Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-02

7HYHILE felt confident that l
 N could lick Anrelia Herrera.
 hS l was in for one of the
 greates. surprises of my
 Father of my prizefighting 1N were little afraid of having ~ Tout stopped, got over to the Edhgslde early, reaching there about
 o'clock. There found Herrera smok-
 ing a cigar and full of confidence I had not seen him for some time, and live shook hands in q friendly way. {He never was any too friendly with
 anybody, but he appeared to like me
 even when was his sparring partner.
 After some delay one of the officials
 came to the dressing room and told
 us that everything had been fixed
 with the state authorities and that the
 fight would go on We lost little time
 in getting to the ring.
 Herrera was the fayorite with the
 crowd as well as i'll the betting. Out n there he was hero, and the people didn't seem to like the idea of an out
 slider taking any of his honors away, Finally got under the ropes and nH received some applause, but not sc UT much as ny Mexican opponent. n After the gallant style in which he :, had been knocking out all his oppo- nents in Butte, Herrera felt absolutely M confident. and he started out to finish Y me in hurry. fought him very uni cautiously and kept away from his
 terrible swings until the fourth round
 Up to this time the honoi>s had been about even. But right here came in
 for the biggest surprise of my life
 Herrera Knocks Bat to the Mat.
 We had just got together ill u clinc..
 and was backing away with my e<'head down. 1 had no sooner turned loose his arm when he swung short swing squarey on top of my head. :feit as If somebody had hit me with 6 tsled.s hammer. l turned complete 4sonlprsault aud fell flat on my back, Smy head hit ting tue mat first. l look led up and could see the Mexican 1standing over me with a vicious look Stn his eyes. He was ready to finish 1me In fact. he thought I was already Tout. But wasn't. I took few sec Sonds of the count and then regained :my feet.
 [ Aurelia tore after lne like an infu- criated tiger, putting every ounce of .Htrength he possessed into his punches ;6 was somewhat dazed when he @HAnd that he had not knocked me was the first man on whom
 his pnnch had failed, then surprised .aitn some more by standing up toe to <etoe and meeting him blow for blow. 8Before the end of thc round succeed. 3ad in hooking a:y left half scissors 3hook into his liver aud forced him 10 tcover up. As the roucd closed he $was hanging on for dear l3fe
 ! did my best, but l Could hot suc- 4ceed in knocking him out. The latter 1rounds were all my way. and at the 4end of the twentieth Bad piled up 1snch lead that was handed the de- \ 1cision on q silver platter. Not man 1kicked on the verdict. and the bets { were paid off without i question. . Duncan Mcdonald was referee and 4.Ais decision was cheeref by the 1arowd,
 1,f Now Ready to Meet CI,a1,aion. 4l This victory put me in direct line |. or the championship, and froni then { n began pursuing the great stars 1PR the ring. Having licked Canole, 4pl1anlon and Herrera, the fight man. Sieagers had to recognize my right to t.hallenge the top notchers, and in the Hong run l forced these fellows to kgive me chance
 . When l reached Suu Francisco l Hound that Young Corbctt. who had { lgS1SaF