Show AND READY fOR AT RING BATTLE Weight Light Championship of the World Undisputed Is the Ike Title for Which They Fight This Afternoon in ill Baseball Will Park at San Francisco Nelson Says Negro Will Win Odds at I 10 0 to 6 2 1 1 r on Dark lOJ Their Statements I II I l 1 J i i 1 i 1 4 y 1 fry f 4 1 w r ry y 1 I i 1 L Lf f d dIU J IU W ti r I t. t r to 1 f. f Y I I r J i ci t r t I It J JIMMY BRITT JOE GL 15 S. S T BRITT T AND JOE GAffS GANS WHO FIGHT IN m SAN I z i H i. t I THE EVE EVENING TELEGRAM w will IJ receive prompt returns from 1 I the bi big bijj prize fi fight ht between Jimmy Jimm Jimmy Jim- Jim m- m my Britt and Joe Joo Gans this nf nf- oj i i. v i at San Francisco and will announce the results of of i. every C round rounel from a w window window- i 4 above its offices v by me aphone or r 4 1 All the important details et s of oJ tie the tier or r 4 r fi fight ht will be given the crowd crowd crowd-ag as asi i. 1 5 fast as they thc occur 4 oj 4 r Th The fi fight ht was scheduled to begin be- be 1 I gin Ain at nt 2 0 o'clock clock in San FranCisco FranI Fran Fran- i I- I Cisco cisco which means 3 0 o'clock clock in ins inI inv s I oj v r Salt Lake Cit City r l i r i r n. t i iSAN SAN FRANCISCO SEPT 9 THE THE PUGILISTIC CONTEST BETWEEN VEEN JOE GANS GALAS A AND D JIMMIE BRITT FOR FORTHE FORTHE FORTHE THE LIGHT LIGHT WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPION CHAMPION- SHIP OF THE WORLD WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AFTER AFTER- NOON IN AN OPEN AIR Alit ARENA ABENA CONSTRUCTED FOR THE OCCASION OCCASION OCCA OCOA SION AT THE THE RECREATION GROUNDS PRO PROMISES TO ATTRACT A LARGER CROWD THAN EVER WITNESSED A SIMILAR fLAR EVENT SEATS ARE PROVIDED FOR MANY THOUSANDS BUT STAND STAND- STANDING ING ROOM PROBABLY WILL BE AT A PREMIUM Although the lettin betting odds are about to 10 in favor faor of t the e colored fi fighter I th the tho sporting public ha has J liberally backed tho the young t and much confidence dence is i j C felt folt in his ability to win in the I coveted honors honor In a n statement issued this morning Britt says I. I Britt Very Confident J I realize that I am to face the bardet hardest hard bard est et proposition of m my career in th the contest cou con test today but I dont don't believe o e that Joe Gans can show hole mo mr 1 anything new in the fi fighting game came My ry i light fight ht with Nelson showed t that hat I able ablo am to deliver er a n punch and I feel feci that I can be he just as lS effective in tho contest with n Cans Gaus j I jam I Iam Iam am m making no prediction an as to when the fight will terminate because I 1 will be in the rin ring to win at the hest best opportunity going Join the limit if nc necessary suy When a k a asked ked what be he proposed to do clo Joe Toe Gans expressed lsd himself as Is follows follow Will be a Short Fight The public will get ct a n. run for its ib mono money I am ant out to win ton an and have havo toMm told toM m my friends to tl bet on n me e I am forced to win rin this thil fi fight ht to prove proc the tho statements I made following tho other fight with Britt I would rather bent beat Britt than an any other man in the world worl world bar bar one one one- and I think I l cnn can do it It is a hard matter to pick rounds but I can say sav this much notch It will Hill be n a spurt fight if f I can can an make it short abort Gana Gans Will Win Win Battling Kl Nelson on than whom probably probably probe ably no man is is better qualified to jud judge e says that in his opinion Gans will n will win trin Ho Ile thinks them colored champion i is a a better boxer hoxer than Britt besides bein beina being a harder hitter bitter Although the tho weather n Continued ou Page S 8 I BRITT AND GANS CANS Continued from fron Page 1 this Ihil mornin morning W wa was loud the afternoon promises to he clear nn aria and fair Britt Four Tour Years YeAr Younger Jimmy Britt has hal the advantage of or four tour years r in ago over Jo Joe 5 Cans Gan The 1 Irish bo boy bov was wa born in San Francisco I October G 6 IS O Ibis His Hit black blAt opponent wa was born bor in Baltimore November oember 21 25 and amid therefore forc is 31 years van old In n b height they the theae are ae about equal Britt Brit stands 5 7 f feet 6 inches and hans Cans 5 o feet 6 ji G inches 61 1 This Thil his afternoons afternoon a hattie battle is il the tle second Britt Dritt and Cans Gaas have fought Their Thir first frt meeting was wn a n ta fiasco co and nd afterward afterwards after after- it cr wards ward Cans Gan made a sensational confession con eon eion in which ho said be and Britt faked the t fight 1 That was October 31 31 1691 in San Francisco mitt rit lost t on a n afoul afoul foul roul in th the fifth round 0 Gamis declared that Al AI Herford his hi manager or forced him to enter a crooked deal in that con conS t test 1 t Oan Gaas' Gaas Last Fight Gan has hal not been in action since last lat New Years Year's da day when wien he hI fought Kid Herman of ot Chicago at t Tono Torn r nab pah b. b He lie Ut knocked out the boy hn in the fi eighth round after piRi playing with ith I him like a t teasing in cat rt plays with wih a I mouse mOue That was Wll not a n fair ir teat lest of ot the thc damage dam ilam age Battling N Nelson lon mi might ht have han done ilone don to Cans Gans in the tho famous Labor dai day dav battlo of ot Goldfield a a. a year rear ago RO Wh When n batlo Britt lon fought ht Nelson J last t Fourth of July Brit nt at Colma the Dane Dano clearly showed Jul tho the ef- ef at t of C that Goldfield l fight ht He lie was strong tron for tor a while hut but th tIme the pa paco o 0 set 11 by Britt Brit w wu sas s too strong for tor him to follow Did Nelson damn o Guns as ne much as ac R Gaits Gans damaged Nelson I Jf If he did Britt will Ti make make- him weary fary b before twenty rounds round havo hao passed this afternoon Wen When Britt Brt Lost Title Tite Britt Brit lost the th championship Septem Septem- her ber 9 P 1901 when lie he was aa knocked out by 1 Battling Nelson in in tho the ei eighteenth out i r round His next f fight ht was May rny S 1906 1006 06 when ho be m root met t lorry NTY McGovern rn in New pw York in H a 1 ten-round ten node decision no-decision lion af at- fair Britt did fir nothing but take care are of or himself front from then until hi his last Iut meeting with Nelson and md ho showed l up Itron stronger tr than over er before He lie won on lp front from tho the Dane Dano in the twentieth roun round |