The Washington times., 1906-09-05
NELSON IN BED,
CANS TAKES AIR
Champion Walks Around
Shaking Hands, While Doc
tors Attend Dane.
MORE STARTLING Charles
Winner Says He Was Offered szs,o
to Lay Down, and Double Cross
Was Intended.

GOLDFIELD. New. Sept 6.-BruIsed
and slashed almost beyond recognition,
Battling Nelson was delirious today
from the effects OF the terrible beat
Ing he had received at the hands OF
Cans fl the battle for the lightweight
championship Of the world.
4 representative or Tex Rickard,
president OF the Goldheld Athletic Club,
went to the room where the defeated
champion lay In his bed, attended by
two local doctors. Nelson was appar-
emily rational when the promoter called
and told him OF the offer of Cans.
Cans does not think that his victory
is entirely decisive" he said. and he
Is willing % fight you again under the
same conditions If a large enough purse
Is offered. What do you think OF It?"
Dane in Bad Shape.
Nelson. wnd-eyed. rose in his bed
and. shaking of the attendants. who
tried 10 hold him down. roared out:
I will never fight that man again
here"
The doctors pushed Nelson back into
his bed and the promoter left the room,
lie said that Nelson's face was cut
and swollen into a shapeless mass.
There IS the most intense feeling
against Nelson and his manager among
the miners here. and as soon as Nelson
can be moved Il IS probable that he
viii leave town with his party. The
doctors who are attending him say that
his present condition is such that any
attempt 10 make a long journey might
result seriously.
Offer for Laying Down.
Cans. who is walking about town re-
ceiviEg congratulations, added TO the
feeling against Nelson's manager to-
day by coming out with an open state
ment that he had been offered S25.C coo 20
throw the fight.
y don't want 10 name the man who
came 20 me-" said Cans. "hut a man
Who is very close 10 Nolan. visited my
training quarters some days before the
night when II was plain that I was
going 20 have no Trouble in making the
weight
This man offered me $3.50 IF 7 would
lay down and permit Nelson 10 win.
tod him that ! vas out TO win this
night and 1 did not want any OF his
money.
Double Cross Intended.
You are afraid OF the double cross.
guess ne said. so I VIII tell you how
straight this is. / viii guarantee that
you viii have $4,000 twenty-four hours
before you step into the ring If you a gree
10 do the trick
IT told him that I did not want any
part OF it. I believe that il was a trick
OF Nolans If i he'd agreed TO IL Nolan
would promptly have came out with
statement that the fight was crooked
and would have withdrawn Nelson from
q O. q
70 get out from under because he knew
his man was licked as soon as he found
out could make the weight"
Acted Like Mad Man.
Cans claims that Nelson acted like a
madman in the ring. Every minute OF
the fight" says Cans. The cursed and
insulted me. splitting in my face and
calling me every foul name he could
lay his tongue 10. But ne could not
provoke me into losing my temuper
AS you see 1 broke one Of the small
bones in my right hand. This was in the
tWenty-elghth round. / believe II was
the only reason I failed 10 put Nelson
out before he fOuled me. Even with
my broken hand ! would have had him
down and on the canvas within another
-FOUR or nVe rounds. lie was so far IN
that he was becoming deliriOus and talk
Ing 10 himself. He had taken more
punishment than any other man I ever
pace was marvellous
Didn't FiFnt-Butted.
when ECU come right down to It Mel
son did not fight me. He butted and
wrestled. He fought like a mad bulldog.
Had he stood of and fought I would
have ended him in twenty rounds, but
that Is not his style. lie IS a rough ana
tumble fighter pure and simple, able to
endure hundreds OF blows that would
put an ordinary man out In a few days
I will be able to get together and take
on anybody else who wants 10 take a
chance On winning the lightweight
championship.
The negro is popular in this country
5ust now. Scores Of men who bet on
Nelson are journeying 90 the BalumO-
Tean's hotel TO congratulate him on his
victory. He win so out OF town be-
hind n brass band. The miners and bro
kers of COldfeld. especially the friends