Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-08
SPORTING GOSSIP
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Tad Says Battling Nelson Looks
Like a Real Live
Champion
JEFFRIES MONROE CONTEST.
Butte Miner Ready to Deposit Balance
OF Forlelt-Young COrbctt May Go
To Afrca.-l'rip for Giants,

Here is what Tad hands out anent
Battling Nelson;
Battling" Nelson the new pupil for
the lightweight class, has started all
the boys IN the school guessing, and by
his first few strides bids fair to be on
the roll OF honor before long. by stop
ping the game little Hanlon In nineteen
rounds at Frisco Nelson gained a rep
utatlon greater than any Of the boys
IN that class and he demands recognl.'
ton now from the top notchers. Han
lon was never knocked out I'm his life
and was down but twice In his career,
Young Corbett was one 60 drop the
California wonder and Nelson was the
second Corbctt beat Hanlon In 10
rounds and although It took Nelson 10
he did It in Just as good manner.
Both fights were stopped by the re-
fierce.
Nelson is one of the new l3O-pound
ers and has all the qualifications OF a
champion. He has proven himself a
game, strong and aggressive fighter
with the necessary punch IT Is this
punch that has brought him to the tor
so fast. and California sports are now
ready TO back him against anything OF
his weight They are trying to get
Britt TO give him a whack at that title
at present and the fight may come of
IN September out there.
Battling started In the fighting
game a little over two years ago and
most OF his battles We're In and around
A., a nuh "A
altogether aud Il OF these have ended
IN knockouts He has never beer
knocked out himslf, although he has
fought quite number of draws
Among those who have dropped from
his mitts may be mentioned Mike
Walsh. rounds, Black Giffo
rounds; sammy Maxwell, II rounds,
Young Scotty. rounds. Mickey Reilly
II rounds; Kid Ryan, 4 ROUNDS, George
Memsie, rounds; Art Simms. rounds
Jack O'Neill rounds, Spider WelCh
l6 rounds Martin Candle. Is rounds
Clarence English, IA rounds, and Eddie
Hanlon, 10 rounds.
He has fought Benny Nanger and
Charley Neary Ground draws but
these were before he really was started
on his lighting career.
LOOKS LIKE TERRY McGOYERN.
Nelson is Il quiet, unasumlng youni
fellow, with light hair, and resembles
Terry McGOvern somewhat In his
makeup. lie Is one of the boys who /,
looked upon az the coming lightweight
champion. Britt, Jimmy Gardner ant
Nelson are the three live ones left whit
have Il chance at Cans ana "A three
| cornered fight with the winner matched
4 against Cans. would settle once for al
| the much disputed lightweight cham
| pionship aud do away with such title
| as the lily-whlte lightweight champion
| the salmun-p pink lightweight champion
| the oliye-green lightweight champion
and others Just about as ridiculous,
\ dispatch from San Francisco says
| Jack Munroe wishes It known that tn,
| balance of his $1,000 forfeit money Il
ready and as soon as Jeffrles show
| any desire TO put up his 81 800 Jack vii
put up his. AS matters now stand JEFF
seems to be too deeply engaged II
hunting to think about his cominI
| fight Possibly he Is of the opinion tina
Munroe will overlook the balance o
| forfeit and let matters stand as the!
| are. Munroe was buncoed that wa.
once and It Ia not likely he VIII let /
happen again. Manager Jimmy Con-
roth stated today all money would b
| deposited within Il few days.
II reminded Billy Delaney yesterda
! that 81 500 was due on Aug. b. sal
! Conroth. "He told me he was goin
! back to Hardin Springs last night an
/ that he would speak to Jeffries am
have him instruct Eugene Vancourt
TO post the amount"
An interesting story was told today
| and 1t came from one IN very clos
touch with Jeffries, n prominent hgur
! In the training camp. According I
this story, and 1t bears earmarks q
truth. there was reason greater tina
his injured knee for JEFF not keepir.
his original engagement with Munroe
"JeT," said the authority in question
could have gore into training an
fought, but he made up his mind
| would be better for him 10 wait. tn
big fellow has been going at a prett
fast clip for considerable number {
months past and when he did make Il
his mind to get down To hard work h
found that he wasn't the Jefrles {
ycre, and speedily appreciated the fac
that II he was TO have a hard fight h
would have TO get right What HIT
hard work he did convinced him that
would take a pile Of effort to set int
condition At first he had regarde
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