The evening world., 1905-11-23
battling Nelson, Fighter; J.
Edward Britt, %Diplomat-A
Study of Both Little Men.
ATTLtNG NELSON, lightweight
II champion OF the world. ana James
Inward Britt. former claimant

Ill NEboONt lightweight
HF1 champion OF the world. and James
- Edward Britt, former claimant
l'pf the title, will soon be IN New York.
Both are great fighters, yet they are
bnn'ike, Nelson is simply and purely a
llhghting man. Britt combines with his
aggressive ringmanship a deal OF diplo-
macy Nelson IS rough and uncou,h
-Brltt is suave and polished.
Nelson IS a farmer. He dresses Ike
farmer. Tie talks with a farmers
directness And he fights like a farmer
shopping down a tree.
Britt Is a cIty-brei boy. He wears
full dress without paving a., his white
Gle and pulling down his cuffs. He talks
like a politician. lie is a politician. for
: his father has always been in politics,
and the whole Britt family grew up in
q political atmosphere. lie fights furi.
ously whel in the ring but unlike Mel.
son, he is always IN and out, now run
ming away, now coming back with q
sudden savage attack, for all the world
Nike a diplomat.
X TEISON is Ike his name. which has
IN a fighting twang about both snds
Of It. Battling" Ohls real given
name, by NE way Is the best that
could have been plckei out 10 descrs5s
his mode OF life.
Then the Nelson" Nobody can look
st that without remembering another
famous fighter, Lord Nelson, the great
English Admiral also a Dane bv de-
SCENT, who cut Napoleon on In Egypt
BY destroying tie French feet in the
Bay OF Aooukir (the battle OF the Nlle),
and afterward gave French sea power
a Heath blow at Trafalgar. Lord Mel
son, perhaps, is stu more famous than
the "Battler."
About J. Edward Brltt's name there is
q society effect. It might be seen on
the "7s' list without arousing suspicion.
The j. Edward end OF It covers Janes's
social and diplomatic side. TIE Britt"
being q good irish name, accounts for
his lighting.
~ TTLING NELSON became a
Is fighter because it was IN him. He
49, started In Hegeswitsch. Illinois.
N a man Is destined to 10 buried any
where2he couldn't be stowed away in a
better place. But Nelson refused 10 DO
buried. He fought his FIRST fight IN the
side show tent Of a travelling circus. =
knocked N a pug" and after that he
couldn't be kept down, even by living d
IN Hegeswttsch. He got on another t
light for a purse OF two or three dol
tars, won that. and then started out 10 4
clean 'em all up. His next winning was I
f25, waioh looked like a slice OF Rookie
sensr's wealth to the country boy.
Nelson plugged his way along then q
6ghting a tremendous number OF little
nights, knocking EN- out In from one Z
% SIX rounds, until ne finally jumped
into fame by giving Spider Welsh ma
In salt Lake, sixteen rounds q
Jp to the time he fought Welsh, NO. a
bon hnd lost but two BATTLES, one . q
very early one, 20 a Joe HsRdmark d
know unlsnown), and the other on a y
pix-round decision % Eddie santry, In /,
Chicago, q
After beating Welsh, the Battior, IN =
buick succession, disposed Of Tommy \
MARKHAM % rounds, Martin Candle CB
POUNDS. Aurelto Herrera 20 round1 7
Eddie Hanlon 90 rounds, Herrera again a
go rounds). Young CorbeN 40 rounds), \
}ost q decision 70 Britt 40 rounds, 7
Knocked out Young Oorbett % rolnds), y
end mon KNOCKED out Brttt IN the :
J ighteenth. I
THERE IL nothing ahead Of him
now unless lie lights Terry Mo-
i Govern. whom he outclaSsOs In
-.,aht. makes = return match with
iuaritt. or takes on the heavier men
jimmy Gardner or Twin SULLIVAN
actual welter-weights.
Ana Oh Tor Jimmy Britt, he suA
.,ntnb. ne has a nance with the Dane a
61e insists that ne beat Neson once 7
that The score is nearly even between ?
nhem. and that he can take the third e
and regain the lightweight title
j. Edward came honestly into the ,
lghting game, IN his merits. lie was y
born TO be a fighter, He fougft every u
day of his lie until ne grew old enough (
70 enter the ring ana from that time I
he fought his way steGdily Up until !.
ne Was toppled over by Neison, Britt c
made a fortune IN his fights, and put y
nearly every dollar Of e. into profitable 1,
Investments, for he Is a shrewd business +"
man. He got his business training IN .
'hs fathers plumbing establishment 7