The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29
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Nelson Expects to Win
From Dick Hyland

New York, April 29.-Eddie Smith,
have selected you to referee Nelson
Hyland contest Battler will be in
San Francisco shortly and will be In
great condition for battle. Don't look
upon Hyland as anything easy. Bat
tier sends regards TO inquiring friends.
W1LLUS BRITT.
(By Eddie Smith)
Oakland, April 27.-Judging by the
above dispatch the Nelson Hyland con-
test will be staged just as II the Pack
ey Mcfarland match had never been
made, and Fighting Dick" is not TO
be cheated out OF his chance to light
for the championship after all When
the news of the Nelson-McFarland
match was flashed across the country
the fans felt sure that the Hylaud
bout would be declared Off In the ar.
tlcles that Nelson and Mcfarland sign
ed, however, 1t was noticed that Coff-
roth inserted a clause prohibiting
either fighter from talking on a con
test after the first of June As tho
Hyland contest is TO be held on Sat
urday, the 29th of May, which will be
celebrated as Decoration day, II WAS
thought that the foxy Jim Coffroth
had made allowances for the Hyland
contest In fact, / felt sure enough of
it to go on record some few days ago
as saying that the match would not be
dropped.
The Nelson-Hyland match Will de-
velop into big affair before the date
of the contest has been set and those
who at this time believe Nelson q
cinch will be set guessing whcn they
are confronted with the number of
wise men who think Hyland mas a
royal chance. and who will hack their
judgment with the stun that talks
louder than words.
Nelson is of course as confident that
he will beat Hyland as he is that he
is alive and although the articles OF
agreement with Mcfarland call for a
contest between the stockyards fight
CT and the winner OF the Hyland-Nel-
son contest, the Battler has taken 1t
to mean that he and Pacl;ey will be
the attraction on the Fourth OF July.
The funny part of it is that Nc
Farland Is of the opinion that Hyland
will beat the Dane and he has told
Coffroth that he fully expects to meet
Fyland instead OF Nelson. OF course,
Packey may be saying this to get Mel
son sore, for he has outpointed DICK
In a ten-round no-decision contest at
Los Angeles and he may want TO
cheaper Nelson If he can.
Hyland has been lying aboUt the
training quarters down at MilletGS
since the first of the year and he
will be in the very best of condition
when he steps into the ring Tor the
most important contest of his liza
Jack Perkins, who is managing Hy-
land, says that Dick will show great
Improvement over his losl start and
that he is so sure his man will win
that he will be broke gooI and clean
if he fails to come home with the
long end of the money,
Nelson, in a letter TO al fricnl in
San Francisco, has sen. "or1 that he
will start to work his way west inc
r5ediately and that he will have Jack
Grace with him as his trainer In chief.
Grace has proven great find :or .he
Pattler for they get along nicely and
work is a pleasure to both Hyland
t. already located at Millctts, which
place has always been the Battler'S
favorite training quarters and for that
reason he may be forced 10 make
change.