The San Francisco call., 1908-04-25
Cans Wants TO Fight
Nelson i'm June
Champions Manager Issues a
Belated Reply to the Durable
Danes Challenge

Ben Selig, manager for Joe Cans
uttered belated ultimatum last
night that the dark skinned mitt art
ist would be willing to take on Bat
Nelson in June before the club Offer
ing the best inducement. Selig stated
that he would be willing to meet Nell
son in either a 20 or Is round mill
and that the purse must be divided 10
per cent to the winner and 25 per cent
TO the loser. In the event of a 40
round contest. Selig says he will insist
on $4,000 side bet. the cash to be
deposited with John T.. Clark.
Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles fight
promoter, is giving the telegraph
wires from the south an awful play in
an endeavor to induce Battling Nelson
to make the trip to the orange belt
Tor the purpose of meeting Phil
Brock, the lightweight who recently
sHpped one over on George Memsic.
nelson, however, is not overanxious to
fight for McCarey and. after reading
over bunch OF the southern mag
mates kilograms last night, he wired
Mac that he would take a fier at
Brock provided he is guaranteed $4,000
for his bit. win. lose or draw.
Such purses as this are not usually
hung up in the trees OF the southern
village, so it is a foregone conclusion
that McCarey will be ready to throw
40 fits before he consents to come
through so freely to the Battler I'm
less he gets his price Nelson will not
waste any time in going TO Los An
geles. He has too many good matches
in prospect around here at the present
time and he can afford to pass Los
Angeles up.
Stanley Ketchel is still shy on sparring part
ners and the two heavy weights whom he has
been seeking for the last week are steering
clear of his training quarters. Joe Willis the
big Vallejo boxer. is getting very tired OF the
game, so strenuous Is the Montana man going
In order to help Willis out Ketchei has or
dered him a suit Of armor which be hopes will
The armor consists of an inflated pad such as
baseball catchers use and a set of ear and
nose nose. guards; When Wills is dtted up with
hammer away to his hearts content.
Mike tTwin) Sullivan will join his brother
JACK at the latter's training quarters Sin San
Rafael this afternoon or tomorrow morning and
then Jack will do his real energetic work. Jack
never seems to be able to get into the going
till his brother is there to help him out. Jack
Is in good shape now and weeks work viii
lit him for the battle of his life.
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan balanced the scales
at the 125 pound mark yesterday afternoon
after going through a series of lively stunts in
his San Rafael gymnasium. He says that he
can handily sweat the. other two pounds OF and
can make the weight in acouple OF hours time
If necessary. In the meantime. Abe Atteu Is
keeping busy with his brother Monte Mt Colma.
Abe brought Eddie Kelly back with I'm, so it
looks as though the Seattle affair was sort
of family mixup instead Of real prizefght.
Johnny Murphy has got over the beating Cy-
clone Thompson gave him last month and will
make his reappea-ance in the ring at the West
Oakland club next Tuesday evening in six
round setto with Willie PurtelI: local four
rounder. Charley Reilly and Willie 0'Nsill. the
little Australian, and Kid Harrison and Nick
Harty are also carded for six round mills.
There will be thrae additional four round
affairs between Oakland ..amateurs.,