The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
Two Carmen Fall When
Bat Nelson Leads
Champion Lightweight Annexes
Another Title Before De-
parting From City
By Spike

Before departing from the city Bat
tling Nelson put another title under
his well filed jacket yesterday after
noon. This makes the fifth that he
has attached himself to during the
last Few years. and they go like this:
Champion OF wallace's circus. cham
pion of Hegewisch. champion OF South
Dakota. champion lightweight of the
world and champion OF the San Fran
cisco fare pullers and controller bar
wielders. This one goes without the
decision OF a referee or an 0mcial
weigh in and the purse was 10 "c's.
1t was the slimmest piece OF money
that the champion ever hooked up for.
but when he won 1t be felt more
pleased than had It been a. piexus
wallop on Billy Papke. He beat two
men with the same punch and neither
landed q kick On his Jowl This was
one time that the Battler beat hem
all to the haymaker and there was
. The scene was Market and Jones
streets and the ring was pitched in
tented for an opening and the cham
pion slipped him a transfer. after which
the carnan passed TO the front or the
ear. He came back in a moment.
please. He made the same cry several
times and finally grabbed hold of the
Danes coat and, pinehing MIN oiss
I've paid my fare calmly returned
Now. none of that stun. Come on
with a nickel or leave the car.
But l have paid my fare, and once
IS enough for me-"
nix on that old talk. A nickel or
now. kid. am not going to stall
around all day with tramp like you.
Come on. come on. Quickr at the
same time pulling at the bell.
for the hrst time showing bit OF
anger. You got my fare a minute
ago. Once is enough But II youi
think you did not. you had better can
a policeman. You have no authority
TO put me of this car, and l am warn
ing you not 20 start anything you can can
I try any of that rough stun with me-
II you do, you will be sorry
In the meantime the mOtorman got the
office that everything was not Vel IN IL
the rear of the car and he started pack
to look the layout over. he saw tne
conductor grab the champ by the right
arm arm and, md Just tS 20 Pc sf, ar Of the Dane
and got ready to roust him into tne
middle of the street.
| Then the little side play was enacted
Bat, again regaining his usual COM
posure calmly shook both gentlemen
OF his wings and rose to a stanolnS
posture on the seat
Il far as the speaker got. In jig time
II one of those famous high left hooks
collided with the motornan's lace anu
his head crushed right through a pane
OF glass on the south side OF that car
There was a pause and then rignl
shot over on the conductors map ~
bounced back. received another tap and
then 1t found its way through the north
pane of glass.
Silence reigned for a few moments.
Then a bystander who saw It all came
up and said:
.'Why. what's the matter. Baty
Then Bat said Nothing much
The conductor recovered his senses
and. brushing of few pounds or grass
from around his cap. he looked up ana
then looked down and then suudenly
gave the motorman two bells, Whien
means "go ahead
The motorman was Just In good
enough condition to hear and ne threw
on the Juice When the car stopped ct
Powell street the champion got on he
did not even say gOodby to either OF
the carmen and neither of them looked
| at him till the car had good start
\ This was Nelson's farewell play In
San Francisco. An hour later he was
on the train. steaming to Sacramento,
where he played his farewell California
Anga cement This morning he leaves
for Chicago 10 conquer new theatrical
fields. and IL there are any more ngnt-
ing carmen on the line he may take
. them also.