The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-14
STURDY LITTLE LIGHTWEIGHTS
SCHEDULED FOR APRIL
SHOW AT FRISCO.
Nelson Will Start to Work Eariy-
corbett Will Try for Six Round
Goes for Awhile.

With the anti-boxing bogie ban.
ished to the shadows for a while fight
talk is being heard again. During the
past two weeks the fans had little to
say, the prospect of halt being called
upon their favorite sport proving a
thorough damper to everything in the
line of argument or discussion. From
present indications the fellows who
love to prattle about pugilist.o hap
penings are bent upon making up lost
time.
AS might be expected, the calendar
which enshrouded the boxing game
for a time lettering the promoters
from going very deeply into the bust
ness of arranging contests. 1t will be
different now, of course, as the fail
ure of the Ralston measure means at
least two years of uninterrupted slug
ging.
ness a bout between professional
heavies, the first that has been ar
ranged in many months. Jack John
son, the colored champion, will on that
occasion face Martin Hart, the Louis
vile boxer, whose great ambition is to
pile up sufficient ring credits to entitle
him to a match with Jeffries. John
son, by the way, is also anxious to fig
ure in a championship contest with
Jeffries. Just at present there is
nothing to lead him to believe that ne
will ever command recognition from
the "Boilermaker'
Jeff has announced with particular
emphasis that he will never box a col
ored man, but Johnson has taken for
his motto:
While there is life there is hope"
destroy whatever chance of prefer
ment Johnson may have, it goes with
out saying that the big negro will be
on his mettle when he meets the
gentleman from Kentucky.
Britt and Nelson Matched.
The contest most talked about of
course is the one between Battling
Nelson and Jimmy Britt, which is
scheduled for April. 1t is understood
that the Yosemite club will handle the
affair. In anticipation of this event
Britt has been doing little light
training for several weeks. He mas not
proclaimed the fact, and for that mat
ter, he has tried to throw people off
the scent to a certain extent by saying
that it is his habit to take exercise at
all seasons whether there is fight in
prospect or not. 1t is the common
talk, however that Jimmy is quietly
conditioning himself for what ne be-
lieves will be the greatest struggle of
his career.
Nelson seems to entertain some opin-
ions in regard to the advisability Of
getting to work early. The battling
one did not remain long in town after
his affair with Young Corbett and the
report is that he is giving himself a
quiet preparation in advance of his
regulation spell of training.
Young Corbett has shaken the dust
of San Francisco off his feet. He has
gone east in company with AL HEREFORD
and Joe Cans and will in future box
under the management of the Balti-
more promoter. Corbett for awhile will
try his luck in six-round bouts at Phil
adelphia. He expects ultimately to be
matched with Terry McGovern.
When Corbett and HEREFORD left here
it was believed that boxing in San
Francisco was on it's last legs and the
plan was to have the Corbett- Meow
ern match take place in Baltimore It
is more than probable that the pro-
gram will be subject to change and
that San Francisco may be the scene
of the third meeting between Terry
and the Denver boy