Aurelio Herrera - Gilbertgia.com

the auspices of the new Silver Bow Athletic Club. 94 First in line to
sign were Benny Yanger of Chicago and Aurelio Herrera of
Bakersfield. Meanwhile, Herrera had his fight in Wisconsin where
“The Mexican” 95 from Bakersfield and Charles Neary from
Milwaukee went six-rounds to a draw.
In February, 31 year-old Aurelio Herrera was in Montana and
fought Louie Long. It was the first time Herrera was counted out.
The Salt Lake Herald hadn’t forgotten Herrera's one-round
massacre of Jack Downey, and the paper was delighted by Long’s
surprise KO over Herrera. It seemed like the press everywhere
had turned sour on the Bakersfield fighter. Wrote the Herald,
“Aurelio Herrera got his quietus on Friday night at Anaconda.
Herrera numbered his friends in the thousands in the
intermountain country a year ago, and now he's nothing but a
back number. He became a party to a fake fight in Salt Lake
with a bogus Jack Downey last July. For the sake of a little easy
money he risked his reputation and threw down the Salt Lake
sporting fraternity. He is now a has-been. He drew to Louis
94 Salt Lake Herald , Jan 10, 1904 (by wire from Butte, Montana, Jan 9)
95 Salt Lake Herald , Jan 12, 1904 (dated January 11 at Milwaukee); Salt Lake
Herald , Jan 23, 1904
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