Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-02
ZERO WEATHER PREVAILS
AS LIGHTWEIGHTS MEET
R4 Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
TONOPAH, New, Jan. New Years
day al Tonopah was ushered in with
zero weather. The blizzard subsided,
but was succeeded by a cold wind
from the north that sent pedestrians
scurrying in haste indoors Occasion
ally the sun broke through rift in
the clouds, but these visitations We're
few and far between. At o'clock the
streets, which We're covered with sew
eral inches Of snow, were practically
deserted
At the Casino headquarters, however,
where the sale of fight seats was pro-
crossing, here was quite a congestion
of humanity and the management re-
ported a brisk early morning sale.
Both Cans and Herman We're in eX-
cellent spirits this morning and su
preme confidence marked their every
movement. Cans in particular was in
an amiable frame of mind and spent
the time greeting newly arrived friends
and assuring them that there was not
the slightest doubt as to the outcome
of the fight.
Get in and bet a wad on me and
don't let the odds stop you" he said
to a party of Goldfied miners whose
acquaintance he formed during his
/ stay there last September. There
! isn't the remotest chance of me losing
this contest and it means a whole lot
for me in the future. / will be hot on
the heels of Battling Nelson. Failing
( to get a match with him L might agree
to take on Britt if he will agree to my
/ terms"
Herman, like Cans, fitted about
among his acquaintances and told them
he expected to win by aggressive
work and body play. Il have youth
on my side" he said, land believe that
by consistent battering of the colored
champions body 1 will wear him down
and then go in and win"
Lewis Confident
Nate Lewis the Chicago lads man
ager, said this morning:
The fight will result in one of the
biggest pugilistic surprises In recent
years. There never was a fighter that
stepped into the ring who is as strong
as Herman at the weight, and although
Cans will make the weight, he GER
tainly will not be as strong as the Kid
Herman is clever can punch with
either hand, is an excellent ring gen.
eral and is rs game as a pebble. His
confidence is supreme, as has been
shown during his entire course Of
training. I have wagered s35OO, some
at the odds of 10 to 4 and some al
to l, that the Kid will win"
There was not much betting in Tono
pah this morning. Many of the blue
shrted prospectors were anxious &c
nbble at the short end, but there weve
few who cared TO risk their money or
Cans at the prevailing odds, which
ranged from 2la to l to 3 to /. She
mutuals, however, were well patronized
Cans to win in from II to Is rounds
being the most popular selection.
Cans weighed i'm on the club scales
shortly after 10 o'clock in full street
costume, including shoes, rubbers and
heavy sweater He tipped the beam
at 1891 pounds. Cans then went over
to the arena to ascertain the tempera
ture of the building. "Unless there is
sufficient warmth said the champion,
there will be no posing for pictures or
anything like that, as far as | am con-
cerned. l will insist upon fighting with
in five minutes after 1 have entered
the ring"
Cans Anxious for Fray
He was assured by the club officials
however, that the arena would be we'll
heated as the ovens Variously dis
tributed i'm the building were being
kept constantly going. At II o'clock the
weather conditions improved to a con-
siderable extent The sun broke
through the clouds and it looked as II
a clear day would follow. All hope
that James j. Jeffres would be a spec
4 tatOr at the ringstde was dispelled when