Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-08
TEN ROUNDS FOR
LIGHTWEIGHT GO
NELSON AND W0LGAST WILL
MILL THIS DISTANCE
CoNFIRMAToRY TELEGRAM is
RECEIVED BY PROMOTER
Manager Jones for Milwaukee Man
Sends Word That Short Battle Is
Decentralization Expected to
Arrive This Week

AID Wolgast, the Milwaukee welter-
weight, yesterday telegraphed Match
maker George Hancock of the Pacific
Athletic club an answer regarding the
proposed Nelson-Wolgast negotiations
for the fight planned for July IL, IN
which he stated through his manager
Tom Jones' that the terms oHered Ior
a ten-round contest with the champion
lightweight before the Los Angeles
fans are acceptable and that as soon
as his eastern engagements are COM
pleted he will leave for the City of the
Angeles to prepare for the battle, the
result of which will decide the titular
honors in the 133-pound division.
BY this decision the purposed strug-
gle between the two men who are con-
sidered the strongest contestants for
highest honors in their class is defn.
itely settled at the ten-round distance.
Battling Nelson the Durable Dane,
has favored a 25 or 45 round contest
from the time that McCarey's repre-
sentative first opened negotiations for
the bout. He has figured throughout
that in long distance controversy he
would have all the better of it owing
to his superior stamina, but Jones,
who is handling all of Wolgast's
matches, evidently was under instruc-
tions to make strong bid for
shorter distance.
"Ten-round contest o. K. No forty
fve-round battle. Too busy"
This message, received yesterday
from Wolgast, disposed of the much
mooted question as to the distance at
which these two men will meet. Man
ager Tom McCarey has been negotiat-
ing for the Vernon arena, and it is
probable that, following the confer
ences held within the last two days,
the Los Angeles promoter will either
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or purchase, or will build an arena
owned by the Pacific Athletic club in
proximity to the fight property. but this
action will in no way affect the ar
engagements for the battle which may
change the situation in the lightweight
ranks.
1t is believed by few fans that VOL
CAST may, when he arrives on the
ground after his eastern engagements,
be induced to change his mind in re-
gard to the route of the Struggle which
may result in an upset in the 133-pound
division, but those who are on the in
side are aware that Wolgast will take
no chances on losing by knockout in
a struggle which would, at forty-five or
twenty-five rounds, be practically a fin
fish contest
June 49, Wolgast finishes his eastern
engagements in a battle at Philadelphia
over the six-round no decision distance,
with third-rater whom he should cas-
lily defeat. Immediately thereafter, ac-
cording to the telegram received by the
Pacific Athletic club yesterday, VOL
CAST and Jones will leave for Los An
geles to enter into training for the
contest with the Durable Dane, and in
the final weeks of June and the first
part of July Los Angeles fans will see
two of the cleverest and brainiest light
weight contenders of the world in train
ing in local camps
Battling Nelson has arranged a dub
fight for June 10 in Oklahoma, with
Jack Clifford, whom already he has
knocked out in FIVE rounds. This meet
ing is merely for the purpose of adding
fair sum to the already large bank
account which the Battler possesses.
Clifford in no way figures to Withstand
the champion longer than in the pre-
vious battle, and therefore the bout
does not enter in the slightest particu
lar into the lightweight controversy
Following this farcical affair Nelson
will come to Los Angeles to round into
shape for the Wolgast battle.
In a message, to the sporting editor of
The Herald, Nelson announces himself
ready and willing to met any and all
competitors for the lightweight crown
who will make the weight at which he
won the title, namely 1873 pounds ring
side. Despite the published statement
recently given credence among Los An
geles fight followers that he is prepared
to retire after another battle for the
honors in his division, Nelson is willing
to meet any man who will scale down
to this poundage at any time, The
Battler insists that as champion he has
the prerogative of naming the terms on
which a lightweight championship bat
tie with the title holder is fought
Therefore, while Nelson at this mo-
ment, rugged as always and full of the
that
champion, is willing to meet all corners,
he insists that the weight must be that
at which he gained the highest honors
obtainable in his class.
Nelson is expected to arrive in Los
Angeles tomorrow or Thursday on his
way to Oklahoma, and as soon as he
confers with McCarey a speedy settle
ment of the next contest in the Angel
city will be obtained.