The Washington herald., 1909-01-15
BAT NELSON IN TOWN
Lightweight Champ Calls on
President Roosevelt.
SHOWS THE KNOCKOUT PUNCH
Declares that Jenries Has No Chance
with Jack Johnson and that stan
ley KetcheII Is Too Light-TeIls
How He Beat Joe Cans with Cross
Scissors WaIIOp.

I wiz not fight Packey Mcfarland IN
I'll he has shown sufficient class said
Battling Nelson in President Roosevelt's ;
Office yesterday. He must beat all the
good light-weights before I viii take him
on for a championship fght-including
Joe Cans"
What do you think Of Jim Jeffries'
chances Of recovering the heavyweight
championship for the white man7T Mel
son was asked
Jim has as much chance Of beating
Jack johnson as you have.
Who. then, in your opinion, would be
the best man in the country to face the
big negro
Jim Corbett-if the bones in his hands
are strong enough now-and Ralph Rose,
the champion shOt-putter OF California. -
he replied.
What do you think Of Stanley
KetcheU?"
-Ketchell is a grand fighter. but he is
100 light 20 meet such a man as John
son
The Battler seemed not 20 ike TO an
swer further questions about Jeffries'
chances, but the inference gathered is
that he thinks that the taking of OF so
much weight by Jeffries to get into con-
ditiOn to fight the negro would weaken
him so that he wouldn't have a chance.
Has -darvin Hart. who once won a
decision over Johnson. and now chal-
lenger. any chance OF beating the cham
pion?~
ssN-o,,a --7,s+s--s- W., H. 49,, 49,.
decision over Jack the big negro's hands
were tied behind his back. but it's DIFF
ferent now
When asked about the story recently
sent out from New York that he would
not fight Mcfarland for the championship
until he had completed writing his book.
entitled Life, Battles, and Career OF
Battling Nelsou," the husky little Dane
replied that ne was in the game for the
Tong green. and not for his health. and
that the purses offered hin TO meet Nc
Farland. elsh. and others were entirely
too small and. besides. Mcfarland had
not yet shown sufficient class 10 estab-
lish anything by . scrap with him.
Il am in the game for what there Is
IN il, and not for my health. and VIII
take anybody on II the purse is sufficient:
that is. If they are good enough 10 de-
serve q AEAL Win ne. SdlQ nelson
Please explain. Mr.. Nelson. exactly the
blow that won for you the championship"
Au right. I VIII show you, II was the
crOss-scissOrs 10 the liver. Open up your
coat and vest and 1 vii show you how I
turn the trick" The reporter did. and
with short. side-stepping movement, he
tapped his interviewer lightly over the
liver.
You felt that. didn't you?' he asked. u
should say I did" was the reply. We'll.
when 7 planted old Joe one there there
wasn't a thing 70 il; down he went and
] won the championship"
Asked about his visit 10 the President
and Secretary Loeb. he said.
Secretary LGeb is a personal friend OF
mine I met him several years ago away
out in Montana on a hunting trip I en-
just passing through en- route 70 nv
home, Hegewisch, IL, and decided TO pay
my respects 70 the President and Mr.
Loeb"
He was given a handsome picture
Of the President and Secretary, and said.
Il VIII frame these and hang them in
the Dsrlor Of my home" Nelson said that
he vas going from his home 70 his ranch
IN South Dakota and from there 10 visit
some oil wells Of his away down in
Mexico.
The BattleT called on Pat O'Coauor- the
well-known referee. and spent pleasant
two hours sightseeing with Mr.. O'Con-
nor in an automobile