Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
MAIN EVENT IS
GOOD CARD NOW
FRIDAY NIGHTS SHOW SHOULD
BE A HUMMER
Pretty Scrap Should Result When He
Stacks Up Against Urbeaten
Leonard Lauder-M atch Is
Evenly Balanced

Practically the entire card that Man.
ager McCarey will stage Friday night
at Maud Junction has been completed,
and with Leonard Lauder matched
with Bubbles Robinson for the main
event it presents a most attractive APP
pearance on paper. Five bouts Will be
put on, two being over the ten-rouhu
route and three being at SIX rounus.
That the Lauder Robinson match VIII
result in one of the prettiest exhibitions
of sclever smuggling ever staged In the
local ring is generally admitted, poth
bows being remarkably clever boxers
and each having shown singing
bunch that makes their battles all the
more interesting to the spectators anu
exciting to their opponents. Iney are
graduates of the McCarey class IN
pugilism. and each has fought himself
to the main event division by consis-
tently showing their class in every bout
in which they have participated Since
they first donned the gloves. ;,
Lauder is the son of former CouIicli-
man Lauder and has been consistent
surprise throughout his ring career, 90
ing everything that ever has been asked
of him, Defeat is something about
which he knows absolutely nothing
and his continued and steady improve
ment as a clever boxer and shitty
fighter justifies the hopes of his frienos
that he is destined to shine as star
of fhe roped arena before the end Oh ms
career.
Robinson is a protege of Joe Cans,
who became impressed with the BOY
abilities as a fighter while using him
as a sparring partner a rev mohtns
ago. Bubbles is a new hand at the
business. but few boys of more prom
inence as boxers can claim TO be more
adept in the scientific end of the game
than he. Under the, instruction of Cans
he has improved in a remarkable de-
gree since he made such great lght
against Danny Webster in his debut
several months ago, and now is re-
garded as one of the cleverest ngnterS
in the second division of his class. III
his fight last Friday night with Young
FITZGERALD he showed that he Is gong
in to slug as well as box in future, ana
he make Fitz look cheap in 'comparl-
son. Fitz left the ring after the first
round. refusing to fight any further
with the boy who was hitting him
singing blows at will and whenever
and wherever he pleased :.
1t looks to be the best betting hgnt
that has been staged in Los Angeles IN
many months and no greater compli-
ment could be paid to any matchmaker
than to say this. Boys who are SO
evenly matched all around that the
betting sports cannot agree in picking
the winner always make an attractive
match. Lauder and Robinson are SO
evenly matched in cleverness, punch
ing, footwork, speed and courage 1nat
it would be foolish to hazard a guess
as to which will be the fortunate one
at the end of the fight.
Another new scrapper with great
promise is matched to make his first
appearance in the ring in Frank Plcato,
who is to do battle with Oscar Astie at
about 1873 pounds, which is their ma
tural weight. although they are meet
ing at catchweightS. Picato has SHOWN
to such advantage in his WORKOUTS anu
in the bout he fought during fleet week
that many fans have asked that ne De
matched with Phil Brock, but he is so
highly esteemed by McCarey that ne
proposes to send him after big game
only by degrees, as he gains experience
and confidence.
Mike Kutchos, the Greek champion,
and Jap Oyama, the protege OF Edute
Robinson, who has shown so Wen III
recent fights. will go over ten-rouno
route at catehweights, which In reality
means about lis pounds. Oyama long
since ceased to be a joke, ana ne Is sent
after Kutchos in great commence by
Robinson. Kutchos is the cnesty nttie
spitfire who gave Kid Dalton sucn
close call a few months ago ana mas
proved that he is real tighter all tne
way through.
Young Saddle and Jim Donovan are
matched to go six rounds at eaten
weights and will go into the ring close
around 1873 pounds each, being at about
the same weight. One other bout Is
under consideration and probably will
be closed before Monday. making up.
card of five bouts and thirty-eight
rounds of fighting. The card appears
so good that no legitimate criticism can
be urged against 1t, and the fans VIII
support all such offerings.