The evening world. Newspaper, December 16, 1911, Page 6

’ EAD the comments on Battling Nelson printed in this column to-day i R They mark the evolution of what is known as “the fighting game.” Years ago--and not eo many years--1t was customary for fighters to Hve fast, diseipate furiously, and throw th ters. The most popular hero of the ring was the man who could go on the S wildest drunks between fights, Extravagant dissipations and exhibitions Of alcoholic generosity were applauded Any fighter who didn't toma hiv Money over the bar after a fight wan considered miserly and unaporteman Mke. Sull'van was the idol of his aim It wae one of Jonn's f stand at a street corner and th Muli ane career Was fomewhat when te a cheerful frame f bills Into the gutter for urching to fight over Min © wan to call for all the Glages at a var, put tn na cloth and then jerk the cloth away initation OF @ aleight-of-nand performe r the craeh he'd pay the damages, never @hing for ohana When Tom Sharkey came here and kept bie money tn hia pocket, and didn't Arink oF buy drinks for the multitude, they called Tom a “tight wad. But that day pasted) Now fighting ts a business The dinnsipat! ne| fighter how in the game He te an outeaat, avotded alike by promoters and follow port The man wh certies respect in the fallow who “Hives cleanly, fr fear and ou eo of the ring comlucts himeeit ike « zeeteman and a like everyday oltieen “Gil” Boag Learns Something About Nelson’s Business Ability.) , ’ ‘ ees, BOAG. who ping syatem aa a bank, with even ‘ Kovud Hogan t “rm hie car to for, it he pe a ¢ h Matting Nets at Friday le paper for h lies e¥ law Aight, thinks he haw a now tne on The! for gion ty Kw in: Ne book Just (we Dane. suine. Immediatcy after every fight he “ve heard people aay that Nelson ts AaB MAA tld BST.” wad Hoag sester ek woul one Ma He's crazy like a paw i, wants for hie mon “* Velen And he's gettiog the money “have a brand new conccpuicn of Bat © Mplaon Aen business man mace My Why, Meet experience Wh bin in wanted : Hat ngainat 1 biked up to Uilea, where N to be, 1 tnet him at It took me Just two daya to fone wmall nd his expenses, all accounted for tonickel He showed me hie 1 was surprised by thi in three on he clear After he meets Nhe leaves for Fort Worth, where he will box ' locol Hahtwelght for « guarantor of 81.000 and week Jater he fights another local be in New oF t. of the ens a lutely refused to back SW Pingic stipulation In tie contract that Brows mato wonder. * tine iat week, When t went up| Nobody elas, after losing a champton- “Never mind what he) ahip, could make people pay bim as 1 feet that Hogan t) much as if he were alll! chample:. He | demands big money e 4d FER saving around with Wat) 4 eae LEARNED 90 w A for a day without a | I things, Nelson refereed Hogan’ him to make any firet fight in Ban Franctaco, a Matever, I called the mateh oft a 4) which Homan won ina punch, ‘To thin od for my train, Bomehow F Jt | nae rm going to Aaht that antppy little kid,’ sald Bat to me when he told about 1 “Bat bills himeelf an “The at 2 [champion the world ever saw,’ and he believes that he'e champion atill, hee < Ea Welgast Nae wdestepped a return elson has it. plain business. pte match. Me pute up quite an argument telgarams upstairs” he told me, jo beat a wonderful lot of lightweights aver J want fight | can have it by |in rie “5 gee any one of hundrede of offers. | 15 Gang M Corbett, Han- and he fig- 4 making mare dcop Leia Blas ures It © ure thing ¢hat he'll beat Wol- Woigast, and ij make a fa ‘olp Neila anay i now that he has fought himself ——— {nto shape, If Wo! Aim. Hat has always been « nese Than. He has @ barrel of money tled up in land. He haa always been The firat time he ever it Lake, and ot $480 for his end. His folks had & 800 Mortgage coming due in @ couple of duya, Bat wired the $480 to @ police eergeant in Hegewisch, asking him to add M0 and pay the mortgage off, and {t wae Gone Just In time. Ever since he has been busy investing his money as feat as it comes in. They can't tell me weight twenty rounde in oan: that the mining sharks ever took money he money” to. go ana side Dot ogy ete teetnon, He teed wants | ‘®™mooth’ or ‘alick,’ hut he hae the hard- ‘ ss eeeate” mprolsept ie he "Test business teed in the world. No ‘wonder (hey made him @ director of the AT oaid wank in Regeswioon.”” #*B rounds in New York on his former conditions, Hugen to == AIG DSEOML Swe im. 1 tried to argue him out Wolverton Has yee ae of Get- doesn't aldo- Almont every me out of the place, with « guara for a fight * @id come local boy who'll make 13) ' ) fighting a fellows and be: m without any chan oany and money for me. Why fight One Round Ie . to be a dangerous boy, when 1 early ae much money for ne uly" % don't care much about oppotchers in short bouts, N at ri pert $2,400 in New York to Pi Dut he stuck, On the second «! had « wire from Buckley offer- , te) match Murphy against Hogan, I ahowed it to Bat, but he never Finally, when I hed called the 4 O@ again and was leaving, Bet * Bee a tne wees tee ie ting Catcher Ainstreet and 4 at 6 o'cloe SSP ec Secte"ecen” “a vant'| Shortstop McBride. Bat, ‘I'll let you have the one ‘pound.’ Two days talk (to get one gognd! Met's the hardest man to do swith that I ever oow. thet ween't the real thin, me. 1 learned that he’ he most methutical business meg wort4, He's « wonder, Bat Ne!- Gap can sccount for every cent he end every cent he epends, and ing else, We were discussing « Got! ‘You're wrong,’ sald Bat, NW how you. I have every letter 494 wire you ever sent me, and & car- bon copy of every anewer I've given.’ "Bo he took me to his room, where he had not only @ trunk, but a mult: foo, Atted up inside as letter Mes ret he took out a keylock and ter farted to that, and then he opened the truak and the sul and pleked out all y and his ansy Me told he fan every business wire and he ever 1, and carcon BY BOZEMAN BULGE: F Manager Harty Wolverton of the Highlandere can find a running mate far Jack Knight who will be eatis- factory to Clark GriMth, the chances are that the lanky shortstop will go to Washington ae a first baseman, while Catoher Ainatr and Shortetop Me Bride will come to the Hilltop. tuoh « trade would make the New York Cluy 4 hummer, For eevera! days Wolverton has been making atreny efforte to meoure Ainatreet and McBride, but GriMth's demands have been than he fei tnelined to Grimith te ana get Knight, but he would not give \ one of hie star catoners and his Shortstop unless another very strong man Was turned over to him by New York That other player ie the one we atery he ever wrote a)! ening minsing to compicie one of t Grotematically indexed and numbered mst smportant baseball deals of the cies #HSY Where he fod (HEM | year GriMih fatimaied that he would io, Ay like to get Chase, but Wolverton 6 BW had dinner in the*note, 1 | wushed at thie. H fair, or beet t wie & : | regular dinner and Bat paid t But | ‘1 would ike to the pubate wald ‘at y that wil od up the waiters check and eeaeured - “ not trade under any circum mezies ee er un pulled a |maneee f him the greatest) $ empats book from is pocket and wrote fret baseme the wa fy ft. Later he showed me an item in Manawer would be foo Pothat book and 1 happened to sew that |@ Man tke that Hal and ft are good fhe had noted down the cost of the dine | and 1am sure that he will Agr. Ho hav us businessiike a bouk- 4 bull for me. This talk of « — * ¢ dissatiafaction on the part of Ohase |e al) tommyrot Ile could not help playing good ball. He ts my frien and T know he w'il help us to get as sd oct ar ReAF the Lop of the adder ax powalble.” Nrookivn. After Wolverton admits that he i» up agains: f Goldiman, had Ht fOr & Rood carcher, and (he securing na in the sev: Of & Good backstop I* hyfone aim right Hufnagie with @ a ia Since Blair has Gren sent to the to wet rid of ank tot pound amateur ir money into the gut) sto] —~ minare whe bulk of thef ‘ark will be up. lshed, Bowever, im the fact that they THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1911, .._ BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK Pi veaarne an ‘enot BANK OFFICIALS KNEW SOMETHING WHEN THEY MADE BAT A DIRECTOR Copyright, 1911, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York World.) * Git Bona ARaved Wit NELSON “TWO WHOL] DAYS, AND WHEN KE Lert , Bat ee HOGAN AFTER’ GAcH ay PANES Notes OF Rec CKPENSAS AND: Ai Defate, NeLSON ALWAYS ADDS UP HIS BILL CAREPULLY AND Jumes ‘ber Gere DINNER, ON THE WATER IF HE ISN'T bien en Down SATISFIED Wit THe RESULT. CeNy IT HAS cost, JOHNSON INVITES |Kramer Says'He Enjoys |@ BRUSH 10 START Brand New Experience | Smecv’™ ix-Day Bike Race NELSON HAS @ IT FOR ae teak | wouldn't hyd to Lon ages d FILING System ever, tl will ever ri tt a t TT Sprint Glens Says He day, rece, aithougt Thad. thought ' Aoutcasa. hai to finish myself more than WITH Comes T'have Will Win, Too, Barring a itined. by Fogler and Chark bi GET te ever vane — Me at a great Men ° Says Facts Would B Be Brought an Accident. fo up to me to wet it back if can.| oh MECEIVED, AT tS ALMA REAEry f me hon All I want {s a favorable opportunity PRS Out That Commission isaac To some it may appear that 8, H y ‘When the siz- race started Did Not Get. bes thin ce cited Klaus and McGoorty Mvemer, for over a decade the ‘ fastest ‘bicycle sprinter in Amer CHICAGO, Dec. 16--A del att euch} fom, distance, “He's y/ t in tts U. h Dec. 27 aa te threatened against President John-| sothing chorused © eon of the American League by the die redieresgreg Neorg ee Sa, Wine tain "charter ‘rowing’ ut | Eaigyit,the sash day of the’ rang BY JOHN POLLOOK, __ || BOXING SHOWS TO-NIGHT. x Kramer io still much iH of the tloxet eale during the worid fm the running, with the brightest NOTHER tmportant match be- at B seriea ta invited by the head of the! prospects of winning, for he is Daigo Pe re middie- |] write Harte va’ Onan Teena te Junior organization. When informed] “fresh as o daisy” and supremely heb toget hy c prank || Founda. sani Yeoterday that Hrush'e club might neok | eomsdemt of leading the pack ecross The fighters who will clan are Freok |] "At Fairmont A, C.—~Rddle Smith redrens, ident Johnson sald em-| ¢he tape at the final mile to-night. Klaus of Pittsburgh and aes bee Benny Franklin, ten rounds, ial Phatically that he would welcome the| gtramer showed no signs of fatigue Goorty of Oshkosh, Wis. They At Olympic A. C—Tommy Cole opportunity ,to get the matter into the| when he came off the track to-day warded as two of the five real good man of Philadelphia va. Joe Stein, MITCHELL THE HE TAILOR courte, where it would be possible to| after an exceptionally 1 wide, men at presem in the middlewelsit | ten rounds. Air the real evidence tn the casa. and at the request of The Giviston entitled to battle for the title || At Sharkey A, O—Johnny Lore hope the New York Club, President | erie jowing state of that clase, Kilauss and McGoorty |] vs. Harry Thomas, ten rounds, “TH St. al AND BRO. BROADWAY Brush, of any one else connected with) mener will meet in @ #ix-round bout at the|f At Long Acre A. A.—AR-star card a Gia ON tattoo out (ce aiween Cre Duquesne Garden in Pittsburgh on the || of bouts neon, “for It wou me the BY FRANK KRAMER. night of Dec. 27. t National A. C., Brooklya—Jim ded chance to wet the gullty In- pil Delan oad Biltlad Persons Bist ot 5 Wetedues Gividuals into court. The commiasion | f AM not given to’boasting, but first of Stewart vs. Soldier ey, ten ts pewerleas in the case, T have taken |g el! I want to way that, barring ac- every ponsible atep to ahow what really | 4 oMents, I am confident I shall win existed during the sale, but the other |tnis race, It ls my fret really long race, mombare are reluctant to act T have | tut not by any means do J regret taking gummon before the com: |nart, 1 find it an agrecabte c'ange for a ss eeniner, but, having {Hort Faces and not nearly as hard as or along thie line, it fe up to the |! had thought. Individuals themselves, and none have| ‘The only distress I have felt was after chown a» willingness to divulge what |tne epill Wednesday night 11 which T ire tm town today to |} rounds, al At Gowanus A. C., Gouth Brook: orweiabty 7 int Mrottee: || —Frankfe Callahan AMUSEMENTS, od wit bs Finite Hl ate fu ime wea Bele : ¥ At Standard A. C,, Greenpoint— ont at, Vernon, . or wis ne gentler the menage ot || Harry Stone ve. Jim Flynn, ten ‘Tvery, who is also the manager of MoFar |] rounds, At Liberal A. S. Staten Island— tetive 1. t0- Jilly Ad ‘Walter Hennesee: coat agit or ie winner Es a ten round, ide | fing Nelson-Ons dattle, ore they know. hie tote to oun. {MFt my shoulder, Otherwise 1 have Wel ‘ai ee jane Be agro fo, the of “In cou ny Donetble Wb tno oan, poens witnesses and it Would net’ teke [Wt NMS 8 aobe oF 6 Salm. tack obras te ‘chances ‘are mcoept So ei vafantan cae aris ta fe cen Poe witieike, publi: the aames ot| EXPERIENCE 80 FAR AN AGREE- eae _ ae Sepolamne Joa. partion wanted. President Rrush of the ABLE SURPRISE. | ams no looser, the a New York Club haa done nothing but] 1 geep soundly every time I am off| | Temes iar il noe get Min enough ‘ign, Mase Dinder the Investigation 90 far, and | 9 eee eee een cellent appetite |; pect that He a inen severed. thelr oa EMENTS. id th « rte a thorough ene itimdal, ne has offered [and T do not exaggerate when T say that no esatetance.’ in many wWaya I am enjoying the ex- een a ean ASSN SSS ERIS my nson is mow the manneet 9 see Maloney, — itumy Taking hun under hia wing aftr be had NEW vouu’ been informed by Maloney that ally waa not doing his business any 1 re Jim @mith, the ar reas prot - h confident, yet I think my statement ts"! juatified. or this reason. , “If It comes down to a queation of @ mile eprint to-night with either Clarke | Smith ek consented to to Sweeney. Willlama, the young fel: or Fogler, I think 1 can beat ‘em out." low, dil protty well last aeason, but he tow, at pretty wall lat senson: eit ew| Washington a Wants “Jack” |“BAT” NELSON 100 MUCH - ightweight fighter of (hes eee U4 ey over ve ihiadal- , Where he will tase ce Ree fa bas fighter, 4m the main UDR WARE, aaa vee tae ‘aiiich takes place befure, the Tonilanetpiua. to-night, | Gibbous art fell tan damiee || PARK § | best catchers in the b ines nd many |managers have been atter him, Clark Yack Ward, the mat named "Russell has been algued FOR BOBBY WILSON. |=, ay sings ETY Buay,. ae end, unless a trade is insde for @ star, Knight and Another Good iii, ei Weal state, He Set GAI AY, 46 ae those two will have to Mgt it out for UTICA, N. Dec, 16,—Battling Nel- | (l"fitin, "has (en Want st in tow ELSIE Penn iba an sor p entre, E Mit second choice backstop. Man—Baseball Gossip son and Hobby Wilson of this city ite, ions, th a selterreit of St: - ey THE MI Li | Alnetreet a Great Catoher. = boxed ten hurd rounds before a crowd alot remnt regard #8 the ore nape Pes flier To Ly Alnatrest of Washfhgton ix one of the a) of about 1,00 here last night. Nelson “Sampion ft fit Ae Bree we fs |) William Co! *4 Eee The Joyous Rats ae Ee Operetta, had the better of most of the rounds, 7, Ogle Olrsle have at last succeeded in beating y 0 Mio awe rouse 10, Manhattan © 4. Fay aa 5.18, eyese , but Wilson stood up to him and fought | utogttng whi % ‘tan JGrimth realizes the value of this man, jathewson one genie, back all the The Battler had jer is not the good fighter he The Quaker Girl WASiab MARIE DRESSER. however, and nobody is going to get him! Wang wy, Wilson groggy in the sixth round, but HA ae a ante Rules Modified. bi = Orcas will probabl hy sig Unless they turn loge something QUAY] oN Mf, WARD, the new president | Misr caine Pack and made & good} _Althouth, Haste, pg eo Deane fo Be ROSE STAHL . i an good mary of the Boston club, who {9 & mem-| Wilson walked 1% pounds at 6 P.M, | Wednenday uielt. Iie te everthing ane us RO: Wolverton je anxtous to got McBride ber of the Rules Committee, ts not| while Nelson came in at catchweights, | confident that ! cna at Dan Ay ne Brown BO a ee SMa, Wale of Washington for shortstop, and that a rule, [He looked to welkh about 140 pounds, | taehter that he for Marquis of | MORh. favo Croas in kely to Pe kas it evident that he 16 thinking of| at St satiated with the foul strt na at the ringside Jack Kolght tn a trade. and it ts likely that he will propose |The articles ca) Be day, 2 URY comet, | | [ets boat a *, i M ee aie hanauer of the Tlightanderal some changes when the committee meots | Q' permitting Nelson |” s56 chovn fe est henry: CRITERION ¥, Mats, ‘To. “THE GARDEN A beltev athe makings of a good{after Chrisinas, Mr. Ward thinks the | to box hems Bae Re mmage wie | terug. th Wid PASSER s- WALLACK’S 4yv2) 4, Sot ot te, team Just ae (hinge stand, Dut naturally] Present foul strike rule a severe hand. | mom & f PiAsee. te ison’ LL ay & Wed ‘and he thinks the |Pody continuously, landing THyATRE, FARLI: ’ “Al he Wants to improve it If he can, Un-/cap on the pite Pip thas her 1 | fae rhe | to tes was. SS ws DISR. Lt low he can wet Ainstreet and Moliride| batter would have a better chance if] 2mm ill, ett tine te how oig! e ft Ke Er, 6.16, Mats, t only the first foul was called as OF 8 CLR ne id the mniitowelaht limit, 488 pounda 15, Wed, Mat, 60:-61, |e will atand pat, fe thinks the pitas 4 ie Wiison's showin was not good , "98 He an en-riur the musies jine staff will be wonderfully strength: first two. eo 8 enough to warrant bout being called | Mike ii HI reese K | iT nh, cy Jened by the addition of MeConnell, the f eyed a draw, but he ni good ime | dimmu BirU bay eve, Dec. 23rd Mats Wet. se 2 Li ni ling fellow woo wan thre thish thet ne ) [pression by sti neat Salo Next Mon, Mai, Ores iow Er, Ago) MoConnell proved the beat pall tw hit. TNpison and taking that he W. dia st eihe Basiorn League last 6 he believes it unjust tor et age LIBERTY iti) i: iay 8 Wea eh ta a the to have a strike ca sanily DUSTIN and WILLIAM FARNUM ities in the for" faet-company [ReAUaie a hen A Riles: Foul pa stalargmte att i, THE LITTLEST REBEL |// Hammerstein’s called atriki vel as iain : i Giants Wil! Stand Pat le Mier could at at| & Hast here last night New York ™% Today & Well ce 2, Bie Poge TOF, De slat ‘ey 4 Hallion Alia M" and the ante will re ‘ot or third bases, Andy Parker gave Jeff Dougherty of Kitty Gordon vii" Enchantress cd turn from Cobain aw or ten New Haver of the worst lacinks Fe Ta =f ~ | days and the Hite manager will 7 Ker carried the battle [ising hagthid! oil in. the fiat twa rounds, ae | itt , Mic MiovTanday & Weal 35 then begin to formulate his plans for Who has been seouting | pherlt Area ae ute | batite. pty al «1, The Three Romeos ed that Bt. Louls team, has been on the Lusitania | ceam Theatre, Tues Dec 20-3 Fat, kitty CHEATHAM'S Jimmy Rritt sails for Kn, dof ina manager of Providence to Ata, The Provt ee club by Mr. Yawkey and Mr. | vit, and they are deter was It ts customary to keep # team th after 1t has won @ pennant and the! mined to make it a pennant winner as chances are that. th Will be few] well awa farming & 4 for the Tiki wes, if any, in the New York club.|[, {s understood that they patd ACADEMY OW MUSIC, Metiness Daily Bet aE itch 10,20 & 30, LWO Orphans | caiiescing, scr 90, i : ia Sir] : > Co's nol LILLIAN KUSSELL - vr the club, and that Hughey Dufty, Ir D5 OLONIAL | |__oiamta Have Frnmed Cabana) Se casor iace te Ol SirRobt, BURNETT € Cos Corersraas tome eas Sta hate jee he ae wat i rn |. London DRY’ Gin Fa A uianets FOUN MORONS. OLE anya mM of the series, The serie Johneon Appointe Statletician, | \ Mint Wally, ibe Rel eer Laie x | SKATING " ow stands 7 ty bw AN JOHNSON hes decided to help be Bottle wiih the . ‘6. ——_—_— OO ae ee My tone ‘ B the newapaperes in their work of | (Tag Botts dy rhe Fe ger ite Sk club ty beat the Spanish teams during {ing up official averages durin Mat. Daily, Bho.) Alexand hi rao amous since the past won aw i three years age q Detroit Tigers th by appotating Irwin How, nMcial statiatiolan for the * fro Chicago Me Roberi Bur nett & Company zl wae ral a Ke med the 4 the Cincinnati| ve insued several times duringet - ie nae ads We 34° DEREK, NEW YORK saa) | Reda regularly, The tities were alsolson, and this will give the una ! prey! beaten. The Cubans are quite well sat- newspaper experta a chance to o thelr Qgures,