The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-06
BATTLER WILL.
TRY ONCE MORE
Oscar Matthew Battling Nelson
Declares He Will Force VOL
CAST to Fight Him.
PAYS GREAT TRIBUTE TO
TO DYING PUGILIST
Declares Joe Cans Was Won
derfuI Fighter and Per-
feet Gentleman.

Fresh from his Arizona ranch, confident
as ever in his ability as tighter ant
still eager for the fray, Battling Nelson
former champion light weight OF the world
reached Salt Lake, Friday night. on his
way TO The Yellowstone park for lone
outing. The Battlcr is attircd in his out
inc khaki and has coat OF tan That any
amateur sportsman would be proud Of
He looks the picture OF health and says
he is In tho best condition of his life,
In his own picturesque way the Danc
tells of his outing nj his ranch and ot
his prospective sport in The Yellowstone.
Then and this with all his old time con-
ndence. Mr., Wolsast needs look TO his
crown. for tho rejuvenated Mr.. Nelson
is surely coming back
Forget 1t!
Now. never mind about that Wolgast
affair: that's past and gone But the
next time-that's another story. For a
few months I've been forgetting about
lighting and pretty much everything else
I've been down the ranch enjoying
myself 10 the limit. This outdoor stuff
is great
I'm going To stay there just as long as
the fun and the hank roll hold out II
The fun lasts longer than the bank roll
then I'll go aud get another bank roll
and go back TO the Yellowstone.
81 have all my business arranged so
that | have not worry IN the world,
aud all have 10 do is enjoy myself
Everybody knows ;ha, have never dis
SipateJ o. abused myself IN any way.
Their" Is no reason in tho world why this
outdoor stuff wont put me in the best
shape of my life.
when [ come down from the Yellow
stone this fall 7 VIII bc ready for the
champion ! am going tn he world $
champion before tho winter is over. mark
my word. know that Wolgast doesn't
him int" II. II he refuses to take me
on this tall ! VIII fight any other good
man tina; the public selects. And | viii
keep fighting until WoGast viii have
nc. am young yet. and am going 10
be champion OF the world again before
/ retire"
Sympathy for Cans
The RattIer is greatly concerned over
the condition of Joe Cars. his old tnic
rival IIc wired Cans "A characteristic
message last night. cong "a tuis ting The
mp and told him to win out
Cans is one of the greatest fighters
The world has ever known. lie was a
white black man. a worthy rival and Il
perfect gentleman. certainly hope that
lie fools Them all and lives in spite Of
what the doctors say Cans always was
y samcsler and his last fight is certainly
proving his best one"
Nelson does not think that tho beatings
received ny the negro in the prize ring
contributed 10 his i'll health. He said
thai Just prior 10 the Nelson W olG-asi
fight Cans was in prime condition and
was contemplating re-entering the ring
\ bout this time he contracted cold in
New York and did not take care of II
in time, and galloping consumption re-
suited.
Abdul the Turk, Battling Nelson's
trainer and constant companion, * with
him on his trip. The Turk re-echoes the
confidence of the Dane and is certain that
the next lightweight champion Of the
world will be Oscar Matthew Battling
Nelson of Ueee wisch