The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-21

By WILLIAM ]. SLATTERY
Nelson and wolgast completed their
strenuous training yesterday after
noon Both are below weight. ap-
parently in fettle to make the fight Of
1heir lives and confident of victory.
All Is in readiness for the great light
weight championship battle at Rich
mond tomorrow afternoon. The big
arena is ready to receive its crowd,
9he citizens Of Richmond are waiting
with wide open arms for the thousands
Of visitors, and all that is wanted is
sunshine. If the day is bright con-
ditions viii be right for a history
making crowd and a fight worth cross
ing the continent TO witness.
Though they We're supposed to be on
exhibition only at the Jeffries show
yesterday afternoon at the ball park.
ooth the champion and the challenger
save the multitude an exhibition that
IS not seen every day at training
camps Each fighter is possessed of a
certain amount Of pride, not to say
vanity, and each was bent upon giving
1le fans the best he had in him. It is
DO wonder, therefore, that everybody
shouted as the bouts were in progress.
showed before crowd. The Battler
has fought many battle in and around
san Francisco during the last six years.
and the training exhibition he gave
yesterday outdid any Of his former
efforts. He surprised everybody BY &C
Iually boxing cleverly and giving a
real exhibition OF live foOtwork, some
thing that he has never been known TO
do in the past Nobody ever dreamed
of such cleverness on Nelson's part
before.
GIVES PARTNERS AWFUL LACING
Nelson gave his brother. Arthur: Abe
SllVerman, and Joe Myers an awful
lacing- The old saying that blood is
thicker than water did not hold good
Yesterday. The Battler was just as
harsh, If not more so, with his reIa-
tive than he was with the other two.
~ the end of the last round with Ar
thur. the latter was tottering around
The ring and ready TO take the big
hop.
After the last bout was over the
BattIer pulled off funny one that
fairly took the crowd by storm. In
stead Of returning quietly TO his dress
Ing room he started on a Marathon
run around the park. The farther he
went the faster he travelled. and as the
crowd warmed up to his stunt it
cheered him On This really was the
biz hit OF the afternoon.
Wolgast came in for great ovation.
lie was stranger 10 at least half Of
those present. for he has made but ones
appearance in a san Francisco ring.
Before he had gone half a round with
his sparring partner JEFF Perry, the
little Milwaukee slugger had made
5000 with the crowd by his dashing,
tearing style Of milling. All the fans
like this sort OF thing.
After he had gone through his work
Wolgast had a long talk with Referee
Eddie Smith. The latter is always very
careful TO explain the rules to fighters
before he enters the ring. He had
good understanding with Nelson on Sat
1rday and he wanted to make sure that
-Wolgast knows the rules.
AGREES TO STICK BY RULES
i know the rules, Eddie, and I am
going 10 fight fair and square at all
tines responded the little fellow. I
don't want to win on foul If Nelson
fouls me and I am able 10 continue I
won't claim It All look for is chance
10 wade IN and fight. / know that it is
in me. and ] am going to- show every
body that I am not talking through my
hat You viii have no trouble with me
as far as holding or fOuling is con-
cerned."
The WoIgast money is coming in fast,
though the odds still remain at 10 TO 6.
The Los Angeles contingent brought up
q whole carloadful of il yesterday and
commissioners Tom Corbett and Matt
Malone had their hands full attending
10 ID. That fl viii be a great betting
: light on the outside is shown by the
following telegram received by Malone:
TONOPAH, Feb. 2O.-Matt Malone,
227 Stevenson street, San Francisco:
can you place $4,000 on Wolgast at
the best Odds2
NacFranklin- Mcneil Hackett
These men are among the best known
Enorts in Nevada and they invariably
play the short end on fights. TheE have
been following Wolgast for long time
and evidently they believe that the lit
lie fellow is about due TO become the
lightweight champion. At ali events,
they are willing TO wager their money,
and money talks IN all transactions.
AWAIT RISE IN ODDS
Malone wired back that he probably
would be able 10 get money on today
or al least a few hours before the men
enter the ring. At the present time
the wise followers of the game be-
lleVe that the wagering Will close at
10 10 s il would be a difficult task
indeed 10 place $4,000 on Wolgast al
10 10 6 right nov, as Tom Corbett's
southern clients literally gobbled up
all the Nelson money in sight last
light But as soon IS Bars admirers
see the price rise tie wagering prom
Iscs TO become fast ana furious.
Assistant Traffic Manager James Z
DusTv Of TIE santa re assures the fans
that his Iine can easily take care OF al
Toast - 900 people on the day OF the
svht Three Santa Fe boats VIII ply
between this city and Richmond. The
schedule VIII be as. follows:
M-9.45. 1920, II. -II.3o. y.
j M.-I2:3o, 100. I.25 and . Special
trains will also leave Fortieth street
and SAN Pablo avenue. Oakland, con-
Meeting with Key Routc electric cars
~ follows. A. M.-9:I5. il y. NJ
= o.. 1890. 1880 and :.
-, addition. special electric cars viii
,oanect with every Key Route electric
train at the same crossing. each one
running direct 10 the Richmond arena
g-he southern Pacific viii run special
trains every 40 minutes after 10 O'Clock.