The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

meet for the fourth time in the ring
next Tuesday night IT Los Angeles.
where they have been matched for
10 round bout under the laws govern
ing snort in the southern metropolis
There is the usual difference of opin-
son among the men who follow the
fortunes Of boxing as to which Of the
lligatweights viii be returned the win
ner.
The majority Of the experts favor
the chances OF Britt because of the
shortness Of the route and his ac-
lknowledged skill as a boxer. The men
who pick Nelson base all their ideas
on the showing he made with Britt in
their 20 round bout in the auditorium
in July OF last year. For six rounds
Nelson had it all over his opponent
and then blew up completely, being
finally outpointed.
Nelson placed all the blame for his
defeat upon his indiscretion in eating
TOO heartily before entering the ring.
Since then. although he has not dis
piaved his oldtime form. he has
shown an Improvement over that which
marked his work against Britt On
the other hand. II is claimed that the
outcome or that fight has given Britt
confidence. especially S he thinks that
Nelson's punch has lost its sting and
that ne can 1A-lAQ 10 Ac-rAS chances " -Shi
the man from Eegewisch-
Nelson missed a point when he in
sisted upon Britt making 13S pounds.
When Britt went TO Los Angeles for
the fight the date was then two weeks
Of He found he could not make the
weight as when he left here he was
well over the 140 pound mark. He
asked for a postponement and was
granted one when he agreed 10 make
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expenses. Had Nelson gone on and
allowed 10 let Britt come in at catch
weights he would have caught the
= Californian out OF form and should
have had an easy time disposing Of
him With the additional two weeks
~1rsininE and the necessity of getting
down 70 l3S pounds Britt viii be in
rnuch better condition.
" When Britt fought Nelson last July
he. had undergone the most careful
preparation ever made by an American
=. = ghter. For 2 year he had been in
Marin county building up and was as
good as hands OF man could make him.
with all this preparation his showing
3n the early stages Of the fight was
. Disappointing When Nelson stopped.
Britt took fresh courage and more
than held his own 70 the end. Since
. then Britt has had but one fight. that
:; the. title Of ulna champion through his
lack, Of appreciation Of stage effects.
-. a large attendance is expected at
:. the los Angeles fight. There viii be
~ added incentive for both men 10 90
their best. as the man making the best
showing viii probably be matched with
:. Psckv Mcfarland in this city during
= the: present month before Sam Berger's
: clnac
P. EergeT is in Los Angeles and viii re-
ii1ei in until after tho fgit. He has been
trying 20 secure A contract with Nelson
IN Wtaicl the latter viii bind himself
10 meet Mcfarland. Nelson has placed
high valuation upon his services. as
ne wants a bonus of ; per cent in ad-
diti0n to the so per cent which natur-
atlywould be divided between the two
6ghteys as their share of the receipts.
II Nelson wins he viii be in a position
10 demand almost anything. as Berger
viii require his services badly.
=, Nelson tntimateS that II he wias he
!. wifi expect 90 per cent for his bonus.
providing Berger does not clincn the
bargain with him before his engage
~.Tefit; with Britt Nelson has another
demand TO make, and that is that Nc
Fs-land weigh 131 rounds at s o'clock
? on the might Of the fight. The east ern
man is something on the light order.
and his request may not be objection
able 70 him
~ Betting has already commenced on
the Tuesday night fsnt. with Britt the
.. r. verite. at odds of TO 10. The bettors
evidently are going on the theory that
Britt, being the better boxer. should
outpCint his opponent in a fight OF 10
rounds duration. Nelson's main ad
vantage should be his superior cOndf-
t3o1. IFe has had a couple OF fights re
2 by hlln when the pace is hot. He is
ambitious TO retrieve the loss of pres
fsgs ],o. suffered when Britt outpcinted
him at their last meeting. He has lost
come of his punishing power, but he
. undoubtedly retains enough TO make
him formidable still
, Abe Attens showing Friday night
was possibly the best he ever made
here. and It could be attributed partly
10 the fact that he had had a lot OF
: pfaetice and his muscles were built up
:. by regular boxing and work in the
Evnasium. Attell has had three fights
sn the last two months. which have
kept him right on edge.
As for Kelly, his friends undoubtedly
FORMED p false estimate Of his ability,
owing 70 the fact that he was able
70 hustle big fellows about and beat
the cleverest boxers in the ring and the
Californian was so fast that Kelly
could not land on him. The fact that
.sirnrny Carroll could land on Kelly
should have convinced those who saw
him work that Attell could do much
more damage TO him The opinion
seemed 20 prevail that he could hurt
Attell and that when the latter was
stung he would not be so formidable
- his friends expected
. u is a pity Kelly did not take on
acme easier game for his first appear
snce here. as he was palpably suffering
from stage fright when he faced Attell.
The mere fact that he was lighting for
the championship was enough to un-
nerve the young boy.
Tim McGrath forwarded articles of
agreement yesterday 10 Manager Joe
o,Connor, who represents Ketchel, for
n nght at Bakersfield on March II be-
tween the Montana man and Al Nefll.
Tim urged O'Connor to return the arti-
cles quickly. so that Neill could go into
training. adding,
while he is working he can paint
she signs for the fight and save the
promoter some money"