Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15
THE PUGlLIsTs.
NOLAN TELLS
 THE STORY
The Sports in the West Tried All Kinds of Schemes to Make Nelson Fake U Plenty of Good Fight News.

And now the goose that lays the golden fight eggs out in Frisco is talk ing to cover, and looks to stand great chance of losing its neck.
 Nelson's manager, Billy Nolan, and Harry Corbett have started talking, and the following statement has been issued by the man who looks after the Danes interests:
 Several weeks ago, when we were making this match with Britt, I post ed forfeit for Nelson. From time to time I have drawn money down, but now have balance in Corbett's hands of $500.
 This money was put up for the ap- pearance of Nelson in the ring. For the past several days I have called for this money. Corbett has always stalled me off. Finally he said to me: I am going to deduct $1,000 from your end for the corruption fund used in Sacramento this year to defeat the Ralston bill. The corruption fund amounted to $7,000. I had to put the money up, and the different parties who were interested with me did not put up. Now, as you have earned one of the largest purses here, you are cer- tainly under obligations to put up your share
 "I told him that I could not see it that way, as I had not promised him any money for such purposes. This caused the rupture between Corbett and myself.
 Several months ago-to be more specific, about three weeks after Nell sons last fight with Young Corbett, Harry Corbett came to me and sug- gested that he and could make cleanup by making Nelson lose on a foul. He had reference to the second match with Jimmy Britt, which was afterward called off. refused to con- slider such proposition, and he re- marked that I had better make some sure money, as that was better than taking chance
 After that he always appeared cool and unfriendly toward me. Every body knows how Corbett refused to give me the forfeit after Britt had backed out of the second match I had made with him. when he took ou Kid Sullivan. also recall that at the time Corbett approached me in regard to having Nelson lose on foul he re- marked that 1t was very easy mat ter. to beat the game that way and also added that it was merely matter of fixing the referee. He stated at the same time that he had put lots of them over the same way
 "Corbett's charges in regard to m! action in certain dog races are positive ly without foundation. He and some of his friends framed the story up several days ago fin order to hurt me with Nelson and try to get Bat to of his friends talked the matter ovef with Nelson I saw Bat afterward and he told me that what Corbett had said cut no figure with him. He said that he didn't believe a word of it.
 "Corbett came to me personally when the fight over the referee was On and asked me if would select him as ref cree. When Willie Britt named him as the first candidate for the position of referee I objected to him on the grounds of incomptency. That was not my only reason. however, as dis trusted him after what he had said to me on former occasions. This news was carried to Corbett and he was very sore at being turned down. although he tried to hide it by saying to his friends that he would not act lf select ed.
 "when 1t comes to a question of having a reputation for honesty I am willing to match my standing in the community against Corhett's any day. This explanation will perhaps shed a little light on the suspicious looking betting on the Britt-Nelson fight be- fore the referee was changed"