The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22

which TO get into shape are hliS1dhtli'
He's ready TO go into the ring TINS
evening il it comes 10 a pinch. Livery
muscle and every sinew of his wonder
f,fl body seem 10 work i'm harmony.
There is nothing wrong with his make
,i, on his form unless outward appear
ances are deceiving. and generally they
are NOT with q man ike Nelson. Who
has trained 50 often and louSht SO
many great fights for the beneht OF the
san Francisco public
BATTIES WITH THREE
Nelson spared six rounds with three
men yesterday afternoon, but eaeh one
Of them was more like round OF a
bitter ring battle than an ordinary
training exhibition. Each was fun OF
action hard punching, stubborn deter
rnination and uncertainty. Each of his
three opponents came within an ace OF
taking the sleeping potion. but the
timely voice of Chief Jack Grace saved
them from the worst wallop OF all
The champion went two rounds with
Jimmy Rea gan first. Jimmy, VINO y
training TO fight Jockey Bennett next
Tuesday evening. Is as rugged a Altte
fellow as ever appeared AROUND LUIS
Village And he seemed TO want 10 dls-
Dlav all his Tue2edneSs ana All ms
ekiil when he stacked up against the
Dane Nobody stopped him lie was
q free lance and he was allowed 10 go
Just as far as he wanted TO-
Reagan stepped right IN ana DeSdn
f6 slam The Battler treated him Just
as he does any other sparrlng mate.
He met him right ln the center OF me
ring and they went to II. toe TO toe II
rVss slam and slam for those three
minutes and the air was fun of gioVed
fists Punches landed and glanced on
SO quickly that the fans could not keep
r. b on them. In the second rouno thr
going was even more herce- nelson
was coming even faster than ever ana
lsea gan was doing the best he could
- hold him at bay. II looked as though
the Battler was about 10 put the crush
ing wallop right over on the nttIe Iei-
lows law when Grace yelled time
OF course. they were all disappointed
MHEELER DRUBBED TOO
Dick Wheeler came up for his next
and he took a merry drubbing from
the Dane. Dick is a tall, rangy chap
and fairly clever but he could not
keep the champ away from him. The
first round was fairly fast, but, IN the
second. Nelson came with such a rush
that Wheeler WAS getting wobbly and
when the time limit expired he was
5ust about ready TO mold on
Jeff Perry was the last man on the
list and he punished the Battier more
severely than any Of the others. In
the second round. he caught Bat right
of his guard and actually rocked him
with full right swing to the Jaw.
This only went 10 arouse all the pent
I'D ire in Nelson's system and the way
he pressed Jeff near the finish made
all the fans stand up and shout.
Besides his boxing stunts, the cham :
pion did his USUAL 10 miles on the road
Ia the morning and PLAYED a few games
of roko early in the afternoon. He
also INDUCED in handball work with
Wheeler and Perry. After the day $
work he jumped on the scales and
TIMED the beam at exactly 136 II
pounds. a good weight for him at the
present time.
Tomorrow will be the real big day
at the Nelson camp. and the BattleT
viii put on an extra pressure of steam
and give everybody a run. He in
tends to box y rounds with the fol-
lowing opponents Wheeler Perry.
Rea gan Duke Charley Rogers ana
Tony Silva. and If there are any more
who would like a little whirl they viii
be likewise accommodated. The box