The Washington herald., 1907-04-29
SUMMERSAFTERBOUT
English Fighter Wants to
Meet Battling Nelson.
CHASED DANE FROM LONDON
Many Believe That in Limited Hound
Fight Visitor COuId 5Iake Nelson
Look FOOIish-Negro Fighters stan
Occupy "A Most Prominent Place in
the Modern PugiIistie world.

The arrival of Johnny Summers, the
English feather weight boxer. on one side
of the American continent almost on the
same day that Bill sQuires came in on
the other side viii be sure to make things
lively ia the sporting world for the next
few months
Summers comes here with one purpose
in view, lie is after fight with Battling
Nelson. After Nelson was practically
bounded out Of this country for the dirty
work he did in the ring with Joe Cans,
he went to England thinking that an ex-
hibition of moving pictures of his fight
with Cans would draw a lot of money in
that country But he was greatly mis-
taken. The Englishmen don't care par
ticularly for fight pictures They appear
20 be wise to the fact that they can be
easily faxed up. and don't always show
the fight as it really took place. In order
to boom the pictures, Nelson did lot Of
talking and hot-air work that would not
be taken seriously IN this country. but
which the Englishmen swallowed, hook,
line. and sinker.
When it was seen that the loud noise
was being taken for gospel, the Dane and
his manager batted it out hard, and the
ball went over the fence, so 10 speak.
When the ball was picked up and exam
ined closely the stitching was found 10
be ripped and the cover was coming on.
Then the Englishmen began to take notice.
Nelson was after any boxer iE the world
according TO his windy manager. Jeffries
had refused to fight him. Jack O'Brien
was a mark. Fitzsimmons and Cans We're
elnches Jack Johnson was mute. The
Johnny Bulls did not know the meaning
of all the slang that was slung from the
Batuer's camp. But they began to figure
how heavy Nelson was and then they
thought they had "a pretty good lad in
their own country who was not any
heavier than the noisy American. Then
they began 20 figure out that their own
boy would have "a chance with the Dane
whose record did not show that he had
ever whipped a good man, and in order 10
have a little sport lEngiishmen have al
ways been fond of a bit Of sporU, one of
them put up S5.65g ia money and ehal-
lenged Nelson for battle OF twenty
rounds right then and there.
Nelson Cannot Box.
But lighting for real money with condi-
lions that would be fair 10 both men and
before q referee who would not stand for
the Battler's usual foul tactics was not
the game that was wanted 10y the Ameri-
cau party. and the big wind was turned
or, says r. H. Kahn, in the Philadelphia
Record. or IN other words. Nelson ana
his high screech WEIGHED on the PROPOSE
ton and took the FIRST steamer for this
country
Summers still has the same amount OF
backing that he had when Nelson was in
England, and he probably means bust
ness. Just as he did when he was al home
AS FAR as can be judged, he is on the level
and wants TO fight on his merits. and
comes here with the idea that matches
are made that way in this country. and
that any man can get a match with men
in his own class, and that the best man
viii win. II that is his idea, then he will
have his trouble for nothing, and viii
have TO pack his money back 20 the land
OF King Edward. lie Will find that IL is
not as easy 20 get a match here as he
imagined. Its dollars TO doughnuts that
lac won get Nelson in the ring with him.
Nelson will probably dodge a match
with the English boxer, and put forward
as an excuse that he is trying 70 get on
a fight with Cans and il is well known
that he don't want 10 fight Cans on any
reasonable terms. If Summers is as
goOd a boxer as he is claimed To be. he
VIII make Nelson look foolish ia any
kind of a limited-r0und fight
Nelson cant box little bit He does
not know the first principle of the art.
His sole aim when In the ring IS 20 use
his head as a hattering ram and punch
into his opponents body. When the other
man is punching the Dane covers up and
tries as far as possible 10 leave nothing
for his opponent TO hit at but the top
OF his head. He is the easiest man 10
avoid of any of the well-known boxers ia /
the lightweight class. Abe AtteI side
stepped him IN Philadelphia, and be fell
through the ropes. lie would hit at At
tell when Abe was standing behind MIN.
Kid Sullivan beat him badly IN a short
round fight In Baltimore once knocking
him clean out of the ring With these
facts in mind, it is reasonable TO sup
pose that Nelson viii be slow to arrange
a match with a man as strong as himself
who is a clever boxer.
Arrival of Squires.
Bill Squires, like Bob Fitzsimmons and
Young Critic, has come into this couB-
try very quietly. He does not seem TO be /
inclined to do any Dragging and he must
at least be given credit for his modesty. /
He has so far announced nothing as to his |
plans. He wants TO look around bit and /
see the lay OF the land. Some of the
critics who have seen him exercising seem /
to think he is too light for Jeffries, even /
if the big fellow was still in the game. |
He viii have to be tried out with some /
of the lesser lights who now pose as /
heavy weight championship aspirants [
o Brien, Burns. and SChreck are all the |
light heavyweight material now avail /
able, and If he beats the pick Of those /
men he viii have a chance 10 meet Jack /
Johnson, who will be back in America i'm /
due course OF time. Then if he whips /
the big black fellow there VIII be moth /
ing left but match with Jemries and If /
the alfalfa farmer declines to fight him /
on the proposition of the would-be bride /
who was left waiting at the church, be /
cause my wife Won't let me-" then Aus /