Evening capital., 1904-11-29
| GOOD FIGHT LOOKED FOR
BIG CROWD Is EXPECTED TO
WITNESS FIGHT
Between Young Corbett" And
Batting" Nelson AT San
Francisco Tonight.


San Francisco, CAL. Nov. 29.-The
sporting element OF the Pacific Coast
is intensely excited over the fight to-
night between Young Corbett" and
Battling Nelson before the Hayes
Valley Athletic Club. There have
been many great pugilistic encounters
held in the Golden Gate City during
the last ten years, but few have
aroused more public interest than the
battle TO be pulled off tonight 1t is
the sole topic of conversation on the
streets, in restaurants, clubs and
homes and for the nonce everything
else of public nature seems to have
been forgotten.
While both fighters have a host of
well wishers, il is q different thing
when it comes to betting money.
Corbett remains a 10 TO 7 favorite.
There are many men who believe
that Nelson has a chance TO win this
battle, and they are taking consider
able Of the money offered at 10 TO Z.
Ii is true that Corbett is reported TO
be in as good condition as-he ever was
for a fight, but some sporting men
have grave doubts of his ability TO go
a route on this occasion with such a
fast figi tsr as the Dane who couqu cred
Eddie hanlon. On the other hand,
warm friends of Corbett just smile at
this and simply say they have the
money 10 back their man. They are
| the most confident OF the confident. Ii
| Corbett feels as they do he is likely
| TO enter the ring with just trifie too
much regard for his own ability
Whoever is returned the winner the
prospects are for one of the best fights
ever seen on the coast. There are no
better matched pugilists in the ling
| today in point of build and strength
| In fact, they are almost alike as re-
| CARDS style and execution. Both use
a sort of a clouch and are possessed of
| great aggressiveness which calls for
constant action in the ring. There
| is not much TO choose between them
| in punching power. They can knock
a man out with either hand, and when
it comes to Rameness it is a toss-up
who is the pluckier. Nelson Is prae-
| tically a newcomer, yet for the time
he has been in the business he has
done enough to warrant more than
passing consideration. Since he began
| to show his real form he has put away
| two dangerous rivals-Eddie Hanlon
and Martin Canole. The former fought
Corbett a 20-round draw. and Canole
also met Jimmy Britt like number
of rounds.
In facing Corbett, Nelson will have
to be at his best Corbett is fighter
to the backbone, and does not mind a
punch or two as long as he can get
one home himself. He has had more
ring experience than Nelson and this
may count him in good stead when
they come together tonight. Corbett
has demonstrated his ability to take
all kinds of punishment and Nelson
will have to get in his best blow to
win the decision. From their respec-
tive training quarters reports come
tody that both fighters are fit as the
proverbial fiddle and eager for the
fray. Since the match was made both
men have been training faithfully
and whoever is the loser he will not
be able to fall back on the old excuse
of being in poor condition. Corbetts 5
trainers report that never before in
his ring career has he paid more at
tention to getting into condition than
he has done for this match with Mel
son. Nelson has had the benefit of
being under the guidance of old.
timers who know every point of the
fighting game and from all accounts
he will enter the ring in the pink Of
condition.