The evening world., 1911-12-19
Nelson, StiI a Fighter, Has
Easy Time With Howard.

- Tie S.~ Icri woid.I
~ HOSE who saw Bat Nelson
make an unwilling punching
bag OF Willie Howard ut tho
Irving A. e. last night admitted that
Bat II something more than a money
Rubber. He's still n hgHter-and a
rsal lighter without fuss. friils o r
frtvol.ty where hg,hlng IL concerned.
There are no fancy steps In Dat
toi,tins book. nc fancy fcints and
hlSalu Ing m%anoeuvrcs. lie IL Jus.
plain bus!ncss-rush. rush. rush.
sIom, alan. slam. and every slam In.
tsAded 10 have some effect Oh the
other fellow. Bat doesn't try TO muss
saybody's hair or runle anybody's
fsolinss by punching him on tho
nee. He regards that sort Of fancy
werk with the same horror that
would overcome him II he found that
time ono had slipped him o counter.
fctt bin In exchange for real money.
Bat WAS Towards master from
start 10 insh During tho ten
resnds no never stopped chasing his
uan around the rims. From the frst
gong he advanced with q grin Of dh.
dalnful superiority. paying no atten.
ton whatever to Howard's hardest
punches.
ENTIRELY IGNORED wALLoPs
OF HOWARD.
Dat didn't exactly hold his ,aw out to
tahe them. ~ wolgast docs. but Ais &C.
~ vas stni more contemptuons. Tor
No Ignored them entirely. He neither
sieeksd nor duckcd nor bllnkcd when
thby LANDED. Ills one ambition, II
ssemsA. Vas 70 catch tho deetins How
ara n pummsi him. What Howard
ucnh 40 cut no aEurs In his calcuis-
tens. n Bat Isn't the iron man Of old
.ttofn take . real acid test TO discover
~ fast
fhs Irving A. c. 10 one Of the Greater
New York clubs that boast = building
eQeciAiiy ersotcd TOR lts purposes. The
c1obhovss u n splendid BOXING arena
eiiron and brick. with concrete floor.
frpproof. It isn't heated. apparently.
hu4 by the time Nelson ana Howard
sepcs rcd In the rims enough ci.ars were
saSn,ay 10 take tho edge on ,ne cold.
Pat and william posed for = nash
fght which dtdn't fash. and after a
e,nr'e OF minuiss save II up and 70.
suaei thsar covering. Shortly after
ward IN. night began. Charlie white
omelailng IN the ring. The bis crowd
settled down 20 enjoy II.
CAT LED FROM THE START.
Right from the start Hat led. Howard
made some showing In the frat round,
although u vas plainly TO be seen that
~ had 10 iiking for Nelu ms PUSHES
~ HE hard body punches. Howard
- very tsst on HE feet = fact that.
eoubinsd with his constant olinching.
grabbed him 10 stay through the ton
rbunds. Up 10 tho six,h II WAS all Nell
~. With Howard breaiIinK reeofds for
spt1nting backward. Hs landed blows
wr.s RoinO away. and now and then
Gwped long enough to mix II ana slug
q lew escouds. lie was rs strong ~
N1lfon. Apparently ~ ruSIed. faster.
A. Able 10 lana when he tried. When
eeeeead too hard Ne ducksd neatly under
ms swings and escaped. When THU
happened Nsison didn't over-rush. bui
turned Instantly AMI fep' rlgh, On tor
81 hts man. There was no escaping him
Ses ana then Howard seemed 10 h,
s.red and somewhat winded through hi
oVo strenuous efforts TO dodge out o.
Danger.
u the sixth rcSnd Howard made 4
ohort rally and landed fAs, with his lief
Ter half . minute or 30. But NelsoI
suyv presscd IN against the punch.
uSti Howard broke and ran agAir
About his time the prootlyn fsveri,
save u up ana ds,ermtned TO ssuss.
11nsclf with staying the ten round
" ciiucAsd constantly. ignored white
oo1ers 10 break and cauxh, Bate arm
. grapevine grip. Exssperated. Mel
o6n tired to pull away. while Whit
hAuisd Of Howard from the other ed
ADD sIclsimed loudly 'Howsr4, your
h~etAinS'-just - u Howard didn't kno'
eli tSout Il. Every one expected to %
Howard disqualified for HE eons,An, IN
fnaetions 81 the rules. but II seems
- against al custom rrscsdsn' q
referee to enforce the ruiss 10 the o,
t1at Of disqualification. Howard huge
he way 10 the end Of the tsnth roun
~ the hn!sh Nelson. although . Mt
wtAded By his spr!nt.nG and wrss'lir
oltorta made Q eps ech In which he q.
played his sdvsstislns genius CAN'T
men," said he. "this was 'ust . III,
frssn'r" Nsu, for me for my hsht wi
Hogan Friday n,sht. rhls 10 the vi
yet ~ training" Howsrd didr
maize q speech.
.Ss'.rn's srd VS. Q little cve- ~
Ni,h gN,t ne ~'n m,ss In the Hog'
aws'- ,N's T-oT'sss 10 be . good So'
for the iedger.
Tha hn-d sh'nv "a As's't You
.Fr,s IN phuafeiph'a-as repar,s {
tvrns has . very busy manages "
ssn1s nut sia'h~rs OF telesra'ns AFT
cosh ~ his bouts. ana II may safety
sA.d that hs doesn't give Erns this vos
Of Il. YOUNG Erns has been posing as
liuhtwslght. although when Packsy n
yarfanu beat MIN n badly q fov mont