The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-09
Odds Are Ten 10 Seven.
WHAT LOCAL SPORTS THINK.
Opinions Widely Differ on Outcome
of Today's Fight.

/ A number Of Salt Lakers who were seen
1 yesterday had the following 10 say on the
I outcome of the fight:
} Willard Bear--I favor Britt's chances
/ because Of his versatility and knowledge
/ OF the game, TO offset the stereotyped
/ style of Nelson.
/ Gus Ruhlin-Would say Britt, but il will
/ take long time and ] think il will be
great fight.
/ John Nllle-Jack Curley. my manager.
/ says Nelson, and Curley is a wise one on
/ picking winners, therefore I will have 10
/ be on his side.
". p. Fowler-Nelson wins. He Will
NOV him down and out.
Captain Barratt-Britt will win because
ne Is native son. Nelson will lick him
! alright. but Britt will get the decision.
Phil Barter-I think Nelson should win.
His experience in the last fight should
win for him.
: W. w MitcheIl-Britt for me- He is a
more scientific fighter.
Jim Donaldson like Britt / don't
think it viii go more than twenty rounds.
Billy Sauer-Don't know. Too strong
Tor me.
: T. r. Black-Britt, because he always
has won. Everything is in favor OF the
H. W. Griffith-Britt won once at
twenty rounds DO not think he would
make the match for forty-five rounds II
he did not know what he was doing.
Uncle Jim Harvey-The Battler, be-
cause he is the best fighter.
Billy AIadden-It is hard fight 10 pick.
would not be surprised 20 see II &c
either way.
Jim WiiIiams-AH this noise IN Frisco
makes IL look a bit bad to me. Britt
looks good, but it is hard TO pick a win
ner. or course they fight in California;
that makes some difference.
NJ. r. Wells-I do not see how Pitt
can lose. He is TOO wise II fighter &c
Sign up for such q long fight Il he did
not see his way clear TO geS the de ,iSlon
Harding Martin-Nelsop. Dig up a Little
bit Of ancient history and be sho'ld have
had the last fight. He viii Win this lime
so there will be no question about H.
cause l think he Is more durable and can
stand a longer pace.
liver Redman-JimmIe Britt is the wisest
guy Of the bunch. Ny money IN enc
wise boys every time.
Carl Redman-ThRt IS iIst where liver
Is wrong, Nelson gets t1a money.
+. l. Gardner-Britt wins is my decision.
He is a native son and THAI Is al! there
H. " Heagreu-There VIII not DE 4
knockout. but Britt will moss Out at the
finish.
Hardy Downing tAfter samuelson had
beaten him In the first neat at the save I
track. Britt for mine. he has got the
head and it's the head that always WINS.
When Jimmy starts its cur;ains for Mr.
Nelson.
Waiter Bardgett-Riug genaralshtp will
get the money. That means Britt for
me-
c. L. HOlister-Can't mama the Rii:neT,
but il Will not go the dlssanse without
q knockout
Jimmy BOwieT-I came from Hegewisch,
SO did Nelson, and you can beJ Will
stand by hiia to the finish.
Charlie Higson-Britt j. a plumber,
and for this reason, If f-r ~ othe. he
has a cinch. Plumbers IRE always good
men.
n {. uoppeF--If IL goes over twenty
rounds Nelson wins; under twenty roTUes
the money goes TO Nelson.
A. c. Nlcholson-Britt is last as str'8G.
lie can hit just as hard hlow. lie has
a much better head and IS more scieIiific. |
1 cannot see how he can lose.