The evening world. Newspaper, September 9, 1905, Page 1

WEATHER—Fatr to-night and Sanday, INAL ‘EDITION | 1 ! [For Complete Sporting Results [ “Circutation Books Open to All”? | for Complete Sporting Results See To- . ; : we c Night's FINAL EXTRA Al “ Circulation Books Open to All.’? Night's FINAL EXTRAS PRICE ONE CENT, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1905. PRICE ONE IGHTERS AT T RINGSIDE: © 4 ars oe | . ) WHAT FIGHTERS THOUGHT BEFORE THE BATTLE, an 4 BOTH FIGHTERS | Ts THOUSAN OSL sinha 133 Pounds, and Nelson a Half P OUT : FOR: BLOOD THREE THOUSAND- ° eg Ne Undies Both iy Good Condition ant - Apparently Full of Confidence. : Excert Edgren Desceibes ‘How Britt and: NELSON ‘THINKS NELSON’S MANAGER BALKS — Nelson ‘Have Been Haggling and Bore ON JEF FRIES AS REFEREE, Tells of the Long Struggle to Atéer ‘Aste 1 heslan ah pees th Get Them Together, WHAT @RITT, Contest in Midnight Conference He Changes : ; THINKS HELE *% His Mind and Says No—Britt Fa- ~ B Robert Edgren | Sep. Britt waa-the idol of the Pacino ; Foy Fe < t \ iby yy Rn bE: whishlabat Danie wppeeted: on ithe ¢ NE vorite in the Betting. Not since that famous seventeenth of) scene, and Nelson's rapid, rise into March, ‘97, whic! mmons turned! jroaunefice Was a thorn in. Britt's \ into rrowiul Si. ¥ } side. s ‘ ‘ prs Knocking out the “aria af ""Britt. nad suddenly become known . ; : SAN FRANOISOO, Sept. 9.—Jimmie Britt and Battling Nelson. are: sty eR Ot ne eat Sedat Mh | ON eu aemnen Dene e ea ey ane sf : : the ringside in the opén-air arena of the Colma Athletic Cltub, all reddy for B bere belp a fe ) he. ‘igne : 2 ‘ 0 Ae palate paptoaestiy ‘ne, Pieronia. Canale A™ battle, a fight which promises to be the best ever witnessed in the West. Brit and ting. iva dete | and others of the top-netchers..| He 7 s Both men are in good shape, and both express confidence of winning. iene grea’ i i f : FRc Magne races rie BY PaRA prorger eoge cibe Sega pera v | Be TREMENDOUS CROWD PRESENT. AOS eres, alr, mig ee semen genet + having’ Mnecked. out US ag f ‘ About the ring is a tremendous érowd brolght from. all eections of the Cqwill ‘beat down on tho file fs spider’ Welsh in. Salt” Lake, was ; 3 Sah ‘ L ne ‘ ds, fn ‘ z ‘ . i mia. One of the gredjest crowds, Orought to the cosst: to meet. some, 0 4 |e et Wi The a b ot fe . box i mend ell the Wistory of te ‘prise ring) hax) che good lopal. boys. Battling Nelson : fyaid in its mood’ round fives nnd Sons) (Battling is : | ‘ ; prepared to stay any length of time. Coffroth estimated the crowd at 9,600, nie Wolter a ese Perak ov ah j i He Pe Bvery one expected a wrangle and delay over the referee at the last moment, : rounds, ed $ ) ‘The hitch over a referee burt the attendance, Nolan Neleon’s' manager first agreed ‘to’ accept Jeffries, but at noon’ changed His mind. Grit insisted on the, champion, and then there begun to be talk of no Mght, 9 COLFROTH SAYS “JEFFRIES.” eae: Then Manager Goffroth made the following statement? aa “Jefiries hae been selected and agreed upon by both Britt and’ Nel- fon at one time, The fact that Nelson’e manager has since changed hie mind and now objects to Jeffries will not alter the, altuation Jeffries will go Into, the ring, |” i : m Vik ae “I¢ Neleon still holde out againet Jeffries, and Britt will not accept. | ; any on there will be nothing for me to do but call It all off and A They. 4%, rte Pay Be ten dnie)—Britt was in the cing promptly with his seoond, wire tng. i even, = th : eens ng promptly 5s mm 4p give the peopje’s money back.” ual ‘Wille Britt issued this statement as At this hour Nolan still refuses to allow :Nelson to enter to his postion: “Mr. Jofirten was sclect-| COON EIDENT AS | PP aad efor tefereg on: vie tose of « cn. He j ‘ing until the referee question shall have been depided, rae ace ee || DHEY WEIGH IN > ‘Every effort is being made to cet him into the indlosure at 3 he Brent . Leoked Like Real Trouble. Fi mee, as the chances of breaking the deadlock would be imlay at the soa the oven eae. +1 < ‘decision was announced Fighters Are /Marvele. sritt ; : aed ys aN ; aes ed che tek, chewintvest Melae cae & Sou CRINGSIDE, COLMA, CALIFORNIA—2.15 P. M. (West Agar ever been beaten. down foo, #0b- | (Spectal to The Evening World) “weil,” ead Nolen, efter Britt had BP finished his statement, “you can say| SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 0.—Hattling | ” for me that Jeffries will not refereo the | Nelson weighed! in at 10 o'clock to-dug |. ‘Those present maw visions of Marge: | te articles of t EBs weight #tzed trouble tf the feght was called oft | Was 189% pounds, just balf a pound Prospects of an exciting fe in kag under the stipulated figure, | vicinity of the arena out ion the barr Britt late, be Deyeeseeetine ges was seven minutes but the 5 fonfelt, which might have been clatmed, y . Then again the talk was that Graney, a ‘would be agreed upon for referee ag e| was walyed by Neleon, Britt tipped the scales at exactly 183 pounds, q baeartoesg tog drifted, in from the A heavy ¢ + fn At 11 o'clock Nolan turnea a ovean A abou 1 ectoeke ing ns nee and declared positively be Pedi / nowever, the picture men say aecept Jeffries, ship they will be able to work their ma-|\ The betting has been ight as the ehines successfully, The machines were | Aight-going public has lost its come dence since It developed that the fight> <.- ers were going to battle for the gabe! recelpis and not a side bet of $10,000, , placed about forty feet from the west ‘The fighters have a private agreement aw Yorkers, Liman Man, Think bane ‘Willie Britt still holds ‘out for Jeff and says “1 fear Nelanll | has defaulted, : RN Britt took a seat'in the southwest comer of the ring. is seconds are now incasing bie hand with strong li See i i i i if nut iN aide of the ring on a platform ten feet above the ground, Thtee machines ere to be used im omer to insure @ com- plete and continuous record. Te betting which had been lively eud~] to box for a division of the purse. The } [ Through it all the spectators are wonderfully: pat ‘eve thys tar remained silent, . ange i atl has just instructed Announcer Jordan to call Jef Gbarlee Beery . oN ee a ote ee met ana| Winner will tuke 60 per cent, and the, : fries into ring. ; ‘ to the referee indicated he thud mot tihe| loser 49. i haga } AES comecan a caste vie 1 ‘ fatth in Nelson's chances he wovld have Britt le Confident. ieee yy he publle believe, and though: there : Oe ees betting doobhe both insite} 5ritt-made this atatement: I will de- And wilhnut the enclosure, earky wager-|fedt Nelson because I am his master, * ing. war inoonsequent. When, I boxed 1 Vi dun inadeted tm ils oppoettion to the] tie trea eats his 8 Sear ae 5. a selection of Jeffries as referee ax the sher and stranger ¢¢ the Snish; hour fue oattle approached. ‘There wan | Pelleve I haye improved in my punch. pn egal sort ing since then, ‘and I, wilt! fatten Ne : nutdhed waa thal Netwon dit aot want| ”, ‘= tan’ twenty rounds, to figat. "It science, endurance ang fi Gamblers Are Busy. : are to be factors in the Aght I will win, Ui ‘The batting showed tmprovement Iater|** 1 know 1 Dossess them.’ Nelson, aa the fight fans wended their way to 1 @lscover that Jam more fit to battle the grounds, and geld coin was piled in i stacks 90 roulette and tare tables, tor | Vit”, Mim.than ‘before. |< will not: ahigte the gamblers, being outside the San enue, but force the Safitiew, @ram, Fysmalene gounty line, plied all sorts of jump, May the best man, wint* ames in the arena, } ‘Though the arena, which souite 18,000, Brits ta Bap ay, i {Was two-thirds Billed by noon end Man- |, Nél#on said: “My condition, could Rot ager Coffroth eetimated the seggipis in| be better, 1 will make Britt's Ife the! neighborhood of 85,000, He de-|erable. ‘There, will never bea. slaved the non-weleotion of the referee | until Britt 1s dakfig theveount, the gong sounds I will @o night at bad kept many from the. a ee aa nade Aaanas et | ean as with toe | Lahag F dr Hi fat ¥ i H - Ghee for Jofirien. . | feel aa it T could go a WITH NOBODY HURT.|, 22:0 zeae entered, te Bi barca poli wen. tase who aw St estan BY | me, and I know that I break Bround. T-atm. nota roterees,, All 1 want Is fe and Kowith win)