Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-01
Nearly Every Nelson Worse of 1t but His Ability
Take Beating Prevents Knockout-Packed House
Witnesses Contest and Cheers for Shortender

good fight, but at that I think he wor
in the last round. I think l ate too
much supper. They can't say I went
the pace and lost. I did my best"
We have no complaint" said Nolan
the Danes manager. The decision was
just Nelson is a good loser"
Regarding the distribution of the gate
receipts the agreement was that 60 per
cent should go TO the fighters and 40
per cent to the club promoters, but
after the fight it was learned that at
the eleventh hour Billy Nolan persuaded
Alec GreggaiHs to give up an extra 10
per cent to him and the Dane. This
let the club out with only 30 per cent
OF the fighters money 60 per cent went
TO the winner and 40 to the loser. The
total receipts were in the neighborhood
of $4,000. Approximately 10000 people
witnessed the fight
Crowd Disorderly
few minutes before o'clock the
crowd outside the building had grown in
size and temper to a mob, and when the
thousands started to charge the entrance
on Fillmore street with the evident in
tention of overwhelming the foot police
and breaking into the hall half dozen
mounted bluecoats charged from several
wild disorder a score of persons were
knocked down and trampled upon, some
of them falling under the hoofs of the
horses, 1t is not known that any one
was badly hurt.
Both Britt and Nelson weighed in at s
O'Clock. Both made the specified weight
-133 pounds-easily. After the weighing
in Nelson went to a nearby restaurant
and partook of a hearty meal. Britt was
driven to his brothers house and there
ate sumptuouS meal.
At o'clock every seat in the rink
had been taken and close on to 1000 peo-
pie were standing on the floor and in
the gallery. The police stopped admis-
sions to the galleries before the first
preliminary went on, and this caused
hard feeling among the surging crowd
outside.
The turning out of all the lights but
the four central arcs makes the ring
stand out in a blaze of white light mid
way in the darkened smoke-curtained
hall.
The great outpouring of ring followers
it is suggested, is partly accounted for
by the fact that this is the first top
notch fight pulled off in San Francisco
proper since the earthquake and fire.
and judging by the attitude of Mavor
H.
ably will be the last professional of any
class that will be witnessed here for a
long time to come.
May Be Last Fight
The action of the board of supervisors
this afternoon in returning by unanim-
GUS vote thirty-six Britt-Nelson tickets
left on their desks was taken to mean
that no more permits will be issued by
this board.
The first preliminary, a four-round go
between George Martin of this city and
John Conkey of Milwaukee. was won
by the former in the first round after
about minute and half of fighting.
Conkey was fioored and counted out, by
the referee
Two well dressed young women, es-
corted by two male companions, forced
their way through the crowd and into
the rink and lound seats near the west
end of the floor.
In the second preliminary Dale Gard
ner of Seattle knocked out Joe Elliott of
this city in the fourth round of a sched-
uled six-round contest.
1925 p. m.-The ring was cleared and
the crowd settled itself to await the COM
ing of the principals of the main event.
An army of photographers took posses
sion of the arena.
$40 p. m.-Joe Cans entered the build
ing. Cans was given 4 hearty recep-
tion by the crowd. He was attired in a
Tuxedo suit and opera hat.
1852 p. m.-Britt was the first into the
ring. The crowd set up a wild cheer
as the native son clambered over the
ropes. Britt's seconds are Dave Ernst
Tiv Kreling Spider Kelly and Sam Ber.
ger.
Nelson entered the ring two minutes
later He Immediately went over to Britt.
corner and the two pugilsts shook hands
heartily. Nelson's seconds are Eddie
Madison, Red Corbett, Tim McGrath ant
Billy Nolan.
fighting trunks, while Britt was fully at
tired in street costume.
Announcer Billy Jordan first introduced
Britt as "a native son of the Golden Yves
and one of the gamest boys that ever en-
| tered a ring"
Britt received a tremendous ovation.
Nelson was then presented as tn,
hardest nut that ever stepped into g
prize ring"
Nelson, too, received great ovation
The crowd then sent up a shout o
Cans. Cans"
| The colored champion thereupon jumpe,
into the ring and was introduced as "th
only lightweight champion of the world.
In response to calls for a speech Gan
said
II thank you. gentlemen, for the recep
tion. Only one thing brought me here