Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10

q lead on points. using his left to Herrera's
body successfully. especially in the might
ing of which there was great deal. Her
rera who was stronger and showed the
hardest punch, tried hard to land his knock
out on the jaw, but did not land 1t squarely
during the entire fight. He staggered Her
mann several times by hitting him on the
back of the neck and head, but the clever
duckng and quick recovery of the Chicago
lad saved him from serious harm.
After Herrera's Face.
After the tenth round Hermann gave his
attention to Herrera's face and head. using
a stiff left jab that found it's mark on Her
reras face many times. As long as he
boxed with Herrera and kept him from
setting himself for blow, Hermann had the
advantage. but In the exchanges Herrera's
superior hitting ability told
Following are the last five rounds In
detail
Sixteenth Round.
Herrera led. but Hermann ducked. They
clInched. Hermann ducked a straight right
for mouth and Hermann came back with
light left TO face. They run into a clinch
and uppercut each other lightly. Hermann
rushed into a left to face, but It did not
hurt and he came back with left and right
TO ribs. Hermann put left to mouth and
q
mann again ducked lift for face and re-
turned with right to jaw. which hurt. Her.
mann planted right on stomach and left on
face. They were doing fierce close fighting
as gong sounded.
Seventeenth Round.
Herrera drove left TO face. but it
glanced off. He sent right to face that got
to the mark. Herrera rushed. but Her
mann ducked any they clinched. Hermann
a..
on the ribs. Herrera swung right and
left. and It looked like Hermann got it bad,
but he came back strong and unhurt
Clinch. Herrera sent left for stomach, but
II was blocked. Herrera swung right and
left on head. Hermann then came in ard
put left to jaw hard. They clinched. Both
blocked lefts for wind. They clinched at
the bell.
Eighteenth Round.
Hermann ducked two left stralghts for
head Hermann ducked another left and
they clinched. They rushed and blocked
right and iefts Hermann put left to face
and then ducked right and left swings. They
clinched and uppercut each other. They
rushed In and Hermann got three straights
to the Mexican's head without n return.
HEIermann drove left to Herreras head and
then lead again with left and right for face.
He ducked a return. They ciinched Her
rera swung and went to the floor. He got
up and rushed into a stiff left to face, Both
exchanged right and lefts on head at bell.
Nineteenth Round.
Herrera drove right for wind, but was
blocked Hermann got In a left TO head.
but Il glanced of and they clinched. They
rushed to n clinch. They exchanged fierce
swings on head Hermann got two stiff
lefts to Herrera's face without return. Her
Iera swung but Hermann ducked. Her
rera swung and lost his feet. Hermann
went right back and planted right and left
on side OF head. They fought at close
range as bell rang.
Twentieth Round.
Hermann ducked. They clinched. They
broke at once and went together with left
and right swings that did no damage. Her.
rera was doing his best for knockout. but
Hermann ducked them all. Both rushed
into right and left swings. but there was no
damage. Herrera sent right and left to
face, and 1t looked like he had the Kid. but
the latter got out of the way nicely. Her
mann ducked another swing and they
clinched. Both rushed into another clinch.
Herrera missed his footing and Hermann
tried hard to get in the fatal blow. but was
unsuccessful. They danced about the ring.
The referee declared the fight a draw.
At the end of the twentieth round there
was little &c choose and the fight was de-
clared draw.
Herrera's seconds didn't like the decision
and they tried a free-for-ali fight The POI
lice had to take Herrera and his brother out
of the ring to save trouble.