Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-27
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will defend the title he won from Bat
ting Nelson against all corners and II
the public is not satisfied, will give
the Dane another battle. Joe Cans
says he would like to fight Wolgast.
The 40-round battle was fight be.
tween iron men. Nelson who always
has favored the long distance, and
never warmed up to fight until 20
rounds had passed, found in the Ca
dillac, Mich, boy one who could
stand the punishment and improve as
the battle progressed. Only once In
the entire battle did Nelson have a
chance of winning. 1t was in the
twenty-second round when his right
found Wolgast's chin and he sent the
Michigan lad to his knees. Again he
shook him up with hard smash and
it looked as if the Dane would win.
Wolgast came back for more, how
ever, and when the twenty-third round
came, it was seen that the Battler had
shot his bolt. There never has been
harder or more vicious fight in the
American ring. 1t was foul battle.
both using their heads in butting.
Nelson wants another fight and says
he will reverse the decision next time.
He has been fighting nearly IA years.
and Wolgast has been in the ring
about four. It would seem a wise
thing for Nelson to give up the game
now, as he has fortune of more than
100000. Nelson got $4,000, and one
third interest in the fight pictures for
being defeated, while Wolgast pulls
down only $4,750 for his share. Mel
son as champion dictated the terms.
Now it is Wolgast who is in posi-
ton to take the lions share next time.
The pictures should bring Nelson $685.
900 more. Each boy bet heavily on
himself
San Francisco will get the Jehries-
Johnson fight and can say Il told
you So" Gleason and Richard, the
have gotten together and
have come to the conclusion that the
Pacific coast metropolis is the only |
place for the battle. Salt Lake City |
Is eliminated from further constdera-
ion and all that remains to be done
Is to select the site for the ring. Rich
nond, the site of the Nelson-W olgast
battle, is under consideration.
Jeffries is back on California soil
about 100000 better of after his long
theatrical tour. The big fellow Will
go. into training in few days on his
ranch near Los Angeles. He will 40
some hunting in, the mountains and
work principally, for his wind. Jeff's !
old friends around Los Angeles ex-
pressed great surprise when. they saw |
him after an absence of nearly year.
The huge abdomen that had come nat
urally from easy living had disap-
peared, his eye was clear and he
looked as If he was ready to enter the
ring right now, but of course he isn't,
md won't be for months. Jeffries real
ICES that it is going to take lots OF
1ard work to get into the proper trim
% bring the championship title back
% the white race, and he will over
ook nothing in his efforts to do So
He is a glutton for work when In
raining and his assistants have rough
Shedding when they attempt to follow
lis pace.
Some interesting dope on the two
oattlers has been culled from the rec
,rds of Jeffries and Johnson by New
York expert. You will see that JET.
ries is a quicker winner over the
knockout route than Johnson. Jeff
averaged 14-15 rounds to the knock
,ut, while the colored man figured
1-3 rounds.