The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
CANS AND HERMAN
BOTH POPULAR
Tonopah Fight Followers I'm
thuse Over Chicago Pugilist.
Goldfield Favors Negro.
BOTH ARE TRAINING HARD
Mystery About the Champion
Weight-Believe He VIII Scale
at I33 Pounds.

TONOPAH. NEW. December From
now until the time of the Gans-Herman
New Years Day fight. TO- Dee held in the
arena OF the Casino Athletic club. 81 is go
ing to be a question among the residents
OF this section as to which OF the two
men is the more popular.
Cans made himself solid by his actions
Before and during the battle with Nelson
az GolaGEId last September. Herman is
making himself just as well liked through
his strict adherence to training rules. his
evident earuestness and his apparent el-
fort 60 let the miners here know that
ho Is going into the ring on New Year s
Day intending to win II he can.
Ganss stronghold. naturally enough is
tine scene Of his former Nevada encounter
Al the same time the people OF Tonopah
swear ~ him a real fighter They do
rot intend 10 let Goldfield Guido them in
their homage TO the lightweight champ.
they are not overlooking the fact how
ever. that Herman Is fighting his maiden
fight I'm Nevada. and that the place ne is
fighting II in Is Tonopah. So. with the
spirit OF rivalry known 20 camps I'm this
section % the country Tonopah IS claim
Ing Herman as her own.
Like his SlyAc.
It IS Hermans style OF fighting, as
shown in his gymnasium workouts thar
the people here Ike. He IS rough at all
times tie has a tear-in plan OF campaign
and he uses IT every afternoon in his
sparring exhibitions with Adam Ryan.
The noisy Adam is liking the work less
each day The Tonopah fans II must be-
SAID are liking the kid I'm inverse ratio
10 the way Adam is liking the work
This afternoon the biggest crowd that
has yet assembled in the big Casino.
which is easily turned into a gymnasium.
was present 20 see Herman work. The
Chicago boy was certainly there with t.e
entertainment He not only got fin "a good
hours work. but he also had the crowd
amused by his kidding. Even Manager
Nate Lewis had 10 laugh. and Nate
doesn't do il unless he has to-
From now until New Years Dav ID
VIII be a program OF hard work ia both
camps. Cans VIII work the harder Of the
two. for the reason that lie is not going
20 make the weight as easily as the Kid
Herman IS practically at weight now.
What the colOred boy will do on the
scales is known only To himself and those
intimately connected with his camp lie
% not weighing in public. Il is believed.
however. that he Is nearing the figure
prescribed for the battle l33 pounds two
hours before ring time-aud. although a
lot OF hard work will still be needed,
he will not lose his weight forfeit
kilograms are pouring in from all over
the country. They are distributed about
equally between the two fighters Her
man heard from Bat MastersOn. the ia
fous New York critic. The old gun
fighter writes under his own name that
Herman IS more than likely 10 slip a sur
prise to the wise boys who think Cans
iuvincible. While not actually picking
Herman 10 win, Masterson states that the
Chicago boy is the ole lightweight who
has Q chance with the champ. and that
that chance may be better than most
people. AT this stage OF the game. figure
Il 70 be.