Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
.BATTLER POSES
WITH INFANTS
NELSON IS BESIEGED B(
FH0T0 FlENDS
More Than Two Thousand Persons
Witness Carnival Arranged by
Prince Of Entertainers,
Billy Nolan
ny ED MoRIARrY.

weights. Billy Nolan is the prince of
entertainers. Never in the long and
varied history of Lucky Badwins
ranch has such a picture fitted into the
Dackground of the forest place as that
which presented itself yesterday to the
wanderer who happened along Arcadia
way.
out In the cool tent beneath the
eucalyptus trees the resourceful Nolan
marshaled his forces, and what an
array he had! Two thousand people,
large number Of them fair sex visitors,
struggled and crushed in an effort to
gain admission to the show.
When all who could were gathered
within the enclosure Manager Nolan
mounted the platform upon which the
ring is built and announced that the
proceedings were about to commence.
Not hitch marred the performance
and every number proved treat to the
cxpectant crowd which had journeyed
out to the Danes camp.
Cricket Boxes
Lucky Baldwin was anxious to ex-
hibit the sparrng propensities of his
great little jockey, Cricket Kelly, and
the famous rider entered the ring with
Ray kessler, another of the pony bri-
gade. For three hilarious rounds the
diminutive ringsters went at each other
like fiends. Kesser was the heavier of
the two, but Cricket possessed a Joe
Cans left that was ever connecting with
his huskier opponents jaw. ~
Nolan, in the interests of general har-
mony, was forced to break the TWO time
and again, and finally the affair came
to an end when shower of silver went
flying through the air into the ring
The bout was declared a draw and both
boys received an equal share Of the
impromptu purse.
Jack the Turk and Mike the Greek
provided the next round of entertain
ment. The first go indicated what was
to come. Mike was far the heavier and
larger of the two and set out with the
idea of knocking the Turks head from
his burly shoulders. Willing, but
powerless before the attack of the son
Of Jove, Jack emerged from the ring a
sight to behold. Before Nolan, with
the assistance of the numerous ring at
tendants, could tear the two apart, rich,
red blood was flowing over the Turk S
swarthy face.
Neither showed the slightest personal
animoSity, but the Greek could not un-
der stand why he should not be allowed
to make mincemeat of Jacks facial ex-
preston. On the other hand, the>Turk
formed him that by all the rules of the
ring he must be counted a defeated man.
During the opening acts Bat worked
steadily away in corner of the ring,
see-sawing with the weights and ham
mering at the bag.
When Abdul and Olympus had de-
parted Kid Williams trotted out for a
go with the champion. The Kid is a
husky boy and well able to give the
rounds the crowd wondered and ap-
plauded the Hegewisch boy as he bored
into the muscular Williams. Each round
was fast and Nelson appeared inn
pervious to the rapid gate which marked
the exhibition.
The prettiest event of the day, how
ever, occurred when Kid Baker, the
amateur featherweiGht champion, and
Bat came together for three rounds.
Baker is undenably fast and used a
left which frequently found its way to
Bats face.
Baker might as we'll have been exert
ing his force upon a stone wall, for the
Dane with arms dropping to his sides
allowed the amateur to land continual
ly without an effort to protect himself
The little Dane is popular to de-
gree and after the entertainment in the
tent Bat was besieged by the feminine
element, who insistd upon his posing
for numerous photo collections.
Nelson is nothing if not obliging, and
although he got away bad in one in
stance, it was not because of an un-
willingness.
Bat and the Baby
The affair which caused Bat to blush
and endeavor to appear nonchalant oc-
Cured when I. little woman stepped
up with a tiny baby in her arms an6
requested "Mr. Nelson" to pose with
her youngest in his arms.
"All right" responded Bat; might
have one of my own some of these days
and it won't hurt to get onto the floor
walking gag"
For moment the little mother ap.
peared to repent of her action. Bal
must learn better if he expects to enter
the matrimonial state, The manner il
which he handled the infant was {
caution. --ad he been carrying a loal
of bread or juggling bag of coal the
effect could not have been more com
plete, and at last when the camera
man had concluded his operations, baby
was hastily snatched by a pair o.
motherly arms.
The>affair led to other events of G
similar nature and by the time Ba
had posed with ten infants he wa,
carrying himself with the air of con
f1rmed benedict.
Nolan says that Nelson will continue
his training operation until the day be
fore the battle, as he does not believe
in the idea of ceasing work half weel
before the day of contest