The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-28
BATTLING NELSON
WRITES HIS STORY
Life Fights of The BattIer" Is
Its Title
STILL IN THE RING
Police In New York No Longer Atten-
tive to Prize ighting-News
Stories of the
Scrappers.
BY JEEEThoMPsoN.


New York, December 26.-Battling Nell
son, in his recent visit to this city in the
interest of his book, which, by the way,
probably will be offered to a waiting pub
lie some time next month, has placed
himself squarey on record so far as fight
ing is concerned.
II am willing to meet any of Them"
says Bat Just as soon as they demon
strate that they are of championship
class. Let them fight it out among them
selves and they will find me ready to
meet the man who shows himself the
best"
When asked his opinion as to who is
the most likely of the lightweights Nell
son replied promptly, Freddie Welsh. 1t
looks to me as though he had it on any
of them, and l wouldn't be surprised If
he were the man against whom I will
next have to defend the championship"
1t begins to look as though the police
efforts to stop fighting in New York had
been relegated to the limbo of forgotten
things. Hardly night passes but some
good fight is pulled off. 1t is probable
that so long as New York is satisfied
with short bouts between second-raters all
will go well. If, however, any attempt
is made to pull off a go between two
top notchers we would have revival Of
police activity.
Johnny Kelly, manager of Al Kubiak,
the Michigan Giant says that Jimmy
DeForest must have dreamed that Ku-
story given out by one Jimmy DeForest
of New York town, to the effect that AL
Kubiak is a ringer and that for years
the Michigan boy has boxed down south
under the name of Johnny DAILY, is silly
rot If ever a man named Johnny DAILY
figured to any degree of prominence IN
the ring we have never heard of him,
and none of the other boxing writers we
have conversed with have. Kubiak Is
only q years of age, and six years ago,
as a lad of Is, was working side by side
with Stanley Ketchell in a Grand Rapids
brush factory. 1t is true he spent some
time in Charleston. He was there In the
service of Uncle Sans army and boxed
little but was known by his right name
of Kubiak All the members of the Phila-
deIphia ball club, as well as the Phlia-
delphia bows who play with Charleston,
know him WELL
"Get me that fellow Attell and I think
If we go 20 rounds I will be declared the
winner at the end unless the go termin-
ates before the limit Is reached"
That is what Jem Driscoll said to his
manager last night after viewing the
moving pictures of the last Moran-Attell
fight which were being shown at one of
the Bowery theatres. Jem wanted to see
the champion in action, and was very
much taken with the clever performance
of the little Hebrew. Driscoll admitted
Abe was remarkably fast and foxy, es-
pecially in the breaks, but when 1t came
to a showdown he said he would rather
be in the ring with him than talk
about it.
Drscoll has been matched to meet
Matty Baldwin at the Armory club of
Boston on December 20, and then If a
match can be arranged with Attell he
will pack up and go to the coast after
the go.
Joe Jeanette, the colored light heavy
weight, who has been signed up for six
fights in Europe. beginning next month,
will sail for Paris on December 80 on the
steamship Adriatic of the White Star
line. Willie Lewis who is booked for 10
fights, will depart for the other side
about January or 5. Jeanette and
Lewis will train together for their bouts.
Charley Harvey, manager of Jem Dris-
coll. has received offer from some
sporting men of New Haven, Conn, for
Driscoll to fight Tommy Murphy
12-round bout there after the holidays.
Harvey said he would be pleased to make
the match If the promoters would give
him the amount he demanded. Harvey
would not state what the amount was,
but it is thought it is not less than $500.
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