Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-30
FIGHTERS GET
DOWN TO WORK
McAREY'S BUNCH OF ALL
STARS is BUSY
ENTERTAIN NUMEROUS FANS AT
THEIR CAMPS
Woluast Training as He Should for
Once, While Mccoy, His Opponent
Is Surprising Sports with
His Showing

Crowds at the training camps We're
entertained Sunday by the boxers who
are to appear at McCarey's pavilion
Friday evening In the scheduled con-
tests which will make up one of the
best programs Of the season.
Wolgast was at the Southside club
and went to work with vim and seems
TO be making good his assertion that
he would get In proper shape Tor ms
battle with Young Kid Mccoy. That
Bubbles Robinson did not beat VOL
CAST when the two met was not be-
cause the brewer did not give him
every opportunity, for there was little
training done for the event, Wolgast
holding the colored lad so cheaply that
he thought he could go into the ring
without any exercising and beat him
easily.
Now, however, Wolgast realizes that
he is UP against the real thing in be-
ing matched with Young Kid Mccoy,
for reports from Venice, where the Kid
trained with Freddie Welsh, show that
he will give Wolgast the battle OF his
life If he fights as he has shown up In
practice. Welsh is thoroughly wrapped
up in the Kid and makes the assertion
that the fans will be surprised at the
showing he will make against Vol
CAST. While the conqueror of Attel
does not cOllle out anu say lAebt %HS
Coy will knock out Wolgast, there is
much between the lines of Freddie's
declarations, and the fight is bound to
be one of the fastest that the rams
have seen in many day
Mccoy began training at Venice yes
terday and pleased the crowd by his
rapid fire of exchanges and his clever
ness. He is tall and rangy and looks
much heavier than Wolgast, but he
says he will have no trouble at all IN
making the 124 pounds required the day
of the fight. :,
Clarence English and Frank Mantell
We're at work yesterday at the South
side club, preparing for their argu-
ments with Fred Ward and Johnny
O'Keefe. English is showing up in great
fashion and seems to be back to the
form he was in when he gave such
promise in the lightweight division a
year ago. He is training hard for the
bout with Ward, for he says he can
not afford to be beaten this time, as ne
has Just returned to the limelight
through his victory over George Her
berts English declares that he was
short Of work when he met the east
erner but that he will be in good shape
when he shakes hands with Ward in
the ring FridaN evening.
Mantell was SO chagrined at the out
come of the battle with Johnny O'Keefe
last TUESDAY evening Indt ne mas uOI
quite awakened from the surprise ii
caused him, and he is making every
endeavor to offset the defeat by getting
into the best condition to meet his con-
queror over the ten-round course. Man.
tell sees much in his favor in the long
er route, as generally he Is a slow
starter, but O'Keefe, who is training at
the pavilion, also makes the same
claim, SO both of the fighters will be
on an equal footing when they meet
Friday.
Fred Ward is training at San Pedro
and will be in shape when he makes
his initial bow to the Los Angeles fans
against English. Ward has made a
great showing in the ring in his bouts
in the north and he was extremely
anxious to get on with a classy figter
like English to show just how good he
is IN the ring.
One other bout is to be added to the
program for Friday evening, and It Is
probable that Robinson's Jap and
Young Dougherty will be given a
chance at each other again, this time
over the ten-session groove.