The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-13
Nelson Got Stunu.

Nelson, by the way, was the victim
of a practical joke once away oat in
Los Vegas, n. :, that made him look
like gutter, and the sports of that
lively little town are probably laugh
| ing yet. 1t appears that Nelson drop
ped into town and put up at the best
hotel, such as it was, where he was
welcomed by ranchmen, greasers and
Indians. They insisted on naming their
new park after the distinguished Wis
itor, also showing him much attention
in other ways. Nelson was hero at
once, the local newspaper printing his
picture and stories of his victories in
the ring.
One day q sweeping challenge APP
peared in the paper from the Cherokee
Kid, local pugilist, who had been
forced into the background by Nelson's
presence. The Kid had drifted in<from
nowhere in particular several weeks
before. and had been in the limel ght
political fight on at the time. the rival
factions being led respectively by
physician named Des Marias and
brother of Sheriff Romero. The Cher
Okee Kid had trimmed every fighter
for miles around, excepting of course,
the gun men, and was quickly hailed as
the proper person to lower the colors
of the Battling Dane, Between the
prospective mill and the political con-
vention, therefore, the town was the
scene of many encounters with guns
and fists. In fact, the night before
the convention the doctors and under
takers were kept extremely busy.
Nelson attended the convention with
Sheriff Romero, who soon jumped upon
the platform and demanded silence. As
his aim was doadIv the sheriffs orders
We're readily obeyed.
Guns by the Load.
Gents, I'll give you two minutes to
shed your irons!" he said, II mean
business, and there's going to be no
| more of this lead tossin' unless I toss
it myself! Every Teller walk up here
and put down his gun.''
The sheriff had a small cannon in
each hand as he spoke, and as he was
no trlfier the warning delegates ouicI1-
~ got rid of their artillery just 80
guns were handed up. and there were
12O delegates in the hall. Nelson
helped the sheriff to carry the shooting
IRONS over to the latter's office. after
which the convention gpt down to.
business, with nothing more serious
than a few fist fights.
The boys will be after their guns to-
night" said the sheriff to the Battler
of course, I'll have to give them all
back"
viii they carry them when they
come to see me fight next week ~
queried the Dane. who was clearly
nervous.
Sure thing. And l won't be able
to control them, either! Likely to ba
more fights than the one in the ring"
Nelson said something about feeling
giddy in the head, and guessed he'd
go up to his training quarters for .
rest. How Nelson got out Of the town
nobody knows, but it's a fact that he
quickly disappeared and never went
back
1T was all joke" explained the
sheriff afterward 1--WE wouldn't have
hurt Bat. at all. Just wanted to throw
scare into him to see if he was game
ketcheI Full % Fun.
Ketchel is ALWAYS full Of good humor
in or out of the ring. and likes practical
jokes, whether he is the victim or not
He is always the funmaker at his
training camp. When ketchel was
training up on jerome avenue last
spring an automobile party stopped at
the roadhOuSe one day and insisted on
having some stewed trip ewith onions
The German waiter told them that
there was no tripe in the kitchen, but
they still insisted on having some,
even if it took an hour to get it, They
soon became boiSterOuS and were try
ing to bulldoze the German, when
Ketchel took in the situation at
glance. Quickly dOnning a walters at
tire the middle weight chamDiOn hur-