The San Francisco call., 1908-07-03
Confidence of Dane
Is Impressive
NeLs0n' altitude Regarding Ap-
proachrng Fight Is MancI
Of Sporting Men
BY r. A. Smyth

battling Nelson is being heavily
-- -ked- 10 stay 20 rounds with Joe Cans
.elen they meet tomorrow afternoon
- Sim Cohroth's Mission street arena
- round fight for the lightweight
mpiQDship OF the world. Many
etreVd judges figure this an excellent
citing proposition and they follow IL
by saying that il Nelson is on his
reot AT that time that he stands a good
snce Of Wrestling the championship
om the wonderful boxer from Balti-
more
Nelson's confidence In his ability to
~ar with Cans and 70 best him is
r-ir1ired, He has even set Cans to
curing why he is so confident in view
NJ the difference in their style OF fight
re This has been a habit with Nell
e-1 for q long time and is probably
artly due 10 the fact that he has never
cen knocked unconscious IN the ring.
Tt Is no idle boast on his part that
IS not afraid OF Cans. The mar
.efous cleTerness OF the latter as a
rgEer means nothing 10 Nelson. The
-t-tter expects TO be hit in the early
Stages Of the fight. but he will be try
rg 20 land an effective blow all the
-ue and, as he says, GIT only takes
une 70 win"
BOTH N COON CONDITION
Both men viii be in much better
lousition than they were when they
..ei En- Goldheld in their memorable
aaELe. The conditions for training
were bad for both OF them, in addition
- which there were number Of
icgs against Cans. The weighing in
-rree times bothered him, although ii
involved 10 exertion on his part. He
vas il the night before the tight, and
zen when the fight started he thought
Che $4,000 he had wsgered on him
SELF. He hit Nelson hard enough in
tne early rounds OF the fight TO stop
-he average fighter. but Nelson is
abnormal in his ability TO assimilate
punishment and the blows had no ap-
IrecisbIe effect on him
In the betting on the result OF the
SIGHT last night the odds were 10 10 (,
with Cans favOrite. This does not
seem 10 surprise the Nelson men. as
they knew the champion would come
in Tor strong support. Ben Selig, Cans
- manager. bet $500 even with Nelson
that the fight would not go 20 rounds.
and the Dane was more pleased with
this bet than with anything that has
happened in connection with the fight.
lie figures that to win this Cans Will
have 10 make a rushing fight, and that
II he does so he will play into the
hands of Nelson. The latter says that
The harder Cans fights the easier he
fNelsOn) viii win.
WEIGH 1881 POUNDS
Both men were at the 1874 pound
mark when they completed their work
Eesterday- Nelson went on the road
both morning and afternoon and
seemed in wonderful condition. He ex-
pressed the wish that the fight was a
day nearer than II was, as he felt at
his best. His face looks a trife thinner
rran on the eve OF some Of his fights.
IN the past X has been pulled slightly
from the severe boxing he has done
40 20 the eve Of his fights. In addi-
ri0n 10 this his trainer rubs his face
hard 10 tougher the skin and make
less liable 10 be cut up badly under
punishment
Nelson viii do a LITTLE road work to-
day and viii take a long drive in or
Ger 10 get away from his quarters.
The day before a fight is always q try
Ing one for q man In training, as all
sorts and conditions OF men want 10
know in what round the fight viii end.
and a lot OF other Information which
y would be OF great value TO the fighter
i be had Il in advance.
Cans was on the road yesterday
morning for his usual trip OF about
an hour and q quarter. In the after
2 noon he did no work but was rubbed
down thoroughly by Trainer Willie
keCfe. This serves the double purpose
acting as passive exercise without be-
Ing drain on his vitality.
E. TRAINERS As SECONDS
The boxers viii be seconded by their
regular training STATS. Ben Sehg will
. ee IN Cans corner, but the colored
boxer viii be handled by Willie Keefe.
Jack O'Keefe and kid" North. Nelson's
seconds viii be Jack Grace. Ed Moe,
Red cornet and JEFF Perry.
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mary tomorrow between sam Nelson,
a boxer developed by Alex Greggains.
and. Red" Cornet. These men will
enter the ring at 1:z5 o'clock The
principals for the big fight will be
ready 10 start at 2:30 o'clock. It has
been. decided that the men will weigh
fn the dressing room and they are TO
be ready 70 enter the ring Immediately
afterward.
In addition to the car service out
Mission street and also in Valencia
- street, the cars OF the Onondego avenue
}ine. which run in Polk and Larkin
streets, will continue on to the arena
making a convenient crosstown line.
p Tn addition TO this. the cars which run
in Fillmore street and which usually
stop at Twenty ninth street will also
continue on 10 the arena In point OF
numbers the attendance will be the
largest ever seen at a fight IN the
4-4Se4gu street arena Many people Will
be attracted from the country.
The proposed Ketchel-FIynn fight is
BE- hanging FIRE. owing to a differenoe re-
Earding weight Flynn wants TO come
ia at catch weights. while Ketchel. al
though not naming any particular
weight wants Flynn TO agree to some
figure. Luke Marisch heard from both
sides 20 the match yesterday. Ketchel
wired that he would leave Grand Ran
IDS, Mich. for this city on Sunday.
Flynn lights Jim Barry in Denver July
and viii start for the coast immedi-
arely after the decision Of the match.
Tim McGrath. who represents Flynn
ere. has been inclined 10 name 10
0ognds as the weight He says that
ltetchei is out with a challenge TO fight
emmy Burns at catch weights and
tfat be should not ask anything better
rom the lesser lights Of the heavy
weight division. As Ketchel IS appar-
entity holding Billy Papke in reserve
"a To- Gc-f,s F.,.C