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Show NELSON GOT START HERE Began Race for High Honors Hon-ors When He Fought Spider Welch. : , V : '. Although, many of the local followers of the fighting game had their hard-earned xnazuma on Young Corbett In the battle . Tuesday night, nearly every one 'waa glad to see Nelson win. The great little Dane virtually began his race for the cham- i plonshlp here Hp this city when he fought I Spider Welch. Nelson was practically unknown un-known outside of Chicago up to that time, while Welch waa regarded as a comer on . the coast After his battle her.e when he put it on Welch so completely Nelson had no difficulty dif-ficulty in getting matches with the best snen on the coast, which means-the best pen In the country. He fought Canole, lianlon, Horrera and-Corbett all within 1 ignt months and Won decisively over every one of them. . News comes by wire from San Francisco 1 th&i the articles of aeree.njnt between Bri t and Nelson have been signed and tlwfithey will fight before the Yosemite. Atnifetlc club on December 20. There are mighty few fans in this city who do not . thinkthat Nelson will win when they meet After the beating he gave Corbett It is likely that he will be favorite in the betting In spite of the fact that Britt has Ms home in San Francisco and is most popular there. It is bound to he a great tight, however, as Nelson does not let . his opponent stall a minute and Britt whatever else he is, is a gamester and will give and take with, any man his weight. Nelson is so untwelled and unassuming considering his rapid advance that he has made friends wherever he has gone and will be the most popular feather-weight since the days when Terry McGovern was in his prime, if he can put the kybosh on Brlit The weight at which the men will meet ) is not specified in the wire from San Francisco, but it is likely, that It will be 133 pounds ringside. |