Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-10
GHETTO CHAMPION IN GOOD
CONDITION
Accepts Offer of Use of Maud juno
ton Pavilion for Training Quar-
ters and Will Begin Work
Immediately
BY Jay Davidson

afternoon by the arrival of Kid Her
man. the Ghetto lightweight champion |
of Chicago, who was passenger on |
the Golden State Limited, which pulled |
into the Arcade depot at AIS o'clock.
Herman seems to be in excellent con-
dition and confirmed his appearance by |
the statement that the brief workouts |
at West Baden had put him into tip |
top trim for beginning the real hard |
work cut out for him during the next
four weeks.
In less than an hour after he ar
rived he had selected his training quar-
ters and began arrangements for Sc
curing sparing partners and assistants
In his workouts.
Manager McCarey rendered the use
of the Maud junction pavilion, and Her
man accepted it. He will begin light
work Immediately and work himself
into condition gradually.
AS he is now close to the limit he
will have no difficulty in making the
required weight and will therefore put
In his best licks at whipping himself
into condition for gruelling battle.
Herman is one of the few eastern
boys who have made good with the
local fans, and because of his great
showings against Eddie Hanlon and
Aureto Herrera in his only battles in
popular favorite and a better drawing
card than a battle between him and
Jimmy Britt would be difficult to frame
up.
Both Are Popular
Jimmy Britt is probably the most
popular native son battler in the ring
with the possible exception of JEFF
fries, and this is saying great deal
when it is considered that California
has several native son topnotchers, IN
Guiding Herrera, Attell and Neill and
whenever Britt steps into a Callfornla
ring to do battle he is invariably greet
ed with crowded house.
With Herman as his opponent the
fans will require greater seating ca
pacity than is afforded at the Maud
junction pavilion to accommodate those
who would witness their milling.
Already the advance applications for
seats filed at the fight office, exclusive
of suburban cities, has reached total
of close to $4,000, which indicates that
the value of the house will be at least
$4,000.
The battle will surely be a hummer
from the tap of the gong for the first
round until the finale, and because the
little battlers are proven ring heroes
and as game and fast fighters as ever
stepped into a ring the mill is attract
ing it's full share of attention.
Jimmy Britt is up in the mountains
with Sam Berger, the amateur heavy
weight and will spend two weeks in
the omen air. working himself into con-
dition for putting up his best battle
He will come to Los Angeles two weeks
hence and put on the finishing touches
at the Santa Monica quarters already
reserved for him.
Herman had been training at West
Baden for ten days previous to begin
ming his westward journey and VIII
begin his daily routine at the pavilion
within a few days, after he has had
time in which to rest and recuperate
from the rigors of four days trip
la Pullman.
Bars No Lightweight
One fact in the ring life of Herman
that has contributed as largely to his
one thing is that he is anxious to gel
to the top of the heap and bars none
of the lightweights in his path.
Herman believes in himself to the
fullest extent and is the personitica-
ton of confidence, yet without the pla
tant features of the self-booster. lie
asserts modestly, yet firmly, that ht
will defeat Britt, although confessine
in the same breath that Jimmy is the
hardest game he has ever taken on;
In private life he is as near to the
ideal boxer as can be found. lie pre-
fers the walks frequented by gentle
men, is no rounder and does not Wea
the buttons off his vest leaning agalnS
the bars.
The first thought of his daily routin'
is care of his health and his habit
are formed and adhered to with thl
one object in view. Because he need
the needs and wants of the physica
self and pays strict attention to pro
noting his health he is as hard as
rock and has a constitution of iron.
In the ring he is as cool-headed a
any of them and his craftiness whil
in action has often won battles ina
were going against him. Few battler
are as clear-headed and quick to tax
advantage of a weakness eXhlolte'
by an opponent.
That he is an improving boxer !
demonstrated in his battles with Han
lon and Herrera. In each of these al
fairs he was the long shot because h
had not tarried long IN the pugllistl
limelight, but he showed the Los An
geles fans some new wrinkles and Wo
them Immediately.
Would Box Nelson
When Herman and Herrera wer
matched for their twenty-round battle
Nelson agreed to meet the winner
The battle resulted in a draw and Il
the shuttle for an opponent of Nelso
the Mexican was given the match.
Herman was sorely disappointed a
his failure to get on with Nelson, bu
when Herrera was given the call Her
man asked McCarey to get Jimm
Britt's name to a set of articles 70
a twenty-round scrap.
Britt was willing and when the con
ditions were laid down both little fel
lows quickly affixed their signature
and thus one of the best cards tina
could be framed up resulted.
Now it is proposed to match the win
ner of the Nelson Herrera battle wit
the winner of the Britt-Herman argu
ment. and both the latter are de
termined to win, more for this priv
ileee than for the purse involved.
Herman said last night that he pre-
posed to win if it was in him to do ST
as he wanted meeting with Nelson
To this end he expects to train con
sistently and hard, leaving nothin
undone that should be done to put hir
in tiptop trim for the battle of his lif,
~ The championship aspirations of Her
man have been given a great boos
In the last six months and if the CHI
cago boy continues to improve in tn
same degree he will not be long