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Show CLEVER LIGHTWEIGHTS TO MEET .HERE SOON S4 II I I ) (I I I I I t H I I I I I I I I I I 4-4-M-M-t- I MllllllllllltH i. J " ''Battling" Nelson. "Spidor" Welch. "What ought to bo tho best fight Been In this city for somo time Is tho go between be-tween "Spider" "Welch of San Francisco Fran-cisco and "Battllnff" NelEon of Chicago, Chi-cago, scheduled to occur at tho Salt Palaco theater on tho night of April Eth. Both men aro light-welght3 of good reputation, and according to the "dope" are very evenly matched. They are both mixers and should make one of tho fastest and fiercest fights ever pulled off in this city. Welch Is perhaps the most highly touted of the two men. Down In California Cali-fornia where the "Spider" has fought most of his battles, he is well spoken of, and by one expert Is ranked next to Jimmy Brltt in the light-weight division. di-vision. Ho has fought a number of good battles, and although ho ha3 been defeated a few times, he is yet regarded as one of the top-notchers of the Golden State. Welch lo being handled by "Sammy" McClintock, one of the leading lead-ing fighting authorities on the coast. Welch Id a baker by trade, and it Is told of him that on the day of a recent fight at Oakland he baked 600 pies. After completing his day's baking i Welch weighed In, and within a few hours indulged In ono of the fiercest fights of his career, from which he emerged victorious. "Battling" Nelson Is well known In and around Chicago. He has met and bested moro than a ucoro of fast "six-rounders" and has but ono defeat chalked up against him. Nelson lost ' to Charlie Neary at Milwaukee, but at J that he has done as well as Herrera, Dave Sullivan, Louie Long and others who have met Neary at his home town. The fight will be pulled off under tho ! management of the Shamrock Athletlo i club. The men will weigh In at 133 rounds and aro scheduled to go twenty rounds to a decision. Nelson is working out at tho fire department de-partment gymnasium, where his work has attracted considerable attention. Ho lo being handled by "Teddy" Murphy. Wlllard Bean will officiate as referee. |