Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-06
BOTH WORKING
LIKE DEMONS
BURNS AND NEARY GETTING
IN CONDITION
Hard-HIttine German and Opponent
Are Preparing for Coming
Battle, one Week from
Today

One week from today the Los Ange-
les ring enthusiasts will have the op.
portunity of seeing Charley Neary and
Jimmy Burns In the Maud Junction
arena to battle for glory and a cash
consideration. Both youngsters are
practically newcomers on the coast
Neary having never been seen i'm action
between local ropes and Burns has
boxed here but once.
It would be impossible for Manager
McCarey to have secured a better
match, as both are considered comers
and win put up one of the best exhibit
tions of gameness that has ever been
displayed at the Maud Junction pa
vilion.
Neary, although never having fought
In Los Angeles, gained the good will of
the Angel ring patrons by defeating
the most unpopular man that ever
crawled between the ropes in Los An
geles, Aurelia Herrera. Never before
had such a demonstration of disap-
proval been given at Maud Junction as
when Herrera practically laid down on
hit match with Battling Nelson, former
lightweight champion.
Sometime after, when It was an
nounced that Neary had won from the
Mexican, lovers of the fight game began
little German for battle in Los Ange-
les.
McCarey thought well of the idea, as
he had had his eye on the Milwaukee
boy for some time and knew that his
initial appearance on the coast would
draw one of the biggest houses next to
championship contest.
But McCarey has been too busy
matching the big ones, O'Brien, Attell,
Baker, Burns and the rest, but at last
Neary was signed with Tommy Burns
pupil, George Memsic. The date was
some time off, but ever since it was
given out that Herrera's conqueror was
to wage war here the match has been
under discussion.
Both Good Men
Neary did not knock Herrera out, but
in the seventh round he bounced the
Mexican off the floor so many times
that the referee, fearful for his own
safety on the elevated platform, put an
end to all unnecessary punishment.
Jimmy Burns made good when he
won decision at the end of ten rounds
defeating one of the strongest local IA
vorites in the lightweight division,
Montana Kid. The battle was devoid
of all severe punishment, as both were
cautious but fighting all the time.
Neary arrived in Los Angeles a few
and the boys were introduced in the
rnig when the two little ones clashed for
the featherweight championship. The
aspirantS for lightweight championship
honors were given a great greeting
When Mr.. Neary was presented storm
of where's Herrera?" was showered
upon him by the gallery gods.
Neary Immediately took up quarters
at the Baldwin ranch camp at Arcadia,
which has never turned out loser,
while Burns went to Long Beach.
where Tommy Burns is preparing for
the O'Brien Thanksgiving mill.
Wooden Shoes" Neary, as he was
christened by sporting writers in the
Germans home town. is being assisted
by his sparring partner Ed
die Toy. Toy is no new hand at the
game, for at one time he was consid-
cred one of the best men in his class.
which was lightweight, 1873 pounds.
The work of preparing for the contest
is now at full blast and every day at 8
in the afternoon the scrappers, with
their troop of sparring partners, train
ers and rubbers put in their appear
ance and enliven the scene by stunts
with the padded mitts.
Many Visit Arcadia
Burns has an unequaled tribe down
at Long Beach. The two kids, Dalton
and McClung, in the light and feather
weight class, while Tommy has Jack
Lee, the John L. Sullivan of Ocean
Park. The Burns tribe has for head
chief certain Prof Frank Lewis, a
local boxing instructor who is Tommy's
trainer.
It seems lonesome out at Arcadia
with only Neary and Toy, but about 2
o'clock in the afternoon groups of Los
Angeles enthusiasts tear themselves
from their business and take the trip
to the secluded spot and attempt to get
a line on the German.
Some are the scheming spectators
who make a practice of gathering in
the green and yellow checks from the
pool rooms and who take the trim to
see If the pug is in his true form, and
decide whether he will be able to put
up the scrap that is expected of him.
Others are the mildly curious, who
are glad to have the opportunity of see
ing wielder of the padded gloves go
through his daily grind. Last but not
least, is the true lover of the sport,
who is interested in any fighter, large
or small, and who does all in his power
to promote and help any of the straight
ones who are practicing the manly art
Six times the sun will rise to see the
little men on the road, working like
demons, each trying to outdo the other
and be in the better condition, and on
enV sSFShth udy us DealnS VIII shine on
two lads who are in the pink of con-
dition and ready to put up the battle
of their lives.
On the eighth morning one will be
the vanquished, the other the proud
conqueror. Which of the two bows will
prove master will be decided when they
meet in the squared circle, and he who
wins will have no easy time in carry
ing away the honors, for the battle
will be one of the hest exhihition, "a
skill and strength ever given AT thf
Maud Junction pavilion.