The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20
Victory Over Owen Moran AS.
Sures Another Chance at
Lightweight Crown
The Question "Who Has Gone
Back FarfheSf?" VIII Be
Definitely Answered
By w. ]. SLATTERY


lated meeting of Nelson, Charley Har-
vey and Jim COGroth last night. Thus
The final detail of the big match has
becn settled.
The principals argued aud wrangled
for mere than two hours. Neither
rEsHted 10 take the man the other
named Finally C0frofh wrote the
names Of SeIIE, Eddie smith. Phil
WsHd, Jack Welsh and Charley Eye
ton on pieces Of paper and put them
IN n hat. The men agreed Ia take the
first name drawn, which was that of
Ihe butcher boy" so he won out
Battling Nelson. looked upon as the
most wonderful piece of lighting ma
c1inery ever produced in the Queens
berry realm, has about reached the
crisis Of his i ( year career in the roped
a- -ena. After his % round encounter
w5th owen Moran Of Great Britain next
saturday afternoon the world viii
know definitely whether Nelson's ticket
10 the championship goal is to be eX-
tended or whether it shall be punched
and its owner thrown aside to find a
resting place in the pugilistic scrap
heap with Jim Jenries, Tom Sharkey,
Terry Mct5overn and others who tried
in vain TO perform that marvellous feat
of coming back
Public sympathy is with Nelson. The
Srcst men of the ring have found i'm
possible. Tn fact. public sympathy al
WAYS was with the Dane. The very
FIRST time he engaged in q contest here
with Martin Candle some six years ago
bc WAS the under dog. lie showed the
cameness and the fighting spirit and
De won when it looked as though he
was nopelessly beaten. From that mo-
l.ent Nelson was q favoTite with the
great mass of men who like the game
or .the gloves 50 wei.
Taking this into consideration. the
tefeat of Nelson would mean a severe
ioIt to the sport i'm san Francisco at
ihis critical moment. 1t Is being nursed
back now slowly but nevertheless
surely. IT must be handled carefully
bv the promoters. the boxers. the man
"a gers and the fans alike. 1t takes
Usn with lot Of influence and a rep
utation for fairness and good sports
msnship 10 be a factor in bringing the
sport back. such a man is Nelson, and
n goes without saving that a victory
Tor him over Moran viii be boost of
boosts for the sport
Ia Moran. Nelson is not meeting a
nE. ambitious, tough youngster Ike
re met in Wolgast the day he lost his
olampionship crown. Far from it. He
is going in against gFizzled veteran
something like himself. man who is
retreating instead Of advancing. There
fore II seems to he a question OF how
each principal has gone back with
5r the last two years.
since the lamentable affair up in
Reno some four months ago the fans
All over the civilized world have taken
il for granted that none OF them can
come back They are using Jeffries a s
the criterion and no end Of argument
or persuasion can convince them that
Nelson OF. in fact. any other boxer VINO
i. hot
Jefries failed to do.
However, Nelson is a far different
snan from Jefries. He's "A different
man from any of the others, light
weights middle weights or heavy
weights. He always has been man
in class all by himself, sort or
physical phenomenon, whom none Of
the experts Of the ring could diagnose
Just when he seems gone he invariably
turns a somersault that upsets all dope
and all Oueensberry calculations.
Moran is almost the opposite to Mel
son. He is fast, aggressive, clever and
= bundle OF nerves. He must be on the
go al the time. lie knows nothing
save his own particular style OF mill
iRg He l. Just as different from the
Dane as crushed rock is from fine
marble There is not even a chance 10
compare the two men in any particular
way
Morsn's record certainly is a Won
derful one. The only one who ever
mastered him is Jem Driseol, the Brit
ish feather weight champion. This was
some three years ago. Though out
pointed in that mill, Moran was far
from z beaten boxer. Driscoli had II
on him = shade in cleverness. but that
let him out. Moran was his equal q
every other stage of the game
The little Briton never lost q contest
r san Francisco and he has been show
A0g lere repeatedly for the last three
49, a close decision was rendered
against him in his miXup with Harlem
Tommy Murphy last February, but this
did not convince the fans that Murphy
won. II anything. most Of them were
of the opinion that Moran had the
shade.
But like many another wonderful
performer Moran has been at the grind
for a long time. His recent perform
ances tend 70 show that ne is going
hack instead Of coming on. All these
years Of steady. constant training are
bound TO sap the vitality of any boxer,
especially 2 man Of the nervous tenn
r5ers nent Of the man from Birmingham.
Nc matter which man, the Dane or
the 3rit0n. is returned the winner next
Saturday afternoon. the contest gives
every promise Of resulting in an affair
10 the liking Of those who admire the
manly art. Whenever the Bsttler starts
the fans are assured Of the action they
crave, and with man of the Moran
csliber to oppose him the Dane will be
forced 10 extend himself every inch Of
the way in order 10 even hold his own
This contest bids fsir to open UP a
new area in local pugilistic society. If
il is the great success which the box
ing loving element looks for then the
game is bound TO come back TO its own,
back to where IT was when Governor
Gillett called official halt last June.
After beating around the bush for
several months. One Round Jack Hogan
has al last come out into the open and
thrown down the gauntlet. He Will get
his first real test over the long route
saturday. December Il, just a week be-
fore Christmas, when he will take on
The re3uvenated Johnny F'rayne in 20
round encounter.
This viii determine beyond the ques
tion Of a doubt whether Hogan is the
Inakings Of a coming champion or
whether he is just a flash in the pan
performer who belongs in the ranks of
h. secopd and third raters. in short,
II mill viii be the pointer TO the
cross roads for Hogan. It's up TO him
10 show his hand or retire nolselessiy