The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
Disparity in Size
Fav0rs Nelson
By r. ~. Sn1yth

The followers OIL pOAiH6 nave ma
terial for unlimited speculation and
discussion at the present time with the
matches already made and those in
prospect. AttelI and Nelson will be
the first brace OF boxers to appear, and
there Is already q diversity of opinion
as to the outcome. Many boxing ex-
perts believe in the old adage that a
good little man never beat good
big man. and they believe this will
meeting of the men. 1t is conceded
that Attcll will soutpoint Nelson for the
first few rounds, after which they look
for Nelson's superior strength to tell
on Attell
One thing AtteI should remember
in planning his campaign for the fight
is that the public pays its good money
to see boxing contest, and not
foot race. He will not add to his
popularity or to his attractiveness as
"a drawing card If he tries to outsprint
Nelson during the greater part of the
fight. He wants other matches hero
during the summer, when the pugilists
expect to reap a harvest, and match
makers may turn a deaf ear to his
pleadings II his showing on this oc-
casion is disappointing one.
Some of the friends of Attell think
he can win from nelson by knockout,
and II he shares that belief he may
carry the fight to the Hegewisch man
from the first tap of the gong. Those
who saw Nelson in action with Britt
recently at Los Angeles believe he has
all his old time speed Of attack and ag-
gressiveness. These qualities have
carried him a long way in his ring
scareer, and IL he retains them unim-
paired he should still be a factor in
the big game of the ring. With I'm
holz, Cans, Mcfarland Britt and others
available, there should be some lively
doings in the lightweight division.
Mcfarland has not settled down to
strict training yet, and few of the
coast enthusiasts have seen him in ac-
ton with the gloves. He is said to be a
clever, rushing fighter. who is always
on top of his man. which makes an
effective style. He has won a lot Of
fights, but no names of prominent box
ers appear in the list Of his victims.
In 4S fights he scored 35 knockouts and
was given the decision on points In
nine other fights. He seems sure of
himself and expresses confidence in his
ability to hold any competitor safely.
The Chicago man has arranged to do
his first public boxing this afternoon
at his training quarters at Colma. He
will work with his sparrfng partner,
Kenealiy, and his work Will be watched
with interest The men who have seen
him perform in the east are already
picking him to beat Britt They say
he is younger and has more cleverness
than the Californian, and that these
qualities should land him a winner.
Manager CofYroth will try to have
Jim Corbett referee the fight The for
mer heavy weight champion will be on
the coast at the time with his the
atrical company and will have con-
cluded his San Francisco engagement
at the time of the fight. It is believed
he can arrange his outside dates in
such manner as to give himself time
to act as referee.
Britt like Nelson, showed improve
ment in his fight at Los Angeles re-
Gently over his work at the Auditorium
last July. Britt was conceded to be in
bad way in the sixth round OF his
fight at Los Angeles. but he recuper-
ated somewhat unexpectedly and was
showing considerable speed in the later
rounds Of the affair. Had he gone hack
noticeably there would have been small
chance Of his recovering In the face of
the sharp competition to which Nelson
subjected him. He should be In better
condition the next time he starts, as
his preparation at Los Angeles was
somewhat hurried, as he had consider
able weight to get off. With three
weeks additional preparation under
congenial surroundings he should have
no excuses to make on the score Of con-
dition.
The reported injury of both Hugo
Kelly and Billy Papke In their recent
fight at Milwaukee postpones for the
present the expected meeting of one of
them with Stanley Ketchel Kelly's In
jury seems to be genuine, while that of
Papke is problematical. There is
strong desire Of the Milwaukee pro-
moters to have ketchel fight in that
city, and Papke's injury is thought to
have some bearing on the matter
O'Connor, who represents Ketchel, says
he will not allow him to fight in Mil
waukee. and that if any of the middle
west fighters want to meet him they
must come here.
With these men out Of the way ef-
forts are being made to induce Ketchel
to fight the heavier of the Sullivan
twins. He is passing up the latter for
the time being. saying he has a more
attractive match in sight. What this
match is he refuses to disclose, and 1t is
hard to guess what man he has in view
as a prospective opponent There Is no
one of any prominence In sight, and un-
public will have to remain in ignorance.
1t was thought that Tommy Burns
had played his string out across the
pond with his defeat Of Jem Roche. the
Irish heavy weight. The irrepressible
Tommy, however, bobs UP with
proposition to meet three men in one
night. Among his prospective oppo-
nents is Bill Squires. who was in
Roche's corner when he met defeat in
the first round. Our old friend Bill
is still complaining Of his rheuma-
tism, but he has as keen an eye for
the losers end of purse as he had
here when he allowed nothing to es-
cape him.
Burns Is breathing defiance at big
Jack Johnson and dares him to cross
the ocean and engage In match.
johnson believes that Burns must come
back some day and he is waiting pa
tiently for that happy occasion There
will be lively bidding for the match and
record purse seems In prospect.
In the east 1t is claimed that boxing
is not as well supported here as it
was in other years. A review of the
fights held since July of last year
shows that the followers of boxing
here are still as liberal as they were