Show DOER BOER HANDS HOT ONE TO NELSON Prints on His Letterheads That He Conquered the Battler JOHNSON A GENTLEMAN That Is His Opinion of the Negro Champion From Australian Events BY ED W. W SMITH S 1 Chicago Feb 17 Here 17 Here is a ii L hot hol one ono for tor or Battling Nelson Rudolph h sas sa's says ho he knows Battling Nelson would rather commit suicide than light fight him again From far tar awa away Australia where Rudy Is now telling the natives es nil all about it It the tho little German fighter writes entertainingly of ot his doings and tho prospects ho has hns Incidentally is going to start on tho the remainder re- re of ot his year throe trip around ho tho world Ho likes Australia and says 18 its it's ts tho tile greatest sporting country on the globe Among other things Rudy says that th ho jo worked with Jack Johnson for tor his light ight with Tommy Burns and found that the black Is not only a a. groat great fighter fight fight- or er but ut more of ot n n. man than Burns Durns was declared tho the loser In his fi fight ht for COl the tho lightweight championship of ot Australia but complains bitterly about tho the decision and says sas he lie will get another battle with the tho winner and show them that he still among the leading lightweights of ot the world nUd Rudy has out some somo stationery that will make lint Bat Nelson mad when he ho sees It If It he ho over does It designates the he owner as conqueror of Battling Nelson February 4 4 1908 Los Is Angeles An eles Calif and further recites that Rudolph Rudolph Rudolph Ru Ru- dolph is challenger of ot tho the world at pounds Some of if f Hero are aro a few tew of pt pf tho thoughts that RUd Rudy puts on his stationery stationer Getting along fine and making plenty plenty plenty plen plen- ty o of money over here It Is 19 a a. wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- country although I did get et the worst of ot It In a n. fight hero for the thelI lI lightweight championship clippings of ot which I am sending you yon Tho Tim battle went 20 O rounds and I scored four clean knockdowns while ho he never once got me off olt m my feet In addition I did all the leading and him clearly four tour to one Yet they thoy gave him tho the verdict There is a n. little balm to my feelings feelIngs feel feel- ings however howe as I 1 drag dragged ed down close to 1300 for my end I I. I Ivill will get another another an an- other match with him and am cleanIng cleanIng clean- clean Ing lug up tip in exhibitions My oly wife and andI I will leave lea in six months for tor the re remainder remainder re re- of or our trip around the world This will carry UH Uti through India China Chi Chi- na no and Japan Wo Ve will return here then and afterward go to England via tho the Suez canal first spending a a. month or so In Switzerland I I have been matched matchet to box February ary 1 In Melbourne and on the lit litIn In Sydney Thoy They havo have some fast me men here though tho the class 1 I think 1 Is not up to that seen in America In this division Great Place for XeLon It would be a great place pIneo for tor Bat Ba Nelson to como come to Ho lie and I could draw a big biff house hero But you ou could not get him to meet me here lio Ho w wOuld wOul uld rather rathor commit suicide than tackle in me after that punching I gave ga him in Sn Los Lo An Angeles ees Ho lie knows down In his heart hear that I can n him and canno cannot only beat him up but knock him ou out as well You would like my opinion of- of tho the Johnson Burns light fight Tom never had bad hada bada a chance after they thoy got started Ho lie got goot tho the whipping o of his life lIe and I 1 think had a n. lot of heart taken out or of him You should have seen that house Just think ot of ln having pounds to I I count up That's what It was because I saw the statements and there was Just as many man people on the tho outside who couldn't get In |