Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-28
THE PUGILISTS.
WHO WINS
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Both Nelson and Corbett { Are Fit as a Fiddle But Nelson Is Still Favorite- More Fight Talk.

San Francisco, Feb 2S.-Those who see no fun in fight unless they have a few guilders staked on one of the men in it. have made Battling Nelson an 5 to 10 favorite over Young Cor. bett.
 Their argument is that in three months a man cannot regain all he has lost in three years, and that, while the Dane will not find the Denverite the mark he was in the last bout between the two, the law of chance reads that once you beat a man you can beat him again.
 This will be one time there will be no room for Billy Rothwell to complain Of wearing all of his vitality away to ger to weight. He has been ably han. dled by men skilled in the art of get. ing an athlete ready for business.
 He has paid Frank Mcdonald, Joe Cans and Al Herford to take care of him and their advice has been needed. The dusky Baltimorean, who holds the lightweight championship, will be in Corbett's corner and the dollars of Al Herford will be something more than doubled if the Hegeswisch boy leaves the ring loser.
 When he strips and puts his weight OH the scales at 6 o'clock to-day Young Corbett will be an ounce or two less than 130 pounds of health, flesh and blood
 s In his mind will throb firm belief that he is better than Nelson, and it Is not taking chance to say that he will mt O hot 1o hot hn any he has fought.
 Nelson's one kick is that he has been made favorlte. He regards the en- counter he will have with the man he has already triumphed over as merely an opportunity to better his fortune by taking a big share of the gate win nings, his bets, and being placed right for return arrangement with Jimmy Britt.
 The Dane has never put any alcoho\ into his system and has lived q pretty straight life. He was mixed up with a woman last December, but was not slow to realize he was in bad company and to give up the red lights for the air of the country, with chases after canvasback, teal and mallard.
 He has lowered to the weight by a reasonable amount of road and gym. nasium work and will be there all the way.
 The big thing that stands out in con nection with the affair is the wonder ful improvement in the physical shape of Corbett. He will be twice the man Nelson whipped last November. There is no cause now to worry that Nelson will not be down to the re- quired weight, 13O pounds, weigh in at 6 o'clock tonight. X few weeks ago h. was so heavy that 1t was not be- litved that he could reduce to the necessary scale. A fortnight ago it is said he weighed in the neighborhood of 145 pounds. To take off fifteen pounds in less than fourteen days is no light task, but Nelson succeeded. He is now, he says, in just as good trim, if not better, than when he met COrbett be. fore. Whether Nelson's weight was ex- aggerated and announced simply to in fiuence the betting is not known. lt is true, though, that the Dane carried more superfiuous avOirdupOis than his friends thought was good for him. Corbett's appearance is very hatter. ing to his admirers. He looks as if he has labored as he never did before. He is quicker, stronger and huskier than ever, the reports from his camp say, and it is known that he has been be- low weight for at least three days. This is a good sign when it is consid- cred that in the past most of COrbetts troubles in training came from the fact tl:at he had to resort to heroic meas- ures in order to take off unnecessary pounds. For the first time in his ca. reer Corbett's stomach muscles are manifest. In the past this part of the body was usually covered with a layer of fat. Corbett has paid strict atten tion to his stomach, as this was the first thing to go back on him when he faced Nelson the last time. Indications point to good crowd possibly a S20,0OO gate. The advance sale is large. Interest in the mill ik San Francisco is great because of the fact that it may be the last fight de. cided in California in years. as it looks now as if the Ralston bill repeating the present boxing law will pass. / K Welsh will be the referee, as he is sat isfactory to both sides.