Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02

referee and the usual cloud of seconds and
handlers surrounding two men seated at
the opposite corners. The bell Will sound
and from out the clouds two men stripped
for the fight will emerge. The one, a negro,
is little more than five feet six inches III
height and OF perfect build. He is musclcd
for strength and agility from neck to
ankles; across his back and shoulder
blades, where the real hitting power hes,
they are interlaced and broad, but they
ripple like the water under breeze, show
ing that there is no binding there.
Cans Great Lung Power. t-s
The chest is deep and the calm, regular
rise and fall in breathing shows great lung
capacity and expansive power. The BIZ
Gems and forearms are splendidly muscled,
hut without knots or gnarls that will inter-
fere with lightning movement. The waist
tapers and the stomach is seen to be cor
rugated with protecting muscles, the hips
are large. the thighs and legs In proportion
which guarantee a sure foundation so long
as the nerves and brain are In command
The face Is intelligent, and the breadth
bet ween the eyes, which are alert, indicates
GOODNESS and reasoning power highly oeVei-
oped for the type This IS nsn,ef. t r,ns
general a master of tactics and strategy
YOU say The boxer Is shown In every
move, and that there is strength behind
the blows Is apparent to every one. Inc
analysis Is correct
"Ioa,, Cans the negro Is one of the great
est all-around fighters of his class that ever
stepped into the ring. 1t holds no secrets
for him. for seldom. If ever. has better
equipped man climbed through the ropes
Master of every style Of fighting, In and
ont IN to every trick and ruSe, absolutely
balanced he combines with all this a MT
ting power that during the twelve years
that he has been fighting has sent scores
of men down to defeat with the fatal
knocked OUT In their record.
The man who faces him Is white and
although weight is the same and helght
UNFORTUNATELY So the difference between
them is startling. The negro Is complex
machine made for attack or defense, 1or
boring in and getting away; the white man
is a simple machine, designed for but one
thing-a never ending boring in constant
almost monotonous charge on his oppo-
nent no matter what may be the tacucs OF
strategy employed. You can see 1t In MS
strong pugnacious jaw. his close-set eyes,
with their overhanging brows, the strong
muscled face, the almost shapeless nose
and the close-clipped ears.
Nelson and His Muscles.
The neck is short and the muscles bed it
until 1t is almost puffy, as the head sets
down in 1t like rock. There are muscles
a-plenty about those shoulders and back
and over the chest great bunchy muscles
indicating enormous strength. and out from
them 60 the arms. not within almost three
inches as long outstretched as those OF MS
opponent but they are perfect defenses
and protectors in covering up to avoid the
hooks, swings and jabs that the other man
will rain upon him.
This is Battling Nelson. the arch type OF
| the fighter who never stops In the ring,
| the man who keeps going at his opponent,
who has taken on that jaw and on his
body the hardest blows that the hardest
hitters Of the feather-weght class could
give to him without fnching. and he has
never been dazed.
OF skill in fighting he has but little. for
| he has no use for IT.; OF ring generalship
| he knows but one maneuver. that OF going
| forward with all his strength He Is not
hard hitter. Cans Is knockout fighter.
Nelson's one great idea Is to allow the 9TH
| err man to keep at him until he tires him
self out and then finish him. Aurelia Her
| rera. Young Corbett. Eddie Hanion ana
| plan Of the Danish fighter. All or them,
with all their force. found the Jaw OF their
opponent and tired themselves In so doing.
! going down to defeat. Young Corbett told
me that he landed on the. point Of Nelson's
| law with a blow that be started at his
| knees and Nelson didn't even shake his
his head. Everybody knows The awfui
punch possessed by Young Corbett
| Those are the two men and their styles
of fighting. Which man and which style
| will win?
| If 1 were inclined to bet on the contest
| would pick Cans to win. because Of the
| two men his record. the class of men he
| has met and defeated and his ability would
| seem to make him rightful favorite. ]
/ see the odds are. variously quoted at to 4
or 10 to q: that would seem to be about
| right
How Good Is the Batlerp
| Nelson has never gone up against a man
/ like Cans before. 1t Is not impossible that
the negro will go in and simply tear his
white opponent to pieces. Those left hooks
| of his will go into the jaw Of the Dane
harder than any other blows have landed
| before. What will be their effect? Unless
| Nelson is a wonder beyond all surmise he
1 must go the way of Ernst, Mcfarland,
| Gus Gardner. Frank Erne. Fitzgerald.
| Young Critic and hundred other good
| men.
| But there come the great questions: Is
| he the wonder? Who knows anything
| about the abilities of Battling Nelson to-
| day? Who can tell how good he Is in his
! own particular line? How hard must the
punch be to put him out?