Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
az JAY DAVIDSON

Two genuine surprises were uncorked
last night at the Jeffries Athletic club
at Vernon. Danny webster whipped
Billy Snailham most decisively in their
twenty-round fight, and Young Otto
knocked out Montana Kid in the first
minute OF fighting In the first round Of
their scheduled scrap.
Webster proved a pleasant surprise
for the fans, as he was the short-ender
IA the betting by a narrow margin, and
any time he is on the short end the
other fellow must be well regarded, as
Danny Is about the most popular fight
er in the south. The average fan
thought that Danny had bitten of more
than he could chew, however, in tack
ling the clever, fast and smuggling San
Francisco boy. Despite the odds and
the forlorn feelings of his friends, Dam
ny thought it would be easy to whip
the highly touted northern boy, and
he went at the job in the right manner.
mixing it from the start, and easily
won the fight.
While few fans thought Montana Kid
would defeat Young Otto, and the gem
eral opinion was to the effect that the
New York boy would win inside of ten
rounds, nobody was prepared for the
quick ending that came. After clinch-
ing four times, during which moments
not a blow was struck, Otto Tented
with his left and hooked his right to
the point of the jaw, and Montana
went to the floor for the full count.
It required about one minute to decide
this fight.
There was much disappointment
that Montana should prove such an
easy victim of the eastern boy. Mon
tana says, however, that he never was
hit so hard in all his life. He went to
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around until the count was finished.
Immediately after going to his corner
he sat up unassisted, talked nationally
and his eyes were as clear as they ever
were in all his life. 1t is not stretch
ing truth a bit to say that he was a
huge disappointment even to his best
friends. He came out of the uneon-
scious state in remarkably fast time
after the count was finished.
At weighing in Otto was three-quar-
ters Of a pound over the required
notch. Montana claimed his forfeit of
$50 and then refused to fight unless
Otto should make the agreed weight
by 10 o'clock. After an extended con-
ference, which ended at 6 o'clock, 1t
was agreed that Montana should re-
ceive the weight forfeit Of $50, should
have a bonus of $50 to forget about
that three-quarters of pound, and If
he would go on and fight without fur
Their parleying he would receive one
half of that portion of the receipts that
went to the pair. regardless of whether
he won, lost or Secured a draw. AL
together, Montana probably received
about $475 for that minute he passed
in the ring.
The Webster-Snailham scrap was a
fast and furious affair all the way,
with Webster always in the lead.
Snailham was wild in his leads and
seldom was able to connect with Web
ster's anatomy in an effective man
ner Danny fought consistently
throughout. using more cleverness and
showing a better wallop than ordinar-
lily.
This fight really involved the
featherweight championship OF the
coast, and Webster now claims that
title. He undoubtedly is worthy of the
honor, and this fight was the means of
promoting him out of the prelim
class. Main events for him in the
future. Any fighter who can beat
Snailham as decisively as Webster
beat him, deserves to be promoted to
the main event ranks.