Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
Referee Has Not Been Selected, but
the Officials viii Be Chosen at
Consultation Of Managers
This Morning
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What promises to be the most Cruel
ing ring battle ever waged in Los An
geles is scheduled to occur at Maud
Junction pavilion this evening. I'm
less Fighting Dick" Hyland and "Cy-
clone" Thompson prove a bitter dis
appointment local lovers of the game
will witness a whirlwind affair between
two bows, neither of whom knows how
to deport himself in the ring other than
by methods not calculated to stimu-
late peace and order.
Hyland will come in from Santa Mon
lea this morning, while Thompson in
tends lying around his Arcadia quart
ers until late in the afternoon. Each
man claims that he is fit for the strug-
gle of his life and no excuses Will be
forthcoming after the battle.
Manager McCarey has not as yet Sc
Iected a referee, though he says there
are several on the choosing list. Char
lev Eyton was unanimously selected
by managers of the principals and
also by the Pacific Athletic club.
Eyton again last night declared that
there was nothing doing so far as he
was concerned and under no eircum-
stances would he enter the ring as
referee
Just who may be secured will remain
a question of import to Hyland and
Thompson. Tommy Burns was sug-
gested as an official, but the Hyland
camp would not agree and Thompson's
manager did not press the suit, as
Tommy has been training at "Cy-
tcline's" quarters.
Another meeting of those Immediate
ly Interested will be held this morning
and no trouble is anticipated in Sc
curing someone to act before the hour
of battle
Means Much to Hyland
Dick Hyland is to enter the ring
tonight for a battle which will mean
much as regards his future. Steadily
climbing the pugilistic ladder Dick
goes tonight against the toughest
mixer he has vet met. victory for
him means a contest with Nelson at
no distant date
With this end in view, the hardy
little San Francisco boxer will strive
with all the pent-up strength of his
young frame. He possesses a wallop,
this Hyland boy, and those who have
witnessed him in action say that the
manner in which ne brings across a
vicious right is very much calculated
to work havoc upon the object with
which it comes in contact.
Acknowledged that Hyland carries
a knockout drop, the next question to
be considered is whether the sleep
producer will be effective when admin
istered to such a man as Cyclone
Thompson
A look at Thompson's physiognomy
is ample proof that Hyland's opponent
has been up against some hard game
and the fact that he is hunting for
more at this date might lead one to
believe that the Sycamore boy is i'm
perVious to punishment. Battling
Nelson whirled his savage strength at
Thompson's frame and carried away
marks on which Joe Cans will blink
his shifty eyes at Goldfield, New, with
in a few more days.
Whatever claim to clevernesS that
Hyland possesses, Thompson has none
and furthermore makes none. He is a
fighter pure and simple, and not win
ming with fierce, constant onslaughts
is willing to accept the short end of
the deal.
1t is a common saying that those
who witnessed Bat Nelson in training
go away and wager on the other
man. Thompson's work has driven
many to perform in like manner. Any
thing but clever or SNOWY Thompson
does not impress the average ring fol-
lower with his preparatory stunts.
Fast Prelimnaries
Perhaps more betting has occurred
in connection with tonight's battle than
any ring contest scheduled for Maud
Junction in many a day. A knowledge
that both men are of the mixing sort
generally arouses sporting blood, and
under the circumstances there is small
wonderment at the money which has
been placed in the present instance.
The preliminaries which have been
arranged, with Eddie Menney and
young McGovern as one card and
Tremble and the Turk opposing each
other are not without interest. Los
Angeles patrons of the game are anxi-
Gus to see whether Meeney may yet
regain his lost prestige by tarting an
other string of victories that will again
land him near the point held until his
defeat by Manuel Torres.
In McGovern he meets a boy who
won his last battle by knockout and
who possesses every confidence that
he will give Eddie the same dose.
Jim Tremble imagines he can give
the Turk more of a lacing than that
delivered at their last meeting, and
expects to win decisively.
The first bout will be called at 8