Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
MEMSIC BACK
AT TRAINING
BOHEMIAN IN GRAND SHAPE TO
MEET BROCK
Work on Building Which VIII House
Jeffries' Club in Vernon Already
Under Way-Fight Pro-
noters Clash

George Memsic did not lay off the
job of getting ready for his fight with
Phil Brock very long. The local scrap
per felt that he was too low in flesh
and abstained from training Monday,
but yesterday he was back at work,
and going at 1t like a hungry man.
When he climbed on the Fairbanks
Memsic registered under the 1aa-pound
mark. and feels easy in regard to the
poundage.
If Memsic doesn't win from Brock
he will have to retreat to the Riley
club and mingle with the near head
liners Nothing like lack of condition
can be used as an excuse, for all who
have seen him pronounce the Boho-
mian in the best of shape. When he is
right Memsic should be able to care
for dozen Brooks. and he is looked
on as a sure winner Friday night at
the Cabin.
While Memsic is taking it compara-
lively easy at San Pedro. Brock Is
putting in lots of hard hours at the
East Side club. In the morning he
treated the natives along the Boule-
ward to a glimpse of his form as 1t
scooted by, and after lunch every piece
of apparatus in the gymnasium re-
ceived his attention. Six rounds with
Dalton finished the boxing part of the
program. but Brock was not satisfied,
and engaged Jim Flynn in rough
house wrestling match
Brock will have to give away some
thing In the line of weight. After
his work yesterday the Clevelander
weighed 130 pounds, and could trim this
down a notch and still be in possess
sion of all his strength. To counter
act this he will cut down on his work
after today. and from now until Friday
he will take it a little slow.
Not much betting has yet been in
dulged in. but the small amounts in
sight call for a knockout by Memsic.
1t is the opinion of many of the fans
that he will put Brock away before
the scheduled ten rounds are half gone,
for Memsic in his old time form fig-
ures like a stake horse against a
selling platter.
1t looks as though the McCarey-
Jeffries clubs are due to tangle, and
at no very distant date. either. The
Jeffries bunch opened fire by taking
Battling Johnson away from Mac and
getting the big Russians signature on
a set of articles calling for fight with
Jim Barry. The match is not quite
cinehed. for Barry is yet to he heard
from, but even If it fails to go through.
the fact remains that the slashing of
each others dates and prospects has
been begun by the clubs.
The new building which will house
the Jeffries club in Vernon was started
yesterday, and this morning full force
of carpenters will be put on the job
to rush it to completion. Baron Long
frisked the town looking for chairs,
and finally got hold of about 1000 which
Mackey and Foley We're able to rustic.
These must be brought in from as far
north as Seattle, and will all be here
in time for installation on the compile
tion of the building.
The new arena is easily reached
from town by taking the East Seventh
street car line. 1t is situated at the
corner of Santa Fe avenue and Edwin
street, across from the Republic Iron
and Steel works, and a sixteen-minute
run from Spring street has been prom
ised