The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
LITTLE MEN 4nE RrADr.
Not Much Betting In Town on CorbcttD
Nelson Encounter.

Local men are interested in the twenty
round bout between Young Corbett and
Battling Nelson. which is to be decided at
Woodward's Pavilion san Francisco. to-
night. Betting on the result. how ever. has
been slow Whatever waRers have been
made were OF such small sums that It is not
worth while recording them. In town Cor
batt is slight favoritc. This is because hc
has many frie0ds who really boliave that
he was not himself when he met Nelson n
few months ago. those who are backing
the Denver man are doing so from senti-
ment alone. trusting that his art has not
retro graded and that he has the power left
behind hi blows to send the lighting Dane
TO the land OF nod One Of Corbett's loyal
supporters il George Considine. Consldine
has been willing for the past two weeks 90
invest several thousand dollars on Corbett
COnsidine at first was not inc lined to give anv
odds. thinking that II anything Nelson should
have the call Hut the adherents Of Nelson
insisted on 4 little percentage on their favor ,
yielded lie placed about $500 at an average
of s., to and thinks that this viii he the pre-
yailing figures in New York up TO the time
the returns of the Grst round come in
the betting. but Il is hard to find better than
even money aud take your pick. The San
Francisco sports think that Nelson Il head
and shoulders above Corbett In staying
power aud ightinE force Cor6etLs former
gamblers here and or tho Pacific Coast un-
decided In making either fighter distinct
fayorite.
There is no cause now to worry that Nelson
VIII not be down TO the required weight $50
pounds. weigh in AT O'Clock TO night. A
few weeks ago he was 50 heavy that IL vas
not believed that he could reduce to the
necessary scale. A fortnight ago II IL said he
weighed IN the neghborhood OF iij pounds.
To take on fifteen pounds in less than four
teen days is no light task, but Nelson sue.
ceeded He Is now, he says. in Just as good
trim II not better. than when he met Corbctt
before, Whether Nelson's weight was eN-
aRgerAted and announced simply To iniin-
ence the betting is not known. II is trle,
though. that the Dane carried more super
huous ayoirdupos than his friends thought
was good for him
torhett q appearance is very natterng 10
his admirers He looks as II he has labored
as he never did before. He is quicker, stronger
and huskier than ever the reports from ms
camp say. and II is known that he has been
below weight for AZ least three days. This
is q good sign when IT ia considered that In
the past most OF Corbett's troubles In training
came from the fact that lac had to resort to
heroic measures In order to take on unnec-
essary pounds For the first time IN his
career Corbett's stomach muscles ere mant-
fest In the past this part OF the bod was
usually covered with q layer OF fet. Coroett
has paid strict attention 10 his stomach as
this was the first thing 10 so back on him
when he faced Nelson the last time
Indications point to good crowd. possibly
Interest in the mill In san Francisco ~ great
because OF the fact that II may be the, last
fight decided in California in years, as II looks
now as II the Ralston bill repeating The present
bo king law will pass. Jack Welsh Will be the
referee IA he is satisfactory TO both sides.