The San Francisco call., 1905-08-22

Britt and Nelson will meet in a twenty
foot ring when they square on at Gonna
under the September. skies. This is the
ring in which Young Corbett ana NC
Govern met in Mechanics Pavilion, ana
many important battles have been fought
within it's eneompassing ropes. The reg
ulatfon twenty-four-foot ring OF the
Cueensberry rules is seldom insisted upon
these days, especially by the little feI-
lows There is plenty of elbow room IN
a twenty-foot ring if one man wants 70
make a runaway fight, while II tney Doth
want to stand up and mix matters ten
feet square would provide ample room 1or
their efforts. -,
The ground upon which the arena Will
stand was plowed UP yesterday, and
scrapars will be put to work to-day lev
cling the spot. 1t is expected that the
place will be completed before the last
day of this month.
HARD TO BEAT THE GATE.
The small boys who have been figuring
ON how they can get in without the Ior-
rnality of presenting a ticket at the door
have a difficult problem to solve AFTER
the arena is built it will be Surrouhueu
with high board fence. OUTSIDE this,, az az
a distance of thirty feet, VIII De ahotnei
fence, which will also be unscaiapie
Mounted policemen will patrol lAe
grounds, so IndI IuCA
expended to beat the gate.
The officials of the United Railroads
are making preparations to handle an
enormous crowd on Admission udy-
The company is bent on giving the
public good service and II mas ploln-
ised to have the electric cars ruhhins
along the new route directly down the :
Mission road to the arena instedu VI
down Onondago avenue to san Jose
xrrill
avenue. The new route VIII
from six to eight minutes IN time anu
will tend to hasten the travel by the
fact that the road has no turns
Manager Jim Cofroth announced last
night that he has secured exceptlondliS
liberal railroad rates from the Southeln Il
pacific Company for out-of-town sport
ing men who are coming to TINS CITY
to see the battle. fare or one anu d
third will be allowed TO any person
in this State who lives at point
where a single fare to San Francisco
is $40 or less. Where ordinarily a
single fare TO the city is $40 the reund
trfp. can be made fer S13 35- Similar
rates will be allowed to parties or NJ
teen or more that live greater olS-
tance than this. Single fares Will De
allowed parties of sixty or more from
any point.
MANY PAY TO SEE BRITT.
Willie Britt, the man behind the cash
register at the camp out on the ocean
beach, opened up yesterday Tor Dusl-
ness. A big, crowd saw Jimmy try the
outdoor ring in. which he will, do some
of his training. Those who paid to see
him boxing indoors were disappointed
Owing TO the non arrival of some spe-
cial gloves he cut out this branch OK
his work.
He punched the bag, pulled the
weights and did other musele-buildlng 8
work. He was clad in the ightest OF
gymnasium suits, which is taken as an
Indication that he wants to keep on as
nreh weight as possible until the date
of the fight approaches. WORD comes
from Nelson's camp that he Will make
free use of heavy sweaters TO get OH
his superfiuous flesh.
After his exercise Britt took MS usudI
swim in the ocean. In the morning ne
went for long walk with IlV hrelih 3
Frank Rafael is back in his ola place
as sparring partner and will have 10
take some hard bumps shortly