Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-17
T RANK HE RRERA
HAS EASY TINE
TRIMMING LEE.
Dusky Fighter Shows No
Interest in Bout and Fails
to Exert Himself at Any
Time; Anaya Is Victor.

Kid Lee is all through fighting
in ALBUQUERQUE. Not because
he lost the decision to Frank
Herrera after Is rounds of luke
warm fighting in the armory last
night, but because he displayed
through the bout the fact that
he did not appreciate the SPLEEN
did support which has been given
him by Albuquerque fight fans
and that he did not desire their
good will.
Lee was as slow as the New
Mexico Central and as ineffective
as soothing syrup on bee sting
He acted like a man who knew
which way the betting odds were
and instead of future promoters
looking for suitable opponent
for Lee, they can take their time
finding one for Herrera. Any pro-
moter who would guarantee Lee
more than a dollar and six bits
in Albuquerque would lose his
eye teeth.
Lee danced around in the clos
ing frames, his arms flying but
his fists slipping over Herrera's
body. He landed once or twice,
but the fans who saw him knock
the husky Kid Mex into the ropes
knew that he never intended the
blows to hurt.
Herrera proved himself q clev-
er boxer, to be sure. He was head
and shoulders over the Kid Lee
Of last night and about the same
distance under Johnny Kid Mex,
whom Lee has trimmed regular
ly. If Lee had fought against
Herrera as he did against Mex,
the battle would have ended
about ten minutes after Dan Pa
dilla tossed the boxing gloves
into the ring before the main
event started.
A round by-round summary of
the fight would be nonsense. Lee
stood still and let Herrera touch
him up, Then he would side
step a few measures. do schot-
tische few more, swing his part
ner grand left and right and then
let loose stiff blow to Herrera's
glove. Times without number,
Herrera reached over, tilted up
Lees chin and held it aloft while
he explored his stomach. /
Once in rare intervals, the
sparring exhibition took on the |
aspects of the boxing contest or |
even a prize fight. The men |
would square off as if slaughter |
was imminent, but the fears of /
the seconds were unfounded-it |
never was.
Neither man had a trace of |
blood when the fifteen rounds |
ended. Neither man was breath |
ing hard after any round or after !
the fight. Neither man exerted !
himself at any time. The only
hard workers were the people ,
taking tickets at the door.
Herrera had the fans with him
100 per cent, If sound was any
The Lee backers-he
had few during the early
their hopes to them
selves. A fair-sized portion of /
the crowd filed out of the armory
before the decision was an
nounced. There was no question
as to how it would go, since Her.
rera had every round by yards,
cubits. parasangs and every known
medium of measurement. A few
iuShy pCbtOlo tHttIGu NIlGH lnG
decision was formally announced,
but the enthusiasm was short
lived and the armory quickly
emptied.
BY taking the fifth and tenth
'ounds of an otherwise even break,
Kid Anaya TOOK the decision from
Insurrrecto Kid in their ten-gound
Mill which was the semi final bout
It the armory last night. The boys
we're willing fighters and there
we're flashes of speed shown In |
zach frame.
Anaya's decision again evens
between the two boys, as
nsurrecto held two decisions ,
gainst him and he held one against
he Insurrecto. They had one draw
several years ago.
Jones Trims Garcia.
Dannie Jones, of Los Angeles,
lad a walk-away with Cyclone Gar
ia, who never even blew. Jones,
Gould have put the local lad away
1t any stage of the contest, but
when he realized 1t, he started in