The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-30
SMOOTH SAILING
At GOLDFIELD
Cans Wins Favor of People on
Account of NOlan'S Dicta-
toriaI Tactics.
BY JOEL L. PRIEST.


Battling Nelson's astute manager, again
displayed his dictatorial tactics and evil
dent dsinclination TO having his protege
meet Joe Cans i'm the roped arena. when he
yesterday declared that the colored man
would have TO weigh 1873 pounds with full
fighting complement on. including trunks.
shoes and stockings and gloves. RMS was
in direct conflict with his acceptance of
the conditions as agreed upon at the time
OF signing the articles though not en-
braced I'm the contract which were in ef-
feet that the principals should weigh In
nude state For several hours IT. APP
peared as though the fight project would
fall through unless Cans, in his anxiety to
get the Dane in the ring, practically con
ceded the psint by agreeing 70 wear
Oreech clout and shoes which will likely
weigh three-fOurths Of a pound.
Nolan has fought tooth and nail for
every possible advantage and IL has been
freely expressed about the town that he
still hopes 10 crawl out OF his obligation
10 have his man meet Cans on Labor day.
Club Talks With SiIer.
The latest hitch in proceedings came
last evcning when the club officials met
10 talk over matters anent the fight with
Referee George Siler. Up to the discus
sion of the point in controversy things
went along smoothly. Notwithstanding the
stipulation in the articles of agreement
that the referee should not part the men,
Siler declared emphatically that he would
not observe such an Interpretation of the
rules governing fistic affairs and that he
would decline TO act in the event he was
instructed to refrain from placing his
hands on either principal. Nolan made
no objection TO this announcement, but
when 10 came to the question of weighing
in he stood out flat-footed for compelling
Cans to don full fighting toys while deter
Every member of the Goldfield Athletic
club present argued with the Danes man
sger 10 nc purpose; II was repeatedly
the building of a screen 20 permit OF
Weighing in in nudity at the time the ar
ticles were drafted and signed. but Nolan
remained obdurate even 20 the point Of
declaring positively that he would forfeit
his 5000 and leave town rather than con-
cede the point Feeling ran high for
some time inside and outside of the meet
ing room and a crowd OF several hundred
miners that had gathered TO await de-
veiopments including men who jeered the
battlers adviser and some among them
were outspoken in declaring in favor of
giving Nolan free ride out of town on
3 settled and the meeting adjourned Nolan
stayed about town until he met two
friends who agreed 10 escort him home.
In speaking of his concessions Cans
Cans. Says Nolan Is Afraid.
This fellow Nolan is trying his best to
crawl out OF the match. Before agreeing
to fight me he repeatedly told friends of
out cutting leg off. He hoped by MAX
ing me weigh In three times on the day Of
battle TO so weaken me that ! would not
be in shape to Withstand Nelson's rushes
and roughing. When he learned that I
was below weight and strong he realized
that his man was up against IL and now
he is trying every move TO break up the
fight. After my agreeing to an eighteen
foot ring. to his selection Of the referee
to the article preventing the referee from
separating the men and to every other
condition he could think Of to make me
withdraw from the match he now is look
ing for some loophole to crawl out with
out openly admitting that he has not
chance. Even under the conditions i'm
posed I'll whip his man and if IL were
possible I'd like to have Nolan in the
ring at the same time so that I could
even UP the score / have come down
here to fight Nelson after two years II
effort in securing match with him and
though II may seem 1 am cOnceding a
great deal I know that I can defeat the
Dane even under such a handicap as I
am carrying"
Public Is With Cans.
Nolans attitude and arbitrary methods
have thrown him and his man under the
odium OF disgust from the majority of
fight fans here At first he was con-
sidered a sharp tactician and smooth ma
nIpulator, but in refusing to stand by
his word at the signing of articles the
sentiment Of the public has shifted. and
eight out of every ten men here are now
outspoken friends of Cans and express
themselves as hoping that the Baltimore
fighter will win.
Betting Is still in favor of Cans. one
wager being recorded today of $1,000 10
81 900. with Cans taking his own end, and
George Lewis, a prominent mining man
OF Manhattan, backing Nelson
The sale of reserved seats continues
brisk, the total today aggregating 1884,.
90.
The Tonopah & Goldfield railroad is
building sidings st the depot TO accOmmO-
date 200 Pullman cars.
AS yet the hotels here are experiencing !
no difficulty in housing the rapidly grow
ing thrOng Of visitors.