Evening journal., 1906-11-08
GANS-NELSON PICTURES
SAID TO BE DOCTORE[
six Fouls Committed By Bal
tier Not Shown By the
KinetOSCOpe

It ig now being openly choIBeo oS many
who saw the Gans-relson battle at Cold
neid on Labor Day. that the pictures
taken OF the battle by the kinetoscope ma
shine have been doctored SO as to make
Il appear that Nelson was the strongest
ana IN the best physical condition to con-
snue the contest at the time he was dis
qualified
No. suIy that but they make the FUR
th.r charge that the pictures have been
40 changed chat all Of Nelson's foul work
ru,,pr the progress Of the battle has been
romnIesely out out. and that instead OF
,h. ea.ter being the one who is doing
,ha foul nghting the pictures really make
Car. the onender. as he is on several oe-
,..s,onr seen holding the Battlers right
v,ove under his left arm, which Is an
.i6ffricr with fighters ana whieh never
fans to proiong clncn- 60.
rrhere fs no getting away from tne lao'
49, ~. petures Of the battle as exhibit
- s.roa 10 show that Nelson had been
arhtine IN a foul manner or that tne ulow
srat put cans down for the count nA0
landed below the belt line.
The only opinion that disinteresteO
.,.ctator OF the pictures would be lusu-
49, An onerinr after carefully noting
.-.r~ movement Of both men just before
~. ci,nnax of tho battle was reached
,..o,,id be that II Nelson did strike a foul
t,,ou. Referee sner was in position TO
see Il. The pictures certainly did not m
sloate such an occurrence. nor did they
vnovv that Nelson had kicked the negro
at anv time during the battle OF that ne
eoa ,nduleed in a regular system OF but
ting, as those who saw the hsnt declare
he ala.
The pictures Of the battle that were
shown IN New York gave Nelson rather
the best OF nearly all the rounds-in TACT
,here we're but two or three rounds in
which Cans appeared to have the best OF
st-whiie those who we're at the ringside
with very few exceptions, assert that the
negro always had a decided load and that
tourars the end OF the contest Nelson was
IN an almost helpless condition and could
rot possibly have lasted much longer
There IS one thing certain; the story OF
tho aeht as told by those who saw Il
a. vastly different from the one told by
the pictures. Barton w. Currie, who
claims tho distinction Of being the only
newspaper man from New York at the
ringsidc. Is quite positive that Nelson
not only committed a great many fouls
during the hght including the toul blow
-ffart en,icd tife battle, wlIoh he says was
delivered In a cold-bloodcd, deliberate
manner. but that the films have been
doctored up in such manner as TO give
Nelson a clean bill OF health.
III Nelson didn't foul Cans" says MI
Currie I'M his very interesting story OF the
battle. Caesar never passed away as a
human pin cushion. Napoleon never met
his waterloo. and Ananias never told a
lie"
The public has all along believed that
rictures taken by kinetoscope would
reproduce with perfect adolity the object
photographed. and that 1t was impossible
10 change the picture as originally taken
hut II It is true that the films Of the Cans
Nelson have been changed. the public has
evidently been laboring under q delusion
From the way this picture machine bus
sness stands now il would seem that lit
tie reliance can be placed upon the re-
productions. The utter worthlessness of
the whole thing must be apparent to an
when # IS shown that the films OF a
kinetoscope machine can be tampereo
with and made to conform 20 certain in
terests at any time Il IS desired What's
the zee in bothering further with the
kaleidoscope maehipe2 It is only waste
OF time, as well as being quite an expense
atem.