The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-12
The Human Grab.

TH~ht expected uas hdppeHeo' Dill
Nolan has broken loose once
Il more. Everybody at all "city
broke' has been expecting some sort
Of torpedo ever since Nolan announced
that he would permit the Dane to
double up with the dinge, Cans, and
1t fell Friday.
For more than year the followers
of the fight game have believed, down
IN their hearts, that Nolan was afraid
of Gans-as afraid Of him as young
puIlet, Of hawk. He talked color line
until the eastern papers made it 50
warm for William that he finally re-
Tented and talked battle. He made ev-
cry excuse on earth to keep from
matching Nelson with the blackbird but
when cornersd finally announced he
would let them get together.
Then came the Go1dfeld announce
nent. In the first place, Goldfeld is
aot In a position to offer such a purse
rs they have undertaken unless some
millionaire with a souse or more money
than brains puts it up. The town is
not one of sufficient accommodation to
care for 8O,ooO' crowd unless tick
cts are sold at 800 each. It Is off the
beaten path, little more than a modern
mining camp. Reno, with all Of It's dis
advantages remembered by those who
made that trip, Is to Goldield as New
York to Anoka, so far as hotel accom-
modations are concerned. If Goldfeld
can pull off this affair it will be the
wonder Of the age.
Those who are on the lookout started
detecting an odor Of rats when the
Goldfeld deal was sprung. It looks
more like it every day.
Then came Nolan's heat madness.
Here are his reported demands:
First-Hs wants 5000 cash for his services
Ga making the match. 49, F.
second-He demands that Nelson be given 75
Per cent OF the purse, win Or lose.
Third-Nolan demands that Cans fight at 13t
Btngside, altho he specifically agreed to 1873.
No one has any particular roar com,
ing then if Goldfeld promoters see
enough of maidenly modesty and urbane
sweetness in William to present him
$4,000 for his good looks and creased
trousers.
His second demand shows fear thai
Nelson is going to get the life beate1
out Of him and a disposition to make
all Of the hay and clean up the fence
corners while the sun is shining.
u
greater fear has crept into his soul
berry crawl down to 100 pounds. Mel
son claims the lightweight champion
ship altho he has never whipped Gam
and the lightweight limit has long beer
Axed at 1873 pounds. By what RICH
does Nolan claim to rearrange tn
weight limits which have been in ex
Other men, better. champions than Mel
son, and willing to fight all corners a
the weight have come up and gone dow,
under the old figures. If Nelson Is no
seeing things at night why does he dc
mand that Cans get down to 1902
Many believe that Nolan will leav
no stone unturned to get out Of a bat
tie with the moke. 1t has been said tina
Cans would have trouble to make 10:
ringside, and If he could not do himsel
justice at the lightweight limit VIII
should Nolan demand that he weake
himself still further to get down t
100 if he is not afraid for his man a
the recognized weight.
Cans has been faker, admitted b
himself, on numerous occasions, but tn
fair-minded followers Of the ring gam
are beginning to think that there ha
been enough Of this Nelson N ola
championship deal. II Cans COZ
sents to make l30 pounds he is foo
It is three pounds under the limit. ]
Nelson wants to get into a class wher
he is not in danger Of getting his hea
beaten off he should challenge Abe Al
tell and battle him at the 122-poun
limit Of that class.
Boxing Is sport where the follow
ers are usually full-blooded people an
demand an even break. Chaps Of tn
Nolan brand who break into the gam
seldom last long. This latest break wi
doubtless send Nolan heading for tn
down and cutters with Nelson with hin
as it becomes palmer every day ths
the combination is afraid Of the Igo
3ote.
=, A champion who is too fnicky abo,
weights won't do.
That is what is ailing the Battle
and the Nolan boy now. Too muc
noodle and greed and not enough viii
iDgness to battle on even terms.
= Cans does make 100 in face Of this III
justifable and unreasonable demand
is to be hoped that Cans puts the Dar
away in ligtime. If Nolan and Nelsc
keen on imDosino conditions the afpa