Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
THE SPORTING NEWS.
{ THE PuGILISIS.
MEL SON IS Ils,s2
 A GUTTER

srsEths as r A GUTTER l Speaks Disparsginsly of
 Britt in His Fight With
 White-Sharkey Is Very
 Generous. .. <
 Philadelphia, May 1s.-Battling Nel- ron, of Chicago, who is training in this citY for his fight with Willie Lewis, Ehe crack New York lightweight, at the Natdonal A. 0. of this city on Monday Mght, was interviewed yesterday morn- Ing about the fight between Jabez tWhite and Jimmy Britt in San rrancis- Co.
 He said, "It was not what would call great fight, although will ad- init that White lwas surprise to me, and the cleverness he showed must have been a revelation to the sports. hWhite was lacking in strength and en- Entrance. or he might have gained a Elvictory.
 T don't think much of the light L1Britt put up, however. He was much Isthe stronger man of the. two, and l |Tthink he should have finished his man [1alung about the fifth round. It looked |tto me as If Jimmie was doing lot of He missed more openings than ever saw him miss before, and Ia S1v,no ha xr,oo yoru wild I would say that he fought slovenly fight.
 However, I've got Britt tied up for tta return fight with 2,5O0 forfeit. and |{when we meet in Frisco in July or Au- |tgust, just bet your whole pile .iat |iJames Edward won't last the limit. II |tthere's one fighter on earth. I've got lthe Indian sign on it's Jimmy Britt, Hand if I don't drop him before the |(twenty rounds are up I'll retire from }the ring or give Hegewisch, Ill, Q pub | iNc library or do some other kind Of |lpenance.
 |j "For the present I'm hard at work | flor my fight with Willie Lewis. have been tipped off from New York that he expects to drop me in our little six round tilt here on Monday night, and have laughed merrily thereat.
 "He seems to forget that six-round figs are just my style, for l was brought up on that kind of food out around Chicago when l first pounded the padded canvas. And since then I've gotten a whole lot better.
 But I know that Lewis is the real thing with the haymaker wallop. Hts record of a score of knockouts in this 1tA Sv, to,on clv vNvrnd a--Y1Af fO speak of his putting away Martin Ca nole in nine rounds-has put me on the lookout for hard fight, but instead of him putting me away on Monda! watch out for that put away thing from the Danish end of the ring. I've been known to knock people out in six rounds myself, and play no favorites.
 Since the above interview Battling | Nelson has proved himself to be one of the rankest quitters ever known in the pugilistic game. Two weeks ago he agreed to fight Willie Lewis. the New York scrapper. six rounds in Phlladel phia at catch weights. His proposition ! to Lewis's representative and manager Dan Mcketrick, in Philadelphia yester' day morning WIS this: T will fight Lewis only on condition that he weighs 130 pounds at 6 o'clock, while refuse to weigh in at an." Naturally thit was turned down by McKetrick. He offered to let Lewis weigh in at o'clock at first at 130 pounds and final ly at 131, and as Lewis now weighs Al this would mean that he would haveyto reduce ten pounds in four days including the day of the fight But there was nothing doing by Nelson ol t his manager, Nolan.
 SHARKEY IS so GENEROUS. A diminutive son of the old sod drifted into Tom Sharkey's place with half a dozen friends, and after they were lined up at the bar the little fel low wanted the distinction of introduc ing his guests to the great Tom. He accordingly asked the man where the chesty celebrity was. ...-t Tom majestically emerged from ths back and condescended to be introduc cd. "Whatll ye hovw chirped the lit tie one at once. Cigar" growled the sailor. A little akward conversation and 1t came the turn of No 2 in the line to buy.
 whats yours, MT Sharkey?" he ill quired, politely. Cigar" grufify an nounced Sharkey. again. putting tho weed in his pocket to be returned tt the box with the first, and succeeding ones. ee.z-s-s-F-
 Naturally the talk Jagged more and more as each of the six bought in turn all getting the same order from Tom but never once did the sailor light uE nor offer to return their courtesies.
 Finally when 1t came time for thu sextette to depart. the ortgina little one remarked: Do you ever in tend to have any more matches in tn, ring, Tom" feeling that he could cal him Tom after all these rounds. ''l don't know said Tom.
 well, if you ever get q match looeer up and light one of our cigars witt m-"
 BILL LOST HIS HEAD.
 William L. Crowley of Hartford. wh' k in much demand in Massachusetts t' referee boxing matches. became ex cited while refefeeing the bout in Chel sea Wednesday night b<fween Aurelii Herrera. the Mexican. and Kid Good nan. It WAS a fifteenround conte> ana it was one of the hardest. fastes aud best contesu seen In Chelsea il osverai years-
 Tn the last round the pair simpl, stood off. discarded science and wal Ioped away like heavyweiehfs- Iha