The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
Nelson and Unhoiz
Talk Fight
Dane Calls the BOer a Quitter
and Charge Is Not Re
sented

The fight promoters and the manag-
getic missionary work these days, but
the matches for the future are still in
definite. Sam Berger is still willing TO
put on the Atten-Gans match, but Cans
is not eager to sign. He has learned
from bitter experience that he must
have worthy opponent IL he-expects to
draw any money here.
He should have learned this lesson in
Baltimore many years ago. Herford, his
former manager. said one time that he
saw a fortune IN sight when he hrst
/ took Cans under his charge in lighting
boys he could easily defeat The fights
drew big crowds for & time, but sud-
denly Herford found he was putting en-
( fights which failed TO attract spectators
and il became necessary TO pick men
who could at least give him an argu-
ment.
AtteIFs stand is difficult to under
stand. He wants 75 per cent of the
fighters share for A meeting with Owen
Moran, the English featherweight, and
insists that he must weigh 122 pounds.
He made Nelson do 132 pounds and
Tommy sullivan first 123 and then 1875,
when he saw chance OF losing the
easy money he knew the match would
bring him. Now ne wants to meet
Cans He would not fight Mike CTwin)
/ Sullivan, whom Cans knocked out
I twice, and he surely would not fight
! Joe Walcott, whom Cans outpointed.
There is only one, conclusion to be
drawn from Attelrs actions and that is
that he would expect Cans to agree to
box him gently for Is rounds. If the
! agreement was made public beforehand
no one would suffer. Those who enjoy
boxing could pay their $40 a ticket,
while those who would expect more
action could remain away and await
some more promising match. Cans
wants a big guarantee, which in itself
may block the match.
For a time last night Battling Nell
son and Boer Unholz seemed likely 10
decide high priced match in the Of
fee Of Manager Jim Conroth. They met
there by chance just after Nelson had
7 received an offer for a match with the
Boer at Reno. Although Unholz has q
forfeit posted for a match with Nelson,
he told him he would not fight him for
at least two months. Nelson insisted
that II there was to be a fight it must
be soon and that there be side bet of
at least $500. Unholz finally said he
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Nelson cautioned him that he must
I never again use his (Nelson's) name in
! his advertising, or that if he did he
would thrash him the first time that
they met in the street. Nelson called
him quitter for the showing he made
against Cans. He said 1t was all acting
when he turned his back on Cans and
commenced to box with an imaginary
opponent in his own corner. Nelson
finally drew 81 900 from his pocket and
offered it to the Boer if he would GO
into the back room and fight him then
meeRly refused to entertain any of the
Battler's offers.
Manager Joe O'Connor. who repre-
sents Stanley Ketchel, arrived in Mil
waukee yesterday and will look over
the field TO see If there is a possibiiits
Of inducing Billy Papke to fight ketche
here. The Montana man does not want
to meet Papkc in one OF the ! 0 round
fights which are the rule in Milwaukee
but he would prefer to go from 20 to 81
rounds out here.
OConnor expects to have definite
understanding with Papke or Huge
Kelly. another likely opponent fol
Ketchel. before he returns from the
east He may find that il is wortf
while for him to fight in the east II
conditions are favorable. The pro,
moters are looking foa big match fol
July 4, and if possible Papke will bt
, brought west. He could make lot Of
money here If willing to take tn.
chance with an opponeRt ike Ketchel
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