Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-21
WILLIS BACK
FROM NORTH
HAS PUBLICITY sPEcIALTlEs ALL
READY
Britt Working Every Day, but Nelson
Is Taking His Time About Pre-
pairing for Go with
Jimmy

nj more will the days go by with
out fresh story on the wonders
to be encountered when James
Edward Britt and Bat Nelson get to-
gether after next week in their ten
round spasm at the Cabin. Brother
Willis Fugitive, loaded to the muzzle
with fresh ammunition, returned from
the north yesterday, and his accus-
toned accuracy and skill in welding
the pitchfork can be looked for from
now on.
To publish the things Willis says in
confluence and wishes would be print
ed would go well, but there is so much
of it that it would take UP too much
room. The corpulent one always has
fresh line to hand out, SO most of 1t
will be salved in between now and the
time Oscar Matthew and James Ed
ward mingle in their fourth spasm.
Willis came back from the north
prepared to advertise the show as
no other publicity agent could. A full
set of the moving pictures of the
Britt-Nelson fight in which Bat put
Jimmy to the cold in the eighteenth
round will be put on exhibition and
for the first time in history the gen.
eral public will be confronted from
every building with fight in full
swing.
According to Bill, the Frisco fans
will be here in punches, and the
Southern Pacific is already thinking of
sending to the Pullman car company
for reinforcements to its present roll
ing stock. Jimmy Coffroth. Cockey
OBrien, Finney, the hackman, Mitch,
Eddie Graney and all the other north
ern sports will be here and the burg
will look like a miniature Fillmore
street when they all blow in. Nearly
every one of the San Francisco papers
will be represented and the battle is
attracting as much attention in Frisco
as it is here.
Britt lie Busy
Britt had a busy session of 1t yes
terday, for in addition to Dannie Web
ster another little glove singer was
on hand to help James Edward in his
work at the East Side club. The crowd
was large enough to give Jimmy an
appetite for fancy boxing. and what
he did to his sparring partners was
a shame.
With nearly two weeks to 60 Britt
has only nine pounds of meat to take
off, and both he and Brother Willis
say this is easy. Wet weather kept
Jimmy indoors yesterday, but as soon
as it clears UP he will resume the road
work and batter off at least a pound
each morning.
Nelson either feels in grand condi-
ton or else he figures on something
easy when he and Britt tangle. for the
Battler has been lax In his work ever
first few days of this week the Dane
devoted himself to pleasure altogether,
and after putting in Wednesday at
training stunts he laid off again yes
terday and did scarcely anything.
AS the fight is supposed to be turn
ing point in the career of each man. 1t
would behoove Bat to buckle down and
work as James Edward is doing. The
dope passed out is that the winner is
in line for $4,000 match with Packey
Mcfarland. while the loser must hustle
up to the court house and stand in the
bread line, as there will be nothing for
him in the ring. Britt is wasting no
time in getting ready for his part. but
the Battler, despite his always ready
fighting powers, is getting too much
enjoyment out of life If the go with
Britt is to be the main effort of his
career.