The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
BATTLING NELSON
VISITS SALT LAKE
Will Give Boxing Exhibition at
Local Saucer Early
Next Month. .
NOT HUNTING FIGHTS,
BATTLER WANTS REST
Dane and Manager Will Proba-
bly, Sail for Europe in
Spring.

Battling Nelson. ths champion light
weight of the world. accompanied by his
mnneserf cBilly Nolan, came down from
Ogden for little visit last evening, Be-
fore their return 10 the Junction City
on tho midnight train Manager Nolan
announced that one week from next Sat-
urday, August 4, Battling Nelson will box
an exhibition at the saucer track. Just
who his opponent will be has not yet
been definitely decided. Any crack man
OF Nelson's weight In this vicinity Will
be agreeable TO Nolan. 1t seems more
than likely. however, that Nelson's spar
ring partner. Joe Galllgan. the Irish Dago
and the champion newsboy fighter of
Chicago. will be brought here from the
Windy city for the occasion. AS other
features OF the evening Manager Chap
man has arranged an exhibition ride by
Iyer Lawson and motor race.
Here for a Rest.
TO put the local fans at rest. let it be
known that Nelson is not here hunting
for battle. According TO his own state
ment he is here primarily TO rest UP.
This talk about a match with Dick Hy
land only succeeded In bringing a faint
smile from Manager Nolan and the Bat
tier, when mentioned last evening. Kid
Hermann was suggested. We'll. We might
take him on" replied Nolan, but the
hSuL NOu pc pulleu pn III Cdll lJdhS pt
ogden. II held at all it will be either
on the coast, In Milwaukee or in the
East
But, as I said before" continued No
| Ian, 1--WE are here 10 rest. We have left
| tho East, the heat drove us out and
| then the Battler needs rest, With the
| exception Of the short time that he was
| IN training for the McGovern fight. Nell
con has been giving boxing exhibitions
every day since he defeated Britt at Col
| ma on September 9. We have made a
| few postage stamps at that business
| and we will make q few more before We
| quit. The East Is simply wild over Nelo
| son His exhibitions have proven even
! a greater success than James J. Cor
belts. Nelson has just finished four
weeks performance in one house at Chi.
| cago and has had overflow crowds every
night. When he fought McGovern the
house had Just eight times ae much
money in 1t as the o Brten- Berger house.
Our share was $4,000
Will Tour Europe.
NO. we are not looking for any
matches while we can make easy money
on the road without taking any chances.
Understand, we are not refusing to meet
! legitimate opponents but we are not
| hunting matches. After a rest here. II
nothing looms up on the coast, we will
go East and the Battler will go on the
circuit We have splendid offer for the
winter from a New York firm In the
spring the present prospects are that we
will go abroad and tour Europe There
isn't man living in the lightweight
class over whom victory would mean in
creased glory for the Battler, and so we
might as well strike for Europe now
while we have the chance. They want
TO SEQ the Dane across the pond. They
are holding out the coin and unless the
unexpected happens we will probably
sail in the spring.
No Match Coming Up.
When asked il Nelson had any matches
coming up at ALL Nolan replied: mo.
| he is as free from matches today as the
hour he was born. But II Britt wants a
return match he can have It, We Just
| want TO put one stipulation In the
| agreement, and that is that the winner
takes all the purse, Joe Cans can have
| fight. l told Graney Nelson would
| meet him on September IL he would
make 133. To be frank about It. don't
| care about meeting Cans. Victory over
| him would mean little TO Nelson, for
! the colored boy has crooked record and
although the Battler's name is today
| without blemish there are those who
| would say Cans laid down If we did win
| But II Cans wants to make the weight
we will fight, and we will make a side
| bet as big as they want. l don't believe
| there ls man living who eau beat Nell
| son at 1873. and If Cans or any other man
| thinks different we are ready to sign ar
| ticles in q minute. Just put II down
that as long as Nelson is in the ring he
! Is not going TO refuse any legitimate
challenge, that he is not going to run
away from any one and is never going
| to lot II be said that he was a Qultter.
| side-steppcr or four -husher."
The Battler himself feels very kindly
| TO this city. He has sort OF adopted II ms
his home when away from Hegewltch, for
| here 1t was that he defeated Welch and
started climbing 10 the top OF the lad
| der