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Show MIPS SPAilSE PAL SMS HE HULL WIN Declares Nolan Would Gladly Forfeit Money to Get Out of Match. Kid Slmms, who, along with Trainer Frank McDonald, is getting Joe Gans ln shape for his fight with Battling Nelson, has written a letter to Howard Don of this city In which he declares that so great la the Ill-feeling which has been stirred up between the two fighters that "Gans will win this Dght or die In the , ring." Among other things he says: "Nolan knows he has made a bad match and ho is trying to get out of it the best way he knows how. At first he did not believe be-lieve Gans could make tho weight and be strong, but when ho discovered his mistake he Immediately Insisted that Joe weigh In with his shoes, trunk and gloves on, which will make him get down to 130 rlng3lde instead of 133, as his outfit weighs just two pounds and fourteen ounces. Nolan offered to forfeit and pass the fight up during their squabblo over weighing ln, and if Joo bad not given in there would sure have boon no fight. I don't think the trouble is all over yet, but Joe will lick him If they donU kill him before ho gets ln the ring. "After our work-out yesterday Joe weighed exnetly 132 pounds, so you see how easy lt was for him to get down to 133. Wo havo done our last boxing. Joe doesn't want to tako any chances on hurting his hands, I went eight rounds with him yesterday and he said that finished his boxing. "Frank McDonald, who is training Gans, Bays ho has never seen Joe look as wejl ln all the time he has trained himJ and that has been for his last six big fights on tho coast." |