The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-27
NELSON GOES ABROAD
Battling One Off for a Six
Months Tour of Europe.
DENMARK ON VISITING LIST
Press Agents Busy at TOnOpnh.
Tommy Ryan Breaks from the
Tomb-Jefrles-Squ Bout Looked
Upon as "A JOke-Cafcher Criger
Getting in Form.


sailed for Europe to-day on the White
Star steamer Majestic for vacation of
six months, during which time he will
pay a visit to Denmark.
If a chance is offered to pick up a
little soft money, the Dane may take
part in a couple of fights in England,
where the pugilists are, for the most
part, a poor lot. Before leasing to-day,
Nelson said that he had received a new
offer Of $4,000 to meet Cans from Man
haitian. another Nevada mining town,
which is after a little notoriety.
The Battler said that if Cans defeated
Herman be would Immediately negotiate
for new match with the lightweight
champion. and that he would also go
after Herman, in case the latter should
prove the victor at Tonopah on New
Years dag. Nelson will meet his man
ager. Billy Nolan. in London, and viii
begin a theatrical tour which the latter
has been arranging for him.
Dreams form TOnOpah.
In an interview, Cans says that he IS a
bit worried about making 123 pounds,
TiHgside. for the Herman fight. Cans
declares he viii probably nave to indulge
in hard work right up to the last moment
in order to make the weight in which
case he may get into the ring a trife
weak
Whether Cans is trying to fool the
prospective hackers of Herman, or not,
nobody can say, but it Is said that sew
erai persons who are anxious 10 wager
extensively on the Chicago fighter might
have been unable, 50 far, TO get their
money covered.
Tommy Ryan is said TO have wired the
Rhyolite a. c., of Nevada, asking that a
$1,000 purse be offered for a championship
battle between himself and Hugo Kelly.
The latest hysteTical bulletin from Los
Angeles anent the proposed One-sided
$4,000 fight between Jeffries and Bill
SQuires, Of Australia. is that Squires has
cold feet. The Nevada promoters were
waiting to-day for answers to several ca
Diagrams sent 10 the Antipodes. II
Squires fails to show. possibly the Nevada
men might induce Peter Maher. Jack Mum
roe. or Mike Morrissey 10 take a chance
with Jeffries for the money that seems
20 be burning their pockets.
Criger warming Up.
The Boston Americans are confident that
Lew Criger. their star catcher of two
years ago. will be in splendid shape next
season, which, they say, means that the
Hub team will again be a factor In the
championship race.
The Hub team viii have another excel
lent catcher in Shaw. of last year s
Louisville team, who was previously with
the Buffalo Eastern League team.
Although nobody identified with the race
track at New Salem, n. H., would talk
for publication to-day, numerous turfmen
who are in touch with the situation de-
elared no further attempt would be made
by the New England Breeders Club 70
conduct a meeting in the Granite State.
unless there should be some favorable
legislation In the future that would per-
nit betting.
The men who put up the track upon the
-say-so OF several irresponsible persons
have sunk more than 100000 without
getting a return for their investment. The
meeting last summer was run at a loss
of SGo.000 it IS said, with the result that
the hackers of the scheme. including John
W Gates and John A. Drake, practically
decided some time ago to charge the
whole thing up to profit and loss.
AS a matter Of fact, the New Hamp-
shire venture never enjoyed the support
of the Jockey Club, although Andrew
Miller. a steward, was heavily interested.
The Jockey Club did not believe that the
scheme was prudent and that it was
simply inviting defeat at the hands OF
the authorities, when so little in the way
of legal protection had been guaranteed.
Johnson IA Good Loser.
People who say that Davy johnson
wants an ace up his sleeve before making
heavy wagers in horse races" said Z. 3.
Smathers at the Waldorf to-day. do not
know the man Johnson. He viii bet more
money on any kind of a proposition than
anybody I ever saw.
THE fact that he lays heavily at times
should be sufficient proof that he takes
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