The Washington times., 1906-05-26


heard. Announcing that all coupons
would be redeemed the next day. but in
the tremendous uproar his voice hardly
carried outside the ring.
The great tight for a $4,000 purse was
called of, thousands of men who had
paid the biggest price ever charged in
southern California 20 see a prize hght
We're disappointed. and all because Aure-
lilo Herrera took the advice OF Tommy
Jacobs and refused to step on the scales.
At 6:34 o'clock Nelson stepped on the
scales in the presence OF McCarey. the
club manager, and Eyton, the referee.
and a representative from each news
paper Nelson was under 1S1 pounds
Refused to Weigh In.
Herrera refused TO weigh IN, claiming
the scales were not correct.
Then Nelson agreed 10 fight IL the
Mexican would do 140 pounds o. less.
But Herrera firmly refused to get on the
scales. and the ight was declared on.
About 1880 o'clock Nolan took Nelson
into the box Office and they made their
last stand. Greenwald went out and got
Herrera The Mexican came in and sat
down in the corner. Tommy Jacobs was
with him, and for ten minutes hardly a
word Was said Each man was waiting
fo- The other 10 make the first move. AT
last Nelson pulled out his watch.
Mexican a Dead One.
You've got I'VE minutes to accep: this
proposition" said he, "and that's all.
I'm away loser on this proposition. but
this fellow is now a dead one until he
dies in earnest
No club viii ever do business, with
him. He snesks out of weighing in at
the proper time, and now he won't agree
10 get on the scales and prove that he
is under 140.'
With about two minutes to go. Her
rers made his last stand. He said:
I will weigh in II you Will put up
forfeit 10 night me, no matter what I
weigh"
In the face Of the fact that Nelson
had previously publicly stated that he
would night him al any eight under 10,
Nolan, Of course, interpreted this as a
| tacit statement that the Mexican
! weighed over 40. Il viii weigh" said
Herrera doggedly. but I want you to
post a forfeit that you Will hght after
weigh"
Not Fair to Nelson.
Nelson looked at Nolan and Nolan
looked at McCarey. Tom" said the
manager softly, You are the fellow Pm
sorry for. You have had the worst Of
It. You can see I can't let this little
man ~ III anu ukliL llllS LtLLOW II ne
weighs over lao. 1 think too much Of
him 20 let him do II. It's his future I
am thinking of. If it was Up 10 him I
know he'd say fight him any way, but
ii would not be fair"
There was not a sound in the little
room. It was trying time. Nelson s
watch was open IN his hand.
over IN the corner Greenwald had one
arm around Herrera's neck trying to
make him listen to reason. Tommy
Jacobs smirked in another corner The
little waiter thought he was doing
smart thing. He may know this morn
! Ing what public opinion means.
Nelson's watch closed with a snap.
Times up, Bill he said Wen
leave this place If we walk"
No Possible Excuse.
And without a look at Herrera the 1T
tie fighter ma rched out Of the room. In
a minute la1er the news reached the
arena and then the excitement com
menccd.
For Aureiio Herrera and Tommy
Jacobs there can be no possible excuse
They say that they were on hand to
weigh in at the proper time. and con
tend that the fact that the scales were
out of order was no fault of theirs.
This IS very true; neither was Il any
fault of Battling Nelson. He went and
weighed in-a3d he was under the
weight He fulfilled his part of the CON
tract. Furthermore, there is now a very
strong suspicion that the scales were
tempered With by some members of Her
rera's party. The fact that Herrera left
no word Of his intention to eat his sup
per and let the weight go; the fact that
he refused last night 10 20 on the scales
gives color TO the story which reached
Al ada two days ago to the effect that
there was plot on foot 70 send Her
rera into the ring overweight on the
night of the fight.