Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-30
HERRERA MAKES
UNCERTAIN PLEA
WOULD INTIMATE REASON FOR
ACTION
Ticket TangIe Gradually Unravellns
and General Satisfaction Is
Expressed at Manner Of
Settlement

McCarey yesterday that there was rea-
con for his actions Friday night which
he is not yet ready to explain. He told
McCarey that after he had left town an
explanation would be forthcoming. Nc
Carey places no credence in Herreras
statements and doubts the probability
Of any outside influence having been
brought to bear.
With but $4,000 more to be transferred
before final satisfaction has been rem
dered, the Pacific Athletic club is conl-
rnencing to see daylight ahead, and
from the unprecedented muddle follow
ing Friday nights affair at Maud juno
ton fairly tangible condition now
exists.
Yesterday was another trying time
for the club officials, but when the work
Of the day came to an end it was found
that the most difficult stage had been
passed.
The situation did not resolve itself
into the tangle which had been ex-
pected, owing to the good nature shown
by those holding claims against the
club, and Manager McCarey spoke
highly last night as regarded the treat
ment which had been accorded the club
officials in their present embarrassment
Grafters Scarce
With the exception of few instances
there has been small disposition mani
Tested to impose upon the Pacific Ath-
letic mana agement and as a result the
difficulty of Strengthening out the stu
tion has been lessened to considerable
degree. In several instances, however,
rank attempts have been made to secure
money under false pretenses, and it has
ben impossible to entirely obviate the
ever present CRATER.
One of the greatest mistakes made by
those endeavoring to grab a little coin
q xxy1n nj q
ary tickets were handed over the coun-
ter at Greenwald's only to re-
ceive a whitening run of sarcasm when
the man behind the money box noted
complimentary inscribed in minute
characters at the bottom of the card.
The present situation is unprece-
dented in the annals of the ring and
forms a grand finale to the three great
bouts scheduled and arranged by the
Pacific Athletic club.
Tom McCarey was in meditative mood
yesterday evening after having handed
out bundles Of money throughout the
day.
Three great battles gone to rack;
two of them because of the power that
rules the universe and the last because
of the rankest sort Of human treach-
ery."
Had not the San Francisco earth
quake occurred Abe .Attell and frankie
Neil would now be discussing their
battle scheduled for several weeks ago.
If Jimmy Britt's flats were still intact
Kid Herman might have been busy ex
planning how he defeated or lost to the
former champion. The elements, how
ever, chose to behave badly, and two Of
the bouts went glimmering through no
fault of the Pacific Athletic club, which
had made every preparation for the
battles! - 81
4.
last and greatest contest of the three
was the straw that blasted McCarey's
already frazzled hopes and incidentally
caused a wave Of disappointment to
sweep where lovers of the boxing game
were anXiously awaiting the outcome.
Three ring contests broken within
few weeks, with money returned on two
Of them, is situation that exists with
out a counterpart in the history of the
American game, and there is small
probability of the same chain of circum-
stances again entering into the doings
of the sport.
The Future
The question has already arisen as to
what the future of boxing will be in
Los Angeles and as yet there have been
no developments calculated to give an
insight. McCarey is probably awaiting
the outcome of the trouble which just
now exists in the east as regards the
game, and what will result in Los An
geles may depend upon the progress OF
the sport beyond the Rockies.
If the taboo is placed in New York
and Pennsylvania a grand rush will be
made for the Pacific coast, and with
San Francisco down and out so far as
boxing is concerned, Los Angeles must
become the mecca.
With such conditions presenting
themselves, McCarey intends waiting
until the future becomes more settled.
The payment of the weight money is
now the question of the hour and some
little excitement may occur before an
adjustment is reached. Herrera's action
In countermanding the check which had
been placed in the hands of the stake
holder has given rise to new complca-
tions. The check was not cashed and
asa result some difficulty may result In
securing the money.
Herrera has an account in the Ba-
kersfield bank upon which the check
was drawn, and whether the money will
be paid over by the bank officials with
out a contest remains for development.