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New York, September 19.—What’s $10,000 to a champion fighter?Battling Nelson, the lightweight champion, has just refused that sum for a six-round, no decision bout with Packey McFarland at the National Athletic club, of Philadelphia. The sum represents $555 for each minute pt actual fighting, provided the boutgoes the limit.• * • •Jack McGuigan, of the National Atjifetic club, wired the Dane the abpve offer to meet the young Chi- ] cago lightweight at his club during t Founders’ week.McGuigan yesterday afternoon called up the Evening World on the long• i • • • • * «distance phone and said that Nelson had turned down the offer.• t“I felt that we could offer that sum with safety to Nelson,” said McGuiJ-gan. HVe gave him $11,00.0 f,or his end of the six-round bout with Terry McGovern, and now that he is the champion he would be even a natter drawing card. This is the answer we? * -v * 4 ** * * *received from biin:•••,*■ ^ *• * i * •“Six rounds too short. Must have• t « • • •* *.« • ■.McFarland over the Hawthorne route.• . . « \ , ••Have top many flattering theatrical• ••• • • • • •offers at present.”
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Logansport Semi Weekly Reporter
Logansport, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 22, 1908
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
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