Aurelio Herrera - Gilbertgia.com
Aurelio Herrera - Gilbertgia.com
Aurelio Herrera - Gilbertgia.com
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T<br />
welve years went by before the public found out that<br />
Frank Carrillo lost a small fortune that night he took<br />
<strong>Herrera</strong> to San Francisco and made the big stab. A Bay City paper<br />
recalled the gambling goings-on leading up to the May 29, 1901<br />
McGovern-<strong>Herrera</strong> fight.<br />
“When the announcement was made that Carrillo possessed<br />
$3,500 and was willing to place it against $5,000, the<br />
managers fell off their perches, as many had not be<strong>com</strong>e really<br />
impressed with the idea that there was anyone who was in the<br />
possession of so much real coin, and willing and anxious to<br />
back the Bakersfield favorite. The sporting editor of The<br />
Bulletin has been on this job eighteen years, and during this<br />
time he has heard managers signify their willingness to bet<br />
fortunes galore, but most of it was stage twaddle. When the<br />
showdown came, Mr. Manager invariably took to the high and<br />
imperial timbers. The only manager that ever went through<br />
with a big bet in eighteen years of experience was Frank<br />
Carrillo of Bakersfield. In 1901 Terry McGovern, while<br />
champion, came here and defeated Oscar Gardner in four<br />
rounds. Immediately after the battle, Frank Carrillo dropped in<br />
gilbertgia.<strong>com</strong> pg 18 of 88
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