The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-29
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Battling Nelson and Young
Corbett Mill Tonight.
Frisco Fight Fans to Turn Out
in Large Numbers.
HOW TILE MEN COMPARE.

HOW THE MEN COMPARE.
Corbett- Measurement. Nelson
130 pounds. ........ Weight.-.....-.13 .130 pounds
feet 21s inches. Height 5 feet 21s inches
1871 inches. .Biceps. .13 inches
11!2 Inches Forearm lis inches
inches. ............ .WriSt............7 Z inches
8 inches ..........A Ankle. ..........9 .9l1z inches
1871 inches. Cali. ..-......-.1 .13 inches
20 inches. Thigh. .........1 1885 inches
80 inches. es............ Waist. .301a inches
Ssh inches. Hips. ...-......S37a inches
g inches. ....--.. Chest. .-..S1 inches
A. Il inches. 49,. SHOULDERS ~ inches
San Francisco, Nov. 29.-The most
deadly battle between little men that
has been fought since McGovern and
Young Corbett'' finished their last
scrap will take place at the Hayes Val
ley clubs show here tonight.
Battling Nelson,a late applicant for
admission to the pugilistic hall of fame,
and Young Corbett,'' erstwhile cham
pion of the anomalous division called
heavy feather weight, will meet for a
scheduled twenty-round contest on this
occasion and all the signs point to a
bruising, bloody conflict.
In the history of the career of neither
man is there anything that shows
leaning toward fancy or fiashy boxing.
With both the punch" reigns supreme
and with each the goal is to be won by
hammering an opponent into insensibil-
ity.
The battle is announced as for the
feather weight championship; but as
Corbett failed to get an even break
with Britt in their fight, James has a
claim on the title that Corbett cannot
abrogate until it is proven that Britt
cannot longer fight at $50 pounds, the
figure at which engagement will be
fought. However, in the estimation of
the public, the winner of the bout will
undoubtedly be justified in strutting
about with the title writ large on his
countenance.
Nelson, who is to furnish the opposi-
ton to- Gerbett, is but little known
broadly. He was but little thought of
until he began to do a few meteoric
stunts that lit up the pugilistic horizon
beRutifully. He beat Aurelia Hererra,
a tough fighter; then he stopped Mar
tin Canole, a thing Jimmy Britt was
unable to do in twenty-five rounds; and
finally he, with a great shock, forced
himself on the public by defeating Ed
die Hanlon, doing the trick just as de-
cisive1y as did Corbett himself. These
three battles comprise the reputation
on which hopes of Nelson's victory to-
night are built.
Although new to pugilism, Nelson is
by no means out of tonight's battle
The result of the contest is not to be
torecaSted, chiefly since COrbett's con-
dition is an unknown quantity. He has
dissipated all his life, and is due to
retrograde. His fight against Britt
disappointing to all Corbett followers,
seems to indicate that he has gone back
If so, tough, live, ambitious young
man such as Nelson will have all the
advantage over Corbett
AS far as known, however, Corbett's
condition is perfect. But outward in
dicatiOns are no surety that the timber
in the champion has not deteriorated,
and that his punch has lost its snap.
With Young Corbett going at the gait
he struck in his McGovern fights, Nell
son would have to be given the hot end
of the chance. AS it is, the only bet
that can be made would favor Corbett
on form.
The bets registered so far have been
at 10 to s with Corbett the favorite
There appears to be considerable Nell
son money in sight, but they want 2 to
the betting will loosen up after the
men weigh in. There has been much
talk about Corbett having trouble in
reducing to the proper weight that the
followers of the game want to be
shown. Corbett said last night that he
would make the weight and that he
would be fit for the fight of his career.
He said that he expected to have a
hard fight, but that he would win in
side of Is rounds.
Nelson has been down to weight for
several days and he says that if he
loses it will not be owing to his condi-
battles,'' said Nelson, but have never
worked so hard as for this fight. My
condition is perfect and l am going to
win I know that Corbett is an awful
ly good man, but 1 think pretty well of
myself. 1 am going in to win as quick
as can and L honestly believe that
will bring home the money"
The near approach of the hour at
which he is to step into the ring with
the Dane has shut our everything else
in the fighting line from Corbetts
thoughts. His whole mind is engrossed
with the task in hand, and Jimmy Britt
and all other considerations are tenn
porarily forgotten.
81 can't understand how the story
as an easy mark said Corbett 81
never got off anything like that. l
think I am going to defeat him, GER
tainly, and I've always said so. What
of it? Doesn't he think he's going to
defeat me? If he didn't think so he'd
be a fool to fight me. 1 guess the kind
of training I've been doing shows best
To tell the truth, 1 look upon him as a
tough customer, and, while I am conf |
dent of winning, 1 am counting on one !
of the hardest fights ever had hand
in
you bet Nelson is a tough custom
err" said one of the group listening to |
Corbett Herrera told me at Hot
sons jaw a half dozen times and didn't |
feaze him.
The remark directed Corbett's |
thoughts into another channel and put |
him on his mettle. He seemed to see |
in the remark a suggestion that if
Herrera couldn't rattle Nelson it
might be an equally hard matter for |