The daily sentinel., 1906-08-15
THE BIG FIGHT
Goldfield Gone DaTy over the Mel.
son-Gans Fight-S3O.O 900
Purse Raised in 20 Min
utes-Immense
Arena.

Goldfeld, Nevada has gone wild
over the approaching struggle be
tween Battling Nelson and Joe Cans
the negro fighter, which takes place
in that famous gold camp on Monday
night September 3. And intense in.
terest in the fight is not confined to
Goldheld alone. but throughout the
west the interest Is running high and
no prize fight that has been pulled
on in recent years has attracted more
attention.
1t is announced that the purse of
$4,000 was raised in twenty min.
utes after Nolan had telegraphed his
ultimatium as to what amount would
be demanded. Business men, saloon
men, bankers, mine owners, gamb-
lers and miners, all rushed into the
Office of Tex Rickard and planked
their contributions down in good
hard cash, no promises or conyersa.
tion money: the total amount sub
scribed reaching the grand total OF
$4,000 which is deposited with ]
c. Cook and company. bankers. This
deposit is given to the bank in the
plain name of the Gan-Nelson Fight
rund, and every cent of this vast
sum is given to get good, square
fight. and they certainly have secur-
ed the best pugilistic encounter that
was ever billed for the past twenty
years.
big arena in which the fight is
TO take place is now in the course of
construction, and when completed 1t
Will have seating capacity of TO-
600 people: the prices for seats rang
ing from $500 to $25 for box seats.
In case of any labor troubles that
inc % ~
field and Tonopah have agreed to
close the mines down, and turn every
one of the 5000 miners into help
ing the completing of the arena. This
viii give an idea as to the interest
taken in this worlds championship
contest
Since Cans and Nelson have been
signed up, Tex Rickard. the promoter
and director of this pugilistic con
test, has received in all something
over 1,1O0 kilograms in reference to
orders for seats. These communic-
cations have come from the princi-
pal cities all over the country, from
Maine to California.
Nelson arrived in Goldfield on
Monday night and appeared jubilent
over the match. He laid great stress
on the fact that he was happy that II
was finish contest, and from his
talk it is judged that he is confident
OF victory On the other hand. the
colored wonder claims this is the am
bition of his life to prove to the sport
ing world that he is the premier of
his class.
Betting is brisk in Goldfield and
men who are in n position to Judge
declare that at a low estimate at
least $4,000 will change hands on
the fight.
The most prominent sporting men
of the country have telegraphed from
New York for seats. John Considine
alone has engaged % ringside seats
for his New York friends.
In addition to this championship
fight, the promoters will be given a
bull fight, which will also take place
on the same day that Nelson and
Cans mix it. The bull fighters are
now on their way, and the widest
and toughest bulls that can be Sc
cured on the Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming ranges are now being look
ed for by the cattle men of this coun-
try, who have been telegraphed for
already. This will be a novel event
for the American people, and no
doubt will help to increase the at
tendance here.
-NGNdud lS llle Onlg 6ldlt III lhe uh-
ion where a finish fight can take
place.
Big sporting men declare that the
people of Goldfield have proven them
selves the gamest sports that ever
promoted a pugilistic encounter. They
are determined that the fight will be
strictly on the square and it prom
ises to be the biggest pugilistic event
of the last few years.
Women as well as men can witness
the Nelson-Gans fight from start to
finish. No liquor Will be sold and
no person will be allowed to carry
whiskey into the arena. The sheriff
has sworn $50 deputies to guarantee
that the best of order shall prevail.
Grand Junction sports are talking
nothing but the Nelson-Gans fight
and some of the boys are contemplat-
ing going over to attend at ringside