Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-10
VAN DOOSER HAS
IMPRESSED FANS
GAINS SUPPORTERS BY HIS
FINE SH0WINGS
GOES IN FOR SLUGGING WITH
JACK TWIN
Sentiment Regarding His Chances Un-
dergoes Radical Change Since
Sunday-All Concede
Him Even Break

1t slowly is beginning to ooze into the
minds of fight fans that the Van Doc
zer-Johnson scrap Friday night at Nc
Carey's pavilion will not be the one
sided affair that it appeared to be when
the match was made. This changing
sentiment is caused by the showing that
Van has made in his recent workouts
in which he gave an mixing as to his
plan of battle and showed sufficient
speed and cleverness to encourage his
friends to take a more cheerful view of
the situation. There are a few good
bettors along the rialto who now are
taking bets on Van, and arguments be-
tween interested fans every day show
that Van is not going into the ring un-
supported.
Fears for his chances were based on
his lack of experience as fighter, lack
of knowledge as to his cleverness and
speed, and the fact that Johnson has
shown the most terrific wallop ever put
on exhibition in the local ring. Since
Van has worked in public, sentiment
has been undergoing a change, and
while the johnson supporters are in the
majority, Van is gaining friends and
supporters every day. 1t is rightly rea-
soned that Johnson has the punch to
win, but that he is no match whatever
for Van in point of cleverneSs and speed
and that these important factors may
enable Van to peck him into SubnlS-
sion.
On the contrary, 1t must be admitted
that johnson is improving in re-
markable and speedy manner. and is
much faster than when he made his 10
cal debut. While he knows little about
footwork, speed and cleverness, he Is
so big and so strong that the average
fighter who stands UP and tries to slug
with him is apt to take a nap, and no
fighter has baen found who can make
him back I'D or slow down, although he
was a weak jaw and has taken the
count couple of times.
Taking into consideration every IA
vorable argument to be offered in rea-
son by the partisans of each man, 1t is
the univo sal verdict that the fight Will
be a crackerjack affair from beginning
to end, and while Johnson seems to
have a shade the best of 1t on paper
Van Doozer cannot be denied good
chance to outpoint him II Van does not
lose his d.
One source of worry for friends of
Van Doozer-his seeming lack of wind
is explained by Van to be without justi-
fication, as he says that he breatheS
deeply and while appearing to be tired
and about to blow up in his workouts,
he is not weary in the least and can
go distance without difficulty in this
regard. This was exemplified in his
workout Sunday with the Turk. At
times he was breathing in such SEEM
ingly laborious manner that even Nc
Carey was afraid he would not be able
to go a distance, but Van finished so
strongly. in the final rounds that his
explanation is entitled to consideration.
He went eight miles on the road yes
terday morning and worked in his gym
nasium in the afternoon. He took on
Jack (Twin) Sullivan for eight rounds,
and, probably because of SO much crit
ici5m of his easy boxing tactics, he
sailed into the Twin and turned the
sparring match into a Suggest, in which
he surprised even himself by his good
showing. He demonstrated to his own
satisfaction that he is there" at slug
ging, and the poor Turk fe-t the effects
of Vans enthusiasm in the four rounds
that he boxed with Van.
Much interest is expressed in the ten
round preliminary in which Jim Cam
eron and Fred Holbrook, dusky heavy
weights, will appear Friday night.
These big black sluggers weigh close to
200 pounds now and each is fit to go into
the ring on a moments notice. This
will be a SUGGEST and looks like a cinch
for a knockout. Mauling matches APP
peal to the fans as they like action and
plenty of it, and Cameron and Holbrook
promise to furnish all that sort of ex-
element that may be desired.