Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-18
DANNY MAY BE
ON SHORT END
SNAILHAM, HIS OPPONENT
FIGURES BEST
HAS VICTORIES OVER ToP-NoTcH
scRAPPERS
Their Bout Probably VIII Be Star
Event of Double-Header at Vernon
Next Friday Night--Both In
Fine Condition

Young Otto was the only idle boy
yesterday of the four who will make
up the big double card to be staged
at Jeff's fight shed Friday night, for
Montana Kid, Billy Snailham and
Danny Webster passed up the ball
game and stuck to the job of getting
| themselves into condition. The various
| camps were well patronized and long
programs were put on for the benefit
of the visitors.
The fight of the evening promises to
| be that between Webster and Snail
ham, and, in all probability, the latter
| will be installed as the long ender in
the betting. Danny Is prime favorite
with the local fans, but the other lad
has a record which lis for lots OF
consideration, and for that reason the
pricemakers, who never let sentiment
or sympathy get away With their
judgment, will put Snailham on the
long end Of the ticket
In the Frisco mans scrap book some
notable victories over classy opponents
are to be discovered. Decisions over
boys like Johnny Ritchie, Fighting
Dick Hyland, Rufe Turner, Solly
Smith, Tommy. Feltz, Johnny Grove
and others are not to be despised, and
as Snailham has all these to his credit
he figures a little better than Webster
so far as the dope sheet shows.
Danny always has given his ad-
mirers swell argument for their coin
for he is the original fighting kid and
never let's up until the other man is
ready to stop. Once on time Webster
was boxer and staller. but with the
change in style came a long string of
victories and since that time Danny
Aas gone right along and whipped the
best of them. The local scrapper for
| a1r arr1a~.e =
him, but since getting back to his own
class he has demonstrated that none
of the featherweights have anything
on him.
When George Memsic disposed of
Montana Kid in seven rounds couple
of years ago those who had been fol-
lowing Montana's career decided that
1t was at an end SO far as a champion
ship possibility was concerned. But
the Kid has been doing such clever
work lately that his friends. are be-
ginning to chirp up a bit and should
he win from the hard hitting young
Otto they again will endeavor to send
the Montana boy up to the front.
The Kid realizes that much depends
on Fridays battle, and for that reason
is working every day to get ready. He
is lighter than at any time in his ring
life, and with all his excess baggage
knocked off can go in for strength and
wind endurance without letting any
thing else bother him.
In Otto he will find fighter whose
kick has disposed of some of the best
of them, but at that the local boy will
have one advantage over his opponent.
Young Ottos longest fight lasted only
six. rounds, and unless lie cops early
there is a chance that the easterner
will blow up. Some of the best six
FOUNDERS in the business have been
known to lose because of their in
sufficient knowledge of how fast they
can go and last, and If Otto happens
to be one of these he may meet defeat
should Montana weather ne farfamed
wallop and carry the fight along after
the first few periods have been passed.