The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-20
BRITT AND "BAT"
READY TO BEGIN
fighters Will Commence Active
Training This Week.
EACH LOOKS FOR VICTORY
FIGHT WORLD CENTERs INTER
est ON COMING BATTLE.

san Francisco. Aug. 19.-BattIing
Nelson reached town last night. For
the past few weeks he has been living
III . lumber camp UP near Loyalton,
and says that when he heard ehat it
was at last arranged for him to meet
Britt in the ring he thought the news
was too good to be true as the best
he had hoped for was a tventy-rou1d
oout, 50 he could hardly realize that
ne mad been matched TO go forty-five
rounds, which everyone agrees viii de-
eide which is the better man.
Nelson was accompanied by Billy
NOLAN this morning, and Nolan said
mat ne would take his charge down TO
Colrna 70 show him the lay of the land
where the pavilion is to be built. Mel
son viii not attempt to do any work
Tor couple Of days, but intends to
get down to business in a day or SO
He says that he weighs 145 pounds.
out that il IS all good, healthy flesh
and Just what be wants. He says that
ne has come down TO $50 pounds from
q higher notch than he will tip the
beam at today, and anticipates not the
slightest trouble in making the weight
~ which he viii meet Britt and still
be better than he ever was in his life.
Bat Asks About Forfeits.
The first thing Nelson asked Nolan
was IL the forfeits were all posted so
there would be little chance of a slip
Up or postponement. Nolan has in
formed COffrOth that in case the match
was not pulled of as contracted for
that clubs forfeit would certainly be
claimed, and as Britt has already ex-
pressed himself In the same manner
IL looks as if there was not much
chance of Confroth changing the date
On account of the request from the
native sons. He, received word from
l. y Wilson, acting secretary of the
celebration at Sacramento. yesterday.
asking when committee from that
city could see him. It is quite likely
nat this committee will be here within
he next twenty-four hours, and al
though Coffroth has not yet expressed
himself. IL is stiH more than likely that
there VIII be no change of date for the
Dig fight, Many persons. and among
them native sons. are inclined to ridi-
Guile the request of the committee from
the order to change the fight date. 1t
IS suggested that it is not the sentiment
OF the entire order, but simply an agi-
latlon by the hotel and saloon men, not
TO speak OF a few gamblers Of Sacra-
lnento. who are afraid that a few less
dollars VIII be spent there Sept 9.
Britt Also Ready for Training.
Britt also arrived from Lake Tahoe
today
After volunteering a few statements
about the grandeur of Lake Tahoe and
the wonderful opportunities up there
FOR the Improvement OF a fighters con
dition, he was asked to say something
bearing directly upon the fight
Believe me-" which is Edwards IA
Vorfte Introduction to a bit OF CONVEX
sational delicatesSen. IT know what I'm
doing I told you some time ago that
l would not let this Dane escape me.
and / am willing to put my ability TO
lick him TO the test in the ring-not
over the telephone. During this siege
OF training 1 am going to make it au
emphatic point not to say more than
is absolutely necessary. III leave it
20 the other side to make the noise and
u be out at Sheehan's saving up
large wads Of wood and saying moth
ing
is Business With Jimmy.
Didn't you decide 10 take on Nelson
rather SUDDENLY
I'm business was Jimmy'S reply
and after careful consideration 1 con-
cluded that CoffrOth's offer was the
hest from q financial standpoint. This
talk about Staliing had no effect on
me. and I just took my own time in
settling the question The number of
rounds IS not OF any great import to
me Forty-hVe rounds is the same as
five hundred, because 7 fought this fell
low botore and ! know his capacity
10 T. All he's got is endurance, but
my lighting ability includes that. with
cieVerness and n lot of other things.
III win the easiest way, and. take my
word, 7 feel it here (pointing TO his
heartt) that I'll win at any cost. Of
course, I may be mistaken, bat I'm as
positive OF victory as I have ever been
in any OF my previous fights-in fact.
more So"
This morning the champion viii
spend most OF his time at home with
mother" and at this afternoon will
go through some gymnasium stunts
with hrcling ut the club. He begins
training out AT Sheehan-s tomorrow
Excepting a little boxing in the open
air TO set accustomed to the sun, his
course 81 training VIII differ in no way
rom his previous work. The same
n cec will he seer, a CbaaNo,,sc