The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-13
THE NELSON.GANS AFFAIR,
Gossip On the Coming Fight ut Gold.
field, Colorado.


ced that he would permit the Dane to
double up with the dinge, Cans, and
it fell Friday.
For more than year the followers
of the fight game have believed, down
in their hearts, that Nolan was afraid
of Gans-as afraid of him as a young
until the eastern papers made it so
warm for William that he finally re-
Tented and talked battle. He made
every excuse on earth to keep from
matching Nelson with the blackbird
but when cornered finally announced
he would let them get together.
Then came the GOldfield announce
ment. In the first place, Goldfield is
not in position to offer such purse
as they have undertaken unless some
millionaire with souse or more mon
ey than brains put it up. The town is
not one of sufficient accommodations
to care for a 100000" crowd unless
tickets are sold at 500 each. 1t is of
the beaten path, little more than min
ing camp. Reno. with all of its dis
advantages remembered by those who
made that trip, is to Goldfield as New
York to Anoka, SO far as hotel accom-
modations are concerned. If Goldfield
can pull off this affair it will be the
wonder of the age.
Those who are on the lookout start
ed detecting an odor of rats when the
Goldfield deal was sprung. 1t looks
more like it every day.
Then came NOlan's heat madness.
Here are his reported demands:
First-Hc wants $1,000 cash for his
services in making the match.
Second-iie demands that Nelson be
given Is per cent of the purse win or
lose.
Third-Nolan demands that Cans
fight at 1870 ringside. although he spe-
officially agreed to 1873.
No one has any particular roar COM
ing then II Goldfield promoters see
enough of maidenly modesty and ur-
bane sweetness in William to present
him $1,000 for his good looks and
creased trousers.
His second demand shows fear
that Nelson is going to get the life
beaten out of him and disposition
to make all of the hay and clean up
the fence corners while the sun is
shining.
His third demand shows that a still
greater fear has crept into his soul.
He demands that the Baltimore black
berry crawl down to 100 pounds. Nell
son claims the lightweight champion
ship although he has never whipped
Cans and the lightweight limit has
long been fixed at 1873 pounds. BY what
right does Nolan claim to rearrange
the weight limits which have been in
existence since William was an in
FAINT? Other men, better champions
than Nelson and willing to fight all
corners at the weight have come up
and gone down under the old figures.
If Nelson is not seeing things at night
why does he demand that Cans get
down to 1870?
Many believe that Nolan will leave
no stone unturned to get out of bat
tie with the moke. 1t has been said that
Cans would have trouble to make 1873,
ringside, and If he could not do himself
justice at the lightweight limit why
should Nolan demand that he weaken
himself still further to get down to
100 if he is not afraid for his man at
the recognized weight.
Cans has been a faker, admitted by
himself, on numerous occasions, but
the fair-minded followers of the ring
game are beginning to think that there
has been enough of this Nelson Nolan
championship" deal, If Cans con-
sents to make 1870 pounds he is fool
1t is three pounds under the limit. II
Nelson wants to get into class where
he'is not in danger of getting his head
beaten of he should challenge Abe
Attell and battle him at the 1872 pound
limit of that class.
Boxing Is sport where the follow
ers are usually full-blooded people and
demand an even break. Chaps of the
Nolan brand who break into the game
seldom last long. This latest break will
doubtless send Nolan heading for the
down and cutters with Nelson with him,
as it becomes palmer every day that
the combination Is afraid of the Igor
rote.
A champion who is too finicky about
weights won't do.
That is what is ailing the Battler
and the Nolan boy now. Too much
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ingness to battle on even terms. II
Cans does make 100 in face of this
unjustifiable and unreasonable demand
1t Is to be hoped that Cans puts the
Dane away in Jig time. II Nolan and
Nelson keep on imposing conditions
the affair will begin to look like a COL
or battle-the black against the yellow
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