Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-16
MORE JIU-JITSU
BOUTS PLANNED
ROBINSON WILL TEST THE
ORIENTAL METHODS
LOCAL WRESTLING EXPERT WILL
TRY JAPANESE
Promoter McHugh Signs White Man
and Subject of Mlkado for Bout
to Finish Before Fans at
Maud on June &c

After two days of arguing and con-
TABS galore Charles P. McHugh, who
is promoting the bout planned between
Shosha Yokoyama, champion jiu-jitsu
exponent of the 1owery kingdom, and
EDDIE Robinson, the boxing and wrest-
ing expert, has finally secured the sig
nature of Robinson to articles calling
Tor match between the two men. The
contest is planned for Saturday even
ing, June rs, and will be held at the
Maud junction arena Since the last
Jlu-Jitsu affair in this city in which
4okoyama defeated the American mid
ole western champion, George Santell.
AFTER twenty minutes of rough and
tumble work, interest in these bouts
was greatly stimulated. Yokoyama
offered to meet anyone in the world
at his style of fighting, and for a time
there were no acceptances of his chaI-
lenge
1hen the Japanese press agent took
pen In hand and when the bewildering
maze Of hieroglyphics were untangled
II was discovered that he has an ear
nest desire to knock the spots off the
Honorable Eddie Robinson, (which
honorable gentleman have beat my two
dear friends in Salt Lake some time
ago and have bust up the game there.
Whyfore 1 want to revenge him for a
mortal combat" and so on and SO forth.
IN plain English, the Japanese cham
plon is very much peeved at the Amer
ican. Robinson SO decisively defeated
the Two Japs he met in Salt Lake that
ne earned the cordial hatred of the
orlentals. 1t Is claimed that Yokoyana
was sent to Los Angeles for the pur-
pose OF getting" Robinson, and that
the first match with Santell was mere
ly an opening wedge to the contest
with the older and more experienced
white man.
Test Of JIu-Jitsu
The present bout assumes the pro-
portions of an affair of real class and
considerable interest owing to the fact
tnat 1t Is decisive test of the merits
or the Jiu-jitsu game. Robinson. when
ne met the Japs in the dry town, did
not wear the jacket which aids the
Japs In defeating their opponents NV
giving them a hold. At that time also
the Japs were without this robe. This
Tune Shosha insisted on the jacket, and
II was this point which caused most
OF the controversy. Finally. for the
purpose only of showing up the orr
entaFs methods, Robinson consented
10 meet the subject of the mikado on
the latter's terms.
Robinson has been exercising con-
slderably of late and has taken off
several pounds. He is in good condi-
ton and his strength and dexterity as
wei as his cool-headedness should
make him formidable opponent. Yo-
koyama is the tallest Japanese in this
country and weighs about 165 pounds.
Robinson will not weigh over 172 when
he enters the ring to clash with the
Jap, and says he will give the brown
boy all the tussle he wants In one
evening.
All finger holds, as we'll as prize ring
methods, are barred, but all arm holds
are permitted. The bout will go until
one man quits. and the friends of Rob-
fnson are ready to wager that the last
man in the ring will be the American.
McHugh is arranging a card of four
preliminaries to precede the main event
and included on the program will be
Graeco- and catch s-catch-
wrestling matches.