Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-04
M'CAREY OBTAINS
VERNON LICENSE
SECURES PERMIT TO HOLD
AGROUND FIGHTS
MAY ERECT NEW ARENA IN THE
SUBURB
Long Distance Bouts Assured to Fans
by October 1-Llchtweiahts
Training for Coming
Battle

Fortyfive round fights for Los An
geles during the early fall months are
an assured fact. This pleasing pros
pect became a certainty yesterday
when the board of trustees of the city
Of Vernon met in regular session and
granted to T. j. McCarey, manager and
chief owner of the Pacific Athletic
club, a license to conduct long distance
fights within the corporate limits of the
little suburb for one year. For this
privilege McCarey, who was present at
the meeting, deposited a certified check
Tor $1,000, covering the license for the
entire year. The legal requirements
having been met by the granting of the
license and the acceptance of the fee,
there remained nothing more but the
assurance that the fights will be staged
at an arena in y ernon. Promoter Nc
Carey was prompt in settling the mat
ter, with a decision that speaks of fin
ality.
by the first of October, at the lat
est, and possibly in September the Los
Angeles fight public will be given the
opportunity of witnessing a long fight
at an arena in Vernon. | don't know
at present whether the pavilion will be
a newly erected structure, built espe-
cially for the purpose. or whether L
will take up the old Jeffries Athletic
Club arena. 1t all remains with the
creditors of the latter club. Should the
proper arrangements be made, l will
acquire the Vernon arena and hold the
big fights there In fact, am much in
favor of this move. But if it is impos-
sible to settle at a reasonable figure,
will build a new pavilion.
Long Fights Assured
whatever the outcome of that mat
ter, the fight fans may be assured that
vr-i11 q hold OF Ner.
non this fall"
This statement by the promoter sets
at rest all rumors and uncertainties
concerning this matter so close to the
hearts of the fistic followers. That Nc
Carey will fail to make use of his new
ly granted license after laying down
1920 in cold hard cash is not to be
thought of. Such a sum is not to be
tossed away heedlessly, and 1T is GER
ia n that McCarey made the move to
secure the license only after long plan
ming.
Should a new arena be built the lot
directly across from Jack Doyle's YER
non camp and just south Of the base
ball grounds at Thirty eighth and
Santa Fe will be used, and a gigantic
structure, capable of accommodating az
large a crowd as will ever gather at
even a world championship battle In
Los Angeles, will be planned for.
AT present IneT6 Is d cottage Ou TINS
property, but this will be moved away
in case the new arena is built. How
ever, there Is still strong possibility
of the Jeffries Vernon arena being
taken over.
After Big Battle
This move is significant OF many
things. More than everything else, II
savors of direct effort to get into the
fght for the Jeffries-Johnson battle.
McCarey has emphatcally declared
that he will make every effort within
reason to land the match. and he has
stated that he will not be outbid by
the other promoters who are after the
fight. AS soon as articles are consid-
cred by the big fellows and they get
down to the business point and receive
bids McCarey win thrust his finger
into the pie, and it's sure bet that he
will do everything in his power to
bring the battle before the fellow
townsmen of the retired and undefeat-
ed champion.
out at the East Side Athletic club
big Jim Barry and Phil Brock, the
Clevelander have struck up a great
friendship, and the husky big fellow
predicts that Brock will prove a Won
der now that he has hit his old stride
and is back in good condition. Under
the guiding hand of Tom McGinty
Brock is working faithfully and earn
estly, and Barry, who is training with
him daily believes he can hold his own
against any other 133-pounder in the
business. Barry went into ecstacies,
or as near such a condition as a slow
moving, bulky chap can get, yester-
day when he started talking about
Philip, and predicted that he would be
mighty close to the title within year.
From McGlnty comes the statement
that If Brock is successful against
l,o oro
with either Nelson or Wolgast and he
will go after both men for an engage
ment as soon as they return to the
coast.
Plcato boxed eight rounds yesterday
at Doyle's South Side Athletic club,
four with his manager and trainer, Roy
Page, and four with his brother. He
has reduced to near the weight and will
train from now on for speed. Picato
did his work on the highway in the
forenoon, going through the usual
routine exercises in the afternoon. Ten
miles of road exercises were completed
by Brock before he tackled the table
fare at the East Side yesterday morn
ing.
John Barry, the amateur welter-
weight, who was expected to go on with
Young Solomon in his first professional
scrap at McCarey's pavilion in pre-
Iiminary to the Brock-Pioato contest,
has decided that he will want longer
time in which to train, and will not
enter the ring at Maud until the show
following the one on the 18th.
Danny Webster and Mike Kutchos
finally have settled their differences re-
garding the weight question, and the
two are to meet at the office of the
Pacific Athletic club this morning and
sign up for a ten-round contest to take
place at McCarey's PAVILION as the