Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1905 — the SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

the SPORTING WORLD

Coming Shot Omnaglon. Wesley W. Coe of Boston is gen erally hailed as the coming champion shot putter. He recently beat the record of Ralph W. Rose, but the mark was not allowed to stand by Secre-

WKHLEY W. COK. tary Sullivan of the A. A. U. However, Coe will soon make another attempt to lower the colors of Rose, who has left the University of Michigan and is now in Chicago. Britt Denies Charges. 1 Emphatic denial is made by Jimmy Britt and his brother, Willie, to the charge made by Billy Nolan, manager of Battling Nelson, that Willie Britt refused to post forfeits for the BrittNelson fighV unless Nelson would agree to “lay down." So Intense is the feeling on the part of the coast pugilist that another match with the Chicagoan now seems Inevitable. When the charge reached the ears of Jimmy Britt the “native son” turned white with rage. Then, shutting his jaws firmly, he “went looking” for Nolan, but did not find him. When he had a chance to cool down he said: “Having gone this far, I think Nolan should come forward with some proofs. Well, I’ll tell you what I will do. If he can furnish one iota of evidence showing that any such tiling as this took place I will give $1,500 to any charity which the newspapers will name. “I will fight Nelson any time. I can lick him any time. I gave him his chance to fight me, and he balked at an agreement which he had already sigped. Coffroth has my contract for a match with Nelson. He also has my contract for a match with White. Which one he puts on first is immaterial to me.”