The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
S P O. R-T- OIL
BY w. o. RlSHEL.

Battling Nelson is still the Durable
Dane. The famous Hegewich fighter
was not beaten by Boer Unholz at Los
Angeles last Tuesday night by a mile.
and and time these two men meet in the
ring for battle over the long route
the Dane will write the obituary notice
ol the Boer- The press accounts re-
ceived of the fight would indicate that
ohholz had all the better of the argu-
heht, but a careful examination of tho
ueldIed accounts published by the Los
Anseies papers after the fight plainly
IIulcales that the same old Nelson was
to,itiils All the tlme while the Boer kept
JdoOlng and poking, but was hacking
away. Nearly all accounts saw that I'M
holz should have the decision They
say the Boer landed two clean blows n
nelson's one, but the Dane was the
stronger and aggressor from the start
10 the finish
IL is the old story. Nelson outboxed
II mas always been thus and always
VIII be. No matter who goes aoainst
Nelson in short bout no matter how
DIG dub he may be, fourth rate nre-
urinary tighter will do. If he will only
poX and stay away he will get q deci
sion over Battling Nelson in ten rounds
now or al any time in his nupiIistic
career There is no doubt but that
tuesday nights battle has taken some
OF the luster from Nelson's career in the
eyes of the general public Those who
nave claimed the Dane was down and
out viii point to his fight with UnboIz
IN giving their evidence.
Will Count as Defeat,
of Cllaer All rules Of doping the ability
Vi d nghter, 1t is mighty hard to meet
sucn arguments. Tuesdays fight will
go down as practical defeat for The
Dane and it will take away from his
dplllty as drawing card. but inst the
same any person who Thoroughly reaI-
ISes the Klnd OF physical makeuD the
Dane possesses, this last battle is onIv
more evidence that Nelson still carries
Ildt wonderful ability to take the gaff.
just stop and think. Boer, who has a
hara punch, landed at will on the sup
posed fatal points of a fighter. As hard
as Unholz could swing a weII-timed
oioW, 1t landed square and fair. vet II
never slowed Nelson.
In the fight with Jack Clifford the
same thing occurred. To the average
person 1t was all Clifford, Just as If was
all Cnholz. but in the Ogden fight the
SLOW thinking and slow fighting Dane
got IN a blow and the fight was over
Any time Nelson and UnhoIz meet in q
long fight, it will be a repetition of
tuesday nights fight-all Unholz, until.
fatigued by his own efforts, he drops
TO the floor, or Nelson slips one over.
and then the Boer will be down and
out for good. Nelson should cut out
those short bouts, for If his opponent
stays away. Nelson will lose every bat
tie he may fight. Making such matches
shows only too we'll that Bat needs Billy
Nolan to look after his interests and
unless Nelson does change his tactics.
il Will be but short time until a lot
of second raters will hold decisions over
him.
Victory Boosts Beers Stock.
The victory of the Boer will boost his
stock in the fighting game, but the first
time UnholZ meets a clever fighter with
a punch, his turn i'm the limelight will
be cut short. Unholz is one of the most
pleasing fighters a person can meet in
ing better than a rough rugged fighter
at the best. Pete Sullivan beat him at
Ogden and would probably do 1t again
in long fight yet Sullivan had better
steer clear of Battling Nelson.
The Boer is able to cover himself
we'll and can stay away from the aver
age fighter for a limited number of
rounds. While he is strong and rugged
yet, the pace soon tells, and Unholz
weakens under the trying ordeal of a
long battle. This was proved at Ogden
when Unholz was comparatively the
man of the two until near the
end of the fight Then it was Sullivan
who was the stronger and he came
within an ace Of finishing the man who
is now looked upon as one of the top
notchers in the ring.