Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
Native Son" Will Enter the
Ring a Pretty Strong
FayOrlte.
THEY DO NOT ALWAYS WIN.
" ". Naughton of Frisco Regards
Dane as One Of the Greatest
Fighters Of the Age

thousands OF dollars win be paid tomor-
row evening by California rlngsters to see
two lightweight fighters go at each 9TH
or for twlnty rounds-or less-at San
Francisco.
They are Battling Nelson and Jimmy
Britt The latter claims the feather
weight championship, a claim to which
he has absolutely no right because he re-
fused TO meet Nelson at lower weight
than l2 pounds weigh I'm at 6 clock. At
this notch they will be above the light
weight limit, 1873 pounds when they hear
the gong for the hrst round.
The gate receipts are to be divided 90
per cent to the winner and 10 to the loser
Indications point 10 a record house, and
Inc winner will have a nice little fortune
after the battle.
Britt is the fayorite because the ma
tive Son" sentiment is 80 strong on the
coast, but Nelson viii be the fayorite
here and IN may other parts ~ tne
country because of his wonderful showing
IN winning from a string OF tho best little
men IN the world. He Is perfectly con-
Adout Of winning from Britt, but we
want TO predict now that Britt will give
HIM the toughest argument Of his career
Britt has improved a great deal during
the last year. He is stronger, has better
defense and can deliver a more Furnishing
blow than he could a year ago, lie has
learned q great deal and may be shifty
enough to keep away from Nelson and
get away with the decision.
But II he mixes with the Dane, the lat
ters chances are excellent The longer the
fight goes, tie better are Nelson's
chances, and he win certainly make " In
teresting going for the native son, II Bat
Ting wins from Bhtt, ne WIN be the un.
disputed lightweight champion OF the
world.
Both fighters are now down 10 weight
and eager for the SOUND OF the gong. Botn
!l splendid condition and confident Of
victory.
Nelson viii be on tho short end In
the betting but that pleases him. He
likes 10 be short ender because there
Is an the more IN II for him when he can
deliver the goods.
Many men have won a lot Of money
by taking the short end In bouts whore
enc man was a Blk fayorite They have
SEN the dark horse come In a win
nor Unexpectedly 80 often that as a bet
ting proposition II Is a good one.
Bob" f1tZsimmOns was the man due
10 get a licking when he met Jack
Dempsey, but 1t turned out the other
way,
John l.. Sullivan was going to lick Cor
bett, thought a lot OF fellows who. did
not know that John l.. was drinking
Instead Of training for the fight, Corbelt
won and the sports who bet on Sulli-
van did a lot Of thinking,
Jim COrbett was going TO knock Fit
simmons head on when they met al Car
son City. There was TO be nothing to
II when the Californian got the Australian
lN A 81 IN
light Corbett's fricn y were feeling tubi-
ant--that Is until that solar plexus blow
f history was handed out In response
% the late Mrs. fitzsmmons request 70
init him IN the Stats,
Jim Jeffrios failed 20 stop couple Of
easy marks In New York and then made
match with Fitzslmmons. lie was not
going 20 be one, two, three with the then
champion. The afternoon of the battle
FItzsimmons said that he expected TO win
10 four or six rounds.
"He Is 80 big can't miss him." laugh
lngly remarked the Antipodean.
SAD was the awakening that night on
Coney Island that Fitz got from the big
b0ilermaker In the second round Fiz
was hoored and the men who are keen
Observers Of affairs knew that the chant
pl0n had met his master.
jefires could nave won any time after
the second round, but he was cautious
and aid not take chance until he land
ed the Knockout blow IN the eleventh
when Fitz held his jaw ont to take what
be knew was coming to him.
Terry McGovern was going 70 punch
Young Corhett full Of holes IN their
bout IN Hartford II was Just a holiday
outing according to McGovern's plans,
and ne was TO have a big bunch Of mon
ey 10 buy some Christmas presents,
Again when Corbett went against brltt
the Sports In the east thought u would
be a Cinch for tho Denver pugllist. But
Britt held his own and stayed the twenty
rounds.
Eyery man Nelson has fought since he
whipped Spider WEIGH In this city was a
fayot.te over the Dane. but he brought
bone the money every time.
en- he do II tomorrow nlght2
nat Nelson does not lack admirers on
tho coast is evident from the following
from w. w Naughton, prominent sport
log writer OF the west,
stl harping on Nelson as a kind OF
foace TO the sport who considers the
Dane belittled / say that | consider
Nelson one Of the greatest lighters OF the
age Lean and wiry, and carrying not a
shred " waste material he Is one OF the
strongest llghtweights that could be
found He Is as tough as whalebone, and,
while neither SNOWY nor shlfty IN style,
he scores steadily In every contest he fB-
ures In.
u has been said that Big Jim Jenrles'
speed Is best gagged by the rapid manner
10 which his opponent backs around tho
hing, and In like manner Nelson's punch
Ing ability is made manifest by the bat
tered condition Of the other fellows face.
He used scarcely anything but bent-arm
blows on Corbett yet he pounded the
Denver Youngsters countenance until II
was nlOvoly TO look upon
Nelson has fairly earned the right 10 be
considered the ltingpln Of aggressive light.
efs He has made away with Eddie Han
ION, Young Corbett and Aurelia Herrera,
We're Britt a scrapper Of the same order
as those mentioned Nelson would IN all
Probability rule fayorIte In the contest
which is 10 take place on the night OF
Dec 20.
Out In this part Of the country Britt Is
regarded as versatile ringster. lie Is
quite at homo at close fighting, but he
likes to introduce a little variety into the
milling. lie will not try 90 make Of every
round one long rally, as Corbett ala, and
u Is believed that HIS knowledge OF all
round fighting rs sufficient 10 onset Nell
sons nevor-stay-idle tactics and thus
make the chances look equal.
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