Aurelio Herrera - Gilbertgia.com
Aurelio Herrera - Gilbertgia.com
Aurelio Herrera - Gilbertgia.com
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The empty ring entered its second hour, men groaned and<br />
swore, and ring announcer Cook announced, yet again, “In five<br />
minutes, the fight will begin.” Lucky, none of the 5,500 present<br />
knew that Nelson had already left the building. At 10:50 PM, Cook<br />
called off the fight. 167 The Times wrote, “The sickest sporting<br />
event California ever saw” had ended, and the paper charged<br />
<strong>Herrera</strong> and his manager of being “a brutal, crooked, swindling<br />
bunch that runs this game.” 168<br />
“Greaser Good For Nothing”<br />
In a “back-alley” interview early the next day the Times<br />
described <strong>Aurelio</strong> <strong>Herrera</strong> as a miserable drunk. Around<br />
midnight <strong>Herrera</strong> reportedly had “brutally knocked down and out<br />
an unknown man at First and Main streets... <strong>Herrera</strong>’s friends, to<br />
avoid possible trouble through police interference, hustled the<br />
held the forfeit checks as third party stakeholder. Hearst brought suit for<br />
nonpayment against <strong>Herrera</strong> and the First Bank of Kern. (Daily Californian, Jun 3,<br />
1906)<br />
167 Salt Lake Herald, May 26, 1906<br />
168 Los Angeles Times, May 26, 1906, pg II1<br />
gilbertgia.<strong>com</strong> pg 64 of 88
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