The San Francisco call., 1906-05-27
NJ CAREY MAKES
SERIOUS CHARGE
Claims Herrera Is Fixed
by Men to Injure the
Fight Game.
Mexican Weighs More
Than One Hundred
and Forty Pounds.
snecial pispatch to The call.


LOS ANGELES, May 2s-The belief is
growing that there was more in Aurelia
Herrera's actions on Friday night when
he refused to fight Nelson despite all rea-
sonable Inducements than mere stub
bornness on the part of the Mexican.
There is more than a suspicion that his
action was not merely the display of a
yellow streak. but was a carefully
planned programme which he was in
duced 10 carry out for a consideration.
The charge is openly made by Tom
AIcCarey, mSnager of the Pacific Athletic
Club, that Herrera was fixed" That
persons who desired to see the fight
game killed IN Los Angeles made ii
worth while for the Mexican 10 prevent
the tight McCarey says he has evidence
suficient TO satisfy him of the truth of
the charge and he promises TO make il
public when the proper time comes.
II developed today that Herrera
weighed more than 14O pounds, and his
manager knew il and that it was this
manager, Jacobs, who fixed" the scales
il they were fixed. II is believed that
Jacobs did not enter into the scheme to
prevent the fight because he is not given
credit for sufficient shrewdness TO make
Nelson is doing no talking. All he
would say today was this:
I was ready TO make good and Of
fered Herrera more than he could rea-
sonably expect I could not afford TO
take chances on his being fifteen or
twenty pounds overweight. But I'm not
discussing this fiuke. Ask Billy Nolan. -
Nolan was disguised with the outcome
Several days before the fight" he said
4 heard Herrera was not going to try
TO make the weight His plan was to
get into the ring overweight and forfeit
his Si0Oo. This added weight gave him a
good chance to win, and have never
underestimated him. The long end of the
purse would more than pay him for what
be lost. Ny idea was to allow Nelson tc
90 in heavy and fight Herrera at catch
weights, but as Nelson was so close tc
weight 7 decided 10 let him go in at I3l
as stipulated. AS every man who wit
messed his weighing in viii state he die
not move the beam.
7 told two prominent business mer
Of Herrera's scheme and anticipated
there would be something wrong. but
vas willing 10 have Nelson fight. even i
Herrera weighed lao. I did not think ht
was above that weight. His manager
never conceived the idea of doctoring tn.
scales He has not the brains for that.
believe there were other hands in tn,
pie"
II has developed that Jacobs went I,
the scales just before 6 o'clock. H
turned them over and twisted them an,
when weighing-in time arrived the
would not balance. Herrera waited unit
shortly after O'Clock and then an
nounced that he was going TO eat b
this time efforts were being made to ge
the men TO weigh in at a bathhouse
Nelson weighed. but Herrera was hidde
away somewhere. Efforts to locate hir
failed. Il was then that Nolan demande
that he weigh in before fighting.
Nelson stated he had no immediat
plans for the future. but would remain i
Los Angeles while and rest and enjo
himself. He has been here since March
during which time he has spent a larg
amount of money and only a partial com
pensation viii result TO him if he Sc
cures Herrera's forfeit