Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-10
NELSON TO QUIT THE RING
Battler Announces He Will Become
Manager for Pugs Who Desire to
Try Fighting Game.
woIsAsT is SHOWING WEAR

SEW YORK, oct, e.--It took nineteen
years of almost incessant puYunellng 70
pound some common sense into the head
that is carried around on the shoulders
% one oscar Matthew Battling Nelson.
the greatest piete OF fighting machinery
ever moulded while he docs not say 50
m as many words. Nelson Is through
with the ring forever. 20 far as his being
= principal in a bout r. concerned. Tho
onc-time durable Dane now realizes that
he has reached the tcther Of his fighting
prcclivities. and is ready 10 retire on his
iaurcls.
Fighting was BATTLING Nelson's busi-
ness for nearly a score OF years. and
fighting viii continue to be his business
es long as he Is able to din INTO a pro-
fnoter's cars. The ring has been his
business and diversion for nineteen years
and he has no intention of Eivine II up
y, this late date. But VIC maintain that
Nelson has retired from the rins-as an
active participant in H.
Il would be hard for the Battler to
sever altogether his affiliation with the
game that has made him world famous.
20 he Is about to adopt another branch
of the profession, lees arduous, although
aifnost .s rcrnuferntive a. fighting itself.
Nelson is TO sprout out as manager OF
Fighters
why fight yourself when YOU can
have others fight for you?" q Nelson -,
Wow. But II took him nineteen years 70
rrd It out.
Nelson. ~ a letter TO the writer wishes
n spread broadcast that ne has under
taken the msnagement OF George Lam
u,crsou. Los Angeles bantamweIght.
who has shown latent ability IN the four
round game on tho Pacific coast. Lam
merson was in Nelson's training camp
while the Dane was propping himself for
his contest with Bobby Waugh last
month. and the youngster impressed tho
former lightweight champion with hts
speed and stamina. Lammerson's dur
ability was what appealed most TO Nell
son. AZ II recalled TO hie mind tho time he
was tho most tireiess man I'm the ring.
retains stsyiaE Power.
Nelson persists that he has lost none
or his old staying powerb. and admits
that Waugh beat him fairly in the twen-
ty-ronnd bout. And he also admits that
he was lacking I'm an indefinable some
thing that proved TO him tho futility OF
trying another 'ccme back 10 the
ring.
In Laninerson. Nelson thinks he has
the coming bantamvcisht champion. But
what manager does not think 70 hopn-
fully for his meal ticket? Nelson expects
to work out with Lammerson for a couple
OF months. and then 10 bring him east
TO clean up the bantamweight crop. IIe
is desirous Of entering Iammerson In the
free-for-all that Is now being waged In
tiie bantamweisht division ever aince
Kid Williams fouled Johnny Icrtle.
Nelson has earned a rest from ring af-
fairs and should prove a saecessful inan-
aEer, inasmuch as he can impart TO his
charge some OF the knowledge gained
through nineteen yearr Of hard. purpose
niI milling. Nelson is really too old TO
do any more fighting. a. no has passed
the ss-yaar mark, and that ia a ripe old
age Tor a ring exponent. Jim Flynn is 70
ana is stiii fighting. but he Is the 'excep-
tlon that proves the rule.
Nelson began fighting years ago, as far
hack as lsss when he waiiopcd the day
lights out Of walince's Kid. then tho
strong man In q circus. That victory
started Nelson on his long career. Hel
has never been implicated in a Suspicious
looking bout and has never asked quarter
Of any man In the ring, no matter how
severely he was beaten. Nelson's career
III the ring has been an honorable one. I
and he Is deserving OF some return from
the game other than by fighting himself.
More power TO you, Bat.
Wolanst shows wear.
While We are bidding fond farewell TO
Bat. Il would not be amiss 70 BID the
same TO Al Wolgast Although much
younger than Nelson. Adolf - beginning
10 show the wear and tear Of long ring
service. AZ that We believe Nelson can
Gnke wolgasts measure were they ever
to coFne together again. We have some
lifting 60 base our contention on. too.
rive weeks ago Nelson went twenty
rounds with Bobby Waugh. Tho Battler
lest the decision ON points. Two weeks
sgo wolsast wes scheduled 70 50 fifteen
rounds with this same waugh person.
But II didn't so over ak. as woigast was
disqualified IN that round for committing
paIpaOle foul after repeated warnings
So there a base for comparing the
merits OF Nelson and woIgast. two
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