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Show I tried to beat Cans Inside of 20 rounds, as I had wagered $ 1,700 myself my-self that ho would not go that dis-1 lance. 1 lost the money there, but had the satisfaction of winning tho Utle back and earning more than $50.-000 $50.-000 as a result of 1L My advlco to all the youngsters who arc getting into 1 the game to go on the Bquare, no I matter what offer may be made. 1 It 1 will win. out in the end." " "BAT" OFFERED BIG AMOUNTS TO PERMIT THE NEGRO TO WIN Tom Andrews. Milwaukee boxing critic, hands Battling Nelson the following fol-lowing tribute: "Battling Nelson, the lightweight champion of the world, is proud of the fact that during his career in the j rlug he has never been accused of a i frame-up or anything of that kind, and J cays he never was mixed up in any- I thing wrong. Nelson was discussing J the fate of pome boxers who have been mixed up in fake fights and said: 'It Is worth a whole lot of money to me to know that if any one puts tho question to me as to whether I was ever in a fake fight in my life I can . look him in the face and say no. There arc few boxers no doubt who have been offered the money that was offered of-fered to me to lay down in 'a light, ami then declined it. " 'The first time that this was tried on me was when I fought Aurello Hrrrcra. the Mexican champion, at Butte, Mont. It was Just at a timo when 1 was coming to the front and had made several good fights out west. A certHln man in Butte, whom I will not mention, came to me and offered mo ?10.000 cash it I would agree to lay down to the Mexican. 1 told the fellow that he could rfot buy me for twice that amount, but that as long as. he wanted to make some money to take- a chance and bet on me, as 1 felt certain that I could beat the Mexican. I don't know whether the fellow ever bet on me or not, but I do know that I did not get my of the ?10.000 and I have never regretted having turned the fellow down. " 'Following the fight with Herrera, I went to San Francisco and in three fights, counting the one with Her-tera. Her-tera. cleaned up $11,400. Now, if I had taken the $10,000 to lay down In Butte the chances are that It would have become known and I would ; have been a dead one for the rest cf my life and looked upon as a snak. Instead, I stuck to the game and got more money out west, although I had to fight for it, and had the satisfaction satisfac-tion of becoming champion, finally amassing a fortune of over $100,000. " 'At the battle with Joe Cans in Ooldfleld I was approached by a western west-ern man and "offered $25,000 cash to turn a trick there. This was also turned down. The last offer came to mc the time I met Gaius in San Francisco Fran-cisco and won back the title. The man this time offered me a certified check for $10,000 and half of all the money that would be put up. He '. anted me to let Cans stay 20 rounds tnd let it go any way after that. This piopositlon was turned down and I threatened to expose the man if he oer showed around tho place again. |