The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
NOLAN WILL NOT MEET
CANS Representatives
Takes a Decided Stand in
Regard to the Weight
Question
BY z. a. Sn1yth

There will be no conference between
Billy Nolan. representing Battling Nell
son. and Ben Selig. representing Joe
Cans, tonight, although the fight pro-
moters would like to see them come
together and settle their differences
regarding a second meeting of the men
who put up so sensational a fight at
Goldheld last September. Nolan said
last night:
There is nothing to be gained by a meeting.
as 1 have stated the terms upon which l Will
sgree to 4 match, and VIII not recede from my
position l insist upon the match being made
under the same weight conditions as prevailed
at Goidneid-133 pounds rngsde IN lighting cos
tume-except that 1 will require Cans 10 weigh
but Last September i had just gone
through an experience with Herrera IN which he
intend to get caught again in the same way.
If Cans wants TO make the match on the
have it. winner take all. This should suit him,
according u the statements he has made about
the last match. 1 would Ike TO have Nelson
light here, as | think the gate receipts would
reach a total Of fully SIS, 600. For tnat matter,
would oe willing to night Tor $SVyO less taaa l
gould get IN Nevada However. II Nevada onered
a $4,000 purse would have to accept II, 10
justice TO Nelson.
doing Cans injustice, he made 1S3 pounds
easiy on several occasions At GOldheid he did
fore the light. 1t a matter OF common
knowledge that he weighed less than $50 pounds
at one stage OF his training, and showed no 0ad
effects from touching SO low marx. II he
could do IL then, be should have no difficulty In
doing IL for fight Iere.
Eddie Graney seems in fair way to
get the match if the lighters car agree
on the weight question. Graney has
offered purse of $4,000 for fight in
this city on July 4. Tex Richards best
| offer is a $4,000 purse for a fight in
| Ely, Nevada, on the same day. Rickard
says that that is the highest point he
will touch Graney helped him make
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Der. and it is not likely he will upset
the plans Of the little horseshOer if the
match is within the latter'S reach.
Cans still has hopes that Britt will
agree to meet him. and if he makes a
match with Nelson he wants to have
| the privilege of engaging in another
| bout in the meantime. 1t is not be-
lieved The promoters will take kindly
to this, as they figure it would detract
from the interest in the big fight.
The first important boxing bout OF
the year will take place tomorrow night
in Dreamland Pavilion, when Dick Hy-
/ land and Cyclone Thompson will meet
for the third time in a twenty round
| fight AT their first meeting at Los
Angeles Thompson won on foul in
nine rounds. They had return meet
\ ing in Ogden in November. when Hy-
| land was given the decision after
twenty rounds of fast lighting.
Each man depends almost entirely on
his ruggedness and aggressiveness to
carry off the long end of the purse. so
their meetings are always whirlwind
affairs. Hyland has shade more class
than his opponent, but the latter is a
/ seasoned fighter and never knows when
/ he is losing. There is considerable
feeling between the rival boxers. which
! developed through the two exciting
/ hOnfg f6rOnUh "
! The training quarters of the boxers
were crowded with men yesterday who
! wanted to obtain line on the condi-
/ tion OF the fighters. now that their
training days are nearly over. Thomp-
sons gymnasium was crowded when he
put on the gloves yesterday. his first
boxing partner being the Congo Coon,
a colored lightweight. After boxing
six rounds with him he took on George
Green for four rounds and a third
boxer for two additional rounds.
When his gymnasium work was done
Thompson weighed 134A pounds. He
must weigh in at 1913 pounds tomorrow
night at the fingside just before the
fight. This weight is considered easy,
as he can dry out the required number
of pounds. Thompson was down to 134
pounds some days ago, so his trainer.
Rawhide Kelly, let up in his work and
let him take on some extra weight.
Hyland. who has been working hard
down at Joe Millet's place near CoIma.
has had no difficulty in making the re-
quired weight. He has been going on
the road clothed in big Oilskins and has
become a familiar figure near COlma.
He will be strongly backed to win to-
morrow nights fight and his friends
expect him to make a good showing.
He is unusually rugged and has not
been badly punished in the fights in
which he has been a principal He has
lost only two contests during his ring
career of nve years. He was knocked
out by frankie Neil in his first impor-
tant fight and his only other setback
was when Thompson won from him on
foul.
| Thompson's claim to boxing fame
rests on his record OF having taken
part in more than 80 fights and never
having been knocked out He seems
confident of winning tomorrow night.
He said yesterday:
If l lose to Hyland it will not be
from lack OF condition, as i am better
trained this time than have ever been
before"
The preliminary to the main fight
will be between Caesar Atteu and the
Congo Coon and is scheduled to go ten
rounds. Jack Welsh will referee the
big fight having been selected when
the articles were signed.