Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-10
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
BATTLE IS DRAW
LIGHTWEleHTS BOX TO LIMIT
WITHOUT DECISION
Little Battlers Give Clever Exhibition
and Put Up Fast Fight, but
Neither ls Able to
Achieve Victory

hlu I1eIiAidH anu AuIeilO E1eTTtId
fought twenty fierce rounds to g. draw
last night and one Of the biggest fight
audiences ever assembled in the Maud
junction pavilion was satisfied with the
decision.
The battle was a genuine affair, no
imitation. 1t was hammer and tongs
with both lads from the tap of the
gong In the opening round until Referee
Eyton threw up both hands and mutely
declared the battle draw at the con-
cluson of the twentieth round.
The light of neither as a topnotch
lightweight battler was dimmed and
both are so filled with confidence that
a decisive result will prevail at their
next meeting that each is clamoring for
another try.
Herman displayed his usual gameness
and aggressiveness throughout the
twenty rounds and carried the fight to
Herrera continuously.
Herrera changed his style of battle
somewhat and met Herman half way in
all aggressive tactics, fighting from
start to finish instead of playing his
usual waiting game.
Both were overanxlous to win via the
Knockout route and their principal leads
were for the jaw, with occasional jabs
to the body, and each showed an ability
to hand out a stiff and effective blow in
all mixups.
They battled on an even basis for
eleven rounds, with honors varying,
and the advantage between them being
slight. In the twentieth round Herman
fought like an untamed demon and be-
widered the willy Mexican to some ex-
tent, forcing him to cover frequently to
avoid the rain of rights and lefts.
Herman's best showing was in the
twelfth. thirteenth and fourteenth
rounds, when he appeared stronger,
more aggressive and more effective
than at other stages Of the fight.
Herrera evened up the score in the
fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth
rounds and gave flashes of champion
ship speed in the mixups in these
rounds, giving Herman busy time of
1t to avoid punishment and keep look
out for that terrible right which was
swinging constantly like trip ham
mer.
In all rounds the little fellows fought
like chained cats, but divided the
honors on an even basis. Herrera had
a slight advantage in height, reach and
weight, but Herman's boring-in tactics
overcome these advantages to some ex-
tent.
The admirers of either had every
opportunity for gratifying the desire to
yell, and every opportunity was
promptly taken advantage of. Climaxes
were always on tap and the yell was
not far behind.
Knockout Never Imminent
However. throughout the battle there
never was a moment when either
seemed to have Knockout on hand,
and it became evident in the early
stages that both lads were extraor-
dinarily respectful of the ability of the
other.
Herman showed good generalship in
avoiding the haymakers of the Mexican
and several times either ducked or
jumped away from what would have
been a peaceful slumber had the blow
landed where it was directed.
In this manner Herman achieved
some honors, as Herrera was contin-
ually playing with that dreadful right
with an impatient manner and was
watching and waiting for an oppor-
tunity to slip it over and end the argu-
ment.
Herrera, too, was respectful of the
punch of the Chicago lad and after
Herman had touched him up with a
few stingers on the head and face, he
erected a gloved barrier every time the
Herman right was in motion.
The battle was great one in every
sense and furnished the fans with
everything they craved, save the knock
out. 1t was far from a tame boxing
bout and there never was moment
that the affair dwindled to this cate
CORY.
At the conclusion Of the battle neither
showed any unusual marks of punish
inent, but this is accounted for in the
fact that both were playing for
knockout and directed their principal
efforts to the head and face.
II ,g.
eye in the eighth round and this re-
manned throughout the battle as the
only evidences of the terrific blows
exchanged.
Herman was better on mitigating and
gruelling in clinches than was his op-
ponent, but Herrera exhibited a deal of
ability at uppercutting and body blows
in these eXingencies.
Altogether, there has seldom been
more evenly balanced battle and a fair
consideration of the points compelled
the decision of a draw, as any other
decision would have been unfair to
both.
The boys We're battling more for the
privilege of going on with Battling
Nelson in the spring than for the finan-
cial profits of the affair and each was
sorely disappointed at the decision.
May Be Rematched
After the decision was announced.
both declared they had been wronged
and Immediately talked of another
meeting to settle the question of SUI
premacy between them.
1t is not improbable that they will
be gTatified in this respect. as the fans
are equally as anxious that one of
them shall win in a decisive manner.
The showing made by Herman
against the conqueror of Young Corbett
was a revelation to many of the fans,
as 1T was generally believed that Her.
rera would stop the Chicago lad before
the twentieth round.
The meeting clearly demonstrated
that these two are the legitimate
claimants upon the attention of Nelson
and they are probably the best of the
lightweight division on the coast, If
not in the country.
The main event was preceded by two
preliminaries. The curtain raiser was
between Steve Harden and Young La
hey and went six rounds to draw,
This affair was advertised to be be-
tween Harden and Billy Walsh but
the latter sustained wrenched back
intraining and was unable to go on,