Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-18
MAIN EVENT BOYS
HAVE PROVED CLASS
Leonard Lauder and Bubbles Robinson
Most Promising Young Fighters
Developed In the Last Year
on the Coast

This will be the last day of training
for Leonard Lauder, Bubbles Robinson
and the other youngsters who Will nghl
Friday night before McCarey's club at
Maud Junction. The finish of the tram
ing season for the young hopefuls mas
ali of them in great condition and con-
fident of winning. Ordinarily the pre-
lin boys do not train to any extent 1or
their scraps, but this is no ordinary
fight card, and all the boys have been
working like beavers to get into that
good condition that will enable them 10
pull down the long end of the purse.
Interest in the fight centers around
the main event performers, Lauder and
Robinson, and because of their proved
cleyerness, speed and punching ability,
and the fact that they are so evenly
matched that it is difficult to figure out
the winner, the fans are a DIT shy
about making bets on the result. Pit
ted against the great cleVerness, speed
and punch that has enabled Lauder TO
make a clean record since he began
fighting, Robinson will oppose helght,
reach, equal cleverness and speed, ana
probably a sitter punch. Generalshlp
will be a factor in the event, which
gives Lauder an advantage that en-
courages his friends in the belief thar
he will win. On the contrary, the SUP
porters of Robinson avow that their
fayorite will set such a terrific pace
that Lauder will have to be a great gen.
eral to make a successful defense.
TAKE the fight any way it may be
viewed and it always shows up as the
best match McCarey ever made be-
tween prelim boys. Both boys are SO
clever that a pretty fight already Is
assured and those who prefer a clever
exhibition, with stiff punching all the
time. to the rough house mauling
Cd
local rings will find the prospect most
lovely Friday night. Each boy wants
to get away from preliminary fighting
and small purses and victory FOR
either will be the transportation from
the pork-and-bea division to the main
event class.
In a shor time both boys will be
fighting main events every time they
step into the ring. This is made GER
tain by the fact that they have the
necessary class and are improving at
such q rate that only an unforeseen
misfortune can prevent them from
making their way to the top of the
heap in a hurry. Harry Baker got his
start in these shows and in the same
ring, making of himself one Of the
best drawing cards ever staged in Los
Angeles. There is no good reason why
equally as clever, and probably class
Ter, hoys cannot go up the line without
difficulty. This will be the last time
that either boy will appear In minor
event. in all probability.
Glass was added to the card when
Danny Webster was signed up to give
battle to Tommy Hennessy of San
Francisco. The northern bully has
come to Los Angeles to mop up with
the local colony and draws the tough
est card In the deck in Webster. If
he can whip Danny he can break the
Los Angeles sports, who believe that
Danny has 1t on any of the boys in
his class. Webster prefers the bantam
division, but IS growing SO fast that
he cannot make better than 116 pounds
and in few months will be a legiti-
mate featherweight. He meets Hen
nessey at 122 pounds at o'clock.