Show juat bat nelson and 1 I uncle ancle jo joe e in in boua out GRIA ASHINGTON battling nelson washington W ex lightweight champion chata pion of the world and undo joe cannon who Is something of a scrapper himself sparred a round in the speakers private office recently it such W a tame go at that although largely conversational nelson and his manager appeared before the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce to oppose the bill introduced by representative walter L 1 smith of iowa to prohibit the exhibition of moving pictures of prize fights and the publication by newspapers of the details of pugilistic encounters after nelson had bad spoken his piece ho he left the committee room and was hurrying down the corridor toward the exit when representative wagner of pennsylvania came chasing atter after him hey nebaon he cried the speaker wants to see you Yo youre ire on said nelson and he be made tracks for the speakers office he got a warm greeting uncle joe snook shook his hands felt his biceps and slapped him on the back the examination was returned with interest say s said id nelson to mr cannon as he ran ts his hands over the speak ersi ers arms and shoulders and sized up his height 1 I thought you were a big man but youre only a little fellow some of the group surrounding the two informed the fighter that the speaker took his daily exercise and always kept himself fit 1 I knew he was there on the training replied nelson you cant fool ool me about telling when a boy is in shape uncle joe grinned and put up his hands in approved style he madla made a few swift passes at the battler philadelphia jack obrien showed me how to do this he said as nelson backed away laughingly it if you had begun boxing a few years ago 1 mr ar cannon said nelson you would have made a better boxer than a speaker and you certainly are some sp speaker edker why cried uncle joe hat I 1 call a mighty pretty campli ment |