The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
EDITED BY
r. 4. SMYTH.
SILER STANDS BY
HIS RULING AT
G0LDFIELD.
BY X. a. Srr1ytf1.


George Siler. who refereed the Cans
Nelson fight at Goldheld, reached this
city yesterday. He made a tour OF the
burned district and was astonished at
the devastated area.
The veteran referee does not worry
over the remarks OF Manager Nolan
except where they reflect on his hon
esty, Discussing the fight. Siler said:
The club officials wanted a finish fight
and they asked me to overlook any
minor fouls which did not incapacitate
either man. Nelson fouled repeatedly
but overlooked them. as they did not
disable Cans
strongest. He showed this IN his work
and also In the way he went to his
corner after each round
Some claim is made that I did not
render my decision instantly after the
foul blow was struck I knew the
blow was foul and at once. examined
Cans to learn IL he had discarded his
protector When found he had tried
to lift him up to declare him the win
ner. 1 took him by his injured right
hand, not knowing how badly hurt IL
was. There was but little delay and
no doubt at any time.
Had I stopped that fight at almost
any stage before the end and given it
to Cans there would undoubtedly have
What might have been considered
lack of ring discipline by some specta-
tors was in reality caused by my de-
sire to give each man all the leeway
possible and not TO hamper his dght-
ing.
The rules governing the fight were
so twisted by Nolan as TO practically
tie my shands when the men were
clinched. This made the fight more of
a wrestling match than a boxing bout
Nelson had every chance in the world
to win if it was in him. but he fell
short
Billy Nolan is still in Reno with Nelson
awaiting some definite action regard
ing the share of Nelson in the moving
pictures Of the fight. He has offered
to dispose of the Battler's one-third
interest for something less than $4,000
II want to form a corporation to
handle the pictures" said Rickard. last
night. My mining interests keep me
so busy that 1 cannot devote any time
TO handling the pictures. think we
can get a man in whom we have con-
fdenee to take charge of them and that
there is. big money in the pictures
/ The films produced by Miles Bros.
record all the rounds perfectly. and
all the exciting incidents which
marked the close of the fight will be
shown. Our intention is to cut the
pictures down 10 show the best twenty
rounds of the fight. This will be ample
TO give an interesting nights enter
tainment"
Rickard is a Nelson man out and out.
He thinks the spectators did not give
the Dane due credit for the stand he
made against so clever a man as Cans
The question of Nelson's gameness is
a favorite topic now. Some hold that
he showed a lack of gameness by the
tactics he employed when he was re-
ceiving more punishment than he was
administering. In the past while men
have hit him they never hurt him as
severely as Cans did
Philadelphia Jack o'Brien plans to
sail on the Oceanic liner Sierra next
Thursday for Australia He has ex-
pressed his Willingness to stop over
here for a bout with Sam Berger. and
Eddie Graney has offered him match
The Tuxedo man wired an offer OF
$4,000 to Chicago yesterday for a
match in this city in November.
The intention is TO promote it on
Thanksgiving eve. AS both boxers
have expressed desire TO meet and
as the purse is acceptable to them. the
prospects for n fight here seem bright
O'Brien is matched to fight Bill
Squires in Melbourne on November {.
In order to bring the proposed O'Brien-
Berger match to head the men met in
Chicago on Friday and agreed to night
for a purse Of $4,000 Graney wired
on an offer of $4,000 yesterday and is
sanguine the men will meet here The
card is an attractive one. and Graney
believes it will help advertise the city
The, sporting department has had a
veritable epidemic of queries as to
whether Jeffries ever fought Peter
Jackson The heaveyweights met IN
woodward's Pavilion and Jeferies won
easily.