Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
CANS FAV0RITE OVER
NELSON AT 10 TO 7.

Goldheld, New, Sept. 3.-EveIy aole-
bodied man within a radius Of 200
miles Is I'm Goldfield this morning. The
men poured IN during the night IN
automobiles, special trains, by wagons,
on burros and horses and on foot.
Bankers. merchants. lawyers. sporting
men and others from san Francisco
and other Pacific coast towns attired
In stylish clothes rubbed elbows with
men I'm blue shirts and overalls. Every
man Is equal I'm Goldheld today and
the man IN blue shirt is liable TO be
a millionaire while the stylish man
from the cities has probably borrowed
the money to get TO Goldheld and buy
his ticket.
Cans and Nelson slept soundly last
night and II was late this morning be-
fore they were about Neither man
did any work but rested preparatory
10 weighing IN at - o'clock Both
men Of course expressed the greatest
confidence and each said he would
surely win and that he would have
no excuse to make about lack Of con-
dition. Cans still rules the fayorite
this morning at 10 10 :. There was
not much early betting. however. AZ
the Nelson money was not IN evil
dence.
The sale Of tickets TO the fight has
been tremendous. At ? o'clock so. 600
had been taken in and there was still
long line Of miners waiting to pur-
chase s. seats.
There we're rumors this morning that
Nolan would bolt at the last moment
"a, IA apfa demand
for Nelson that would block the fight.
but q is hardly probable that Nolan
will trifie further with the rather hasty
temper 81 the Goldfield men. II was al
so reported that Cans. I'm order 10 an
noy Nolan, will refuse To weigh In
fwice with his fghting clothes on.
Cans. II is alleged. is TO wrangle with
Nolan and Nelson and get them wor-
ried and then finally give IN. This re-
port may also be put In the improbable
class together with the one that Cans
will weigh 40 pounds.
AS NEW YORK SEES 1T.
New York, Sept s.-The Herald to.
day saws
on the eve Of the light weight cham
pionship contest between Nelson and
htiASt hiNsANhN FlNl Aliir Ai'l A'NNt
nized FIVE 90 four ON the negro as tNs
legitimate betting quotations on the
battle. No large Wagers were made
but quite a number OF small bets were
placed.
Among local puglistlc authorities
with betting procliyities. only one
Honest" John Kelly, has bet heavily
on Cans.
Tb.~a orn r,,sp,. o,b.re nh, faprv
the negros chances. but they have hes
itated 10 hack their opinions because
OF Cans erratlc exhibitions in the
roped arena
CANS WEIGHS IN.
Pavilion. Goldheld. New. Sept g. 1880
a. m.-Joe Cans weighed in on the OFF.
cial scales IN the arena az 1850 O'Clock.
He weighed 1881. pounds With all his
clothes on These included shoes,
trousers. cap. sweater and glasses. He
viii easily be under the required weight
when the first official weighing In is
made az noon.
BOTH WEIGH ~.
Pavilion. Goldheld. New sept. 3. -
Both men weighed in promptly at noon
IN lull ring costume. Neither man tip
ped the beam, ~lich was set al lS3
pounds. There was some little wrang-
ling over trlnes by Manager Nolan, but
little attention was paid 10 him The
only time Cans had anything 70 say
was when Nelson weighed IN. Cans
had started TO leave the ring when Nell
son stepped onto the scales. Cans re-
turned aud demanded that Nelson
weight in 80 that he could see Il.
Referee Siler told Cans that Il was
unnecessary. Nelson made a remark
TO Cans and the colored man turned on
him and said. I'm attend 10 you when
you get In the ring, and you can attend
TO me-"
After weighing in both men retired
60 the dressing room until 1880. when
they will get on the scales again.
After everybody had left the ring
Cans returned and stepped on the
scales naked. His weight was l3lk
pounds.