Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-12
Who Will VIM

Among the thousands OF sports who
gathered around Rosedale Inn there seemed
to be one absorbing topic. Will McGovern
be able to beat this insistent battling
Dane? Manager Nolan says not, Nelson is
just as emphatic Both are Supremacy con-
hdent. I'VE have a surprise in store for
the Brooklynite," said Nolan. IF our COM
bnation fails, why, we will accept our de-
feat gracefully. There win be no excuse.
The better man is sure TO win. We admit
that McGovern has beaten some very good
men; so has Nelson. When the Brooklynite
faces the conqueror OF Britt and Corbett he
viii meet a proposition that he has never
confronted before. We do not fear the re-
suit, and those who pin their faith on Mel
son will get a good run for their money!
Manager Nolan expressed himself In these
emphatic terms to j. Victor Wilson of the
Morning Telegraph, New York; Harry
Penn Burk vice commodore of the Schuyl-
kill navy, and the writer as they waited for
Nelson to don his street clothes. Stripped
the Dane looked as 1.-the as a greyhound.
His muscles were pliable, and his flashing
eyes denoted perfect physical condition
He Illustrated in physique the picture Nolan
painted in words.
To the initiated eye 1t will be physical
condition that will triumph In the coming
bout. Both men punch, but in these
six ROUNDS about to be fought 1t Is sure TO
be give and take from the first tap of The
Dell. NeiSOU Ctl 90 pOtn. mctIoVern Only
possesses one of these attributes. He has a
terrific punch. which insures victory II
II lands the right spot Can he land
1t on Nelson? II he does, says Manager
Nolan. the Dane will just simply shake his
head and wade in. He has done this to the
discontinue of other boxers and in doing
so has taken the heart out of them. AS an
evasive boxer or one put on the defense
McGovern is weak. He has absolutely no
defense. His slam-bang style never needed
any until he met Corbett, and then its weak
ness most manifest. He was beaten
each time he met Corbett both times at his
own game-slugging. In Nelson he Will
meet a past master of smuggling and also
one who has the most awkward defense OF
any boxer living The defense is there
however, and those around the ringside have
been as much Surprised as has been his
opponent that the blows did not land on a
vulnerable spot.
House Sold Out.
There has perhaps never been a greater
tribute to the sport of boxing than this
same McGovern- Nelson bout That the best
class of the public demands this form of
entertainment is attested by the tremen-
dous advance sale of seats. The entire
house has been sold, and choice seats SELL
ing at an astonishing premium. On Sat
urday night at one of the leading hotels
four so choice ring seats Were bought for
$50 each. the purchaser throwing down a
crisp 500 gold note and gathering the tick
cts up In high glee, feeling that he had
struck q bargain. Every seat In the club
house has been pre-empted, which, taking
the arrangements own figures, insures ST.
600 receipts. The boxers are to receive Is
per cent of the gross receipts. while the pro-
morers must be content with Is per cent
Now. distributed. here Is what the men will
receive: Nelson, As per cent. 81 go; Mellow
ern, 30 per cent, So, 100: club. Is per cent
$3.50 The Danes share insures him e425
for each minute he Is boxing. providing the
bout goes the limit OF six rounds. II pays
to have an astute manager.
Ii. regard to the conditions of the match,
the men will box at 133 pounds. weigh La at
the Eringside. Yesterday Nelson did not sp-
siv,s him plenty Of leeway to build up. Ac-
oora1ng to the neUB from tho Mo0overn
camp. the latter q well within the 49,