Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-26
AUREL|O HERRERA
HAS YELLOW STREAK
WEIGHED Out Of Fight Last Night
With Champion Battling
Nelson.
LATTER READY FOR BOUT.
Mexican Four-I'lushcr Probably Got
Badly Scared OF What Was Com
ing 10 Him From Dane.

Pavilion. Los Angeles, Call May Is
There vas no fight between Battling Nell
son, the lightweight champion. and Azure
an almost interniinable wait Of two and
one-half hours the crowd was dismissed
at 1880 O'Clock, because Herrera refused
to weigh In.
Before the crowd Of 450l was finally dis
missed there was squabbe between the
fighters and their managers over the
weight Both sides made charges OF sharp
practise on the part Of the other In the
matter ~ weight. As near ms can be
learned tonight, tho situation which led
follows
The articles Of agreement called for the
weighing In AT p. M both men 10 scale
~ pounds. The men were on hand at
ne stipulated hour There, were scales
there, but Herrera claimed they were out
OF order and could not BE- adjusted. After
half an hours argument Jacobs sent Her
rera TO dinner. After that he Nfused 10
allow the Mexican to weigh IN. Nelson
offered to go to tho baths to weigh IN.
but Jacobs declined.
uRoWL FROM JACOBS.
The following statement was made by
Jacobs ~ had Herrera at McCareys Of
nee at quarter TO G O'Clock. ! tried 80
balance the scales which, by the way
were thee scales Nolan had brought IN
from Nelson's quarters, but could not do
so They We're six or seven pounds of.
we argued aud squabbled until 6l5, and
then | sent Herrera 10 eat, After that
! would not consent TO weigh in. claim
the weight forfeit because was on hand
az the hour to weigh In, and ! also claim
the appearance money because ! had my
man In the ring ut $50. | lived up 10 the
articles and | don't think we are TO
blame for the hasco.'
NELSON WAS READY
Nolan, Nelson's manager, said II had
Nelson AZ McCareys office at o'clock.
We found the scales out Of order /
wanted TO 20 10 the baths and weigh. but
Herrera refused. then stated that |
would claim the weight forfeit, and |
went back to the baths. Nelson came
into the ring, as you saw, and made the
proposition to fight him at 40 pounds.
That Is something that champion IN
his class never offered to do before. He
had everything to lose and did not APP
prove OF 1t, but he wanted to fight and
wanted to satisfy the crowd.
Manager McCarey Of the club said;
Twice during the Afternoon the scales
were tested and found correct, but at 8
O'Clock. when they came 20 be tested,
they were fifteen pounds OF, and II was
impossible to get the men to come TO
an agreement | am very much disap-
pointed over the hasco. hut ! could do
nothing to bring them together"
They claimed and looked to be In the
best Of condition The betting prevailed
at 10 TO 8 up to this morning. and later
was TO In favor OF the Battler. Her
rera had host Of followers.
AT the dressing room tight occurred
between Eddie Hanon and Herrera Her
rera stated to the newspapermen that
Nelson was In n Turkish bath taking on
weight He was confronted with HaNlon
when he made this statement and the
fight followed. in which Herrera was
badly bested by Hanlon
Abe Attel and Eddie Hanlon offered TO
fight either OF the principals,
Nelson was willing to take on the
Mexican II the latter weighed 40 pounds.