El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-01
FIGHTERS KEEP.
UP DAILY GRIND
Albert, Fowser, Stands and
johnson Preparing For
Fistic Card Sunday.

Two boxing champions In their own par
ticular divisions worked out ss-To1io Et-esf
Monday afternoon. where Lou-5 - ~
welter,veight is doing his preparatory N9.A S
for the scheduled 25 round conlesL MLtI w.
Frankie Fovser in the Juarez arena next
| Sunday afternoon. Ine eI Li - -
Johnny Papke. feather king o. - q ~ "a
ing The suprsrnacy Of light and welter d.
visions OF the Orient. ana lncl1enl ~ " ~
entertafns hopes Of being welter champion
Of the world
Albert Unusually Strong.
At the end 81 the workout, Charley Shands,
the big Californian, VINO o9AeG w - -
rounds with Albert, declared thaL ne hau
met boxers ranging in class from Welter 70
heavyweiEht but that Albert was the strong
est man that he had ever exchanged blows
Little Johnny Papke. was Of a similar
opinion and with these two auLhorlty Ior
the fact betting immediately tooE a Jump p
Even money was placed on ms ehalces %
defeat the husky Fowser. One thing that
made a decided impression on the Ians pres
ent at the workout was the sIappg laLneI
in which Albert delivers blow. While not
appearing 10 be a very haru inter the
western bow is a dangerous opponent at all
times in view Of his strength ana stamina
Stands shows Well
Stands was switched 10 the B. & l. camp
Monday afternoon. and the big miculeWelght
without the sore eye. TO handicap him put
Manager Benoit. who handles the middle
It.
deliver the goods. inasmuch ne has met
some Of the best men Of the 15s pound class
on the Pacific coast out OF 81 battles,
Stands has lost three none OF them re-
Gently. He has had at least five battles with
Mexican Kid Carter. rated as one Of the best
middleweights in the country, Winning chem
ali. II he defeats Young Jack Johnson.
Stands is in line for a match with Sailor
Ed Petroskey, Of san Francisco. and there
is quite a bit Of money in FL Paso and Juarez
that Will be wagered on the chances OF the
Los Angeles boy
EovFser Trains in JuareE-
frankie Fowser resumed hard training
Tuesday in Juarez, he having been asked 10
train there for couple Of days Training in
JuareZ has become unpopular with local
fight fans. only a small crowd crossing the
river Tuesday Boxers who have worked out
in the Mexico camp heretofore have regis
tered strong objections TO the over river
quarters, inasmuch as there are no less than
three well ventilated and equipped camps on
the American side Of the river
Taking 1t Easy.
For the past two days Fowser has been
going easy In his workouts, In view Of the
consistent grind which he has adhered to
for the past week Frank boxed a Few
rounds with Benny CordoYa and Jack John
son. Monday afternoon. in addition TO skip
ping the rope and shadow boxing Right now
he is in the pink Of condition and is ready
to step into the ring tomorrow II necessary
through the EFFORTS OF trainer Al Dreagcr,
the e Paso title contender has developed
considerable speed. and aside from being a
dangerous hitter. Is a remarkably clever boy
for weller II is predicted that Albert will
have his HANGS full Sunday afternoon. should
he adopt aggressive methods Of fighting
against his opponent
Negro Has some Class.
Young Jack johnson Is showing better
form every day Jack has removed some OF
the surplus flesh that showed when he be-
gan training and has developed more speed.
johnson Is shifty boy with an extremely
hard wallop. and hits with both hands with
equal facility The next three DAYS Of train
ing are expected to put the negro in excel
lent shape. He is being backed TO beat
Stands by the negro contingent Of Fl Paso.
johnson hits from any angle and through
his experience should make dangerous op-
ponent for any middleweight in the game.