The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
MURPHY DISCUSSED
NELSON EPISODE.
Manager Bemoans the Danes
Lack of Thinking
Substance

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.--"Nelson hasn't
got enough gray matter In his brain
pan to know when he's hurt
That is how Teddy Murphy, ex-
manager Of the champion of Hede-
wisch, who arrived. from the coast,
characterized his former protege and
chum.
"The lad can fight, but he doesn't
know anything. He was the easiest
thing in the world for a pair of clever
people out in Frisco, who saw plump
pigeon to pluck, and the softest kind
of one at that.
am through with him. After what
he did at the suggestion of some of his
boon companions could no longer re-
main on friendly terms with him. He
begged me to forgive and forget, and
knew 1T would never be the same
again, but 1 told him I would agree il
he would break away from a woman
he was entang1ed with and promise
to cut out the drinking.
"This he would not agree to, so we
parted. I have forgiven him for hav-
ing me arrested, but I cannot forgive
our friendship"
Eddie Santry, who helped train Nell
Son, gives his side Of the story. He
says:
Battling Nelson has no better friend
in the world than myself, unless 1t be
| in Ted Murphy. Everything that Muir
ply did, he did for the sake Of Nelson.
On the day Murphy and left San
Francisco for Chicago Murphy had no
more intention of running away with
Nelson's money than I had Of doping
The Battler.'
Murphy wanted to get Nelson out
of San Francisco. He had pleaded with
| him to come back to Chicago. Nelson
was spending his money altogether too
freely. There was woman In the
case,
Nelson never before went against
| the wishes of Murphy. He was always
willing to obey, and 1t was a great
surprise both to Murphy and myself
when Nelson showed, just before the
Britt fight, that he wanted to take the
| bit in his teeth and go out and do some
| of the running alone. Murphy did not
know exactly what to make of it, but
| I had known the same kind of feeling
that Nelson was experiencing, and
| thought he would be all right In a
short time. He couldn't stand pros
perity without having his head turned
| bit.
"The woman arrived on the scene a
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Because he was just then prominent
figure before the public she became In
| fatuated with him.
'eWell. the fight came off. We didn't
| think there would be anybody talking
| about Britt after 1T was over. We
couldn't see how Nelson could lose.
| Murphy bet $4,000, Nelson bet $500 and
I wagered s150 of my own money.
'In every fight Nelson had taken
| part in before he had gone in from the
start and battered with both of his
| hands But he didn't do 1t when he
fought Britt There was something
| mysterious about his actions. He
| seemed to be backward.
| aThe rounds slipped by and the fight
was lost Murphy and felt worse than
| Nelson did. He was laughing about 1t
| a few hours afterward. Then we knew
we had a job on our hands to get Nell
| son out OF San Francisco. Murphy was
afraid he would spend all Of his money.
| Nelson began to spend money like wa
/ ter.
Fright here it might be well to show
| how foolish were the statements that
Murphy and were trying to get away
/ with Nelson's money. II we Were try
ing that kind of scheme, why didn't
we take steamer for Honolulu IN
stead Of train for Chicago?"