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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-30
Local Financial Gossip;
Bankers and Brokers Talk

OF local stocks and bonds, Of course, isn't very
large days business. considered independently
but as considerable less business than this mas
of the Stock Exchange this year the total yes
terday was regarded as fairly good DAY II
all the sales made by the members OF the eX-
change were reported each day il Is safe 70 say
thai the volume OF business shown by the records
Of the exchange would show a total of more than
$1,000 most Of the time.
There was a bid OF 92lk for Home Heating and
Lighting Company per cent. bonds on the ex-
change yesterday The issue offered at 100.
This is the first bid on the exchange for Home
Heating and Lighting hves for two rnSnths or
a longer time But there have probably been
transfps Of the bonds in the open market which h
Lighting Companys per cent. bond issue
amounts 10 S3J0,O00.
Washir storn-street house yesterday sold
small block of Union Traction fves in the Phil
aGelphia market SEA, which bought the
previous day on the exchange quotation of %
asked. Yesterday the Union Traction fves went
bonds in Philadelphia by a local house is some
what unusual, as heretofore Philadelphia has
th yes o here tne 6 hem anu
A large United States Steel stakeholder says:
THE situation in United Ststes Steel which
necessitated the cutting of the common dividend.
and which has brought about the many attacks
made against the company, is traceable directly
to the greediness OF the owners Of the stock of
three or more of the subsidiary companies which
been paid the common stock, and none of
the promoters of the Steel Corporation expected
to pay one But the stockholders Of three Of
the companies taken over, which paid dividends
on their common stock, declined fatty TO ex-
ehsnge prodnGt d common nm on stock for barren
izers, their demand had to be met
A. r. Thompson & Co CTrom Their wall-street
Correspondent Financial conditions stead
and the money market has not been favorable to
a big bull campaign firmly convinced
that those who buy high-grade Western and
Southern railroad stocks will find almost
| imperceptbe improvement working in their IA
of the fact takes place. The banks favor good
! steady market, and they are now in position
| TO back up their position. which could not be
said tor them year
| Meyer & Kiser CFrom Bartlett. Frazier & Co. s
Wall-street House.)-W believe United States
4 Steel fives a good purchase about 70. There are
| many bonds that selling far below their in
| trinsic value. We believe the bond market the
| best place to speculate for an advance the next
| sixty days.
| Brokers' advices generally predict good bank
| statement to-day, showing a gain of at least
s1O.OOO.OOO in cash. 1t is the general opinion in
| financial circles that the loan item will show q
! considerable expansion again this week. But
as whole the statement probably will be favor
! able.
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COTTON PRICES HAVE
SENSATIONAL DECLINE
Lower Cables Caused Easier Feeling
Early-COnsider abIe Selling by
Long Holders.
[By A. r. Thompson & Co.'S Wire !

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The decline in to-day's
market was almost as sensational as yesterday $
advance. Liverpool cables were not as good as
expected. nevertheless market showed good
support during the first hour Of trading But
it soon became apparent that large holders were
anxious 10 take profits and the decline that fol-
lowed vas not at all surprising.
Underlying conditions continue very bullish.
and the weekend figures were quite as bullish
as expected. But whether conditions affectine
the general cotton trade warrant present prices
is another question. The market. however. is in
control OF powerful clique of spectators, and
II Is useless to try to forecast the trend nj
values, although these men predict still higher
prices. eN'
we ADVISE keeping away from the short side
OF the market at present but. on the other hand
would only buy on substantial reactions EjtheI
way You take II speculation in cotton al tbs
present time is very dangerous business The
range: NNe
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REVISIONS OF RATES OF
UNION TRACTION COMPANY

Notice is hereby given that a revised
schedule of rates of fares on the inter-
urban lines Of the Indiana polls Union Trac-
ton Company between Indianapolis and
Muncie. Anderson and Marion. and Alex
andria and ElwOOd. including all interme-
diate points such lines. will take effect
Feb. /, 1894.
The revised rates of fares will be as fol-
lows, Single trip fares on the basis of one
and One-half cents per mile, minimum cash
fare 10 cents: round trip fare on the basis
of 10 per cent. reduction from single trip
fares; 2J0-mie mileage books good on all
lines of the company. will be sold for 50 Is
1.00O-mile mileage books. good all lines
OF the company, will be sold for $3.50. Mile
age books will be sold only by company
cashiers at passe niger waiting rooms An
additional seat fare will be charged on linn
tied cars.
Indiana Union Traction Company
A. l.. DRUM, General Manager.
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Report of Cotton Excbanue

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-The board of managers
of the Cotton Exchange has received the report
OF the special committee appointed to investi-
gate the proposed plan for extending the present
system OF certifcating cotton to Southern ware
houses Action by the board is expected in the
near future. The committee reported that from
1900 to the present time the December first stock
has averaged but $1,000 bales, while the future
trading for the past two months is estimated at
an average Of 10000 bales daily. Answers from
over 100 members for and against the plan of
licensing warehouses and certifcatfng cotton
in the south showed decided majority in favor
OF the plan The report declares that under
present conditions the continuance of the Cotton
future trading here is menaced
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CUBAN LOAN OF $35,O00,0OO
WILL NOT BE FLOATED NOW
anese Situation Makes Trans
action InadvisabIe

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Negotiations for the
notation of the proposed $4,000. 600 Cuban loan
have come to a temporary halt The banking
interests which have this matter under consid-
Grafton declare that the Russo-Japanese situa-
ton makes such transaction inadvisable at
this time, because IL would tie up a large sum
Of money which might be used elsewhere 10
better advantage
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CRUCIBLE COMPANY NOT TO
GO TO STEEL CORPORATION
Announcement Was Made Yesterday
by officials of Former Organiza-
ton at Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG. Jan. 2s.-oficials OF the Clarion
Steel Company. which is owned by the Crucible
Steel Company of America, announced to-day
that there is no deal now pending for the trans
fer of the plant to the United States Steel Cor
poration.
The company, II was stated. would remain in
dependent. 1t was also announced that the
Clarion Company would continue in the billet
pool, and would not shade prices. The story
that the Ashland Steel Company was cutting
prices of billetS not known TO be correct,
but If il the action it was asserted. would
have no serious effect on the market, as the
company is not member o. the billet associa-
ton.
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OILS.

OH. CITY. Jan. 29-Crcat balances fi0; GER
tfncates no bid Shipments-fCnnsy ivania. 81 =
brls. average BOA brls; Lima. 6f.-5 hrls. av-
erage. 67.11f brls Runs fcnnsyl fauta- >i.-5I
brls average 6l iB hrls, Lima, il,a-l bIls aver
axe A. ,s7 bris-
SAVANNAH. jar. 19-Turpertine frm at &C.
Rosln nrm g. b. g.. j. $40, =. $50 ~ $50;
C. S2a5. ~ 81 r.. /. $3.50. ~. 1873, n. $780, y.
So 50. window glass 50 ~, water white siao
WILMINGTON. Jan. 29.-Spirits ~ turpentine
steady 81 6lc Rosn firm az s. 81 Tar hrm q
81 az. Crude turpeatlne farm az $3.50. sl-1 ana
S4.a
NEW YORK Jan. % -Tallow steady. colton-
seed prime yellow. t4a1c- l'errnll an
steady Roein steady Turpentne weak.
MONTPEl TER, Jan. 9-Crds petroleum
CONTINUED OK PAGE IL COL ~
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lures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations follows Flour steady.
Wheat-No. spring. 76QS7c; No. 2 red S9%Q
93Ac. Corn-No. ?. 471kc No. 2 yellow. 4siZc.
Oats-No. 2. 4oq4o14c; No. white. 4oa421tc No.
rye. SIC. Barley-Good feeding, 3SG4Oc; fair to
choice mailing 35d57c Flaxseed-No. l. s110:
No. Northwestern s1.17h. Prime timothy seed.
So Is. Clover-Contract grade, rs. Mess pork
per brl. s13.25Q13.371a Lard, per 100 lbs, 81 2Og
Z %. Short rib sides Qoose) s6.37k76. SPY Short
clear sides (boxed), s6S7h47. Whisky-Basis OF
high wines. S127.
Receipts-Flour, 1900 brls; wheat % 800 bu;
corn 10. 100 bu; oats $500 bu; rye, TO- 500 bu
barley, Is 500 blu. Shipments-Flour, L. 500 brIs
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Bradstreers figures on wheat and corn exports
for the week show.
Wheat. including -four. exports for the week
ending Jan. - aggregate 2sl7.6Z bu. against
3.5sH fs2 last week a f2l 0f5 this week last year,
3.su2-3ss in 1872 and a.115.ooo IN 1901 From July
I. ls05. 10 date they aggregate s>faloae ~.
against l6. eFi Ga last season. l6' S2lo-4 in 100
and iilSFSil in 1911
Corn exports for the week aggregate l.f6s.ls3
bu. against liz, li2 last week. 2.oi5.oeo a year
ago. fz.oN I'm 1902 and 2fs11E In 1901 From
July l. 1906. 20 date they aggregate So 40 bu,
against 20s5. 40 last season. 20 36s.o35 IN l-l1
and ~. IS .oes IN 1871.
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CENTRAL PACIFIC PAYS
DEBT TO GOVERNMENT

NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-The Central Pacific
Railway Company, part of the Hartman
Pacific system. to-day paid into the subtreasury
about S2.So9.000. representing another INSTALL
ment of its old obligation to the federal gov
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LocnI Cnsh Markets.

The local cash wheat market ruled steady yes
terday. and corn qciet The range:
Wheat steady: No. , red. SIC track. No. . red.
s4c milling freight. No. red. Ole track;
January. CSC: February. 94isc: wagon. &c.
Corn quiet: No. white. f5c: No. 3 white. 45c:
No. white. f3c, No white mixed. 4s&c; No
white mixed, HAc, No. 4 white mixed, sc;
No. yellow 44a.c: No. 5 yellow 44c: No
yellow. sSc. No mixed. 4ss4c; No 3 mixed.
44Ac: No. mixed. s3c ear. 45c.
Inspections-Wheat: No. red, ! car Corn:
No. white 3 cars: No. white. 2: No 2 yellow.
1: No 3 mixed. .; No. mixed. 4. grade. I:
ear mixed 2: total. IL cars. oats no. white,
3 cars Hay. No / timothy. cars. No.
clover. 1. total 3
THE WAGON MARKET.
Corn-Old 45G50c: new 40dBc.
Oats-Sheaf. sSd1O per ton: new sheled oats.
37d4oc per hu.
Hay-Clover, s7.5OdS: timothy, sl050au; new,
mixed, sl0du: millet. SS0s.
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New York Bond Market.

Atchison adjustment OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S9I4
Atlantic Coast-linC 934
Baltimore * ONO fours.- :...----...-..1ol24
baltimore < Ohio three Sf1a
central OF Georgia hVes. ......................lO6
Central of Georgia first 7Olh
C,hesapea<e Ohio four-and-a- halls 1851
C,bicago a Alton three-and- halls T6i5
Chicago. g. * .. new fours..: .............. 93l2
e,bicaeo NJ * St Paul general fOurs. .......lOS
CHICAGO & Northwestern consol sevens.......I31Is
Cbicaco r. l. < p. II. r. fours.............. y
chicago r. l. x l.. r. p col rves.......... 50
q g { 4 St Louis general fOurs.......... g7It
CHICAGO Terminal fours 7Si2
Consolidated Tobacco fours.................. 59s4
Colorado x Southern S91z
Denver < Rio Grande fours....-...-......-... 9Sl4
Erie line IoufS-..
Erie general fours SSs
sort North x Denver City irsts. 1851
4ocxEne Valley four-and-a halls. ............lO5
Huntsville 4 Nashville unified fours........... 80
Manhattan conso gold fours .................1 03L
Mexfcan Central fours--
Mexican Central FIRST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10y
Minneapolis & ST. Louis fOurs.................. II
Missouri r. & I. fours- S7lk
Missouri X. * T. seconds S0z4
sNatiOnal r. r.. or Mexico consol fours... 769.
New York Central gen. three and-a- halls 9gA
Key Central general nves----..........I3i
Northern Pacific
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BANK CLEARINGS FOR WEEK.
Indianapolis Banks Again show In
crease over Last Year.

NEW YORK. Jan. es.-The following table.
compiled by Bradstreet's. shows the bank clear
fngs 81 the principal cities for the week ended
Jan. -. with the percentage OF increase and de-
crease as compared with the corresponding week
last year.
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LOCAL SECURITIES
MARKET is ACTIVE.
Sales Yesterday Aggregated $4,000 of
Bonds and Ninety-seven Shares
of Stock-QuOtatiOns.

The following sales were reported to the Stock
Exchange yesterday: $4,000 Union Traction hves
at 50. $1,000 indianapolis Gas skies at 1O5, 1900
Indianapolis Water fves 100. u shares of
Union Traction common at 81, and 20 shares Of
Atlas preferred at 1O5. No sales made
at the call Official quotations:
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THE MONEY MARKET.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-CIea
fngs and Discounts

NEW YORK.-Money call steady at 1%62
per cent; closing. bid and offered Ia per cent
Time loans dull and steady; sixty days. shdsx
per cent; ninety days, 3z44 per cent; six
months 4q4h per cent prime mercantile paper,
49Q5A per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 So. son
1855 for demand and at 81 SO. s0q4 So for sixty
day bills; posted rates, s4S4 and S4.S61kq4 81;
commercial bills 81 s211
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souri, Pacific and Southern Pacific The excellent
December report of the former will, under
stand, be duplicated by the Southern Pacific.
These issues viii go higher gradually
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wheat p 500 bu corn 1s7 40 bus oats. "a 90 ba;
rye, lao bu; barley, 800 bu
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Wool.

LONDON Jan. 2e.-The offerings at the wool
auction sales to-day consisted Of a superior
lection amounting 10 IS Si2 bales Good scoureds
were in strong demand and advanced per cent.
on German buying. CrOss-breds were active and
very firm and several lots We're taken by Amer
leans Cape Of Good Hope and Natal prices
maintained. Following are the sales IN detail;
New South Wales !. 500 bales: secured. Is iadGls
gid: greasy 6tkdHls. Queensland, LOO bales:
4 O11 bales: secured. Is izdI2s I'D. greasy. 5izdp
Is I'D South Australia li00 bales: secured.
Is 3dGls al: greasy. 5iadff1s West Australia.
GO bales: secured. is 6dI1s I'd. greasy. 5lQl1d.
New Zealand 1900 bales: secured. 6AdGls 81:
greasy 5LQlld. Cape 81 Good Hope and Natal.
300 bales: secured. Is 2izdNls sid. greasy. -
and Buenos Ayres. 100 bales; greasy. TQ7fsd-
BOSTON Jan. 29-The Commercial Bulletin
will Saturday say. Wool has been very ac-
tive with business we'll distributed throughout
the trade The large mills including the AmeTi-
can Wooden Company. have been operating lib
orally in territory and medium uhwashed fleece.
great many steam mills have been buying
alsos The demand is wholly tor consumption.
There Is no speculation. The market is very
frm. Choice Vhree-eighths wool sold this week
Most quotations. while strong. are unchanged.
There are plenty or sellers stll az old prices.
Foreign markets continue active and nfm- The
shipments Of wool from Boston 90 date from
Dec 81 1903. Cd SsSl3f lbs. against 81 2l0.2ls
ms at the same time last year. The receipts q
date are 9S-9 267 lbs. against 10 l302g lbs for
the same period last year
ST LOUIS Jan. z.-Wool nominal; medium
grades combing and clothing l7aZlc. light hne.
l54I7lzc. heavy fine. l-HIfizcs tub-gashed. -
Q3Jtzc.
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Money Rates Abroad.

LoNDoN.-Money. 21zG3 per cent; discounts.
2hQ3 per cent. Consols, S7%.
PARIS.-Three per cent. rentes OF 55c for the
account. Exchange on London, 25f 15Ihc for
checks
BERLIN.-Exchange on London zom 4eKpf for
checks. Discount rates: Short bills per cent :
three months bills. 2As per cent.
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs.


NEW YORK, Jan. observation-disclosures ? 573
nackaRes Market steady; extra creamery, 22iac;
creamery. common to choice, Hd21zc; state
dairy l4dl9c: held creamery. l6dl9i5c. Cheese
Receipts 1890 packages. Market steady; state
full creams fancy small cOlored September. l2c:
late made 10ikc; small white. September. 12c:
late made. 1Olzc: large colored, September. l2c.
late made. lOlzc; large white. September. l2c:
late made, 10izc Eggs-Receipts. 1851 packages.
Market unsettled State and Pennsylvania near
Inv average finest CSC; State and Pennsylvania
seconds 10 hrsts 33G35c; Western extras SEC:
Western firsts. 35c; Western seconds. 33d34c
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 29.-Butter steady and
in fair demand: extra Western creamery, &c;
extra nearby prints &c. Eggs steady and in
fair demand fresh nearby. 36c, at the mark:
fresh Western. 36c, at the mark; fresh South
western Csc at the mark; fresh Southern. &c,
AT the mark Cheese steady but quiet; New
York full creams. choice TO fancy n&nnizc:
New York full creams. fair 10 good, lOGlOAc.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2e.-On the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was firm; creameries.
l5G22c: dairies. 13Gl9c. Eggs wearer; at mark.
ceses included 27q2sizc. Cheese steady at 100
10Ikc.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 2s.-Eggs steady: Mis-
souri, and Kansas. cases returned, 261zc; new No.
2 whitewood cases included, &c
ST. LOUIS, Jan 2s-Butter in fair demand;
creameries. 16a23c; dairy, 12Gl7c. Eggs lower al
2Sc. case count.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 29.-Butter easy. Cheese
steady. Eggs steady at 5Oc
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Markets for Silver

NEW YORK-Bar silver. 55%c; Mexican dol
lars, 421zc.
LoNDON.-Silver bars. 252d an ounce.
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Totals United States. 50 11s Az. 2S3 Inc. IL
Outside New York ......... SO5 GAL O79 Inc. l.
balances paid in cash.
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Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON.-Friday's statement Of the
treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive
of the $50 900 gold reserve in the division of
redemption, shows:
Available cash balance. s225 $40 54s
Cold &C. SO ia
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Total sales .....
sex. dividend.
UNITED STATES BONDS
Chicago Stocks.

IBy Albert r. Thompson & Co.'S wire.l
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GIVES GOPHERS
FAIR TREATMENT
One Chicago Critic Has Been Inn,
partial Turnout the Entire
Season.

There Is football critic in Chicago wis
deserves honorable mention for his fafrness.ss
1t is Keene Of the Chicago Journal. He haAi
given Minnesota full credit for her work at all /
times, and, altho not showing any marked friends
ship, has given the gophers all that they could !
ask-fa1r treatment. In his summary OF the
season, he says:
The football season of 1904 is over and again
the complications in the matter of awarding the /
honors arise There is not team In the coun.i
try, east or west, that has clean-cut claim
by the critics Of the west, Pennsylvania would
be hailed champions on account of their season.
of no defeats and their victories over all OF thai
leaders except Yale and Dartmouth. Dartmouth
is hardly in the class with Yale and PennsyIJ
vania, however, and only the failure OF PENN
syivania to meet Yale made the matter OF ths
victory of "a to o over Cornell only tends tb1
stitch the claims Of Penn more firmly 10 thu
minds Of many
In the west, there is more doubt. Michigan
and Minnesota stand alone in the lead unbeatensl
In the matter Of victories won 1t Is hard tol
pick favorite. Michlgaas superior claim, III
she has any, must be classed on the assumption
that 'Mose, Strathern, the giant Minnesota3
center, ineligible all season, and shouidl
never have been permitted to participate in Of
game. But the Strathern case Is doubtful ones5
and as it seems certain that no one at MinnesotN
really thought that the try-out games that
Strathern played in 1900 counted against him, III
Is hard to how any great faint of dishon0HI
can be cast over Coach Williams. Professor
Strathern eligible, and for that reason. Al
for no other, Williams should DO held free "a
knowingly transgressing the law. E5f
Since the barring of Stra thern Minnesota haA
not played up to her early season standards
This was to be expected. The team has beeui
dsorganized and crippled Michigan has gonat
thru the season without protest, altho thsI
mighty Heston has played his entire four years.
with many doubts of pure amateur standing hangs
ing over him. On the whole, then, the two
teams should be judged by what they did, and
Not NV vhoft hoyr uar 10 ator To-
| impossible for anyone who has not seen both
| teams play under all conditions to say that this
team that team is best And there Is not IA
critic in the west who has seen either of these1
teams in more than two games. Most Of then1
have seen them in but AS Michigan res
fused to meet Minnesota, the matter could mott
| for first place in the ranking Of the westerns
| team should be divided.
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ARE WAITING FOR
The BATTLE CALL
Corbett and Nelson in Fine Fettle
for Their Battle To
night.
New York Sun Special Service


New York Sun Special Service
San Francisco, Nov. 29.-When Young Corbett
and Battling Nelson enter the ring at Mechanics
pavilion tonight for their twenty-round glove
contest, the Denver boy will be to 10 II
not 1 to 2 favorite the Danish slasher
The racetrack men VIII back Corbett to q man
They always do. ELSE :s
y Corbett, according to his trainer, Harry Tut
hill has never been in as good condition for a
fight as he is at present. The difficulty he ex-
perienced in getting down to weight made Cor
bett work harder than he ever did In his life
for fierce battle. During the last three weeks
he has never left his training quarters except
to do his daily road work. He is ready to
fight the battle Of his career and is as conf
dent as man be that he will whip the
battling tonight. Eas
Reports from Nelson's training quarters show
confidence in the slashers chances that encour-
age his admirers His manager, Teddy Murphy,
says he will have $1,000 to bet at the ringside
at the prevailing odds. Nelson's recent request
for an advance of $4,000 from the management
to bet on himself shows the slasher has the
sary confidence in himself.
''Nelson is as hard as nails,' says Murphy,
land will enter the ring for anything Corbett
has to Offer" IA
Nelson shows up well in the dope. The only
man he and Corbett met on equal grounds Is
Eddie Hanlon. Corbett got draw and made
Hanlon stop in eighteen rounds. Nelson also
| beat Hanlon in eighteen rounds
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ings from Mobile every Tuesday, 2 pm.
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