The San Francisco call., 1910-11-26

A 10 round SettO between Rufus Will
viii referee the main attraction.
There was a sudden switch in tn
went up TO 10 to 8 over the Dane
wagering has been even money ever
since the match was made three weeks
ago. Evidently ii means that the fans
believe that the former title holder has
b gone back farther than his opponent
and that Morans speed and cleverness
viii easily carry him over the 20 round
route
This afternoons contest viii settle
beyond the question OF doubt which
man shall be in line 10 meet Ad Vol
EAST for lightweight hOnors. II Mel
son can score decisive victory he VIII
be boosted 10 have q good chance OF
winning back his title On the other
hand. should he lose. the fans viii have
10 say farewell to him as d headline
attraction Of the prize ring. In other
words today viii see the return or the
feparture Of one Of the toughest men
the Queensberry game has ever
known
Moran has the advantage OF Nelson
in youth cleverness and speed stun
he too is looked upon as a boxer who
IS going hack instead Of coming to the
front. Moran has long been regarded
ss high roller and the gay life which
he has led has done q whole lot to-
ward slackening his speed Of late and
sending him back. His last few per
formances clearly show that he Is not
within many points OF being the boxer
he was two years ago
The contest gives every promise of
being whirlwind affair with plenty
Of action from the moment the bell
brings the men together till the last
blow has been struck. Nelson Is al
ways aggressive. always on top OF
his man. trying as best he can Moran
is one Of those dancing, mea surfing per
formers who can step around lightly
and At the same time block and land
an effective punch when the opportu-
nifty offers.
Judged by their past performances.
neither boxer stands out very promi-
nently. Moran boxed a mere novice.
-F'ranlie Burns. here last summer and
barely held his own. little more
than 2 month go he took on Johnny
-F-ravue for 10 rounds in New Orleans
with like result.
Last February Nelson lost his title TO
WolCast over in Richmond when he
took the worst beating probably ever
administered TO any lightwei ght. Then
he rested Up until three months ago
when he went in gainst Monte Dane,
- unknown I'm Kansas City. whom he
hear in four rounds His next start
was against another novice Antoine La
Grave. in this city last month and the
best he got was draw after % ROUNDS
Of Indifferent milling
BUT for an these setbscks. the two
s.~sprers are evenly matched and
should give the fans a treat worth
travelling miles to see. If either scores
= knockout the knowing fans viii be
seratly surprised. Right now. it looks
like 2 fast encounter for % rounds and
nearly ? tossup between them. though
,~ne public has installed the Britisher
eFsvorite at odds OF 10 TO s. surpris-
ing price.
The weather man predicts q fine day.
so Coffroth is playing in good luck once
again. II has never rained on any day
he has picked out for a big ring at
traction during the last four years.
during which time he has conducted
most ali Of the important champion
ship contests held in the vicinity Of San
Francisco
According TO the way the seats have
been selling an immense crowd Will be
on hand To witness the miNup, which
VIII practically mark the opening OF
Blot's arena. The fans viii remember
how the militia gathered there on the
afternoon Of June is to prevent the
Ka aufman-Langford bout after Cover
nor Gillett had cast his official frOwn
IN that direction.
Nelson VIII be handled by the vet
eran fighter, trainer and manager, Alex
Greggsins. and his other seconds viii
he Abdul the Turk. Walter Scott and
Abe Silverman. The Dane did no
work yesterday He came TO town last
night and looked to be in good shape
and high spirits He repeated that if
he won today he would go after VOL
gast and retire.
Moran finished up his training yes
serday afternoon. He remained over in
Shsnnon's in company with his man.
sger, Charley Harvey, and his trainer,
TfV kreling. When he goes against
Nelson this afternoon the Britisher will
be in charge Of Harvey, assisted by
Kreling. JEFF Perry and Joe Long. his |
two sparring partners.
The social preliminary between
Rufus Willian1s and Lupe Carranza, the |
middle weights. gives promise Of being |
sn interesting bout Williams has been |
r Gaming up All the men in his class in /
Ie four round ranks and looks to be 1
lie making OF a great performer |
Carrsnza is clever big fellow with |
fair punch This bout will be staged /
promptly at o'clock
The curtain raiser viii be furnished 1
by Marty Kane, one Of Nelson's SPAR /
ring partners. and Kid Barnes a short |
distance performer from the other side |
OF the bay. This viii start promptly
at I:S0.
The Mission, Howard and Eighth |
street cars run direct 10 the arena and |
ali other city lines ira nsfer to it.
Just before tn odds dropped last 1
night, Nelson gave Commissioner Tom /
Csrbett $1,000. which was promptly |
placed AT even money. This is a live |
indication that the Dane is very con-
f,ient OF his ability to take his British 4
rival down the line this afternoon.
Nelson is a game bettor when he thinks
he is right and An the past he won |
many thousands of dollars betting on
himself, especially when he was a /
short ender.