The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
nelson and MORAN
BEGIN TRAINING
Dane and BrffiSher Indulge in
Race to Commence Work
and Tie Results

Battling Nelson and owen Moran ran
an effort to see which would get to
work first. Both showed plenty of
early speed and it was the consensus of
opinion that this contest between the
lightweights was a draw, for Nelson
started at the grind down at Colma
just about the same time that Moran
began to wade into his work over at
Billy Shannon's San Rafael villa.
Each boxer realizes full we'll that he
must make good use of every moment
of his training time. They have only
10 days left in which to get ready for
the bout, and it is going to be a ham
mer and tongs affair for 20 rounds or
less. and the man who develops the
most speed will certainly stand the
best chance of landing the money.
Nelson intends to adopt new mode
of training this time. He is crazy
about boxing now. He will box from
10 to 20 rounds every afternoon with
anybody who cares to put on the mitts
with him. The Battler's last expert
ence, in the La Grave contest, con-
vinced him that he was not there with
speed enough on that occasion. He
readily saw after it was all over that
he had neglected his boxing and that
he would easily have done better than
a draw with the Butchertown boy had
he needed the advice of his friends and
engaged in more practice bouts.
The Battler started out yesterday
morning by walking down to Colma.
Upon his arrival at the training quar-
ters he donned a heavy sweater and
did six miles more work on the road.
After this, he felt satisfied that he had
done himself justice as far as road ex-
ercise went, so he made preparations
to do his first boxing.
Nelson divided his time between
Marty Kane, Eddie Dennis and Dick
Wheeler. He stepped each of them for
three rounds He looked to be very
rugged and fairly fast, though the trip
up the country did nothing that would
help to aid the Battlers cleverness In
the least He is just as easy to hit as
he has been In the past.
81 guess that ] need more boxing,
especially with a lively fellow like
Moran" SAYS Nelson. 81 intend to cut
out lot of my roadwork and do more
boxing instead. I will keep Kane and
Dennis and Wheeler busy now for the
next 10 days, and ] will spring a sur
prise on some of those wise ones who
think that Moran is going to make a
sucker out of me.
Il did not do myself justice the night
i
was a tough job, because 1 was boxing
big, husky we1ter weight. Why, if
La Grave had been down to weight
would have f1attened him sure. 1t was
only those extra 10 pounds which kept
him on his feet and then he was fad
ing away very fast at the finish, while
1 was just getting good"
Little Moran is going to it just as
fast as the Battler. He put in a busy
day yesterday, going over the jumps
for six rounds with jeff Perry, the
Danes former sparring mate. Perhaps
Moran figures on getting a good line
on the Battler's style and method of
milling by hiring his discarded helper.
who, by the way, also hired himself
out to Wolgast when the latter re-
lieved Nelson of his lightweight cham
pionship crown last February.
Charley Harvey. Morans manager,
does not seem to be at all anxious
about his charge. He is one man who
thinks and always did think that Nell
son would be a very soft mark for the
Britisher in Is or 20 round contest.
Consequently, Harvey believes that
this one is already in.
l. Harvey is trying TO build Moran up
tnow. This is one contest in which the