Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-20
Jimmy Britt aud Battling Nelson
Are Now Waiting for
The Gong
WHO WILL Be THE WINNER?
Roth Boys Arc In Excellent Condition
And Each is Confident Of Clean
Cut Victory.

"WhO DO you lhlhb VIII WIN '"nibh'
asht?'
the question has been asked a hundred
or more times today by Salt Lake night
nrs Il is In reference to the big Mar
opls Of Queonsbury argument. which IL
ON the pugllstlc menu at San Francisco
tonight with Jimmy Britt and Battling
Nelson as the principal entree. II we
are TO take the words Of the fighters then
both win win. While that Is impossible,
II may be that neither VIII carry on the
long end OF the gate receipts.
Britt Is the fayoute In the betting on
the coast. This is evident from the fol-
loving from the seat Of war;
Betting on the match has thus far been
light with Britt the f0v0rte and the Nell
son supporters asking for greater odds
To-day 10 to 3 were the figures given
around sporting headquarters. and TO-.
rlght the Nels0nltes were demanding TO
10 to T. The heavy betting Is not looked
ION until tomorrow
I'm salt Lake Nelson has the creator fol-
lowing Local fight fans reason that he
Is a conner In every sense OF the word,
that be rs the toughest man of his weight
living that he has always been on the
the short end, hut that he has never
failed to bring home the money IN all his
important battles
Britt followers gays that Jimmy Is the
hest man at his weight IN the world.
That he has improved steadily for over
year and that he is just the man to
beat the Dane,
The fighters haven't a great deal to say
Just before the fight Britt said
~ am going 20 be beaten sometime, but
Nelson won't be tie man. lie TX not a
good enough fighter to whip me This
may sound like conceit, but II Is fact
nevertheless. When ] Eas that !
Nelson, don't think that ! am looking
for an easy Victory and that ] am un-
dorrating him From what I have seen
think Nelson y the best man ! ever
signed articles with
Nelson IL bit more modest IN his
claims Nelson said
When / fought Corbett was better
than when fought Ilaplon, and when
meet Britt / will be better than when
beat Corbetl ! have more confidence and
think I am better lighter ] have inn
proved but / think Britt has been at his
best he won't be any better when he
meets me than when lt fought Cans on
C0rbett III Britt beats me, all ! can say
D. that he will know that he has been in
Sight and that he found me in my best
condition I VIII have no excuses
bas in III, Soe1 moitins for thc amor.
unity mai yDl present itself tonight
when he and Brltt fncc An tho ring. he
has no fear FOR the result of his only
object seems TO have been TO set into the
best possible shape and the result Of the
battle viii be assured,
lln boieves he ls the host fighter nj the
,geigm and as for prtft hc feels ho Will
,rrelv 1lspose OF him befo,e the limit Of
ne bout Nelson does not believe Tint
rru thinks he is easy. He is satisfied
ttst he has convinced the Californian
Igsnlt az his cleau-cut victory over Young
decision over Corbeti after they had
0neht twenty rounds.
Neson has given the dope considerable
attention. on bis sho0ng against Cor
tett ana Britts showing with the ittlr
Denver boxer Nelson can see where no
tls a slight advantage and he points
,u Brtts failure to stOp the former
champion with his punch. n Brltts
punch was unable 10 put CQrbett away
In twenty rounds and Nelson battered
the westarner into state " helpless.
ness IN ten rounds the Dane rs satisfied
that De has o shade the best OF the
rrchng qualities
bru has his many hiorls guessing az
90 whether to believe Nelson is easy
game or not Britt. " course, assurcs
M friends that he win surely win ana
Win without any great EFFORT That he
considers Nelson very seriously, however
and that ne anticipates an interesting
battle when he encounters the Dane Is
evident by the way he has gone about his
training For mono of his many fights
rh'ch have taken place ON the coast
ns he ever trained moe c0nscicntously.
lie admits that Nelson Is q good man.
but be- sass he win prove his superior
lty over him either by getting the dccl-
sion Oh scoring a knockout.
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vhe followlnr was received today from
prison.