The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
NELSON WILLING TO.
TAKE ON FIVE
BRITONS
Lightweight Champion Issues a
Sweeping Challenge for
His Final Ring Bout
By William J. SIattery

tire from the ring forever is the last
remaining wish of Battling Nelson. the
greatest of all the Ia htweight cham
piOns.s If this dream can be realized
Nelson will be satisfied He will ask
for nothing more in This world. He
dreams of naught save this at present,
and the only thing that bothers him, is
the bare possibility that the wonderful
match may never be luade. If any
promoter can accomplish the feat the
Battler will be ready and willing and
he viii also bet. his. hard earned money
on himself 10 beat them ali in the same
ring.
Such. was Nelson's proclamation when
he arrived yesterday morning. Look
ing the same old rugged tighter that
ne was when he left here six months
ago he strolIed leisurely up 10 the
lobby Of the FairmOnt, registered and
was quickly on his way TO greet his
friends Accompanying the champion
was his sparring partner, Joe Ba1ligan
and the pair was joined Soon by Jack
Grace, the man who trained Bat when
he won the championship from Cans.
4 want 10 demonstrate to all the
world that the American fighters are
the only great ones" IS the way the
champion puts il am ready to give
fourth of July Now it is up to them
TO say the word Let them come TO the
front
nave BEGLcus ali llE aSOOu 1lSul-
weights in this country l need new
fields TO conquer 1 have heard much
tam about the wonderful English
fighters, and up to the. present time |
have Kept my peace But it Is about
time that / was talking: so here / go.
HAS HIS MONEY READY
There are Eve of. these Brit
ishers who have been causing SO
much talk lately These men are Jem
Driscoll, Freddie Welsh. owen Moran.
johnny Summers and Jabez White /
don't think that any one of them can
give me night, and just 10 snow every
body that ] can beat them / VIII take
on the whole bunch next fourth of
July and i viii make 1913 pounds ring
side for each Of tnenl-
-sIf il is a question. of fghting one
] viii agree To go on for Sl5,OoO for my
end. /. VIII take Two for So, 600, three
Tor $4,000. four for $4,000, five for
40 0Ov, and IL there are any more /
will give them whlrl for $2,50D
apiece. In addition / VIII bet each OF
Gnem s5 1000 on tie side, the price TO
be even money, that he can. not stay
IS rounds with me-
The only stipulations that make
outside Of TIE purse are that eaeh-tSht
shall be scheduled for As rounds and
that I be allowed 10 minutes. rest
between each bout ! viii not need any
rest with couple of them, but just 10
make sure 1 shall demand this / viii
post 5000 Tor each bout as soon as
the EngliShmen say something.
7 want this fight TO take place here
next fourth Of July This Is about the
best day to show those Britishers up
It's our day, and II is my intention TO
n.e,e Il fhe greatest day in the history
OF the prize ring, as well as the great
est day in the history of the Stars and
Stripes Mind YOU after l beat the
foreigners, I will retire for all time
WANTS TO FIGHT HERE
san Francisco is the place for this
great card, and Jim C0nroth is the
man to handle it. He has handed most
of my big fights in the past and 1 want
70 mil ThiS off If II Is
ever pulled on hope that 1t viii be.
To beat these Englishmen will be the
height of my ambition, and won [
rest easy until the trick has been
turned"
Nelson is all seriousness with this
latest proposition of his. He called
up Coffroth last night to discuss it.
The promoter was somewhat taken
aback with such a gigantic affair, but
it would prove the wonder Of all ring
events If it ever could be staged. Coff-
roth promised to do all in his power TO
help the champion.
Regarding Mcfarland. Nelson has lit
tie or nothing TO say
I'VE won't consider him for while =
replied the Battler when asked about
Packey. He has been running out
lately and doing other queer things,
and, besides, he has not shown any
class. Let him go and beat somebody
first and then call around and see me-
Nelson is full of business this time
but he managed to find time to don
graph for The Call Incidentally, this
is the first time that the great little
champion has ever been taken in such
he dohned the glad rags, and did the
best he coulo to look the camera square
in the eye.
TALKS WITH PRESIDENT
Nelson will leave this evening for
Chicago, where he goes TO see about
getting out his new book His pub
fishers are waiting for him and he must
make all haste to the Windy city. From
Chicago he goes TO New York to full
MI theatrical engagement. so he Will
not have much time to talk fight during
the next month or two.
Il have had a great trip all over the
country THIS time, says Bat. The
best thing ! dia was to call tho
president. he was as glad TO see ME
as I was to him. and we had an
hours talk together We went right
UP and down the line and talked on all
subjects, and he put me wise to many
things that ] never thought of before.
i showed him a few things about
the boxing game and he looked on with
all attention He congratulated me on
winning the lightweight championship
of the world. and asked many Questions
this book and requested me to send
him a copy of It as soon as il is of
the press 1 will do this. too. He
Il asked him about his lion hunting
trip 10 South Africa and he immedi-
Why be went so far as to ask me to
20 over there with him. but / was
forced TO decline. He told me that he
would ike to have me there so that
he could do a little boxing work with
me now and then. He is keen for this
aoxing game.
Before I left him the president gave
ne q very pressing Invitation to cali on
him again when / came to Washington
and / promised him that | would
found Roosevelt a great American citi-
.en-just as he is represented to be
He is a champion through and through
and he knows a champion when he
sees one. Make no mistake about this.
BOOSTS SPARRING MATE
Nelson is great admirer of his
Sparrjng partner, and It is barely pos
eible that he will secure him match
before the North End club here this
month Galligan looks like a trim, well
bufit Young fellow and as Nelson guar
snfees him. he must have the real
6pisffng blood flowing through his
veins He is willing TO go on here, II
oroperly induced.
Nelson had quite a talk with Chief
Grace about training. condition and the
Sfire Grace was one of the first men
"a greet the champion upon his arrival
and the pair INDUCED in tanning bee
Grace VIII handle Bat as usual wnen nc
Trhfs again In Grace,s opinion The
fTe F,ngffshmen would prove easy meat
for the rugged champion.
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