The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
NELSON BUYS BEER
FOR HEGEW|SCH MOB
Champion Makes a Speech;
Says Town Will Never
Be Called .Burnham.

Battling Nelson returned to Hege-
wisch (Burnham) last night, al last
worlds champion in his efforts to win
the lightweight title. the most coveted
of all pugilistic prizes, perhaps, not
even excepting the heavyweight cham
pionship crown.
The Durable Dane" landed in the
Illinois burg just at supper time, and
though he was not expected for an
hour or two later, quite delegation
was on hand when the mayor" BEAM
ing with the thoughts of again being
among those dearest to him, stepped
from the train.
The news of Bats arrival travelled
like wildfre through the village, and
in a short time he was surrounded by
a cheering mob of at least 500 men,
women, and children. Bat showed that
he appreciated the welcome by order
ing three large barrels of beer. all of
which was speedily consumed.
| Nelson made a speech in which he
declared Hegewisch was Hegewisch and
not Burnham, that it always would be
Hegewisch and that he was running the
town and would continue to run it. The
crowd yelled its approval.
The Dane Fools En-.
When Nelson left Chicago the last
time one could not have found a half
doben fans in the country who thought
he had a chance on earth to defeat
Cans. 1t was supposed he was down
and out physically as a result of the
abundance of punishment he had re-
ceived In his many battles and that the
time was near when he would be
| he oF he
Poor Bat" everyone exclaimed at the
thoughts of his facing the negro cy-
clone
But Poor Bat" won and came home
with the huckIeberries yesterday re-
splendent in a pair of mushroom ears
and enough rocks on his person to make
the famous Kohinoor appear cheap by
comparison.
Nelson talked freely of his victory
over Cans and their coming forty-fi
round fight which will be held at San
Francisco on Admission day, Sept. 9. He
said:
Says Cans Is Easy.
Il whipped Cans twice and I will dc
it again on Sept 9. That forty five
round route looks good to me, and while
it will enable Joe to keep away from
me perhaps longer than he did in our
last battle. it will give me an oppor-
tunity to clean him up more thoroughly
than ever before.
IF he comes to me like he did or
July the fight will be over in hurry
but he learned a lesson that day, an(
next time 1 look for him to try every
thing in the blocking and sidesteppins
line he knows. But. what's the diff
ference, 1 will get him in the long run
and you can bet he will hit the resir
for the full count before the twentieth
round is reached
Cans cannot hurt me. He knows it
and it takes all the starch out of him
: He is game, all right. but when hi
heavy swings have no effect it weaken
him. In our last fight I felt him grow
ing weaker and weaker as the battl
progressed and we were not fighting
three rounds before I knew I woul,
take his title from him.
DEGREES LAY Down" Yarn.
That yarn that Cans lay down wa
Matched in San Francisco by a buncl
of knockers that hated to admit that
was the better man. They did not thinl
1 had a peek-in before the fight, an
knew of no other way to let them
selves down easy. Cans will lay dowr
again on Sept 8, just as he did last time
but it will be only from the wallopini
= he will receive"
Nelson will be rendered banquet b
the Danes of Chicago at Northwest hal
Friday night.