Evening journal., 1910-11-26
FODDER FOR
THE FIGHT FANS
Nelson and Moran The One
Big Match On The Days
Card
NELSON WILL GO FOR
WOLGAST IF HE WINS

Battling Nelson should know by
night whether he will ever have a
chance to regain the premier light
weight honors of the world, taken
from nim by Ad Wolgast James w.
ofroih. the promoter, announced to-
day there would be no interference
,4l ,Ao 2O-i Ound night at Frisco this
afternoon between Nelson and owen
Moran. the clever English lightweight
TIE bout is described by Coffroth as
boxing match for scientific points
and II is said Governor Gillette Is sat
ished 1t is not an illegal fight
II Nelson wins he will demand an
other chance at Wolgast. II he loses
he declares he will go into retirement.
Nelson has spent the past year getting
into shape after his defeat at VOL
CASTS hands and he believes he is HIM
self again. His fight with Anton La
Grave made fight fans doubt that Nell
son had come back but the little
bruiser is confident himself.
Moran. too. expressed great conf
dence to-day that he would be able to
take the battler's measure inside the
20 rounds.
Charlie Goldman. Of New York, is
UbW NtlhE r1OnkA9 lbhAid w ldNi
either Jimmy Dougherty or Ty Cobb,
who meet on the same night.
In a fast four-round fight In Luding-
ton Thursday Jack OLeary. of MIL
waukee. knocked out Cyclone Kinney,
of Brooklyn The men fought In the
133-pound class.
Mike Mesmic, Of Chicago, and Harry
Donahuc. of Peliin, ILL.,. fought 10 fast
lr ~. Ira NJ uf panVIu fIhnVCHUK
The boxing game, which has been
dormant In Los Angeles since before
the Jeffries-J Johnson fight, was re-
Vivod Thursday. when Danny Webster,
bantamweight of Los Angeles. gained
= 20-round decision over Charley
White, of Chicago. The exhibition was
a poor one. but largely attended
AS the men fight to-day at catch
weights. Moran gets the worse Of IL.
He weighs just 120 pounds. and the
chances are that he will not weigh
more than pound more when he en-
ters the ring. The Dane will weigh
about 1888.
"f / win this will be the next to
The last battle I viii fight" said Nell
son to-day. II want to whip Moran
and then take on Wolgast Then I win
retire, but I want to retire a cham
pion'
~ have been chasing Nelson for
three years. and now ! have got him,
said Moran. Wolgast has promised TO
give me "A chance II ! beat Nelson, so
Wolgast might as well get ready to
met me. I know Il can put II all over
the champion, for ! hammered him all
all over the ring in New York for
ten rounds will put Nelson out In
fifteen rounds to-doy."
Benny Slig. Joe Cans former man
ager will referee the fight The men
are lighting for a percentage OF the
gate receipts. which are expected 10
anioglt to S3sDOo.
Jack Goodman. the New York light
weight who Is considered by many as
The equal of any lighting man IN his
class, As one round neared fight with
decisive victory last night over
Young" Sammy Smith in a slashing
ten-round fight before the National
Sporting Club Goodman forced the
hghting from start to finish and had
the best Of every round except the sec
ond. when Smith held him even.
Coroner Moers. of Presuue Isle, Ne.
to-day ordered an inquest on the
death of Billy Dunning, Of Nlilli-
nocket, a heavy weight boxer who
died last night following a Knockout
hlow in a hard bout with Jack Leon
of Bangor.
Dunning four years ago fought
Jack Johns on TO a draw in Millin-
ocket and always declared that With
little more experience he could be
the successful hope of the white
race
The blow which sent Dunning 10
the floor came after five rounds OF
hghting. In which he showed little in
itiative. His opponent forced the fight
ing al the time. landing a hard right
swing % the Jaw for the Knockout.
Dunning leaves a family in Port
land