Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
HERRERA STARTS
SERIOUS STUNTS
BEGINS TRAINING FOR GO WITH
NELSON
Dane ls Always FIT, and In That
Respect He Has Advantage
Over the Mexican
Fighter
by NORMAN DDNsuAM

Herrera has started his first serious
training for his meeting with Battling
Nelson on the 25th. In order to cele-
brate the Jour natalie" of his train
ing, Aurelio took his friends out to
Agricultural park to see him, as he
said, ride in a running race and beat
the other fellow hollow.
When the party arrived at the park
however, certain wise ones persuaded
the Bakersfield boy that stretching his
legs over a saddle was none too good
for an easy movement of his neither
limbs in sparring, so Herrera allowed
Tommy Jacobs, his manager, to do
the riding for him.
The other horse, big raw-boned
bay gelding, was owned and ridden
by q Mexican whose name, as far as
an open-air introduction could convey,
was Guerilla. He sauntered his horse
slowly up to the starting post--the
half mile mark-and, after some argu-
ment, Jacobs mounted and followed
him.
1t is certain that Herrera's horse did
not finish first, in face someone was
rude enough to remark that he had
run off home to Bakersfield, but Her
rera did not seem to mind very much.
All he said was, Say, II you fellows
had let me ride thered have been
nothing to it."
The Race for Supper
The race was for supper for the
crowd, anything up to $50, and Her
rera had it understood that he had
started training, and 1t was to be
strictly pain sans win" for him.
Even the most ardent OF Herrera's
admirers admit that the Mexican lads
method of training up till now has
not been all that it should be. But
f11ie ho hna r11nd0 in hic
mind to do the right thing strictly.
In speaking of him, one of the best
known followers of the game in Los An
geles said:
Herrera is my beau ideal in ply
sque of what the typical light weight
boxer should be. He is built like a
race horse, is slim enough to be grace
full but sufficiently sturdy to be able
to deliver a good knockout wallop i
believe that he is going to train
conscientiously, and, If he does, Bat
will have to look out for himself"
Where Nelson will have the advan-
tage over Herrera lies in the fact that
the Dane is always more or less fit.
He lives so much in the open air that
his skin is hardened by exposure to
the elements. and blows that would
stagger another man do not seem to
pass through HIS outer covering.
GicTnSIltS Hdt SouII
In twenty-round bout this is a
very important point.
Loss of blood weakens a man very
quickly, and pain not only does this,
but upSetS the temper and too often
makes a man lose his head when a
little brain work would win him the
battle If a boxers skin and muscles
are in such q condition that blood
does not easily flow, nor pain be felt
too keenly, then he has an immense
advantage over the man who has not
lived so wisely.
Exceptional interest has been added
to the two coming contests by all four
of the participants agreeing that the
winner of one battle shall meet the
winner of the other. This arrangement
opens up unlimited possibilities. For
Instance, should Attell succeed in best
ing Herman he will have a good
chance to wear the championship belt
of the world in the light weight class,
whereas he is now champion feather
weight of the world and has good
claim to the title of champion bantam.
In spite of his weight this is by no
means outside of the probabilities.
Nelson on AtteII
In speaking of Abe the other day.
Nelson said: Lots of people think
that Abe has no punch, and they
think, too, that nobody can hurt me
Well, let me tell you something:
met Abe in six-round go and be-
lieve he came nearer to hurting me
good and plenty than any other man
l have ever met"
It is certainly feather in the cap
of the Smiling impresario;" Tom Nc
Carey, that he has succeeded in ar
ranging these two contests and has
been able to get the boys to agree
that the two winners shall meet later
on in Los Angeles.
There is no record of any two such
battles being brought off in sequence
in the same town before, and it is a
good proof that in Los Angeles we
have the ablest management and the
best crowd of good sportsmen to sup
port a contest in the country.
In Los Angeles the game is conduct
ed in such manner that it is not
ratronized only by the regular sport
ing fraternity, but by every man OF
standing in the business and financial
world who loves a good game well and
cleanlY PLAYED,