The evening world., 1912-02-05
eat Nelson Writes and Tells
Why He Doesn't Think Billy
Nolan Was a Good Manager.

esgrshs. 1919. b, Tie Prs' ruo'thins Co.
the Mes Yorh wofiD.
- ATr1ANG NELSON. writing from
ID Hot Springs, Ark, takes some cx-
ception 20 my remark that he
the fine points OF the managerial
game from one Billy Nolan. / said that
Dae swed part OF his financial success
= . close study OF Billy Nolan's meth
~. Well. II Bats own letter doesn't
suogest that Biny Nolan had the knach
q money making. which after all Ia q
haAAser's business. I'm mistaken.
Ireo Bats account. l wonder how on
4asth hs cvcr got the 100000 that he II
eaoDosed TO have amasscd-and much OF
70 unAsr the Nolan directorate.
1t suggests that his letter. while
ra1Aee long. will make ''spicy' reading,
~. Robert Edgren. Sporting Edi-
ter Evening World. N. Y. City:
Srisnd Bob-It y all right. and Il
v . nice thing to give q a credit
fep what he does do. but for sports
u1Da's sake don't give him credit
VIM pVof INV bab ofus uu-
a11tsted by any INT
TAsro ara \ few things that you
not give 'Iron-Jawcd" BIZ
0edlt for. that I am going to In
oorm you of. You know that Nolan
: never was = manager for q fighter
before or since he was supposed to
lock out for my affairs. Tho first
dine ! ever met or ever heard Of
Nolan was when he was running tho
night club for = lot OF politicians In
Butte. Mont, when I fought Au.
solia Herrera. the Mexican. In 1904.
He wal In San Francisco after my
hrst night with Jimmie Britt, OF
which first the timskcepcr robbed me
out Of . nght by cutting the six-
Seenth round TO two minutes instead
.Of three minutes: then again. at the
hnish OF the bout. when the Honest
~ Bowsry Boy Btuy Roach, gave
the Native Son the declsion.
Directly after the first Britt ight
Harry Corbott (who 10 In the far be-
and Matt LArkin. who had won
over nifty thousand dollars 1850. 00o)
backing mo N my lights on the Pa
cifio Coast. ~ boosting Nolan.
iauding him TO the skies: In fact
they had nothing but suiogy for
Nolan. and when Harry C0rbett and
I eat down 10 talk over the thing,
Corbett sad; bat. you better let
Nolan manage your affairs because
10 10 . very smart fellow. undsr-
standing the night situation thor
cughiy. and he knows every crook
on The Pacific Coast. n they will
have . hard time to Job you or skin
yeu out Of a dollar"
4 few days after the Britt ,Rht
I wsnt up on q hunting expedition
~ the Sacramento Valley. and while
teere received almost daily culo-
J 6sooo colloQuisms via letter, telling
ne how he had mapped out plans
~ the future. what q great nghler
VA. The mrs, match he made for
NJ VA with young corbstt whom I
koooked u In San Francisco In
nDs roundA Just want to show
I how smart . fellow Nolan was In
that match He insisted Get a
g6Asantse Of t~hirty-hvs hundred
dollars (ta.6oo). win lose or draw. II
' 10 had fought mo on n straight
psrcestase. regardless Of how much
V~1resntass the fighters would have
reoeived u there had been a winners
I'D losers end. I would have been
hound TO receive considerable more
7 than the guarantee. as we drew
SDghtly ever ten thousand dollar.
/ Vc@o). That was Nolan's mrs,
xraat move m . manager. Beside,
the guarantee. ! got "a broken r,b
4 the night as good measure. Fol.
! lowing Tho nyht with young Corbe,,
1 ! went on another hunting expedi.
ttou w In The country. while wa.
UNDER Dr.. Charles A. Cinton's car,
,sndl my s1b healed sufficiently 20 on,
\ gage In combat again. While up or
the hunt ! was swamped daily with
o0orU from the Eastern clubs, ans
AZ soon m I rave the word to Nolar
no signed mo mp for three fights n
phfiadelphia. six rounds. with M
decision.
Al Hereford came 10 %PhiindeIph,,
from Baltimore and signed me up I,
, hog "Kid' sullivan In the latte.
city. agreeing TO give me fifteen hun
dred dollars M,boo). win. lose OF
draw. OF course. knowing Hereford
reputation for doing business, I In
sisted that Nolan collect the none
bsfore we would enter tho ylnr
Hereford and Nolan argued 10
some time. and Hereford ccunte,
out a thousand dollars 1000. an,
gave BAH. stating he would Civ
z him the rest after the show.-he sill
owes II to US. Tho two Incident
y that ] have already called your at
\ tention to are some for which yo,
n failed to give "~Iron-Jawed' 1911
y credit. On my Eastern trip tina
= time Nolan made more enemies 10
mo than ! ever had In my life. ex
y cepting the fight with Joe Cans a
0oldneld. New. where he made teI
Z tioes as many enemies.
4 Before we came East. Nolan Ia
HAQ9ted twenty-five hundred dollar
O0.boA OF my money. selecting h!
y friend s>Hakeholder to bind a re
turn engagement with James Ed
ward Britt. w drew up temporar
articles. binding me to be In saI
Francisco by July ] OF that yea
H3ob). The articles also forbade m
10 box over six rounds while on m
Il Eastern trip. 7 cancelled. or rattle
refused. a lot OF theatrical and sho,
s dates. through the East so as 10 b
on California BOIL by July ! and SID
final articles for my return engage
ment with the Native Son; also be
eanoe II I "a a day IatcsI woul