Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-22
NELSON AND HERRERA.
what the Butte Papers Have 10 Say
About Coming Fight.

This from the Butte Miner;
Aurello Herrera. accompanied by his
brother Mauro, arrived in Butte yestcr-
day and will commence work today for
ms bout with Battling Nelson, which Will
take place IN the arena Of the Montana
Athletic club on the afternoon Of Labor
day September 8. Herrera ~ m first
class condition and says that he never
felt better IN his HE, lie VIII go through
a careful course OF training and VIII be
as ht as possible for the coming night,
which win DE the most important In his
career.
~ am in Arst class shape said Herrera
last night IN fact, | do not know that
/ eyer felt better IN my NE. ! realize
that II 1 win over Nelson | Will be up
among the champions, and ! viii be pre-.
pared TO make the fight of my life wnen
1 meet Nelson. wiz start training Inn
mediately. In fact, IL everything can be
arranged ! vii commence work tomorrow
afternoon,
"ln reference 10 the Goodman matter I
will say that ! am ready 10 fight Good
man AT any time. | want him TO post
forfeit OF 800 ! have my money IN the
safe at the Butte hotel A great many
people think that ! sdcatepped Goodman,
was offered no guarantee to come here
and fight him. The match with Nelson
was under way ana Of course ! would
rather tight Nelson than Goodman. There
n more money I'm the night with Nelson
and If / defeat him get better repu-
tution than If ! defeated Goodman. rs
for promising any club TO tight before
them, ! never do that ! will go to the
club that can make me the best offer
II was at the .ringside Of the Hanlon-
Nelson go and ~ my opinion Hanion
only had shade Of a couple Of rounds
ana these were IN the first part of the
night Nelson outfought him, outboNed
him and had him breaking ground all the
time.
II fully realize what hard man Nelson
b. and Know that this Is the most inn
portant match IN my career"
Battling Nelson Will arrive In Butte to-
day, and VIII probably start training I'M
Herrera win train at the olympia brew
ery lie Will work out with his brother
Mauro aud Maurice Thompson. HIS man.
ager, Lou Woods, will arrive in a few
Herrera and Nelson will fight at 1870
pounds,
Tho Mountain has the Following:
Battling Nelson will arrive In Butte
today and 80 into training Immediately
for his battle with Herrera ON Labor day.
Nelson announces his coming in the fol-
lowing letter to the sporting editor;
"Meester Sports Editor:
LAY yust gate kilograms from depos man
what tale me das bane faler ia Butte das
bane guide fighter. Ay bane purity guide
lighter man masalfe, an ay bate yu tim-
teen tollar ny bane tear hees block OF.
Ay not bane mooch OF Svede TO blow
my own horn, but you can bate to lalfe
az bane lick das faler purity guide,
''Dss fellur w0t yu call Nolan baue write
me he banc glad ! bane come to Buttes
Town. Ay bane purity tam glad mysallf
an bate va dem falers bane see greatest
scraps In laif when ay get das faler Hur-
rarrah in das ring. Ay bane got may new
bandanna hankchief an saNteen tollar.
an ay bate y udas faler Rurrarrah amt
bane got dds mooch das he bate me on
das eight.
ole bane tale me he got fen punch In
das right hand, an ay bane better look
out. Az got two feen punches In right
hand an feener punch In left an w bate
YOU laife ay bin divide with Hurrarrah an
gif heem wan half das punches Tale das
Hurrarrah bane git licked dis time quick.
Quick, fourse,
BATTLING NELSON"