Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-05

FIT AND READY
HERMAN AND HERRERA AWAIT
TAP OF GONG
Little 5sttIers BrImmlns With Con-
fldence Of Decisive Victory FRI
day Night--ereat Battle
In Prospect

The battle between Aurelio Herrera
and Kid Herman, which is scheduled
for Friday night, Is attracting unusual
attention and interest throughout the
country and is regarded as one of the
most important events In pugdom for
many moons, as the winner will be con-
sidered the logical opponent of Britt In
the qualifying rounds for the mex
+ battle In which Battling Nelson will
be the star attraction.
Both boys are training in strenuous
fashion and neither will have a leglti-
mate excuse to offer on this score in
the event of defeat Each is brimming
| with confidence and can think of moth
ing but a decisive victory at an early
stage of the scheduled twenty rounds
of milling.
Herrera has shown gradual improve
ment during the last few months and
| in each succeeding battle has demon
| strated his right to be seriously con-
sidered by any of the lightweight top
notchers.
The principal fault with Ierrara
has been his reluctance to industriously
train and fit himself for going at his
best clip, but he did not overlook one
feature of training in his preparations
for the battle with Young Corbett and
probably was in better trim for that
bout than he ever was in his life be-
fore.
The ease with which he avoided
Young Corbett's mighty rushes and
lightning-like jabs and the cool de-
meanor of the Bakersfield boy in all
emergencies, when the battle seemed
going against him, raised him in the
estimation of the fans and he is re-
garded as one of the best little ring
generals in training at this time.
Herrera has shown Los Angeles fans
that terrific right which played hob
with Kid Broad and destroyed his use
fulness as an attraction in the ring.
He showed to better advantage in his
bout with Young Corbett than he did
with Eddie Hanlon because he was in
better condition, and Young Corbett
fought him at his own style, bang,
at which game few have any advantage
over Herrera.
Charges have been banded back and
forth that Herrera is dissipating while
training and that he may not enter the
ring Friday night in the fine condition
that he should, but the Mexican de-
clines to apologize for taking his nip
and says that he has always INDUCED
to the same extent that he is now
doing.
However, fight fans do not accept
with any great degree Of confidence
the touted good effects which follow
dissipation by any battler. They cite
the careers of Young Corbett and John
L. Sullivan as instances of blasted
careers because of their fights to the
finish with the champion OF champions,
Johnny Barleycorn.
Herrera supporters would be greatly
encouraged by reports that the mule
kicking Mexican boy had ceased pull
ing corks until after the battle Friday
night.
Herman Is Ready
Kid Herman is now fit and ready to
enter the ring and assures his admir-
ing friends that he will duplicate his
last performance, when he put an end
to the aspirations Of Eddie Hanlon in
jig time.
The miniature John L. made good
with Los Angeles fans in a hurry when
he defeated The Pride in one Of the
prettiest exhibitions of real gruelling
ever witnessed in the southwest and
the feature of the exhibition was the
footworl<, generalship and effectiveness
of the Chicago boy who, hit Hanlon at
will and always raised a blister, while
cleverly avoiding punishment in re-
turn.
The styles of Herman and Herrera
are alike and should put up one of the
best boxing bouts ever seen at the
Maud junction pavilion. They do very
little fancy fighting, sparring and box
ing, but are given to the more strenu-
GUS efforts of the born battler, and it
will be surprising to see an early ter
mination Of their argument without the |
aid of the referee.
Herman realizes that If he can win |
from Herrera in decisive fashion he
will have accomplished something that
Nelson and other topnotchers |
have failed at.
Such victory for the Chicago boy
would make him the logical opponent
OF Nelson when the Dane next engages |
in a championship contest.
Equally as important to Herrera is |
the result and the manner by which it |
is obtained. Herman is highly re-
garded throughout the country as of
timber, and If Herrera
can beat him in such a manner as
to leave no doubt as to the relative
merits of the two boys, he will be
star in the ring with any of them.
The boys are thoroughly impressed |
with the Importance attaching to their |
battle and neither is undertaking the |
job assigned to him. While filled with |
in their abilities each is
overlooking no framing stunt that is |
regarded as essential in getting them
to the acme of perfect condition.
Manager McCarey is wearing a per-
petual smile these days because of the |
of the best house since the |
battle. Los Angeles |
has the reputation OF being the best |
paying city in the world when 1t comes |
to consideration of the door receipts |
The Hanlon-Herrer battle drew a big |
ger house and more money than did the |
Gardner battle in the north. |
The Herrera-Y Young Corbett mill drew |
as much as did the Sullivan-Gans bat
tIa a., fha north