Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-22 | Page 13 | Nelson and Wolgast Ready for Their Bitter Fight for Title

NELSON AND READY FOR i THEIR BITTER FOR TITLE I ISan San Francisco Feb 21 Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast the light lightweights lightweights lightweights weights who will battle tattle for the championship tomorrow afternoon at Richmond on the eastern shores of San Francisco bay have ceased training and are ready for the timekeepers signal to start them on their journey Each fighter expressed himself to tonight tonight night flIght as absolutely certain of vIctory and the tho consensus of the opinion of fight Slit followers presages a contest that will make ring history The feeling be he en the rival rial pugilists Is Ic i extremely oi Ur and there Is no question but that the battle will carry with It more than the purse and title Nelson on and Wolgast are well under the required ringside weight the tho champion being the heavier by a afew afew afew few ounces Wolgast said tonight Wolgast Talks I r desire to win this championship In a l clean sportsmanlike manner that IB ie I lo to not want to win it on a foul fouland fouland fouland and unless I am rendered helpless by suca Buca tactics I shall overlook them I Champion Nelson also expressed his I determination to waive fouls unless the they were of or a serious nature I Although the weather bureau predicts pre rs fur lor tomorrow the advance sale indicates ts a attendance or Milne luIne The little town of ot Rich mond Itself has purchased more than 2000 tickets and the railroads report heavy travel from the Interior and southern countries Betting on the result is heavy the theodas odas favoring Nelson at 10 to 7 but with plenty of the short end in evi evl evidence evidence dence Considerable wagering on the length of the contest was registered even money mone being offered that Wol Wet Wolgast Wolgast gast would stay sta rounds Rickard and Gleason Among the spectators at tomorrows battle will vItI be Tex Tox Rickard and Jack Gleason promoters of tho the Jeffries Johnson fight which will be he decided on July 4 next It 1 generally understood that the promoters are seriously considering the selection of Richmond as the scene of th the battle of the heavyweights and their presence at the ringside tomorrow Is more for the purpose of planning for the future than as mere spectators I of the lightweight fight