The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
THE DANE IS FAT.
Nelson Writes That He Is Stout
and Hearty.
Having a Splendid Time in
Southern California.
ON CATALINA ISLANDS.
the Gamy Yellow Tail
and the Tuna.
Starts Training for His May l l
Bout With Herrera.


Battling Nelson has been heard
from. The following letter written by
the Dane a day before the earthquake
in California reached the sporting eei-
tor of the Enau7reE- from Fairview
Springs. where he was resting at the
time. Nelson says:
Los Angeles, April II. 1906.
Dear Friend-Well. we have been
travelling all the time since we left the
east, and we have had a great time
on our way out here to the great far
west. We stopped at New Orleans, FL
Paso and several other of the southern
towns. and, Of course, you know we
landed in Old Mexico at Juarez to see
the bull fight, and maybe You think
we didn't have a good time. Those
Nexicans take the cake when it comes
to sport. Just thinks Of it, buli fighting,
cock fighting and a nice, big dance
pavilion, where you can take whirl
with one Of the sBoritas,' al within
the space of a couple of hundred yards.
Well, I went the route and spent
very pleasant afternoon. Those Mexl-
cans bet like drunken sailors on the
chickens, and I gambhed a few mySelf-
Bill speaks a little Spanish, and franz
ed one up and skinned me, but my turn
will come later on. Now for old cali
fornfa. There is just one thing, II
nothing else. the natives out here can
boast of and that certainly is the cll-
mate I have already put in week
on the famous Catalina islands, ana
to say that / enjoyed # would only be
putting it mildly Catching the garny
yellow-tail and tupa IS Just one or the
many pleasant pastimes that one en-
joys while stopping at this celebrated
watering place Riding r IN the
glass bottom boats and hunuhg
the wild mountain goats that abouha
the other ways which you can spend q
few pleasant hours
.sYes. this is q nice place to be- Tney
keep you on the jump from morning
fi1l night For scenery ana climate
vou can't beat. it anywhere. This morn
ing we arrived at FairvieW Hot springs
which is about 40 mikes from Los An
geles This IS the place Wnere ali ehe
folks go that are trouo4eo Win Ihee'i5ler s.,
tisn. or wish to take a rest for a rev
davs The mudbaths and mineral wa
ttsrs cannot be beaten, as nave ptetty
nearly tested all OF the pest spf1HSs
or rather resort that the lanolofa
knows his business. BY that mean
he sets a table that would do yotF.
heart good TO set down TO.
srvell, I am going to stay mere IoF
two weeks and then to Lucky Bald
wins ranch. as that is much closer TO
town. There the fans will have pet
te.. chance of seeing me put on tns
fnshfrer touches of nuy training on
can take It from me that Lucky Bald-
- is a great sport and il you think
he is not up on the f1gnS dope, as Wen
as the thorOughbreds, you certainty
have another guess coming he Is as
snrv as ever and has promised to come
g., "a ana time my workouts every
afternoon while at his ranch He SAID
he could not afford to send loser
away and have promised 10 make
good with Aurelio Herrera on May II,
ssT feel like q two-year-old and just
weigh 143 pounds, and am very fat
and this extra flesh will do me world
of good, as it was next to lmpossi PIE
for me to put on Weagfat Wnlle "a n W sns
east the last time. 1 presume that the
climate has a great deal to do with 1t
here Los Angeles, although a. part OF
California, IS as different TO frisco as
Chicago is. The Frisco fight club IN
vaded Los Angeles, but they got 1t
good and hard. One trip was enough.
They want none of Jimmy Cofroth
down here, and understand that he is
ostracised about the same way he was
year up in Frisco.
Nolan hates to hear this sad news,
Coffroth and he are such good
friends. Coffroth may w'elch with that
money of mine, but he Will pay dearly
for it, and he realizes 1t by this time.
You take notice that ne always re-
fuses to be interviewed about this
matter At least 20 different pewspa-
per men tried to get an Interview in
reference to the picture money. Jimmy
believes silence is golden. Is it any
wonder that his partners in the trust
will not do business with him until he
settles? Abe Attell is working con-
scientiously, and ne will be & hard
proposition to beat when he meets
frankie Neil.
"If Kid Hermann wins from Britt
will meet Hermann. As for Britt, he
will have to come through with his
partner, Coffroth, and, of course, I
nEast win from Herrera, and think
VIII as 1 have had dealings with the
Mexican before and he knows it, I ex-
pect to have plenty of trouble in beat
ing him, but know that it viii take
more than Aurelio to shake my con-
fdeqee in myself.
IT hear that pictures of the Nelson
AdcCSovern battle are parading around
/ the country, and If such be the case
4 they are rank fakes. With best wishes,
am yours truly.
BATTLING NELSON