The morning call., 1892-10-01
NOT LOOKING FOR A FIGHT.
So Says the Champion Female
Pugilist.
She Says That She Had 0Ge Mill on the Way
Up, and Now wants to Rest
Awhile.

Mrs. Lydia Nelson. the champion female
thumper Of the universe, who dropped III
Thursday from Australia on the steamer
Alameda, is not particularly anxious lor
trouble, but at the same time does not pro-
pose to be bluEed by scrappers OF either
sex.
Her mission to the United States is not to
maui the mugs of aspiring pugilists as mas
been stated She has other objects in view.
one Of which Is TO recuperate her exhausted
system.
At least that is what she said yesterday IN
the parlor of the American Exchange
Hotel, and there is no reason TO doubt her
wo-d.
Mrs Nelson is somewhat fatigued from
the effects of the long voyage aud one or
TWO impromptu mills she had on the way
up. She is out OF condition at present. Dut
should she pick up a bit the champion IS
ready for go with any female III her class
Although the holder OF the Det MIS-
Nelson is an extremely modest little woman
and positively refused to give the details OF
any of her battles.
To look at her one would never suspect
Mrs. Nelson OF being prlze-hghter. Small
OF stature and delicate looking, she bears
greater resemblance to the cashier 10
candy-store than q professional OruiseE
Yet this petite brunette from the Antlpodes
is prepared TO alter the natural expression
on the female face with or without gloves
at terms to suit the victim.
She has SCARED the fgureheads OF several
ambitious females, besides putting num-
Der Of audaciouS young men TO sleep.
For six weeks prior 10 her departure Mrs.
Nelson kept a challenge standing IN tAe
Melbourne Sportsman Offering TO fight all
comers, bnt the def was not taken up. This
Tr,uV fraAA ha In it-
she Immediately set sail for San francisco,
the Mecca Of pugs from every cline.
People in Australia won't pay TO go into
n hall TO see a lady hght," she said, be-
cause there is too much OF il going on IN the
streets They want something new over
there"
On the way up Mrs. Nelson and her hus-
band who is also a pugilist. entertained the
passengers with several friendly bouts Tor
points. The woman Is extremely handy
with her dukes" and can land hard and
often.
Although the heroine of many bloody
battles this little woman has never suffered
knockout. At times she has been slightly
groggy but she has wlthStood sUme pretty
stiff jabS.
While on the way up the steamer stopped
at Auckland, where a number OF passengers
came aboard. Among them was a StOcky
built youth OF Is years, who was said TO be
farmer by occupation.
About three days out from Auckland this
young man began to get gay in the imme-
date vicinity OF Mrs Nelson. She paid 10
attention to his antics until lie bumped
against her with his shoulder.
An apology was demanded, but the ve-
quest was ignored by the farmer, wnefe-
upon Mrs. Nelson sailed in and boxed ais
ears lie tried TO lead for the lady's jaw,
but fell short for some reason unknown Ito
himself at the time. Finally he grew dos
a nd NJ Sista fiat
a girl had whipped him.
To Mrs Nelson and sata: ssssrassssFssass.a~t
"Be you de blo0min' EN- wot tumred fe
brndder?"
The champion admitted that she hid
found it necessary to uppereut the gentle
man, whereupOn the Dig sister called MIS-.
Nelson "a low thing"
This was too much for the pugilist, who
Immediately felt for tile big sisters wind.
Then she landed heavily on her gum
chcwer, dropped a few short-arm punches
on the nose and then played lively tattoo
on the eyes.
In few seconds both of the big sisters
eyes were closed and her upper lip was
curled up like a folded beefsteak. From
this time on Mrs. Nelson was not molested,
and the farmer and his sister wasted much
valuable time sYmpathiziDg with eacrr other.
This little anecdote is related TO show that
the champion is not OF a quarreISome ma
ture, but is ready TO resent an insult.
AS before stated, MIS-. Nelson Is not LOOK
ing for fight, but should she get into con-
ditiOn soon she will consider propositions
from pugilists.
Yesterday morning she received postal
card from n woman in this city who said
that if she the champion) would come to
her room ste would mop up the floor
with her, but Mrs. Nelson regards this in
the light of friendly joke
In condition the champion fights at l04
pounds. which makes it difficult to find an
opponent. Billy Jordan Of the California
Club has opened CORES espondence with view
10 arranging a go with Big Bertha, the
champion heavy weight OF the Pacific Coast.
Barbary Coast or any other coast.
At the rngside Miss Bertha weighs $50
pounds in fighting costume. and her hackers
think it would be too great drain on her
vitality to get down TO the Australian
champions weight and Insure good fight
On the other hand il would require too
much time to build the Australian up to the
local champions standard. This naturally
causes hitch In the proceedings. How
ever. as Mrs. Nelson has announced her in-
tention OF lying low for a time. other and
more available opponents may be discovered
in the meantime.
According TO the champion one of the
greatest rawbacks in a finish fight with
women is that they invariably insist on en-
tering the ring with their corsets on. She
would as soon think of hammering away
at a woman inside of stove.