The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
NELSON STILL
AFTER BRITT
Passes Young Corbett Up For the
Time Being.
JIMMY is A SIDE sTEPPER
SLIPPERY CALIFORNIAN LOOK
ING FOR EASY MONEY.

San Francisco. Feb. at was ex-
pected that Battling Nelson and
Young COrbett would be matched to
fight before the Hayes Valley club last
night. It had been given out that
everything was satisfactory" and
that the match was a certainty. But it
developed last night that Nelson was
not ready to put his name to a set of
articles, though COrbett was. Nelson
was not present, being away on a hunt
ing trip, but his manager, Billy No
Ian. announced that they would wait
for a few days. His reason for delay
ing was that Nelson preferred to fight
Britt and would make one more grand
effort 10 lassO James Edward before
he talked business with Corbett.
Nelson Posts Five Thousand Dollars.
Nolan wrote the following statement:
Several weeks ago L posted 50, 200
with Harry Corbett, same to stand for
q period of thirty days as a forfeit for
a match with Jimmy Britt under the
following conditions: 81 900 that Nell
son would stop Britt in twelve rounds.
$4,000 on the result of the referees de-
CiSfOn- In addition to this 1 Will wager
Britt $1,000 additional that he will not
make the match. l am virtually Civ
ing Britt $1,000 to enter the ring.
Britt replied he would probably do
business with Nelson if the latter
would beat Corbett again 1 presume
the public is aware that Nelson gave
Corbett all the law would allow inside
OF ten rounds, Now. Mr.. Britt just
did manage TO stand up twenty rounds
and get the verdict by a very narrow
margin from COrbett. Nelson finished
Martin Candle in eighteen rounds. 1t
look Britt twenty-five rounds to get
the decision. Nelson did not run away
ana back down from Herrera; he met
hot h
the money he had at the time, and then
Jumped into the ring and beat him.
When Britt side-Stepped Mex"
AFTER Britt fought O'Keefe in Butte
the Mexican's friends offered to bet
Britt $4,000 that Herrera would beat
him. Jimmy wanted nothing to do with
the hard-hitting Mexican. Britt is as
scared Of Nelson as a jack rabbit is of
a coyote 1 don't blame Britt to offer
TO pay Jabez Whites expenses out of
his own pocket to bring the latter here.
All of the local club managers have
told me 1t is useless to try for a match
with Britt, as they have offered him all
the inducements at their command to
meet Nelson again One prominent 10
eal club has offered the largest purse
over given in the United States for this
match.
Money is what all fighters are after
and anyone who knows Britt knows he
Is no exception to the rule Here is the
chance for $4,000 more of fats if Britt
IS game enough to enter the ring. but
ne IS very sensitive about meeting
Battling Nelson.
Any Weight Suits Dane.
Nelson will meet Britt at any
weight from 129 pounds ringside up to
any old weight. VIII divide the purse
10 suit Britt or make it winner take all
What we 90 want is to have an equal
voice in the selection of the referee
and have the latter to give his ideas
as TO the construction of the Marquis
of bloomsbury rules. as some referees
think that the contestants can oniv hit
IL long range, thereby depriving a
good fighter the right to show what he
Is made Of BY no means will Nelson
agree to Billy Roache
II Britt has any notion of fighting
Nelson again he certainly cannot find
fault with Nelson's terms They are
liberal If nothing else. and there is lit
lie question but what Nelson is serious
and Is very anxious 10 box Britt a re-
turn engagement {"