Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-13
Nelson Returns

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Battling Nelson returned last nigh
from Catalina island, where he ha.
spent a few days rusticating and bath.
ing in the surf. The news that the
battler was on his way to Los Angelo.
came via the wireless telegraph nj
noon.
In a letter received by Manager
| Nolan yesterday the Dane says thai
Catalina is all that is claimed for it
It's weird beauty and solitude are in.
tensely in evidence at all times, toe
battler who has never been so fan
away from the hum-drum of city life
and the noise and excitement of the
crowds in all his life.
Nelson is a champion letter writer as
well as fighter He writes just as he
talks, originally interesting at all
times and superbly quaint and hu-
morous the balance of the time
| In his letter he tells of meeting an
of me meeting an old pal over here who
once worked with me in the hashery
department of a Hot Springs feed fac
| tory. And he is a good old pal too"
Bat has not yet risen to the plane
of proudhearted, arrogant champion
and accepts his successes as the nat
ural result Of honest endeavor instead
get stuck up"
Neither does he blush when he men
tions the days of old when he toured
the country on brake beam and slung
hash at way stations for a salary less
that what he now spends for a days
bill at the Angelus.
These are the qualities which have
won fame and friends for the little
Dane and increase his popularity i'm
to the tide of sentiment which follows
him in all his battles.
Nelson will probably remain in Los
Angeles until after the Attell-Neil
fight one week from tomorrow night,
when he will go to Fairview for stay
of two weeks.
While at Fairview Nelson expects to
do light training and considerable out
door work as preliminary to the final
two weeks of hard training that he
will enter upon at Baldwin's ranch.
Nelson is not in need of any unusual
training as he is fresh from his victory
over Terry McGoVern in Philadelphia,
for which battle he trained hard and
from which he emerged without
scratch, and although several pounds
overweight he is yet In excellent con-
dition and will require but a few days
of hard work to be ready for the
The training quarters to be erected
at Baldwin's ranch will be ready for
him by April 25, and it is there that
he will get down to the regular routine
of work in putting on the finishing
touches.
The camp will be located near the
Oakwood hotel at Arcadia and will be
as complete in furnishings and sur
roundings, as well as location as is
possible to be made
Local boxers will be impressed into
service as sparring partners and as
sistants at the training camp and Man
ager Billy Nolan will direct the work.
Nolan is as competent at directing
training stunts of champion as he is
at managing one, which is saying a
heap.
BY the time Nelson goes to Arcadia
to begin the final fortnight's work he
will be very close to the lightweight
limit and will not need to worry over
this portion of his training.
AtteIl lis Working
Abe Attell is working every day and
although in excellent condition when
he arrived he has lost no time In loaf
ing since and takes his morning road
work for several miles and finishes off
with two hours of hard work at the
Lewis gymnasium on South Spring
street.
Monte Attell, his brother and also a
battler of some reputation, arrived yes
terday from Frisco and will assist Abe
in his training. The brothers are fin
ished fighters and clever boxers and,
like the Herrera brothers, rough it
when they box with each other
Abe has much at stake in his af-
fair with frankie Neil and has not
been called upon to face battler of
the caliber of Neil in many months.
hence he is wasting no time and will
allow no opportunity to slip If 1t may
be improved In putting him into trim