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BAT” WILL BECOME YOKELFormer Champion Will Leave RingFor the Farm.Chicago. March 1. Battling Xelson a greater idol of fight followers in defeat than ever he was in victory, re-turned yesterday to open a week’s engagement at the Alhambra. TheP PDane carried many marks of Ids battle with Wolgast, a cut over one of ( his eyes and a badly bruised an 1 puffed face telling the story of the j beating he received at the hands of | the new champion. j‘Bat will play just one week and then go to his Obar, New Mexico, . ranch.’ said his manager. John 11. j Robinson, yesterday after the two arrived from California. 'He will live outdoors on his estate and do plowing and other farm work to get himself in shape. He needs something of this sort to get himself right. 1 don't think he was at his best when lie lost, but T lielieve that he will be able to get himself into shape to defeat Thompson and force Wolgast to give him another chance.’'Fhe Xelson-Thompson match is as good as clinched. They signed articles to meet before the club offering the largest purse, the go to be decided in April. Bolt, the San Francisco promoter, has offered Xelson $10,000 for his end. with $00 expense money and the former champion is holding off for a bid from Hester who cleared $18,000 on the bout of last Tuesday.
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Ottumwa Daily Review
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Tue, Mar 01, 1910
Page 4
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