Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-13
KID WEBSTER
is WILLING
WILL MEET ROBINSON IN PRE-.
LIMINARIEs
GOOD CURTAIN RAISER is AS
sURED FANS
Cans VIII Arrive Today and Go to
Arcadia to Begin Training.
Burns Begins Heavy
Work

Manager McCarey of the Pacific Ath'
letic club received word from Kid Weo'
ster Yesterday afternoon saying that ne
would meet Bubbles Robinson in the pre-
llminaries of the Gans-Burns hght &c
take place September q. This insures the
fans a splendid scrap before the big fell
lows come on.
In the recent monthly card of the Pa
cific Athletic club at Maud Junction
Webster and Bubbles put up the best
fight of the evening. Webster went In the
ring confident he would make snort WORK
Of the negro lad. From beginning to enc
of the scrap he went right after Bupples'
And Bubbles was there with the goods.
The contest was so good 1t made the
events which followed seem tame.
Robinson has wanted to meet webster
again and asked McCarey to put them on
for the preIiminaries. This is just what
every one wished, and Manager McCarey
Immediately communicated with Kid
webster. who is staying at Murietta
Springs Yesterday evening at O'CLOCK
McCarey received a telephone message
from the Kid assuring him that he
would be on hand to meet Bubbles.
Ready to Bet
.tJov are YOU feeling?" asked Nc
Carey. "Fine," responded Webster, and
I expect to hand de dingy somethin to
fink about wen L meets him on de znn.
"VVhat about that side bet which BUD
bIes wants to make?" queried the nght
magnate.
..Oh. don't you worry about dat. Dat
will be fixed all right when get up
there was the reply.
McCarey stated last night that he had
Lot
fans requesting that Bubbles ana hid
Webster be put on.
The news of the acceptance of the K1d
was a disappointment to Lauder and Dali
ton, who were anxiously waiting TO get
McCarey to put them on in case WEEP
ster could not come. Lauder made a
fine showing against Young Dempsey IN
the final bout of last months contests.
This would be the next most popular
pair that could be selected, and McCarey
would have liked to give them chance,
but there is only time for one prelimi-
nary, and the public wants Bubbles and
Webster.
Cans Comes Today
Joe Cans Is due to arrive this morn
ing on the Owl train from San Francisco.
He will be met at the station by an en-
thusiastic crowd of admirers and large
delegation of negroes, who will accom-
pany him up town. Since his easy victory
over Britt Cans is more than ever the
idol of the fight fans, and he will I'M
doubtedly receive even a warmer welcome
to Los Angeles than when he came last
time.
Nothing much is known for certain
about Cans movements after he arrives
in Los Angeles, but 1t is supposed he
will go at once to his old quarters at
Arcadia and begin training. He is re-
ported to be in fine condition as result
of his training preliminary to the Cans
Britt fight, and it will not take him long
to get into shape for his next hght.
Cans will bring with him his retinue
of trainers and assistants. ALIVE King
and Ben Seligg his managers, will prob
ably come along also. Kid North, MS
sparring partner, and William OKeefe,
his trainer, will also come with him. Very
likely young Peter Jackson, who knocked
out Jack O'Brien, will come along to
help Cans for his fight If Jackson does
not come Eddie Chambers may be Sc
cured to take his place. 1t is understood
Bubbles Robinson will also work with
the lightweight champion.
Burns Works Today
Burns began light exercise yesterday
afternoon and will start work in earnest
today. Abdul the Turk is to work with
him, as Is also hlO Berry. Euule Nhdiii-
bers was approached, but preferred not
to act as sparring partner with Burns.
With the arrival of Tommy Burns the
chances of Jimmys success in the COM
ing fight will be much brighter. II
Tommy had been present when Jimmy
was here before the grand tlasco which
resulted in the postponement of the Cans
Burns fight might never have occurred
Tommy Burns is an old favorite al
Long Beach and he and Jimmy are GER
tain to draw big crowds at their training
quarters at the beach resort. The sea-
shore will be much better place fol-
Burns to train than his former quarters
at the East Side Athletic club.
The coming fight will be the greatest
ever pulled off in Los Angeles if present
indications are worth anything and II
the San Francisco fight magnates do not
step In with some sly game to get Cans
away to fight Nelson or some other as
pirant who might be dug up from the
depths.