Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-19
TRAINING CAMPS
HUMMHNG BUSILY
THlRTY-SlX ROUNDS OF BOXING
FOR FRIDAY
FOUR BIG MEN DRILL AWAY FOR
TEN-RoUND BOUTS
Coulter and Norvel In Good Shape for
Wndup--Fans Look for Slug
ging Affairs in Next Maud
Program

While there is no championship buz-
zing in anv bonnet in a Los Angeles
training camp, the members of the card
arranged by the Pacific Athletic club
for next Friday night are hammerlng
steadily away, and as four hummnlg
contests are scheduled the quarters OF
the boxers are objective points FOR those
fans who desire to get an early view OF
their favorites. Not for many a month
has a buster quartet of heavyweights
been engaged in preparations for ring
events. one new man will be given his
premiere in the Maud ring; the others
have appeared here before, and those
who have followed the fight game are
aware that every man Jack of them can
and will fight as long as he is able.
A days round of the conditioning
camps brings evidence that the ringsid-
ers next FRIDAY evening will see several
bitter bouts. Heavyweight battles al
ways find favor with the patrons of the
game and in the card prepared for mid
October there will be all the fighting it
will be possible to crowd into thirty-slX
rounds.
Battling Russian Still Good
The return to the local ring of Bat
Ting johnson, with his health restored
and all the Vigor of his massive frame
stored up ready to be drawn against
the husky newcomer, Jack Geyer, mas
aroused a deal of interest in the pro-
gram. Johnson has never been stel-
lar performer, but the fans have al
wavs been sure of a rousing scrap when
he steps into the ring. He is game OF
the core, can take and has taken fear
full lacing, and will keep going until ne
is knocked out or the police stop the
fight. Geyer is big enough and rangy
enough to give him stiff argument
Jack Siebergs manager, Billy Hart, re-
sponded "Wait a Bit" when Geyer was
proposed as Sieberg's next opponent,
which shows that the big German and
his trainer have some little respect for
the ring ability of the former amateur
heaVyweight. Geyer, so the camp fol-
lowers whisper, put Sieberg on the mat
in training for the Burns fight, and
then he was sidestepped as sparrlng
partner. If Jack performs up to his
reputation, the bout with Battilng
Johnson will be a repetition of those
rousing Flynn-Johnson miXups which
found the fans on their seats yelling
like mad during the greater part of the
milling.
Chance for Sieberg
Jim Cameron will be given one more
chance to exhibit the real lighting cali
ber he claims. Against Jack Sieberg
he will have to stop stalllng and fight
ing cautiously for decision. The big
Sieberg, though he lost caste by his
defeat at the hands of Jack Burns,
nevertheless is a dangerous man
against any slow big fellow. He has
a wallop that is backed by the force
which takes titles away from fighters.
Sieberg telegraphs his blows, but be-
cause of his hitting power is no easy
mark. II he connects with Cameron's
jaw, as he did against Burns in that
first round, the black man will be
counting chickens until they dash the
cold water in his face to bring him to.
Though the two heavyweight bouts
are apparently overshadowing the con-
test billed as the main event, the fans
may expect a pretty struggle when
Sam Coulter and Charlie Norvel, the
Montana lightweight, meet in the
windup. They will make the light
weight figure. Coulter has had two
professional fights, and so far his rec
ord is clean. He is matched against a
clever and hitting lad, whose snappy
style of punching has won him many
admirers, and if Sam gets away with
Norvel he will be given fight with a
lightweight Of recognized class.
Training Camps Busy
At Venice three of the boxers are
training for the fights on the 22d and
29th Jack Sieberg and Jack Burns
boxed four rounds in spirited style.
after which Jack Burns hooked up
with Dick Allen, the heavy amateur of
the Los Angeles Athletic club. Nor
vel boxed five sessions with frankie
Harris, and appeared to be in fine
shape for his go with Sam Coulter.
Doyles also was a busy place. for the
fighters. Sam Coulter put on the mitts
with Montana Kid for four rounds and
went through his stunts at a fast gait
Jim Flynn, endeavoring to get speed,
boxed with Roy Page and Frank
Picato and showed up in great form.
Jim Cameron and Jack Geyer used
McCarey's pavilion for their workout
and put on the gloves together for five
fast rounds. At San Pedro Battling
Johnson engaged in mitt work with
Fritz Frey and did seven rounds be-
fore he could be persuaded to let up.
Al Rogers is getting ready for his
contest with Jake Arnold at Redondo,
while Jake is exercising at Whittier
The reservation of seats promises a
large house.