The Washington times., 1906-08-22
"CROSS MY HEART
FIGHT IS SQUARE"
Nolan Makes Remarks to
That Effect About Cans
Nelson Bout.
EXPECTED SOME KNOCKING
And It's Coming From People Who
Called Dane a Coward-RickaTd
Makes Offer.

GOLDFIELDS. New, Aug. &.-Bobhie
Lundy arrived this morning looking as
husky as a mountain lion and as clear
eyed as the desert atmosphere.
He and clifford viii both train with
Nelson. Both mec took a turn with
Nelson, sparring two rounds each. There
is some objection to these two men, who
are to meet in the preliminary. working
in the same camp, but for the present
there is no other place
Cans did his usual stunt on the road
and indoors. There were no unusual
Incidents.
Billy Nolan made the following state
ment today:
Everything is going on smoothly.
and after one week OF hard work the
-Battler has shown that the high alu-
tude here does not affect him In the
least. He is working just az hard and
as faithfully for this contest as he
has for any in the past.
Nelson Can Make Iso.
Nelson tipped the scales at 1873 pounds
today. which is evident that the qres-
tion of weight won't trouble him. In
fact. he can make 100 rounds readily at
the ringside.
There have been been many stories
floating around the country To the effect
that everything is not going right In
the coming battle. but they have had
no effect on the general public, judging
from the advance sale Of seats.
1T may be said here that the Cans
Nelson contest VIII draw more reputable
sporting men from all over the country
than any other contest that has ever
taken place. Already enough seats
have been ordered to ray the purse or
$4,000. and Tex Richard, the manager
0f the GoIdfeld Athletic Club. said to-
day that q handful of subscribers wno
donated the purse and Sl2-nO In addl-
ton are perfectly satisfied 10 have the
contest come of here il they don't re
celve a cent OF the original subscription.
Deposit for Charity.
'Rickard and his associates regard
these foolish stories as emauatirg from
2 lot of sore heads and today has posted
s. 500 10 donate TO any charity II any
individual after the battle can prove that
ANYTHING but "a square hght has taken
ulace. and he VIII leave IL TO press
REPRESENTATIVES at the ringside 10 act
as judges
Before this match was ever con-
templated by me. I anticipated stories
of such a character as have been cir
culated would be spread throughout the
country. If / remember rightly the
same people who are trying TO put this
contest in bad light were the ones
few weeks ago were crying that Nelson
Is scared OF Cans and Nolan is afraid
Of losing his meal ticket, and al such
trash.
Says it's on the Square.
'"The $4,000 that demanded as "A
purse for Nelson TO meet Cans was post
ed with the stakeholder. and the match
made in regular business style. You
can bank your life on it that from our
end nothing but a square contest will
take place. II we win we want TO re
ceive the credit that is due the Dane
on the other hand. If the negro wins
he VIII be the undisputed lightweight
champion of the world, and no other
lightweight has a living chance with
him. As between Nelson and Cans. they
have beaten decisively every i53-Pouud
man in the world of any class.
Nelson IS confident OF victory and
viii have no excuse TO OfJer IN case
OF defeat He viii give a statement
over his own signature as 10 his con-
ditiOn before he enters the ring and
Will insist on the same from Cans.
I'm conclusion / wish 70 say that this
will be the only battle that has taken
place in years under legitimate light
weight terms