Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
BRITT COMING
WITHOUT DELAY
ALL OBSTACLES TO BATTLE
REMOVED
Wlllus Agrees to May as Date and
Leaves for Bartlett Springs to
Bring His Fighting Brother
Here at Once
BY JAY DAVIDSON

AFTER McCarey had convinced WilluS
that the Britt-Herman scrap would
draw crowded house regardless of
all other f1stic cards before and after
the date for that scrap and that it
would draw several thousand dollars
better during Fiesta week than If post
poned, Willus said, "All right; let 'er
go for May T."
Willus and Kid Herman met at Nc
Carey's office yesterday afternoon and
agreed upon $1,000 forfeits for making
the weight agreed upon and selected
Charley Eyton, the official club referee
as the third man in the ring.
There was no haggling over these
conditions and when broached both
agreed without hesitation and the
agreement was reduced to writing and
attached to the original articles.
Willus decided to take the o'clock
train for Frisco, where he will attend
a meeting of the members of the fight
trust, after which he will bring"
Jimmy to Los Angeles.
Before leaving Willus said that he
would be back in Los Angeles within
two or three days and that Jimmy
would come with him. He also asked
McCarey to get busy in the meantime
and select training quarters at some
4 beach resort. the Santa Monica quar-
sters being unsatisfactory owing to re-
pairs being made in the building
y The Britt quarters will be established
eat Santa Monica, If possible. and un-
less more comfortable and convenient
place can be had a cottage will be
rented and gymnasium fitted UP in
the yard.
Britt In Mountains
Jimmy Britt has been in the noun
tains near Bartlett Springs for several
days, working in the open air with
Sam Berger. Willus says that Jimmy
required the open air work and that it |
has accomplished wonders in aiding
him to get into condition for real hard |
work in training quarters.
Rambling over the mountains has
furnished the road work and inciden-
tally aided Jimmy to reduce and harden, |
while the open air exercise and boxing |
outdoors have also had great beneficial |
effect.
Jimmy has become so enamored OF
outdoor training that he wrote to Will
lus to have arrangements perfected
whereby the principal part of his train
ing would be in the open air.
1t was Jimmy's intention to remain
another week at Bartlett Springs, but
Manager Willus decided at the last
moment that he would bring his fight
ing brud to the Angel City without fur
ther delay, the articles of agreement
requiring them to be here before
April 20
With all uncertainty of the battle re-
moved, the fans will become more in
terested in the bout. Regardless of the
fact that the other two battles involve
worlds championships, the Britt-Her-
man scrap Is regarded as being as at
tractive and it is seldom that orders
are made for tickets for the Nelsoh-
Herrera battle that similar order is
not placed for the Britt Herman argu-
ment.
The popularity of Britt and Herman
and the certainty that the exhibition
they will give will equal any of the
others in cleverness and fast fighting
are the drawing powers of the card and
it Is believed that the pavilion will not
be adequate to accommodate the de-
mand for seats.
Herman Begins Tomorrow
Kid Hermann was about the happiest
little scrapper in America when he yes
terday' ascertained that all uncertainty
surrounding the battle with Britt had
been removed. and he lost no time in
arranging for erecting his training |
camp at the Bohemia cottage near I
EastIake park, where Joe Cans trained
for his bout with Twin" Sullivan.
A tent 30x4O feet in size will be put up
for use as training quarters and a "a
foot ring will be erected where Herman
and his sparring> partners will enter
tain their friends and the fans gener
ally with boxing bouts during the
period of training.
Herman has secured the services of
Mike BARLEY, Chicago lightweight !
who once did battle with the Kid, and
Sam Griever, also of Chicago and an
old-time associate of the Kid
They will be sparrng partners and
assist the Kid in training for the mill
with Britt, while Murray Byers will {
have charge of the training camp and
direct the business end of affairs in the
absence of Manager Nate Lewis, who .
will not arrive until next week.
Herman will have his training quar- :
ters erected in a hurry and expects to Z Z
begin training Saturday morning, when
he will go on the road for the prelim- :
mary workout. :
The Chicago boy Is in good condition =
and his training work will be more :
with view to putting on finishing
touches and hardening himself than to
make weight or get down to condition. +
The ten days spent at West Baden :
were Invaluable to the Kid, although =
he is at all times in first class condition +
and is seldom required to work as hard
as most of them. {
Herman Is Ambitious a
There are few boxers who possess r
the inordnate ambition owned by the T
Kid. He positively declines to think
of any lightweight as being any more ;
of champion than himself and argues
that Just as soon as he can get on with d
the title holder the aforesaid title will !
change hands.
The Kid is anxious to stay on the :,
coast indefinitely and is already seek II
ing assurances that the promise of
Fourth of July battle between the win :,
ner of the Nelson Herrera and Britt II
Herman mills will be carried out. =
In discussing this matter yesterday,
Herman said that he would win with
out doubt. and expected to be the
one who would get the match with the =
winner of the Nelson- Herrera scrap. :.
A longing in his heart for a battle !,
with Nelson has been wearing his heart ~
away for months, and If the champion W
should defeat Herrera there is nothing T
that will satisfy Herman save match g
with Nelson.
Should Herrera defeat Nelson, the h
Kid says he will take ON the Mexican +,
within two days. Herman certainly il
owns the largest stock of confidence &c