The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-27

severe cold. e. It was on
this account that No
4 \------..- L- Ian decided to leave
for the coast at once. They took the
train for New Orleans yesterday after
noon. short engagement on the stage
will be filled at the Crescent City. This
will do Nelson no harm, as It will not
be necessary for him to appear In fight
Ing costume.
''lyhat do you think OF your coming
fight with Herrera?" the Battlcr was
asked.
Nelson smiled, and then launched forth
and told Of his experiences with Her
5rera. 5
II have known Herrera for over two.
him was a preliminary fighter around
Chicago and Milwaukee. In fact, / 7G,nt
anywhere thought I could get a~scrap.
Somehow or other they did not think well
enough Of m,s to put me IN stat bout,
and i had to take anything that was
offered. #
Many Hard Punches.
AT that time twenty-five dollars for q
preliminary bout Was considered big
money BY me. When l was not fighting
Il had 70 hustle hard TO make both ends
meet and-I was often engaged by better
known fighters than took part in main
events Among these men were Tommy
Ryan Jack Root, Benny Yanger, Aurelio
Herrera and other well known stars of
the ring They always engaged ne be-
cause they knew that would give them
good work out and would never COM
plain about getting handled too roughly.
You can bet that I took many hard
punch during my apprenticeship
II remember well one afternoon while
Ryan and were boxing In the gymna-
stun he noored me three or four times
That same day he showed me one or two
tricks that have been of great benefit to
me during my career In the ring. And =
must certainly say that Ryan knows
the lighting game.
Herrera came to Chicago about this
time and engaged me IS his sparring part
ner. After boxing with him for week
he turned loose on me one afternoon and
we both mixed 1t. in good style In fact,
we went as hard as we could 5a5 LOOK
several pretty hard punches, but at the.
end Of the four rounds Herrera was more
willing to stop than was.
Gave Tough Fight.
"When the fight was over felt cock
sure that I had his number I felt that
I would be a certain victor over him a
any distance Herrera won the fight I
helped to prepare him for, and then I
tried my best to get on afreal fight with
him. But I had no manager or press
agent to extol me to the skies, and my
efforts were laughed at by, the match
makers, was not discouraged, SO
kept right after the Mexican until finally,
to my great JOY, was matched to fight
him in Butte. Mont. on September 3, 1905.
The fight was scheduled for twenty
rounds, and it went the distance.
II want to give all the credit to the
Mexican that is coming to him. He gave
me a tough fight. But gave him an
awful beating, and at the finish the
referee promptly awarded me the deci-
sion. In the fourth round Herrera floored
mo good and hard, but before the Dell
sounded for that round. had him very
grogsy and he was glad to go 10 ms
corner. This fight was conducted bS
Billy Nolan, my present manager, as ne
handled all the big contests In Montana.
"Herrera Is the candy kid when 1t
comes to punching. And he can slip one
over from distance Of only six inches
that will shake fellow from head to foot.
His left hand won't do any great dam.
age, but II the right one connects IN the
right place IT. Is curtains for his oppo-
nent I can truthfully say that he can
punch harder than any llghtWelsht IN
The ring, barring none. and have faced
about all the best mon In this class.
II know Herrera likes his whiskey and
strong cigars Qhe stronger the better,
but when he gets into a ring he Is always
dangerous, and you have to keep your
eyes open for his sleep producer. 1T
Will Win Says Nelson.
"Now, as to my opinion as to whether
I can beat him In our coming fight, all
I have to say IL that whipped him when
I was his sparring partner, gave him
an awful beating In our twenty round
fight and am equally confident that |
will again get the better of}him.s have
improved since our Butte engagement,
while he certainly has not, should say
he ia about the same, with perhaps, n
little more confidence In himself. ! am
seven tor eight years his junior, and have
not dissipated as he has, feel safe IN
predicting to my friends that will be
returned tho winner of this fight.
Elbow long 1t will go do not know,
and YOU can depend on 1t that will try
to end the fight as quickly as possible.
But don't think for minute that en-
pect to get the decision without plenty
of trouble from the Mexican. Another
thing is that Herrera Is very game ana
can take a good punching. as was shown
III our last battle. Any man would nave
something to boast of after getting inc
better of AMreljD Herrera
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Washington Affairs,
(From Our Regular Correspondent
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