Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-10
Opinion Prevails Here That He
viii Defeat THE Native
Sou.
THE GREAT DANES RECORD
Not Long Ago Jack Powell Couldn't
Get Preliminary Bout for Chi
cago Boy-'Tls Different Now

Battling Nelson hos one more hghter
10 yanquIsh
That man is James Edward Britt the
man who defeated young Corbott' ANA
who lays claim to the featherweIght
championship OF the world, and incl
den,any the white lightweight cham
ponship.
Can Nelson beat Brute
That is the question local nght fans
nre asking,
n he can and docs, he may properly
lay claim to the titles of heavy feather
weight and lightweight championship
The weight no which De VIII meet Britt
ON Dec. 20 zoo san Francisco wil be 10.
pounds. at O'Clock ON the evening ot
the fight. II VIII De $50 pounds oyer
the weight that C0rbett and Bnlt
fought and the weight ot which the
Dane and the Douyerito botllcd. IL
win De one pound less than the pount-
age al the BrIu-Gans fight, and ot lji
pounds. the negro may be considered
entirely out OF that cInss. So If Nelson
beats Britt at l32, who win there DE To
dispute he claim 10 either title.
Nelson has certainly made wonder
ful strides IN the past two years
Less than tNo years ago. jack Powell
of me New York Americans was male
ager for Nelson
About two yelrs ago when the fight
ing game was dull, Battling Nelson 1nd
his manager wired Powell to attempt TO
gct the Dane q match at the West
End club There was nothing Ike @
fight ln sight for the Dane In Chicago
at that time. and be- decided tO allow
Powell TO manage him and get him
fight there.
Powell. who knew Nelson fgom hls
boyi God days. laid the matter before
the West End club and asked that the
fighting Dane get u try-out
The management u the West End
club took the matter under considera.
ton and told Powell to come back I'm
day and they would LET him know what
they could do for Nelson When Powell
returned be was Informed that Battling
Nelson was too much OF an unknown
quantity to take "a chance with
AT that time Nelson was unknown so
far as fame In the pugilstlc game was
concerned,
Powell pleaded IN vain 10 get the
yOunFstcr a try-0ut. tie then wrote
Nelson Of the result Of his efforts to
set a fight Nelson was grieyed over
his failure 10 get q match and told
Powell at that time that the clubs
throughout the country would some
day be glad to bid for his appearance.
After his failure 10 get on there Nell
son applied TO other clubs for 80.
Every place he got "A chance TO show
he made good and In a short time WAS
~ demand az a hglting card.
When he was matched TO fight Young
CoTbett few thought he would win, al
though an conceded that he would give
the Denyerlte a good fight.
Jack Powell was one Of the few fol-
lowers OF the game of bin who believed
that Nelson could beat Corbett,
AZ soon rs the match was made Pow
ell placed some money on Nelson's
chances.
Nelson. Eddie santry and myself
were around the board Of trade In Chi
cago,' said Powell I'm the
old days Nelson and Santry used to
box. and / knew then that Nelson
would some day be a champion When
] asked for a bout for him before the
West End club ! knew we'll that the
Dane was a fighting demon. I have
never changed my mind aud I cleaned
up n nice bunch Of money on his vic
tory over Corbett,
My friends laughed at me when
told them Nelson would beat Corbett,
and said my friendship preiudlcod my
judgment. The laugh is now on them,
Nelson is the greatest little fighter Of
the age aud he viii beat Britt when
they meet"
The following viii show what Nelson
has done during the past two seasons