Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-30

Four fast and clever little light
weights, trained to the minute and
prepared to go at a furious pace, will
appear in the ring this afternoon at
the Vernon arena of the Jeffries Ath-
letic club in the second card staged
by the new club, and in the first day
light battle given in Los Angeles in
years. In the main event Freddie
Welsh and Phil Brock, two of the
fastest and cleverest of the 133-pound-
ers, will clash in a battle which is
scheduled to go twenty-five rounds.
James j. Jeffries will act as the third
man in the ring in this contest. In the
fifteen-round semi-windup, which will
be staged just before the main event,
Peter Sullivan of Fall River, Mass,
and Charles kid Dalton of Los An
geles will get together in a go that
is overshadowed only by the principal
attraction.
Down to weight and ready for the
gong, the four fighters will rest easily
this morning until time to climb into
the ring, and as there are no trouble
some rlngside weights none of the lit
tie sluggers will put in a moment of
worry over the requirements of the
signed articles.
Accompanied by party of newspa-
ger men, Jim Jeffries and Tommy
Walsh yesterday afternoon visited the
camps of the two fighters in an auto
mobile and gave their final instruc-
tions in regard to the course to be
pursued when they climb into the ring.
They will have no disputes or long de-
lays, for every small detail will be
understood before any of the fighters
Chamber between the ropes, and all
there remains to be done is to clear
the ring, shake hands and get to BUSH
ness. . f4-44z
Welsh Is Confident
Freddie Welsh gave out final
statement yesterday, in which he
quietly but firmly insisted that he
looked like a winner and has every
confidence of the result.
II have trained as faithfully as l
always do for my fights" said Fred
die" and there will be nothing lack
ing in the way of condition. l be-
lieVe that I am thoroughly acclimated,
a thing that | know has caused many
a fighter to give as an excuse for de-
feat, and there will be no word from
me If l am beaten. l never felt more
confident in my life, however, and, de-
L d
betting, l believe L have the battle al
ready as good as won. Contrary to
the general idea of the meat eaters,
I believe | will demonstrate that |
have more stamina than Brock. No, l
have nothing to say as to knockout,
as | do not believe in predicting sud-
den endings to fights before | go into
a ring, but 1 will state again that I
am confident Of being declared the
winner
AS he said these words Freddie stood
breathing easily after a little exercise
he had taken just to keep on edge, and
he looked to be in good condition. If
ever a fighter reached that point. The
British lightweight champion is not
talkative sort of chap, and usually let's
his trainer do all the talking, while
he does the work. He is confidence
itself, however, and a little of feeling
crept out in his conversation.
Brock Equally Sure
Out at the East Side Athletic club
Phil Brock took things easy yester-
day, merely keeping himself fresh with
light work with the pulleys. His man.
ager, cap" McRae, gave out state
ment equally as optimistic in tone as
did Welsh, and it is evident that
neither camp has it on the other in
expectations of a complete victory.
There is considerable money ahead of
the man who wins today's battle, for
at least three battles are already in
sight for the victor. AS it will be
practically another of the lightweight
elimination contests, the battle is of
much more than ordinary Importance
from the standpoint of those who are
eager to see the white lightweight
class experience thorough house
cleaning, with the rubbish swept
aside If either of these lads is beaten
decisively as by a knockout, he must
join the rubbish pile as far as his con-
sideration in the contest for the title