be-
lieves in rendering a decision. While
some may differ with him many hold
the same opinion, namely that a de-
cision should be rendered in every
twentv-Tound contest.
The betting at San Francisco was
10 to Z, Hyland naturally being the
favorite in his home town, but there
was plenty of Thompson money and
those who watched him during his box
ing stunts before he took sick declared
they were willing to take chance or
the short ender.
We trained at Billy Shannon's, Sar
Rafael, and no one could ask for bet.
ter quarters or better treatment"