Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-25
BATS WORK
PLEASES A
LARGE MOB
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS AT
NELSON'S CAMP
BRITT TAKES DAY OFF BEFORE
FINAL GRIND
Picture of Last Battle Between Pair
VIII Be Put on Exhibition.
Miller Is Grand
Booster
BY j. G. GRIFFIN

UST because James Edward Britt
Il took a day off and mingled with
y the elite could not be used as a
reason by Bat Nelson, and he put in
a busy time at his new San Pedro
quarters both morning and afternoon.
The Dane is an earnest little worker
a thorough manner.
If this statement is doubted it would
be we'll to ask Kid Dalton. The Spa
ghetti champ figured that Bat would
be tired because of all the work he
had done previous to their engagement
and started in to clean the ex-cham-
pion. Result One flna tn Italiano
hugging the mat at the end of the
third spasm.
Dalton's finish was but the flag end
of a real boxing show. Nelson's new
quarters are commodious enough to
entertain at least two thousand per-
sons, and the limit capacity was
reached early in the afternoon. To keep
the bunch in their seats Bat pulled off
a few preliminary tricks with the bag
and weights and then donned the
gloves.
His first victim was a San Pedro as
pirant named Capell. The lad was good
exercise and Bat let him down easy,
following suit with another seasider,
Peco. Then Eddie Menney was toyed
with for a couple of spasms of both
boxing and wrestling. and Kid Dalton
nffaTnd q sacrifice fn the wind :
up. The kid will not get so fancy
again, for Nelson handed him some
thing to be remembered.
Since he moved from the land of
pleasure Nelson has buckled down and
hit his stride. He does not waste a
minute when there is a chance to bet
ter his condition, and when he meets
Britt next week the Dane promises to
be in the best of shape.
WilIus Gets Busy
With the big show but a week off
Willis Fugitive Britt went through
the dope book yesterday and discovered
many things which tend to point to a
slashing battle between Jimmy and
Bat. For one thing, the pair have
drawn more money into the box Of
flee than any two fighters who ever
met in a series of mills, and they have
also given the public a better run
for the change than any other team.
Willis got busy on one of his adj
vertising specialties yesterday and put
on the pictures of the Britt-Nelson
Colma fight for a trial. The little the
alter where they were exhibited was
packed and not one of the spectators
failed to applaud when the eighteenth
and last round was reeled off.
These pictures will be turned loose
on the public today. Several screens
will be erected on downtown buildings
and Willis will have a batch of ma
chimes working every night for the
rest of the week. 1t will certainly be
one of the neatest tricks ever turned
in the publicity line. and Bill is more
than ever king of boosters.
Tiv Kreling, Britt's partner and boon
companion, arrived from San Francisco
yesterday and will be with James Ed
ward during the rest of his preliminary
siege. Jimmy will resume work today
and with Kreling as an addition to his
training staff he will be able to knock
off the few pounds excess baggage with
which he is burdened with ease.
The nearer the date of the battle the
more promising are the signs for a
record breaking house. Britt and Nell
son have always put up great fights
when together and as both are still
in their prime the usual order of things
should be adhered to. With a chance
to meet Cans again each man will go
into the ring determined to put the
other away, and nothing should stop
the hardest battle ever seen In the
Cabin arena-save the gong at the end
of the tenth round or a knockout still
earlier.