El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14
NELSON UNABLE
TO COME BACK
And the Unfortunate Fea-
tUre Is That He Does
Not Realize 1t
By ". ". Nauehton.

san Francisco, Cal, Oct. 14.-For all
that he is loaded down to the guards
with hope that springs eternal in the
human breast, Battling Nelson must
begin to realize that he will never come
back. IT, however. that affair with
Young SaynOr did not convince the
Norseman that fighters. like other be-
ings, have their limitations, the only
conclusion is that Nelson is a mono
maniac on the subject Of remaining
young
What is helping to fool Nelson in re-
gard to his chances Of regaining the
championship is that his chfefest asset.
toWlI his durability is the last OF all
MS lighting fOrttficatiOns that is going
CO show signs Of wear and tear. So
TAR the Dane is as much of a marvel
OF endurance as he vas when scoring
ais biggest ring victories. For that
natter, II ne were to quit right now he
would be remembered as a champion
VINO had never been knocked out, as
the term is generally understood.
shocked out OF time he certainly was
by owen Moran, buL there was never
a traction Of an instant even when the
rlmekeepers were calling their Ioudest
mat his brain was not telegraphing his
legs to do their duty-to place them
selves firmly beneath his body and en-
able him to stand erect
What mean Is that Nelson did not
lose consciousness entirely, even in the
Moran knockout" and 1 guess that
was the nearest he ever came to be-
iDB rendered completely hors-du-com-
nat When the buffetings he has taken
and the knOckdowns he has suffered
are considered, It is really wonderful to
think that he has never been sent to
she land Of dreams.
Endurance Remarkable.
As I have said, his ability to assfm-
Hate punishment remains intact, or
PracJlcally So but endurance alone
never made champion of the world
and that Nelson had TO back mn -bfs
durability has deserted him. while
ceVer q marvel at timing. countering
or judging distance. Nelson q Iva vs.
slroVe to give blow for blow. Even if
while thus engaged he took five
Runches Tor every one he returned. he
did well, for his assimilative powers
enabled him to shake OFT the effects OF
Inc punches which came his way To
PUT II In another way, il Nelson coun-
tered Tered successfully once out of pos
slple i've times, he VS. no worse pun
lshed than his adversary. Possibly that
ured from.
There were times when this desire to
pl non simultaneously with his ODDo-
nent brought satisfactory results early
IN the fight In tho open air contest
with Jimmy Britt at COlma the BattIer
had the tit for tat idea in his head
when the boys went to the center for
the opening round. Britt. who was both
shifty and speedy, grappled a few sec
onds, and then let so his left hook It
landed, but as 1t did the Battler's left
shot in with bent arm movement, and
the glove tore a small strip of skin
from the bridge Of BIRTHS nose. A neater
ana more timely counter was never
seen.
Luck Did Not stick.
OF course, Nelson did not have sim
lar luck every time he was struck bv
Britt and, for that matter, there were
very Few Of the early rounds in which
he timed his returns so well. But IN
Tie long run IL was by awe5..ng BIRTHS
lead and counterlng that he wore down
the native son.
Nelson showed the same aptitude for
giving blow for blow. in his fights with
Martin Candle and Young COrbett. boys