Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
BROCK EXPECTS
QUICK VICTORY
CLEVELANDER CONFIDENT OF
WHIPPING PlCATO
WILL GO AFTER NELSON IF BOUT
is DECISIVE
Llghtwelghts Are In Hard Training at
Rival Camps and viii Be in Good
Condition When Hour Comes
Friday Night
BY A. Il. DUNNING

win just as sure as the sun will rise
brightly tomorrow morning in the
Golden State-we will go after Battling
Nelson and make a big effort to get
the Dane to agree to meet Phil for the
lightweight title" was the fiat an
nouncement of his manager, Tom Nc
Ginty, made yesterday at Brooks S
quarters at the East Side Athletic
club, where the little Cleveland light
weight is busily conditioning for his
bout at the weekend Maud Junction
program to be staged by McCarey's
Pacific Athletic club.
This boy was never better in his life
than he is right now. In fact, ] think
he never was as good" continued Nc
Ginty, as Brock with now and then
glance at his manager and the group
in conversation kept steadily pegging
away at the punching bag, varying
with occasional skips around the room
"Phil has gotten back into the condi-
ton he had acquired when he arrived
in Los Angeles the first time. His
wind is fine-just see him handle that
bag and skip the rope--and he has a
retiring and early rising, with plenty
of out of door exercise, clean living
and good and regular food have placed
him in grand condition. and over the
ten-round distance he will set pace
that will dazzle the local fans. This
sounds rather optimistic, l know, but
wait till the little fellow gets into ac-
tion. Don't take my word for 1t, but
Just watch him handle Picato next Fri
day night"
Phil does the fighting and McGinty
the business part of the combination,
and each seems prepared to handle his
end. Brock has journeyed all the way
from Cleveland because he is fond Of
Los Angeles and wants to show the
local fans that he is right again and
can whip many good lightweight.
Brock Has Big Chance
But he asks nothing until he makes
good Upon his showing with Picato
Friday night will largely depend
Brooks activity hereabouts in the next
two months. Should he prove so for
tunate as to land a knockout over the
local pride Brock will be given an
opportunity to meet the best men in his
class before this same club. McGinty
claims he will turn the trick, and has
a match with Nelson and one with
Wolgast in mind, having been prom
ised future engagements by McCarey
should be make a sensational showing
In case Brock is successful he will
leave at once for Sacramento, where
he will probably meet Kid Harrison,
the San Francisco 133- FOUNDER, before
the Central Athletic club, as he has
been offered a date by Manager DeYine
of that club. Lew Powell has side
stepped Harrison, but Brock is willing
to fight any boy of his weight in the
world, white or black, and will take
up Harrison as quickly as any other.
II will let Battling Nelson make his
own terms for fight with Phil should
he win quickly Friday" says McGinty.
I'VE will let him name his own fig
ures all the way, and when he says
he is ready to fight l will make him a
proposition he can't afford to turn
back on"
Picato Works Steadily
out at the South Side club Frank
Picato merely smiles when he hears
Brooks name mentioned and hammers
a little harder at his trainers or his
punching bag. The Page entry is fit
and ready. and his camp says he will
breeze. Picato is well down toward the
weight and will have no worry on that
scale. He is rugged and full of vim,
and after a winning streak up north
is anxious to show his Improvement
before his Los Angeles hackers.
Little betting on the battle has been
developed, but Brock. because of his
good battles in Los Angeles probably
will be installed a slight favorite be-
fore ring hour arrives, the consensus
OF opinion being that he will prove too
sturdy for Frank. That the bout is at
tracing unusual attention is evident
from the demands for seats at this
early date, and it is probable that one
of the best crowds of recent months
will see the youngsters go, their per-
sonal popularity lending added at
tractivene SIS to the match.
Baker After AtteII
Harry Baker, the second of the Nc
Ginty string, is rounding into good
shape, and is anxious to make an ap-
pearance before the local fans Baker,
according to the statement of the camp
men who have been with him since his
return to the Angel city-his first love,
by the way-has improved wonderfully.
He has retained all his speed, but has
grown somewhat sturdier, and has also
uncovered something of a wallop.
This to the tapping little lightning
bug who stung Abe Attel and got away
so fast in their first meeting, would
prove a great addition. Baker still has
the Attell bug, and is getting it worse
every day. He now is after finish
fight with the Hebrew champion of the
featherweights, and is endeavoring to
persuade McCarey to stage this bout
at the opening of the Vernon arena.
At both the south side and east side
quarters of Picato and Brock special
arrangements have been made for a
4S1g matinee workout today and Brock
and the local lad will arrange an ex-
ira long afternoon in the gymnasium,
beginning with the usual limbering up
exercises and ending with at least ten
rounds of sparring with their trainers.
, This will afford the Los Angeles fars
an opportunity to see one of them in
action, and thereby judge of the con-
dition of the favorite OF each follower
of the game
Would Bet on Brock
Capt. McRae, who has still warm
spot in his heart for Brock, is so much
impressed with his improvement that
he now stands ready to back him
against Battling Nelson for $4,000 a
side and is even willing to make it
winner take all. After a consultation
with Manager McGinty, McRae said
he would willingly bet his money pro-
viding Mac would be willing to let his
little protege hook up with the Battler.
McGnty said that's what he brought
Phil to the coast for, and is ready and
willing 10 box both Attell and Nelson
with his two champions-Baker and
Broc'