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DOES NOT FEARNELSON FIGURES THAT THK MEXICAN IS GOING BACKWARD.BATTLE IB NEAR WEIGHT, 131 POUNDS.Lightweight Champion Amna His Friends That Ha Hu Mb Fern for the Right of Mexican.Special te Tie Isa,LOS ANGELES. Cat, May II—Wit* (he big light four dsys away, Battling Nelson Is within striking distance ef the weight.The Dans never looked better la kls Ufa The layoff after hi* McGovern flgbt did the little man a world of go*d and he has gone Into hla training wit* a dash and a vim that bodee no goefi to the Mexican lad from Bakersfield.The Battler has added a new train* Ing stunt to hi* regime, fcesi the* a quarter of a mile from the Hotel [Oakwood. the quaint old brick struot-j ure whlc£ mark* the center of Lack? Baldwin's famous ranch, there la 4 cement reservoir 200 feet square and 11 feet deep. Bat’' now prefaces hit boxing stunts with a swim In the gigantic tank and when It comei to aquatic performance! Prof. Jack Nolan, the swimming Instructor, has his hand* full to hold his own with Nelson, who Is on expert In the water.No Naps for NeUon.Bat Is rot like other fighter*. Most of them take a nap after their road work. Nelson *»y* he baa no time for daylight nape when In train* Ir.g. In the afternoon, after his swim In the tank, be went four rounds with Williams and three rounds with an ambitious lightweight anxious for 4 try-out.After hie rub down Nalaon made the following statement for the benefit of his eastern frteada:How can a fellow help feeUng good in euch surround ngi «■ these? This Is a championship country. Mr. Baldwin has got a bunoi. of ohamplon racehorse*—most of thon. raised right here on the ranch.For a training camp '.hla place can’t he beat. I don’t wonde' at the sue* j c*.•* Mr. Baldwin has always had with • his the rough bred*. This a;r and this | weather la enough to make ohamplon out of anybody I came here feeling j lit for hard work and I*ve beer enjoy-; mg myself. «Dane Not Afraid. 4•They tell me to look out for Herrera's right hand. I fought him before and he put that right on me aev-! oral times, but 1 came through. Once ! or twice I thought I heard funny noises, but I was always there. X do not think he ts any better now th4n he was then, for h# Is two years older now—almost 30. 1 know 2 am able te fight harder now than I did two years ago. I am coming and ha is golag and 1 expect to win this fight beyond questionI n*ver make Ttab statements before going Into the ring, but every man that beta a cent on me la going te get the best I can give and that'spretty good just at this stage of the! game.
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Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Mon, May 21, 1906
Page 8
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