Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-16
HERRERA TRAINS
WITH VENGEANCE
Is ALREADY IN MAGNIFICENT
CONDITION
Goes Eight Rounds With Brother
Mauro and Manager Jacobs Be-
fore Big Crowd OF Spectators.
Believes In Horseshoe

If perchance the cheers Of the crowd,
acclaiming Battling Nelson as light
weight champion of the world, ring Bit
terly i'm the ears of Aurelio Herrera,
the Mexican boxer will ever decry the
horseshoe as an omen of good luck.
1T was no press agent yarn, that in
which the dark-sknned ringster figured
as having found an equine foot gear
buried deep in the heart of tree, but
a striking coincidence, coming as 1t did
in connection with preparations for
what may be the greatest battle In the
history of Kingdom.
Had Herrera racked his brains
through sleepless nights in an ell
deavor to spring an attractive story
upon the unsuspecting public, he could
hardly have succeeded in originating
fable such as may now be told with
out a stretch of the imagination.
Hacking away a a patriarchal mem
ber the Mexican drove his AK into
piece of iron that proved nothing less
than a horseshoe. Herrera is cold
blooded, 1t is difficult to raise his ire
even in the heat of battle, and super
stition is not potent factor in his
makeup.
He has sent many a man to The
floor senseless beneath the terrific
power Of his sinuous arm without turn
ing a hair He has heard the referee
declare an opponent victor and left
the ring with Indian stoicness.
Despite his unenthusiastic tempera-
ment as regards omens, Herrera has
become a convert and sincerely believes
that the finding of the horseshoe is
positive indication that he will drive
the Dane to defeat when they meet in
tn cir championship battle.
Training conscientiously, Herrera
yesterday went through his stunts he
fore an appreciative audience which
had gathered at the Central avenue
quarters.
Abe Attel was among the spectators,
and during the Mexican's work the
two INDUCED in rapid fire of repartee.
Aurelio is no bad hand at the back
talk, and finally Abe was forced to
quit. declaring that Herrera was Jaw
ing instead of working"
Should Herrera continue to train as
he has during the past week or so Mel
son will meet one of the healthiest ap-
pearing specimens that ever stepped
foot in ring. Brimful of spirits, with
his superb physique fairly tingling
with life and animality, he is rounding
to a condition which probably never
before marked his prepare tions for a
battle. The Bakersfield boy looms up
in ominous fashion when it is consid-
cred that once before he sent the
Hegeswich lad to the floor.
A few minutes with the dumbbels
led to the bag. A rapid whirl with
the swinging apparatus and Aurelio
donned the gloves. Brother Mauro was
the first to mingle with the prospective
champion. For four rounds the crowd
was treated to what has always been
the order when the fraternity got in
action. Mauro is willing and heavy,
and went after Aurelio with a ven-
geance. The latter ever waiting with
right or left poised, guarded and
watched as the spectators applauded
Mauro's attempts. Scarcely a blow
did Aurelo try to land, but every so
often he let drive with a lightning left
that sent his ambitious brother hunt
ing cover Then Aurelio would wait
again, patient and thoughtful, while
Mauro came gingerly back in an effort
to send in something more.
Each round was a repetition, Aurelio
content to deliver an occasional blow,
while Mauro rushed and winded him
self in a vain attempt to make an i'm
preston.
Tommy Jacobs Aurelios manager,
was the next aspirant. The little
Hebrew can go a bit himself and is
considerably more of a boxer than the
wild Mauro. The last go was faster
than the initial bout, and Aurelio let
himself out for a round or two. Perspir-
ing easily and scarcely drawing long
breath, the Mexican evidenced the
fact that he was trained along lines
calculated to warrant the Dane a deal
of trouble before the fray is over.
Herrera possesses the chance of a
life time, and so far he appears to
realize it. If the night of the battle
finds the Mexican as fit as he is today
there will be much ado about some
thing ere Referee Eyton says who is
who in the lightweight class.