Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
TEST FOR NELSON
IN MORAN BATTLE
Result Shows Whether Dane
Is Fit to Meet WoIgast in
Title Match.
FORM FIGHTERS UNION
IN LONDON TOWN
Britt Aids Eng|ishmen in Fight
to Boost Wages Given For
eign Scrappers.
By James J. Corbett.

By James ]. Corbett.
NORFOLK, Va, November 26.-Should
Battling Nelson come out OF the contest
with Owen Moran with colors still flying
many ring followers will take of their
hats to the plucky little Dane and wiah
him the best OF luck when he takes On
Ad Wolgast. The proposed match between
the Hegewisch boy and the boy who took
the title away frcm him has been moved
forward to December "a. and is cont1a
gent. l suppose, on the result Of todayrs
mix-up with the clever Moran.
The Battler is the most wideawake man
in the ranks of pugilism today, and out
classes all the other boys when II comes
to grabbing of the rich plums. The Dane
does not need a manager: he KIN ows the
angles pretty well. thank you. and II you
want to put one over on him N q bust
ness way, why, get up early in the morn
ing.
I see where Bat is out with q signed
statement in which he speaks of his plans
for the future, and. referring to the Mo-
away with the long end Of the purse.
Then to win back the title from Wolgast.
is the way Nelson puts 1t confidently.
Surely IL confidence will accomplish the
almost impossible feat OF coming back"
We already can figure the Dane back "a
the throne.
Hate to Admit Defeat.
1t is a remarkable thing about pugtlists
they hate to admit defeat and the fast
that they are ''all in." And almost every
will have some sort Of plaus-
ible excuse to explain how it all hap
ring heroes. It is that good opinion OF
their own prowess that makes champions
OF them in the first place, and probably
L. the greatest asset q boxer can posoosD.
Still, to an outsider 1t often is amusing.
and sometimes really pathetic. to listen to
II we were to hold convention Of the.
pug1listic champions OF the varfousi
classes OF. say, ten to twenty years past
(and this, 1 admit. includes yours truly
the champions OF nowadays. I'll bet that
nine out Of ten would say that the pres
ent title holders cannot compare with
the old boys And 80 it goes. but, just,
the same, youth must be served, and more
particularly in athletics than elsewhere
And Jen and F1tz and all Of we old
timers we'll know 1t.
Poor English Brethren!
1 wonder If the professional boxers On
this side Of the Atlantic realize how soft
it is for them as compared with their
brethren across the pond Think of be-
ing paid $1.5O or 81 night for having
your map mussed up and maybe taking
the count of ten from a good wallop to
the point Of the chin. That's what the
boys are handed over in dear old London.
and now they are organizing a boxers
union to try to boost the wages.
~st tC nm
committees, / believe. Not that James
Edward was ever asked to perform Tor
so paltry q sum-far be 1t from such
but he is anxious to help his Fellow init
artists all he can. and believes the added
prestige Of his name and position WILL
carry some influence with the powers
that be- In the language of the cartoon
list, / respectfully submit the following
question to some of our home talent:
what are you kicking about?'
When announced recently that Al kauf-
mann had injured one Of his wrists in
training, and was forced to call or tho
bout with Jim Stewart, the knockers
rose en- masse and proceed to hand the
ing to him. and a little bit more. Some
few even went SO far as to intimate that
Kaufman had developed a case of frtgid
pedal extremitieS, and thought the w1sest
way out Of the affair was to do the brok-
en- or sprained arm thing, Ia Wolgast.
Kaufman Gives Reason.
When big Al heard what was being
said about him. and that he was accused
Of running out of the engagement with
the Brooklynite he waxed exceedingly
sore, and Immediately. rushed into print
with the real reason why the contest was
postponed or called off,
It seems that the. promoter OF the at
fair, the National Sporting Club. was
handed a quiet tip from police head
quarters that there was nothing doing
for Mr.. Kaufman. Not that they were
sore on the Californian. but the facc
that the publicity given to match IN
which the headline "hope" would be en-
gagged as one of the principals would
cause so much talk and activity among the
reform element that they 1.-THE ponce)
deemed 1t advisable to prevent the men
from getting together even for a little
exhibition -
The second raterS can go as far a.
they like evidently in New York. but the
minute a good, big heavyweight makes
his appearance on the scene he is told to
"skfddoo." Kaufman has lost half q
dozen matches through the police Or
other interference. and thinks his jonah
Is working overtime. To accuse AL OF
cowardice in the Stewart match is the
most ridiculous assertion. Jim would be
the easiest kind Of a mark for the Cali
tornia boy If there is anything In the
dope.
May Loosen Reins.
AS q result of the recent. election in the
state OF New York there is a different
ceiling among the fans. sort of expecta.
ion that all their wrongs will be righteds
Ind the followers of the art of boxin0
ook forward confidently to the comin0
session Of the legislature. 1t Is Thoughts
hat bill similar to the old Horton law
will be introduced. and which will legaltxe
boxing In the state. Under the present.
,ystern of holding exhibitions the athletic
.lubs are doing nobly, but the fans want
@ see the big fellows get together nov
md then, and that Is an fmpossibllity, IL
would appear. just at present.
i would like to see bill put through
hat will make 1t lawful to give exhtbi-
IONS without too many restrictions, and
cave no loopholes for police interference.
n my opinion such bill could be passed