Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-12
MAKE JOHNSON
HOT FAvORITE
BETTING SPORTS OFFER TWO
TO ONE THAT He WINS
RUSSIAN EXPECTS TO STOP VAN
DoozER QUICKLY
Both in Excellent Trim for Scrap
Tonight and Confident of Vic
tory--Prellminari Are
Attractive

rules were laid aside clever and speedy
boxers have been trying to whip big
ger and stronger men who were long
on the wallop and short on science. Jim
Corbett turned the trick and thereby
encouraged such men as Arthur Van
Doozer to try it. Van goes into the
prize ring tonight for the first time and
solely because he wants to prove that
a clever and speedy boxer has 1t "on"
a slow fighter with only punch to
bolster up his ambitions to become
worldbeater. Every time these
pugilistfc opposities are matched the
fight fans are divided into warning
factions In arguing the probab ilities of
the scrap.
Battling Johnson, big. heavy. slow,
courageous, determlr ed and possessing
wallop that would stagger an ele-
plant to his knees. cares not for the
brain-and- Drawn argument. He has
his wallop and would not trade it to
Van for all his cleverness and speed.
Therefore, Johnson is happy In the
vision of q quick and most decisive
victory over Van Doozer.
Van Doozer realizes what he is up
against, knowing that 1t is against all
laws of nature for man to stand up
against such q conclusion as Will result
any time Johnson lands punch, but
maintains that he is so far superior to
johnson In cleverness and speed that
he will be able to avoid the swings of
the Russian and yet be fast enough to
dart in and out and win the battle on
points without getting hurt in the OPP
Grafton.
Each Expresses Hope
Both fighters have trained faithfully
for condition and have attained most
satisfactory results. There will be mo
room for excuses after the scrap. Here
Is what Johnson has to say regarding
his chances:
the first round. Am fit and ready for
any kind Of fight. but do not antici-
pate any delay In the inevitable"
Van Doozer has cooled down a bit in
the last week and is not talking about
Unlocking out Johnson. but this does
not mean that he is losing hope. He
says:
Certainly. I expect to win from
johnson. They say he Is a great, big,
tough fellow and cannot be stopped.
Well, I'm no baby. If 1 lose 1 will
be game about 1t and will have no ex-
cuses to offer. VIII weigh 1888 pounds
n the ring and am fit to fight for my
life."
The betting fans are divided in their
opinion as to which will win, but the
3 great majority of those who go to Maud
4 Junction tonight will be greatly sur
prised IL Johnson does not win by n
knockout wallop long before the sched-
uled end OF the scrap. Van Doozer has
a good following, but Johnson will have
five admirers to Vans one. The odds
offered last night along the rialto were
2 to that Johnson would win, with lit
tie betting reported
johnson Is Improved
Admirers of Johnson point to the fact
that he is a vastly improved fighter now
in comparison to his form of a few
months ago. Instead of being a slow
fighter with onlv his punch and size to
depend on for victory, he has developed
fast under the direction of Dewitt c.
Van Court, has learned how to use his
hands and feet and can 60 at a fast
pace throughout long fight. When he
first appeared in the local ring he did
not know what to do with his hands
except when he could swing, but now
he has learned to jab with his left and
cross with his right In such improved
manner that those who saw him in his
last fight with Flynn have taken him
out of the dub class and express great
hopes for successful career In the
ring.
He refuses to back up from any man,
and the fiercest wallops do not seem 20
have the slightest effect in slowing him
down. His only vital spot is his jaw,
which is disproportionately weak in
comparison with his Liability to take
body, head and face blows. He believes
in carrying the fight to his opponent,
and is fearless in doing so. All he
wants is a chance to land punch,
and he will bet till he is black in the
face that he will win the fight.
1t is a question whether Van Doozer
Is fast enough to keep out of the way
of the big Russian, and unless he Is the
Van Doozer hopes are doomed. In a
smuggling match Johnson would win in
a flash, as no fighter in the business
can hit with the force he puts behind
his blows. However, If Van Doozer is
fast enough to stay away from danger
he is clever enough to outpoint the
Russian and collect the long end of the
purse. He has punch, too, but prob
ably will confine his efforts to avoiding
the leads and swings of johnson, and
at the same time seek to win on points.
Prellms Are Attractive
Two preliminary events are sched-
; uled as curtain raisers and should be
interesting while they last. Bubbles
Robinson who Is matched to box ten
rounds with Leonard Lauder as the
main event of the weekly show to be
pulled off by McCarey next week, takes
on Young Fitzgerald for six rounds In
the first number on the card. Bubbles
Is one of the most promising pork-and-
DeanerS on the McSdicy ioSeoi, anu
considering his brief experience In the
ring he has more than made good In
every respect. His opponent Is a clever
fighter. who depends more on his wal
lop than anything else, and he has
good record to back his hopes OF WIN
ming.
Jim Cameron and Frank Holbrook,
dusky heavyweights, will go on for
ten-round session, and this should be
warm number until one of them takes
the count Neither cares much for sci
ence, having none in their repertoire,
and each Is famous for his punch. They
promise to wade in and maui 1t out,
and that should mean a knockout long
before the limit, Both have shown to |
a,cnd In t1.a ifai1ac. md are In