The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-10

twice, and others three times. The
reason his performances have never
been given the publicity that was CIV
en- those OF Peter ackson Is because
the latter was we'll handled and boost
ell along by prominent sportingmen
who knew their business from the
how-de-dO to the bood-bye. With
Johnson it has been different. He sell
dom has been hooked up right, and
some oil his most important fights
never were heard OF outside of the
localities where he fought them. But
people are beginning to recognize his
ability and become wise to the fact
that he has lost but one bout out Of
the last fifty. No heavyweight in the
ring today and none in ring history
has Il cleaner record In proportion to
the number of real battles fought. pos
sibly excepting Jeffries. who has en-
gagged in twenty-five bouts and has
never been decided against except that
time with Jack Monroe in Butte. Just
look roughly over the records of some
of the more prominent heavyweights
and it can be seen ut 4 glance that
none OF them have done any better
than this same Johnson. who Is now
attracting the attention that his per-
fOrmanceS seem to warrant.
Battling Nelson has changed his
mind about coming on to New York
right away.
Out in Chicago he has made such
hit that the Windy City looks pref
ty good to him and he'll stay there
awhile.
Although Nelson's stock in popular
ity has lowered few notches since
his fight with Cans in Goldfield, the
Dane seems just as hopeful rs ever.
He writes to a Broadway friend from
Chicago that he is rs we'll off now as
he ever was in his life. The tone of
the letter is as breezy as If he had
come out victorious in that tough
forty-two round contest on Labor
Day. Says Bat:
Did YOU notice where the Knock
ers' Union had me dying and later
dead? Mother was almost scared to
death. l bought one-interest in Il
mine twenty-three miles from Reno
and it is incorporated as the Battling
Nelson Mining company. We have
started to work already and the Sec
ond day out made a rich strike. The
secretary wired me to that effect.
have been playing at the Trocadero
theatre in Chicago, and. if anything,
seem more popular than ever. l am
followed all over the streets wherever
go and cannot stop for three
minutes without having an audience.
On the afternoon ! opened was
never received so royalty in all my
life. One of the bouquets l received
must have been worth $25. Can you
beat that for a loser?
Just a word about the fight.
don't think l hit low at all. only
hit punch about eight inches with the
front of my hand on his liver. He
either quit cold or possibly he was
hurt. | don't know. Of course, I am
not hollering because lost, as / am
as game loser as you ever say. All
| ask is another chance to prove to
the public that am his master and
can knock him out for the second
time if necessary. We have sent Joe
four personal kilograms asking for
a match. but he says he will have
to give Britt chance first. Does
that look as If was duck soup to
him?
Say. just a word in regard to the
time | kicked Cans. The time I kick
ed him he had just gotten through
saying insulting things about my
family. Now you can use your own
judgment If l was justified in doing
what did or not. You know it is bad
enough to have a white man tell YOU
such stuff let alone coon.
"BATTLlNC NELSON"