Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-20
HERRERA GOES
10 FAST ROUNDS
MEXICAN APPEARS IN SUPERB
CONDITION
Busy Scenes at AureIIo's Training
Camp, Where Challenger Of the
Great Dane Prepares for
Battle

It would be but human IL any one out
Herrera camp was yesterday after
noon departed from the Mexican's quar-
ters with an idea that had Nelson been
the challenger instead of the dark
skinned one the odds must necessarily
have hinged In Aurelio's favor.
The Bakersfield wonder is in such
magnificent condition that an unbiased
spectator readily recognizes the nerve
of the Dane in volunteering to face the
terrific right hand wallop that lies en-
cased in the brown, graceful arm of the
Aztec descendant.
Precedent says that Herrera never
really becomes fit for battle. For once
at least Precedent is wrong, as the
Bakersfield wonder is already fit for
the struggle of his life.
With trim muscles running evenly
beneath his tawny skin and tinge of
red showing through the brunette fea-
lures the Mexican appears anxious for
the gong.
Goes Ten Rounds
In his work Herrera exhibits a con-
fidence that should stand him in good
stead when he steps into the arena next
Friday night. Yesterday he went ten
rounds, and fast rounds too, but
throughout he showed no signs of dis
comfiture nor any difficulty in hitting
his training partners when and where
he wished.
For the first eight rounds his brother,
Mauro, and the illustrious Kid Solomon
alternated. Kid Solomon, the pride of
the street department., has a left lead
that is wonder and the envy of every
boxer of his weight. The agile sweeper
uses this left of his to great effect.
Time and time again he landed square
1y on Aurelio's jaw with enough force
to put an ordinary man out. He could
not trouble the Mexican, however, and
hard as the Kid worked, he was unable
to make Aurelio breathe hard.
When Herrera had tired his brother
and the Kid they got busy with Tommy
Jacobs and truth to tell, Tommy got
busy with him. Jacobs, in his street
attire, appears as high school boy of
nineteen. When he jumps into his
working clothes he is a surprise. In
sporting parlance he is built from the
ground up His muscles are magnifi-
Gently developed from calves to neck
and he is as quick and graceful as he is
well developed.
During the first round Tommy chased
the smiling Aurielo, who contented him
self with stalling the vicious lunges OF
his manager and planting light one
now and then.
In the second round, however, Aure-
lilo got busy and poor Tommy was UP
against it.
The Mascot was in great form yes
terday afternoon. He is the three year
old son of one of the neighbors and he
thinks that Herrera is the king of them
all. While the Mexican was doing his
bag punching the mascot looked or
with keen interest. During the inter
walls Herrera spared with him and il
was treat to see the youngsters at
titude and the fighting face that he as
Sumed.
Billy the Goat
After the training was over Mrs.
Aurelio greeted the visitors and posed
for a photograph with her husband and
Billy the goat. Billy is bad actor, a
cannibal in fact. He eats automobile
tires and, so Tommy Jacobs says, he
consumes socks. At any rate he, like
many other more human creatures in
that neighborhood, admires Aurelio.
What with horse shoes, goats and
other lucky signs, the adherents of the
Bakersfield wonder cannot figure out
how Herrera can possibly lose to the
Dane.