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Show NELSON NOT AT HIS BEST Feels That He Could Have Continued to Final Round San Francisco, Feb. 23. The lightweight light-weight battle at Richmond yesterday was the sole topic of conversation today among sporting men. Tho name oftenest upon the tongues of the fiihi devotees Is, strangely enough, rot that of the new champion, Wolgast. Wol-gast. but that of Nelson, whose game 6tniggle against Inevitable defeat was the feature of tho match.. Tho former champion, with his manager, had expected to leave for Chicago thi6 morning, but their departure de-parture will be postponed until Nelson Nel-son learns the status or nls theatrical engagements The attendance at the fight Is estimated esti-mated at between 13.000 and 15.000. Tho total receipts were $37,570, leaving leav-ing a good marg.n for the promoters, ns It was estimated that the fight cost them $20,000. Nelson was guaranteed guar-anteed $12,000, win, lose or draw, with $1,000 for expenses. Wolgast received $3,750 for hiB end. Tho moving pictures will prove valuable.. valu-able.. . Nelson bought a 25 per cent Interest in them for $750. , Nelson gives his conqueror due credit, but maintains that ho trained too long and that he was down to weight too soon. It was the Impression Impres-sion of many about-the ringside that Nelson did not show his usual speed and accuracy. The former champion would not criticise the action of Referee Ref-eree Smith in stopping the fight, hut declared that he could have lasted until the end, and ho -svas not without i hope that he might have landed a knockout punch. Wolgast has not made any definite plans, hut Indicated that he would take a long rest before he entered the ring again Ho declared that he purposely pur-posely plajed a waiting game, ns ho desired to beat Nelson by adopting his adversary's favorite plan of slow-I slow-I ly battering down his opponent. |