Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-29
Both Men Feel Fit and Confident
Regarding TOnights Battle
In Squared Circle,
INTEREST is DECIDEDLY KEEN.
Eddie Wants to Win so That he Can
Get Return Match With
Young COrbett

Local interest I'm the fight tonight be-
tween Eddie Hanlon and Battling Nell
son at San Francisco before the Hayes
Valley club in twehty-rqund bout, Is
decidedly keen II IL generally conceded
that Il will be great and an even affair
and there is plenty Of money boating
around that Hanlon will not knock Nelson
out.
Both boys apparently are themselves
confident judging from the following bull
letlns sent cut;
Alameda, cal, July 29,-I am feeling
fine and IN splendid condition. / know that
| will be returned the winner tonight, al
though this Nelson is "a tough fellow and
can take lots OF punishment
The weight does not bother me, as
mace 1t easy, ana viii be good and
slIong when 1 enter Inc ring. a. / WIZ
/ want to gct "a return match with Young
Iurbett anu wipe OUT my defeat, the oniy
ono that mas my record,
Mill aisO take on letry McGoNern IN
side Of Two months, II Terry hNes up 70
nis agreement win me. MY brother Will
EDDIE hANLON.
Larkspur. cal. july 81 am I'm splen-
did shape fOr the bout tonight and mace
the weight easier than / expected TO,
frank Newhuusc has mad charge OF the
training camp ana worked Ialhiuly ana
hard.
on after the big fellows. | realize tina
Haulon Is the best man ! ever fought but
unless a fellow fights the champions he
uevlr knows just now good me- 49,
ICry Mutpi = wiI have CrarBo OF my
corner and loo altgr me in the ring. H
defeated / Nll nave no excuse whatever
to offer. BATTLING NELSON.
This - how Otto rIv1u sunni us COOS e.t-
uation;
"Hanlon W Nelson.
THAT'S the way the bills read In san
Francisco tonight
"Mho'll VIM
ITS pretty guess,
NO uoupt many VIII he surprised at
my cUnCedng Nelson "a chance, nut hC
got one He got royal chance.
NELSON, true, has never done anything
to warrant the bcuci that he ~ Edulc
Aanlons master. lie has never met the
same nigh class men nor mas he pohshed
them oil IN the handy manner that tho
But every nghter improves. Some come
slowly some come with bounds. nelson,
a little less than a year ago, was de-
foated by charlie Neary m MilWa1ktt w
a most decisive manner. lie then batued
about the country, went TO frisco anu
defeated Martin Candle, man VINO
lasted twenty rounds IN front OF James
"That called attention to him and in
consequence of that victory ne secured
tonights bout against Eddie Hanlon, ms
is the opportunity Of his lifetime ana II
he wins he Will be- IN line tGr hBhls WIN
Young Corbett Jimmy Britt and Ierry
What ATE his chances Of winning?
"He has only one
"Hts ability TO take punishment
"Hanlon Is the clcverest Of the pair,
This by long odds Hanl0n's defense Is
superb IT is almost impossible to break
through his line of tortihcauons, nan
ion is game and knows how to nght But
Eddie mas one falng.
"He cannot punish.
''His famous crouch makes II almost i'm
possible TO deliver blow tnat VIII epu
the baltic with a sudden JERK lie must
first I'm order 10 swing his right handi
untangle himself out OF that crouch and
by the time that Is accomplished, II the
man In front Of him knows anything
at all about the lighting game, he can
step back ont Of harms way.
"in Nelson, tonight he meets man VINO
can live under iire' lie can Jake
grueling second TO almost none IN his
class, and unless Eddie eNplodes ms
right-hand torpedo ON a vital spot Nell
son will be there smiling and strong
when the smoke of battle has cleared
away,
Nelson's only chance Is in the knockout
route. lie Will probably endeayor to
half of the battle, contenting himself Win
being on the defensive Then, when he
thinks the Frisco boy has shot his wad.
he may attempt to storm the fortihca-
lions and carry the day by breaking
through Hanlons breaStworks and plant
ing the flag of victory IN his own corner
"Of course. this is much easier said than
done. Hanlon is one OF the best men In
the world and he is not going to be
caught mapping If he can help IT, lie
can 20 the route. This he has conclusive
ly proven time and again. lie has never
been Knocked out. That Is. never laid
ON the noor and taken the count, al
though the Interference Of Eddie Grancy
I'm stopping the tight with COrbett saved
him this humiliation.
'If the fight goes twenty rounds lanlon
will set the decision. lie will get Il on
his merits His work win be 80 much
cleaner than that OF his opponents, and
his aggrossivoness will count nightly In
his favor
"Hanlons chances of winning are.
ION "a knockout
ION twenty round decision.
Nelson's chances are;
"Cn a knockout before the twenty
rounds have been fought.
That's about the story Of the fight as
II looks carefully sizing up both men. II
/ were placing my money II would be on
Hanlon as nc iG the class Of he bout,
Yet the unexpected 80 often happens,
particularly In the prize ring, that