Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-20
LARGE CROWD SEES
BOY WONDER TRAIN
Kaufman Entertains About 1000 Per-
sons at Venice---Johnson Takes a
Day of, Resumlng Work
This Afternoon

With practically no opposing fight
camp to attract the fans yesterday, AL
Kaufman played to an extraordinary
crowd at Venice. 1t is estimaed that
fully 1000 persons sat in the amphi-
theater and crowded about the open
air ring to see the boy wonder box with
his sparring partners. AL went through
the various stunts usual TO he after
noon workout, working win the pulleys
and weights, skipping the rope, shadow
boxing and punching the bag and ended
with several fast rounds of boxing.
Cliff Reuman, a clever boxer from
Van Courts classes at the Athletic
club, boxed three rounds with Al and
easily held his own as far as the hon.
ors of the bout were compared. Reu-
man was in excellent trim and AL, see-
ing this, set a lively pace for the
youngster in the final round, but Reu-
man was so fast and seedy that AL
had a hard time of connecting with his
vicious leads. They were going II
hammer and tongs when the round
ended.
Billy Aldridge, long on courage and
short on condition, went on with Al for
three rounds, and as both are about Of
equal weight, they put up a fairly in
teresting bout. Aldridge was in no con-
dition for a bruising bout and had not
enough wind to travel at a pace that
would have permitted him to make
much of showing with the native son.
Kaufman appears TO be in excellent
condition now and assuredly is in fine
spirits, being just as much of boy now
as he was ten years ago, preferring to
be kidding and playing with his friends
to the serious work of training. How
ever, Billy Delaney is one of the wisest
of the wise brigade of trainers, and he
is entirely satisfied with the condition
of his big boy. Kaufman really does
not understand why the southern fans
talk so much Johnson anu so little
Kaufman, but IL he continues to think
this way he is apt to change his mind
after he stops pair of those piledriver
swings that Bat will have on tap for
the first opening Friday night.
Johnson did no work yesterday be-
yond a few minutes of light exercise,
as Manager Gaines desired him to rest
and then resume work today. He Will
be working at full speed this afternoon
in his new quarters in the North Beach
bath house at Santa Monica, and q
delegation of local fans is going to be
at roomside when he begins work. The
big Russian has a large following In
Los Angeles and will go into the ring
carrying the hopes of hundreds Of fans
who have seen him in his deadly work
in the local ring.
Billy MOTIFS, VINO Is lndLCHeu Win
Jim Tremble for six rounds as one OF
the preliminaries to the Johnson Kauf-
mann mill, worked at Venice, but did
no boxing, as he wants to give his sore
nose a rest. Tremble is in training also:
The second preliminary will be arranged
today.
Young Otto worked before a crowd of
about 1000 fans at the South Side club
yesterday, boxing six rounds with his
sparring partners. Jake Arnold and
Kid Moore. He Is training for his fight
next month with Johnny Murphy, the
clever Frisco lightweight who comes
south after his fight with Eddie Han
lon this month. Otto is in good condi-
ton and Is doing only light boxing ana
keeping in trim for beginning the more
strenuous work when the date OF ths
battle gets nearer.
Jack Doyle's goat acquired a jag yes
terday after slipping all the beer ne
could butt into about the Vernon
quenchery and did nearly everything
that the average light-headed human
does when drunk. 1t even tried to butt
Jack Off the premises when Jack re-
monstrated with 1t for being SO hiiar-
ious.