The San Francisco call., 1909-05-29
BIG FIGHT AWAITS
THE FANS THIS
AFTERNOON
Champion Nelson Closes {
Strong 10 10 4 FaYorife
Over HyIand
Bv WILLIAM j. sLATTERY

Far the second time since he annexed
the lightweight championship crown
Ratfline Nelson will defend it This ait
ernoon at Jim Codroths Mission street
arena against Dick Hyland- The tough-
esf man he has ever .aeL The batlle
is scheduled 10 go s5 rounds or less.
and tile men viii weigh ia at 100
pounds precisely AT O'Clock
Roth OF them looked iii and ready
lsst night and both We're confident as
febters usually are on the eve OF such
GREAT ring event Nelson ruieu
sfrone l0 to 4 favorite. and every IN
5fcation pointed TO the odds switching
another point in his favorg There
were many Hyland hackers, but they
all seemed n on short bets
BlG CROWD PROMISED
An signs point 10 a great throng
At the arena 10 watch the struggle
Most of the choice seats were disposed
Of last evening, and all along the
sporting line the great night was Inc
sole topic Of conversation EVeryDody
is looking for one OF The most stun
born ring battles seen here IN years, as
bota men are sure 10 tear al eacn olhel
Not in years has Nelson been called
I.ffn TO 90 UP aEd-4let
opponent than the ntt4e IeAoM Wlto
VIII enGeaVOr 10 relieve hifn OF ne
rff1e This adds much more interest,"
10 tic battle. The Batter has disposed
or an rbe clever ones with such COM
paratfVe ease that nobody cOnceGes
man Of that stripe possible cnahce
against him any more
The man who can stand the most
r1unfshlnent- come back and dlspla1 the
9otessarv stamina to wear the otnet
one down undoubtedly VIII be re-
turned The winner Sclen.S3S' Il.l7 60
eraiship and foOtwork VIII not us uIe
enough to give any OF us a ieense 70
consider these qualifications ne I@ilaH @
1virh The power of endurance, the hearl
Id stand up while there is crop OF
fshtfns- blood left in him. and the apli-
itN IL keep in close and fight the otheI
away from him. is the man VINO wiz
walk Ont of the ring the victor before
the sun sets this evening
OF course the champion has most
OF the quail locations ia his taFof, ana
rightly 50. Has he not waded in and
Beaten practically every HsntW elSil
fr ra,s business tOday2 And even bet
ter. he has naWened them ali-iald
them down and 0ut and on each ogea-
sion. save oner wilnin = touhesi ..l,i3 NJ
-0ne- was the Cans affair IN GoidnelG
and though he was declared the loser
on foul ia thp forty-second rouho,
Nelson was ou his feet and the victor
measured his length on the canvas
noor of the rims.
NEVER SIDE STEPPED
since that memorable contest not
one Of rthem was able 10 stand up
gaiust the Durable Dane over me
Marathon route. Nobody can dispute
Ills right 10 the lightweight title. He
began an The lowest rung and fought
his way riEht to the top and during
all that time he never SIDE stepped one
OF them. Any lightweight who was
willing To meet him was always ac-
c0mmOdated.
I4yiand Is one Of the most rugged
81 41far.fa
ring has known. barring Nelson He
began 10 fight along about 1907 IN
Alex Gresgain's memorable Ola san
Francisco club gymnasium down IN
Sixth street below Folsom. This little
barn developed such good ones as Abe
Atteu Eddie HanlOn. frankie Neil and
others who managed TO make their
niche in the hall Of fame. IL was a
school for fighters. not boxers. and Hy-
land never forgot the early lessons
which he learned there
He was not fast in coming to the
front but he kept plodding away. and
al over the United States. only once
he tasted defeat via the knockout route,
and thar was al the hands Of frankie
Ncil in this city nearly five years ago.
However HYland 4ost that fight before
he went into the ring by making l20
pounds. All ring. authorities agree that
Ehls performance must be thrown out,
FOR ever since Hyland has shown 10 ad-
ALWAYS ON THE SQUARE
on account Of his modesty and his re
firing disposition Fighting Dick has al
ways been a favOrite with those who
follow the boxing game. He is earnest,
conscientious and on the square, and
nobody ever pointed the finger Of sus-
picion' at him, though. like the rest OF
chem. he has had many a chance TO
double cross his friends and make a
lot Of money. But Dick passed them all
..1
ard narrow path.
Yesterday was a quiet day for each
Of the fighters. Nelson did a little road
work in the morning and played roko
FOR short time before lunch. In the
afternoon he plOdded around the gym
rasium for haif an hour and varied the
monOtony with another game of roko
lie weighed just 1884, pounds Last
evening he broke up his training camp
and took up quarters at the Sultan
baths IN Post street where he retired
early.
- am delighted to know that willis
Britt VIII be on the job" said Bat
There is q whole lot in having con-
ndence ia man. and / have "A lot of il
in Willis. This viii help out a lot. He
IS 10 take charge Of my corner. and
always feel more confident when he is
there.
The champion will also have Jack
Grace. Nike the Turk. JEFF Perry and
A Abe Sllverman alias Dick Wheeler
with him. He viii wear the ever
familiar old reG sweater. So far as
he is concerned, there is nothing lack
ing
His old friend. Dr. Charles Clinton.
paid a hurry up call TO Nelson's quar-
fers Yesterday afternoon after hear
ing rumOr that Bat was suffering
from cold. Clinton insisted upon ex-
amining. the champion and in few
minutes he heaVed a sigh Of relief
~ PERFECT CONDITION
You are in perfect physical con-
clifton. Bat said the prominent physi-
clan u never saw you better in the
many years ! have known YOU If
condition goes for anything. you can
not lose
Several thousand copies Of Nelson's
book THE Life History and Battles
of Battling Nelson arrived last night
hF express and viii be on sale at the
rineside this afternoon Gregory
Mitchell viii have charge OF them and
a big sale is looked for. This book
has been the talk Of the pugilietic
world for the last year and figures to
be q great hit.
Hyland did q little roadWork yes
terday morning and spent the balance
of the day chatting with his friends
an CroNs gardens. Alameda. lie was
i gbt an weight 1913 pounds and looked
good to everybody who saw him He
VIII come over earlv in the morning
Ia las corner VIII be his manager. Jack
Perkins. his brother Jack, Billy McDon-
AID and Jimmy Foley