Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-29
penyer Lad is Still the Champion
But the Dane Bets His
Money.
TED MURPHY IS CONFIDENT.
s,,s While Dane is the Short End He
Looks to See Him Knock Out
"Young corbeIL"

vgtbIp fow hours we shall know the
,.wlt Of the big battle at San Francisco
t,,ween Young Corbett' Of Denver ana
pottllpg Nelson Of Chicago
About everything has been said mat
.onld be- said about the two wonderful
ltue lighters and we may take IT for
gropted that they arc now both down to
,,sIpbt fin tlptop condition, and each eager
t,r Inc gong to send them at each other
IKE wildcats,
This will be no fancy milling MS exhib-
ned by Rid Mccoy and Jim Corbett II
I'M be a tough, vicious fight from gong
IN gong. and unless an accident happens
corv In the fight Frisco rlngsters Will
nr6bahlv see at least a dozen rounds of
rbIrWiDd milling and perhaps they VIII
W. twenty of them. II II goes the limit
tbose who have placed their coin on the
Great Dane will be all smiles Corbett
homes to end the bout quickly by knock
AMI SO does Nelson,
arwo souls with but n single thought
four fists that beat as one with
snoioedes 10 mgOmar the Barbarian.
when two fighters decided on this line
NJ hattie and are capable Of carrying out
their IDEAS, there Is likely TO be some-
dispatch from San Francisco SAYS;
Betting on the Corhett-NelsOn nght, to
he beld In this city tomorrow night drop
nod tonight from 10 70 TO Q to 1, with
Nelson as the short-ender The Dane
himself bet $3.50 against 1900 In the af-
ternO0n. and took advantage Of the night
odds 10 place $50 on himself
Il is the consensus OF opinion among
the sporting element that both fighters
viii exactly make 100 pounds at the ring
side Corbett says he viii easily dispose
N Nelson By knocking him out within
ten rounds Ted Murphy, manager for
Nelson said tonlght:
"Tle Dane is the best short-ender the
country has ever seen and ] look 10 SEQ
him knock Corhett OUT
il was definitely stated tonight that
Jimmy Britt will fight the winner
WHAT GEORGE slLER SAYS,
George sller, the well known sporting
writer and referee. has the following To
say anent this evenings battle,
Nelson's meteorlc flight to the top OF his
division has been marvellous to say the
least Two years ago he was an unknown
quantity outside OF Chicago and It's imme-
date vicinity. while today he Is consld-
cred the best or rather one OF the best
fighters o. his weight In the country. HIS
victory over spider Welch OF San Fran
far west but he was not taken seriously
until be had beaten Martin Candle and
Eddie Harlon His defeat Of HanlOn gavo
him his present standing and The Opp0r-
tunlty of meeting Corbett.
"C0rbeti had his doubts as to Nelson's
right TO engage him IN battle despite his
decisive victories over Candle. HanlOn ana
f.trf nrIN
and later refused 10 meet Corbett there
was nothing LEFT for the Denver boy 10 do
but 10 take on the Batter" The Chit
cagoan was not ayefse TO matching with
Britt Corhett or any boy In his class II
was case Of first come first served with
Nelson and the FIRST was Corbett
Corbett because Of hla two defeats or
Terry MCGovern, his victory over Eddie
Hanlon and his much disputed defeat at
the hands Of Jimmy Britt, makes him a
Erong fay0rite over Nelson His record
however Is no better than Nelson's, as
the 'Battler" beat Hanlon as deCisively
as dd Corbott, and furthermore he
stopped Candle, which is more than Britt
could accomplish In twenty-five rounds.
C0rbetts reputation, however, Is better
than Nelson's and that naturally has a
bearing on the betting
The result Of the battle, viewed from
any angle, Is difficult 20 forecast as the
bows fight about on the same lines, which
s to tear IN ana slug for all that is IN
them STYLE and fancy sparring his a
subject neither has ever delved into so
the spectators can rest assured they will
Geo O fight pure and simple. The weight
l@ pounds. fits them snugly aud, as they
are training faithfully, neither viii have
an advantage IN that respect, Nelson's
advantage, II any, will be IN vitality, as
he has never disslpated which is more
than can be said OF Corbett In gameness
and capacity for punishment there Is
nothing 10 choose between them, but the
Batuer will have II on the penyerite IN
height and reach--factors that do not
count Tor much IN a battle wherein close
range lighting will prevail.