The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-08
uilN Nolan, Manager of Battler,
outlines Position on Much
Discussed Subject.
oENIES THAT DANE
EVER DREW COLOR LINE
gIII Fiqht Negro at 1873 Pounds
II the Purse Looks Good
Enough

r. the New Journal of July Billy
<.I.n manager of Battling Nelson.
dimes his position on the much
',.,ussed prospect of a battle between
>.,,.on and the whirlwind negro,
cans, as follows:
ak and settle all the conflicting
-o,Iss of what / have said about
.stchIng Nelson with Joe Cans. I
mi to make this statement. and
-ske 1t clear to the lighting public
-bat am willing TO do.
rIn the first place. we never drew
..s color line. and don't intend TO. 1
-rnt to declare myself emphatically
n that, because l have been frequent
!, ouoted TO the effect that We barred
inns because OF his color. AS long
4 ne sign up to fight Mexicans we
ront bar negroes.
,Then. why don't you fight Cans?
Uhy don't you take on the dinge?
Tn,,ye licked everybody else; see II
,au cen lick him is what we get
szsryyhere And the answer is easy.
rou don't see anybody hanging up
,sy deep-chested offers for the fight,
oyou, Noticed any $4,000 or $780,
is0 purses kicking around loose?
Won't Fight for Fun Alone.
SHOW us the money, that's the main
;cpe. Nelson isn't fighting anybody
1r love OF the game, or because its his
form of amusement. or anything like
md we are looking for the money
m the time. and we are not going
Iotake on one of the greatest fighters
| LIT. I,as- for 1Nn Oh a
the glory OF beating him.
AS soon as this talk is unclaimed
nc will probably hear of any number
ID ss5. 600 purses at Salt Lake City
,1d Grand Rapids, Mich. and other
f,laees of that class. But we will
lave TO he sighted There is no use
b taIklng fight until there Is some
nlng in sight to fight for, and then
re will take up some other little
roints Of difference with Mr.. Cans.
You can go up along Broadway
ma anybody will tell you there that
Helson and Cans would draw $4,000
ID e barn, but the dope doesn't show
A.. There are only one or two places
b the country where any fight has a
|hance TO draw that amount OF money
1nG one OF those is very much on the
nIak since tho carthquakes---a Ana
elns Is not a big drawing card Be-
|0re you call me down on that, look
hex over his biggest fights and see
II he ever drew anything like really
tg Championship house.
Will Not Fight WcIterweights.
There is another very important
11nt Nelson does not claim TO be
'1YthIng but lightweight champion
nd he does not bar any lightweight In
*e world. But We are not nghtins
7eller-wcights. and the best weiter-
eight In the world AT that In case
Does come 10 a question of talking
VII with Cans, that thing might as
rtA be understood now. Cans VIII
Ave to make the lightweight limit,
7ahh is 1873 pounds at the ringslde.
'sd he Will have 10 weigh in at that
E11re. Nelson IS not going out of MS
rAEs TO fight him as long as am man
IIng the Bat
Il am not taking any chances. 1
went any right to. This Cans is
7ondcr. and he has not gone back TO
,V extent You can throw out these
rs few Nights. You may rememb Der
Aat Nike Sullivan gave him an a~tui
~ale down IN Baltimore. and there
re few welters that have anything
q Nike. Well, then, they went out
the coast. and Cans took of the
1ape- Curtains for Sullivan, ana
,aafs What 1t Is for any of these fell
prs Whenever that smoke wants 10
Another reason why Cans has no
1snt TO expect any the best of II from
rs that little affair In Boston be
ssq Herford made all the trouble they
9uln Tor US The Bat and | nave
telv good memories, and Cans VIII
we TO come to us and our terms
men he wants to talk business again
npeaking of terms, the place where
pe night is almost sure TO fall through
Ion The weight question. There Is
'' chance In the world for Nelson
put on his gloves the night they
IL Cans is an ounce over l53
punos. That Is absolutely tinal On
.e other hand, IL Cans can get down
400 pounds at all, much less fSht'
am the most misinformed man III
~ World, and certainly have Cans,
us'snt sized up wrong. One Aureiio
ttera tried 10 get awav with a Dis
by coming into the ring ten
,u1os overweight and figuring that
W would rather take n chance tnan
me purse get away The rest Is
We arc not taking more than
'"s ,orninary fighting chances.
Am willing TO admit that we arc
INV ~ not hurry to fight Cans, because
Vs,Ne are plenty of other things 10 do
,r,'- is busy now on theatlica
M. aud doing well Besides. we have
t;.eor OK TWO other nghts in prospect
4 has Will draw nearly as mucr
M, az fight with Cans. and. since
djosai 50. we are not breaking any
chsr vessels 10 give the dinge Q
4 him after our last experience witt
n eIssvvw You know how we feel abou
tuo,sae With Cans, Show us blf
Al ,Sn purse, make Cans agree 10 IL;
nlcns,. nnsside, and-well, L VIII b'
4 willing 20 talk business
"eflcan Party Against Frumkins.
Vii Frumkin Smokers ball GROVE