Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
j. e. BRITT
WS FLIES
TO QUARTERS
REUMAN AND JAMES EDWARD
THROW AWAY ETIQUETTE
NELSON'S SHOW is QUIET, BUT
EQUALLY INTERESTING
Publicity Department to Have Action
Pictures Of Fighters obscuring
the Sun This Week.
Webster Here
RY J. G. GRIFFIN

wv HO said James Edward Britt
w couldn't draw flies, let alone a
w mob of fight enthusiasts? The
crowd at the East Side club yesterday
when Jimmy began his regular training
for the mill with B. Nelson two weeks
hence was the largest ever seen at that
popular resort, and hundreds of persons
went away disappointed because they
could not gain admittance to the over
crowded gymnasium.
But those who did manage to slide
through the doors were given an ex-
hibition well worth the discomforts OF
rubbernecking. James Edward was
there in all his glory and with Cliff
Reuman to help him in the boxing
stunts provided an entertainment as
good as some of those handed out for
big money at the cabin.
Reuman is certainly clever amateur
and on several occasions he displayed
class worthy of any professional of his
weight in the business. His ducking
was wonderful and several times Britt
went half way across the ring after the
local boy had ducked his swing.
Britt and Reur- AN were not there for
parlor purposes, and after the first
round of their set-to, which was rather
tame, they stood up and slugged. 1t
was an even break all the way. Reu-
mans weight making up for his lack
T1rtf lC
overtopping both. At that Reuman had
none the worse Of the encounter. and
honors were about even at the end of
the fourth period when halt was
called.
Fast Getting to Weight
The superfiuous meat with which
Britt was burdened when he first came
down from the north is rapidly disap-
pearing, and there is no room for doubt
as to his ability to make the weight re-
quired for his battle with the Dane.
Jimmy puts IN many good miles on the
road each day and with clear weather
most of the time he can easily knock
off the seven or eight pounds still left
above the 133-pound notch.
Reuman, who boxed with Britt yes
terday, is a little too heavy, according
to Brother Willis, so Dannie Webster
will be pressed into service as a SPAR
ring partner. Webster was to have
been on the ground yesterday, but he
failed to make connections and did not
show. He has promised to do better
this afternoon, however, so those who
visit the Britt camp will see the clever
feather in action against James Ed
ward.
Willis Fugitive Britt had one strenu-
GUS day, along with James Edward.
The price of popularity was marked up
when Willis turned down some of his
best friends for admission tickets after
the gymnasium at the East Side club
was crowded to the limit. The Stinka-
dora Kid was certainly panied when he
was unable to find accommodations for
some of his associates, but there was
no way of throwing out those who were
already in and Willis was forced to
inform the late corners that there were
other days in which to see James Ed
ward at his work.
While he did not have to turn them
away at the Oakwood Inn. Arcadia, Bat
place of business with a show that dis
played all the Danes best ring traits.
The immense garden back of the hotel
was crowded with Bats admirers, and
in his own serious way he gave them
a good return for the time invested.
Dalton Is Nelson's Punching Bag
Nelson's chief punching bag this time
is Kid Dalton, but the spaghetti champ
is built to withstand punishment and
does not suffer much from the Bat
tiers onslaughts, especially when he
has only four rounds to go. At that the
boys put up a fierce mixing exhibition
and Bat displayed all his old time ag-
gressiveness and ability to assimilate
all the punches coming his way with
out backing up.
The regulation stunts will be in order
at Nelson's camp from now on. Road
work in the morning and boxing, bag
punching and r.ughing in general In
the afternoon win be on tap every day
for the next two weeks, and with Dal-
ton to do the mingling and Abdul
the Swedish stuff, on the rundown
table, Nelson will undoubtedly be in
grand condition for his fourth encount-
er with James Edward Britt.
The only original bull tosser will get
busy this week with his advertising
stunts and Willis promises to astonish
the natives with his line of publicity
junk. Moving pictures of the Colma
fight between Britt and Nelson will be
displayed on the streets wherever the
side of a building can be obtained, and
the town will be flooded with sized
lithos of Bat and Jimmy.
Dannie Webster blew into town last
night with a full and complete assort.
ment OF advertising matter. All his
stationery bears the sign Fighting
Dannie Webster. and also the implica.
tion that HE Is a Fighter Who Car
Fight BERT Murphy. the Boy Man.
ager,'' also comes in for boost and
Dannie and his picture are very mucf
in the spot light.
Webster won his fight from Joel
Worthington in San Diego at the enc
of the twentieth round and says Worth
ington is tougher than Dalton. Thi.
is all nice boosting, for Of course Dan