Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26
NELSON TO VISIT JOHN BULL
Will Meet Freddie Welsh in February
for English Championship.
NO WAY TO COMPARE THE MEN
Each VIII Meet the other Mt His
own style and Some Fast Work
Ia Looked For by Follow
ers of the Sport.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-Battling Nelson
viii sail for England. about January 1.
where, between February II and %, he will
meet Freddy Welsh, champion of Great
Britain, in a twenty-round bout at 1873
pounds for a purse Of 10000. John Robin
son will probably accompany Nelson, who
has been forwarded two round trip tickets
and $500 expense money. On his return Nell
son probably will meet Az Wolgast.
Welsh should be Nelson's next opponent.
The little Welshman is a lightweight and
can make the weight without any trouble.
On that account his right to fight Nelson
Is more logical than Packy McFarland's
for Mcfarland acknowledges that he can't
make 13 pounds ringside and be strong
enough to fight. That puts Mcfarland
among the welter weights. The welter
weight class includes everything over 1873
pounds and up to 142 pounds ringside.
Freddy Welsh's recent victory over
Johnny Summers made him champion of
Englinad, so that II he fights Nelson the
scrap will be a genuine international cham
pionship affair. Summers was a great pub
lie favorite in England, and the Welsh
boys victory made him a tremendous
drawing card on the other side OF the sea-.
Had Welsh beaten Summers here we would
have thought very little OF the perform
anee. for Summers never showed much
class in any~of his American fights after
the first battle with Tommy Murphy.
There's a peculiar thing about the Welsh
Nelson fight Welsh is probably the only
man Nelson could fight in England and
use his own style. Welsh has made a
close study Of Battling Nelson's methods
and has copied them. The English referee
might allow Nelson to fight in his usual
r~oughing. head-boring way just because
that would suit Welsh.
Freddy uses the head-to-the-chest style
OF milling himself. It looks like butting.
and ths dividing line is very slight. The
trick Is to put your head 30 close 20 the
other mans body that he can't strike an
effective blow. Nelson originated this
trick and has used it in all Of his fights.
Nelson also uses the wire hair thing
He washes his haifi in alkali water. He
uses a ''whiskers punch wearing a stub
BILE on his chin and rubbing it into his
rivals eyes in the clfnches.
In other things Welsh has made a study
OF Nelson's methods. Nelson has always
won more by wearing his man down than
by hitting hard. Welsh is a Taper. but in
a very long light he shows endurance that
maj 10 EA1-A ~ go - AAl "a kNA
petuai motion in the ring and pretty rapid
motion, at that He can't hit hard. but he
can tire out any ordinary lightweight by
continually setting the pace. He has a sort
OF eleverness-nothing to be compared to
Driseoll's marvellous science. but rather a
speed that makes him hard to hit. And,
like Nelson. Welsh is very aggressive.
That's the thing he has developed most In
his American fights.
As for their comparative ability 10 assim-
late punishment, there Is no way 70 com
pare until the fight. Nelson has shown
himself a marvel at that Even the great
Cans slugged him on jaw and stomach at
viii for forty rounds and couldn't even
make Nelson slow up. Welsh may have
~assimilAung powers. but he hasn't been
pounded like Nelson. 50 no one knows
about that point.
II il time for the Battler to climb into
. ring again. Nelson has lasted a long
time. has fought a score Of desperate bat