Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-07-10 | Page 2 | Battling Nelson is Champion

battling nelson Is I 1 champion san francisco although joe gan cans was a two to one favorite in the bet ting it took battling nelson just seventeen Bev enteen rounds to put the colored man out and win the cham plon ship in one of the fiercest pu gillis tic battles ever fought in this city over people witnessed the tha fight many women being in attend aneo ane nelson wagered a large sum on himself and up a small email for tuno tune ahe best man von nion beyond a doubt was cans frank admission as ai he left the ring it s the old story of one fight too many after the third round I 1 besan began to feel myself tiring old age will tell that is all I 1 have to say eay