Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-19
OTTO DEPENDS
MUCH ON PUNCH
HAS UNLIMITED FAITH IN HIS
SLEEP TABLET
EXPECTS TO BEGIN CLIMBING
LADDER FRIDAY NIGHT
Never Has Had Opportunity to Push
Himself to Front, but Believes He
Can Force Recognition from
Top-Notchers

That opportunity plays most i'm
portant part in whether a boy reaches
a championship berth in the pugilistic
line or sticks to the pork and beans
ranks all during his ring life is exem-
plified in Young Otto, who will make
his debut and perhaps get a real start
toward the top when he meets Montana
Kid at Vernon next Friday night. Ac-
cording to all reports, Otto can hit
harder than any lightweight in the
business, has all the cleverness needed,
and does not show weak spot in his
entire fighting assemblage, yet before
he came here a few weeks ago he was
practically unheard of.
Otto himself believes that, with the
chance, he will some day be the light
weight champion. 81 know 1 can hit
harder than any lightweight in the
business" says Otto. Charlie Ans
linger, who is my sparring partner,
has boxed with Sam Langford, Bat
Nelson and Packy Mcfarland, but he
says l hurt him worse than any of
them did. OF course, Langford has it
on me many pounds, so 1 do not pre-
sumo to rank with him as walloper,
but according to Anslinger, 1 have
it on Mcfarland and Nelson when it
comes to Furnishing powers. Charlie
says Bat comes after me as puncher,
but that he cannot compare with me In
cleverness.'
"That's right" assented Anslinger,
who was standing near when Otto mod
estly put forth his claims. Some of
the punches he has hit me would put
lots of boys away, and at that Otto
never really let loose his sleep pro-
ducer. In all my experience as a
sparring partner l never knew boy
lewho could swing SO fast and so hard
as he can, and you can bet that even
the best of them cannot stand his
punches"
All doubts as to Ottos ability to
make the lightweight limit, at which
| he will meet Montana Kid, were dis
PEELED yesterday when the New Yorker
| balanced the beam at fraction over
| 1876 pounds. With a little road work
he undoubtedly will scale right, for
he still appears trifle fiabby around
the stomach and can dispense with a
pound or two and not injure his
| strength.
While Anslinger's talk in regard tc
Otto and his sleep producer would per-
haps scare some boys, it is having
| the opposite effect on his next oppo-
nent, Montana Kid. The Kid, who is
| training at the newly opened Ascot
Athletic club, seems pleased with thu
fact that he is to tackle tough game
None of the sports around here hav'
ever seen me at my BEST" he declares
"but they will have chance Friday
Anyone will tell you that was a sicH
boy when fought here last, but right
now want to declare that there will
be no such reason for losing when
tangle with Young Otto. I am going
to whip him sure, and start right in
again to seek consideration with the
topnotchers in the lightweight ranks. y
If Danny Webster whips Billy Snail
ham he will have right to go after
the best featherweights in the busi-
ness, Abe Attell not excepted. The
Frisco lad has a record that will COM
pare with any of them and, as was
published in The Herald yesterday, has
whipped some of the best boys of his
weight who ever drew on glove
Danny realizes the game he is ur
against and is not wasting moment
at Venice, where he works like 6
Trojan every day. Snailham is also
giving the local lad lots of considera-
| ton, and his siege of training is rap
| idly putting him in the best of shape