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10 TRICK PLAYS WILL BE WORKED BY CAPT. COPE AGAINST SOLDIERS HE IS ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW SEW MEN WILL DO CSDEK FIRE. SOME DIVERSION FOR THE LOCAL ROOTERS. STYLE OP PLAY WILL BE SHOWS FOR FIRST TIME. GenfrAllj 1 Knovrn That Snvannali Will Not Depend on Line Smash ing Tactic* This Year, lint Will Seek to Outwit the Heavier Team* of Jacksonville and Charleston- Team Ha* Never Been So Strong As It I* At Present —Who the Hard Worker* on the Team Are. ‘Savannah has never produced a team as strong as the one which we ■will line up against the soldiers on Wednesday afternoon,” said Capt. Cope yesterday, in discussing the progress of the team since the game with Jackson ville on Thanksgiving. No one knows better th'an Capt. Cope Just how much this means in compari son with the magnificent machine which Savannah turned out last year, de veloped to the highest state of perfec tion for the final struggle on New Year against an 'all-star team at Charleston. The team might not yet be as well drilled collectively, and the composite effort may not be as well developed as was that of the team which played on New tear last year, but in keen, heady and dangerous offensive play the team is more effective than any that Savannah has ever produced. Trick* and Subterfuge. Not even on Thanksgiving did Capt. Cope use the wonderful collection of tricks and subterfuges which he has been slowly and carefully developing in the team. The Jacksonville game was not considered dangerous until the men were actually lined up, and the ball had been put in play, and then it required all the generalship at the command of Cope to prevent defeat. In tactics Charleston will exemplify Yale play and formations —nothing spectacular, no sensational runs or trick plays, but a steady and terrific smashing at the line. With the weighty and quick charging line this is Charles ton's hope against the wiry Blue and White. Savannah will tie to no one system of play. As the occasion demands and the circumstances suggest, the scores of football problems, which are being developed to their highest state of efficiency, will be set forth with be wildering rapidity. Individually the team will present as much diversity In personnel as In the collection of plays. Light, fast men for fast and elusive gaining, men of solid brawn and muscle to lead the line attacks—in fact, the men selected for their physical fitness for certain plays. In the secret practices which are be ing held the team is being worked on plays which will be used In the final game of the year. Some of these will be used on Wednesday, just to see how the new men stand their ground under fire. Must Be No Loafing. It does one good to watch Joe Ros siter, Sullivan, Black, Strong and Artly at practice. These men work as hard in the practice games as in the mad struggles against an oppos ing line, and such tactics are sure to bring out every ounce of efficiency in the bodies of the men. There are one or two instances of loafing on the team. At the last min ute these men will find themselves without the honor so much desired and so hard to earn. Hard work is just as essential in practice as in play, and already the fruits of loafing have been plucked by some. With all of the training he has had, and all of the coaching he has been under day after day, during the fall, Joe Rosslter is perhaps even now the hardest worker on the Savannah team, and those who know him, as well as those who play with him, have every confidence that when he is sent out on almost a forlorn hope for a need ed gain he will deliver the goods. But there are many hard workers, many heady men and fleet footed ath letes from which to select the machine, which will plough its way through and around the flock of Gulls and the bunch of Jays. JAYS HAVE LOST THE SERVICES OF TOWNSEND. There Is a wailing and gnashing of teeth In the Jay football camp over the loss of Tackle Townsend, one of the most dependable men in the Jack sonville line. Townsend has left Jack sonville to go to Fernandina, and act as chief of the fire department. Automobile Cnpto Be Raced for at Ormond ; ” *** -/jfPißßfr § /Mk 1 7 cuph *■ rsr * ZZ f / 7~ SCJlzsMci onm 'w&eu> \ Cup Presented byC- 0- Burgoyne, President F. E. C. A. A., for 50-mile Race Open to World. CHARLESTON WILL BRING SPONSORS THIS YEAR. How Can Gallant Savnnnahlan* Win in the Face of This! Manager Mclntire has received a request from the management of the Charleston team to make arrangements for sponsors of the Charleston team on the occasion of the New Year game, and a gaily decorated carriage, with the Charleston colors, will be prepared for the fair South Carolinians. It has not been the custom of the Savannah team to have sponsors In past contests, and they are now faced with the puzzling question of whether It will be correct form to subject these young ladies to the humiliation of de feat. It is argued, however, that Char leston has become accustomed to it and it will not matter so much. Park* Bent Collinsville. A veil fought and interesting game of football was played Friday after noon, between the Park and the Col linsville teams. Neither side could score in the first half, but In the sec ond two touchdowns were made by the Parks, Lipshutz making one and Wil son the other. The line up was as follows: Parks— Position. Collinsville. F. B Furlong >v llson B? 1 ?, ter I- H Morrell } V< lls R. H Speigel Lipshutz 1,. E Logan Frankenstein ..R. E Trapanee L. T McClain \\ right R. T McAlpfn k. G Burns Bythwood R. Q Elliott C Lynah Br JdS es - Q- B SafTold Fretwell. SPORTSMENS’MEET AT WAYNESBORO. Continental and Eastern Field Trial Associations Meet There. Waynesboro, Ga„ Dec. 10.—The Con tinental and Eastern Field Trial As sociations meet here next week be ginning, Dec. 17. The first day will be devoted to the members days, and the rest of the week to entries of all classes. About sixty dogs will be in the trial. Many wealthy and influential sports men from all parts of the world will assemble here at that time, and Waynesboro is indeed fortunate in having so large ar. affair. Already the visitors are arriving. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Askins, of Robin son, 111,, Mr. Beozell of Ohio, Mr. K. R. McMaster and Mr. Thomas El liott of Wainsboro, S. C., Mr. C. D. Jordan of Montieello. Mr. P. M. Ea sy of Atlanta and Mr. Ed. Polhill of Macon, will be here early in the week. It is probable that the local sports men will entertain the two clubs. Among those in the city are: Dr. Beckwith. Dr. H. B. McMaster, Capt. W. W. Fulcher, Hon. W. H. Davis and others, who are very enthusiastic on the subject of outdoor sports. ARMY NOR NAVY COULD SCORE AT CHARLESTON. Charleston, S. C., Dec. 10.—The teams of the United States training ship Topeka and the garrison of Fort Moultrie met on the gridiron at Hamp ton Park to-day and after a nervy, tireless and always hopeful play of two 20-minute halves, quit without a score. In the first half the navy seemed to have a little advantage, and in the second the army gained about as much, but the goals were never in danger, and it was apparently a clear case of Greek meeting Greek. The bands from the army poet and training ship cheered on their men, but neither could get a point. THEY WANT MORE WHEN PLAYERS ARE TAKEN. Cincinnati, Dec. 10.—President Ban Johnson of the American League ar rived from Chicago to-day to confer with President Hermann on the sub ject of the demand of minor leagues for an increase in the drafting price for the highest class of players. John son and Hermann came to no formal decision in the matter of the minor league demands, that being a subject for action by the National League at its annual meeting in New York next week. The National Baseball Commis sion will next take up the matter at its regular meeting in January. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1904. BOBBY WALTHOUR AND HUGH M’LEAN TWO OF CRACK RIDERS WHO QUIT HUGH McLEAN. . HOBDY WALTHOIR. Walthour and McLain Met in a Fifteen-Mile Race, in Which an Accident to Walthour’s Machine Lost Him the Race by a Lap. GREAT SIX-DAY RACE HAS NOW COME TO AN END How the Teams, Led by Root and Dorlon, Stood When the Time for Riding Expired. New York, Dec. 10. —Madison Square Garden was crowded with bicy cle enthusiasts to-night to see the fin ish of the six-day race. When the winners of the $2,500 purse flashed across the line after a heart-breaking sprint between the leaders they were given an ovation. The teams finished as follows: Root and Dorlon won the race. Stol and Vanderstuyft finished second. The other riders came in in the following order: Samuelson and Williams, third; Keegan and Logan, fourth; Krebs and Fogler, fifth; Breton and Goufoltz, sixth; Turville and Mettling, seventh. The final score was: Riders. Miles. Laps. Root and Dorlon 2J186 6 Stol and Vanderstuyft.... 2,386 6 Samuelson and Williams.. 2,386 5 Keegan and Logan 2,386 4 Krebs and Fogler 2,386 3 Breton and Gougoltz 2,386 3 Turville and Mettling 2,385 9 The record for the time was 2,733 miles, 4 laus. The teams were on the track 142 hours, and the race was concluded at 10 o'clock to-night. Notwithstanding handicaps that threatened at one time to mar the sucess of the race, matters w’ere ami cably settled and the contest prov ed interesting and popular. There were 6,000 spectators at the garden at 2 o’clock this morning, many ! of whom remained through to the fin ish, and all day long their numbers were augmented. Root and Dorlon and Stol and Van derstuyft were the leading teams at daylight, but they were pushed by Samuelson and Williams and Gougoltz and Breton, who seemed inspired with renewed courage. Root and Stol were the best men on their respective teams and rode all day with great dash and vim. Samuelson, the holder of the unpac INDEPENDENT SIX-DAY RACE WILL BE HELD IN FEBRUARY Walthour and Others Will Form an Independent Riders’ Association. New York, Dec. 10.—That there will be another six-day race in February is the statement made this afternoon by several of the ten-day bicycle riders, who left the race in Madison Square Garden because the officials refused to take away from Stol, the Belgian rider, a lap he had gained. Both Bobby Walthour and Nat But ler declare that the riders, all of whom were suspended indefinitely, will form an Independent bicycle riders' asso ciation and hold a six-day race at the Thompson & Dundy Hippodrome. No definite arrangements have been made, but plans are expected to be com pleted in a few davs. It is rumored at the garden that Walthour will stay in New York, and that if Pat Powers, the promoter of the race, does not give him the money he demands he will sue the race man agers and attach the gate receipts. GREAT FORTUNE IN HORSES C. K. G. Billings Now Has $350,000 Invested in Harness Performers. Widespread interest again centers in C. K. G. Billings, the New York mul ti-millionaire, through its purchase for $15,000 of Maj. DelidKr, the world's champion gelding. Asa horse owner Mr. Billings has no peer. He ranks to-day as the "American horse king.” In his sev eral stables are the finest trotters, pacers and carriage horses In the world. They range from Lou Dillon, queen of ths trotting turf, down to the dainty, aleek-coatcd Home Circle, the fastest pacing pony ever bred. Mr. Billings now has $350,000 Invest ed In high-class horse flesh. The cost of maintaining his stables, Including the expense of moving the racing string along the grand circuit, Is over $175,000 a yeor. This practically wipes out the annual Interest accruing from $3,000,000 In gilt-edge investments. Just glance at this list: World's two faatesl trotters—lam Dillon 3:01; Maj. Delinar, 3:0114- World's trotting record to pole--The Monk and Kqulty, |.OT% World's trotting record le saddle- Charlie Mack. 2.1415. ed mile record, electrified the specta tors many times during the day by his spurts. Starting from the top of the high bank he would get a twen ty-five yard start before the leaders could reach their highest speed. Once he gained half a lap, but after a stern chase of three miles, Root and Stol caught him. In the afternoon Logan and Keegan stole a lap after the hardest efforts and got within two laps of the leaders and one lap ahead of Gougoltz and Breton. The work of Keegan was es pecially noticeable, as he suffered a fractured nose and badly wrenched shoulder earlier in the week. A feature of the riding to-night was the apparent freshness of the riders. They had been given no stimulants, and, despite the awful grind of the six days, they showed fine stamina. The race opened at 12:02 o’clock on Monday morning, with eighteen teams competing, but these gradually dwin dled down until seven were left to fight for the purse. Some of the competi tors left the track because the de mands of the pace were beyond the limit of their endurance, and a num ber of others quit, alleging that one of the teams stole a lap unfairly. The team which finally won the battle had been riding hard and fast all the week and the victory was anticipated. Despite the distance attained by the winners, it did not compare with the record, 2,733 miles and 4 laps, made by Miller and "Waller in 1899. The purse money will be distributed as follows: Root-Dorlon, first, $1,500; Vanderstuyft-Stol, second, SI,OOO - third, $750; Kee gan-Logan, fourth, $500; Krebs-Fogler, fifth, $250; Gougoltz-Breton, sixth, $200; Turville-Mettling, seventh, $l5O. A feature to-night was the breaking of all known records for any kind of an indoor or outdoor without pace track at one-quarter of a mile. Frank Kramer. the American champion sprinter, went the distance in 24 1-5 second, lopping 3-5 of a second from the record previously held by "Major” Taylor. Hugh McLean, who was one of the strikers, told the newspaper men that he hoped the racing board, which meets in February, would bar him from riding forever. “I hope they fix it so I can never ride again,” he said. "Some of the boys will get worse fines than others, and I expect that Walthour and Moran will get most of the disciplining.” He said he had not been paid a sal ary to ride, but, like the others in the race, he, too, received money for ex penses. He said he understood Wal thour received a bonus to ride be cause he won the race last year. "There was no agreement between the riders and the management not to steal a lap,” said Mr. McLean. "Agreements are often made between teams that if one or both win a lap the money shall be divided between them. The men always pick up their own team mates and the race is not a fake or fixed In any way." World's pacing record to pole, one half mile—Prince Direct and Hontas Crook. 1:04*4. World's amateur pacing record to pole—Morning Star and Prince Direct, 2:06. Among the other trotters and pacers In Mr. Billings, stables are: Prince of Orange, 2:0614; Louise Jefferson. 2:04*4: Fred 8. Wadsworth, pacer, 2:06; Ma zelte. pacer, 2:04*4 and Angus Pointer, pacer, 2:0414. Altogether Mr. Billings owns thirty-six light harness horses, and every one Hhs a topnotrh mark. What the isle William C. Whllney did for the promotion of the running horses Mr. Billings has accomplished in the trotting and pacing field. He Is the so'u owner of the mile track st Memphis, Tenn., where he also own# ths entire street railwsy system. in two reenects Mr. Billings differs from many horse owners, lie | a true snort in that he does not believe in gambling and never bets a dollar on a horsi rare. Modaet and unassuming. Mr Billings shuns the limelight, and his horse# are never made • -aepUvoM save by u it apeed and gttaiitf. AT NEW ORLEANS. Trapper, the Favorite, Won An Im portant Event. New Orleans, Dec. 10.—The prelim inary derby, a six furlong handicap for 2-year-olds, the most important stake of the meeting thus far, was won easi ly by the favorite, W. H. Snyder & Co.’s Trapper. Trapper went to the front and wen easily by two lengths from Matador, who met with consid erable interference. The race was worth $2,180 to the winner. Floral Wreath and Judge Himes were the only beaten favorites. Summaries: First Race—Six furlongs. Jerry Hunt, 3 to 1, won, with Daisy Green, 9 to 2, second and Floral Wreath, 7 to 10, third. Time 1:22%. Second Race—Five furlongs. Viona, even, won, with Totness, 9 to 2, second Continued on Page Eleven. HOLMES LEADS SOUTH ATLANTIC BACK STOPS Roth and Harnish Just One Point Below in Average. Averages of catchers In the South Atlantic League were omitted sev eral days ago when the official record of players was published. Holmes, of Savannah, has a slight lead In the percentages, with Roth and Harnish close seconds, Just one point behind Holmes. Following are the averages: Games. P.O. A. E. P.C. Holmes, Savannah 90 454 88 10 .9*2 Roth, Augusta-Savannah 110 653 131 15 . 981 Harnish, Macon 77 559 70 1* .981 Lehman, Charleston 42 251 45 4 .980 Quinn, Macon 35 227 28 5 Smith, J., Jacksonville 18 107 16 6 .978 Shea, Columbia 110 699 140 22 .971 Robinson, Jacksonville 86 489 88 20 .966 Curran, Jacksonville 29 160 40 7 .966 Chandler, Ohas.-Aug.-Macon 30 161 84 10 .'951 Dunlap, Augusta 22 98 25 10 . 926 Smith, S., Charleston 58 354 79 14 .924 Blood Poison Gives Way To New Method t Instances of Remarkable Cures Made by an entirely New Sys tem of Treatment That Does Away With Hot Springs and Disproves the Use ot Mercury and Potash—Proof Presented Free to Any Caller-Those Living at a Distance Should Write for Booklet on the Sub- DR. HATHAWAY. • . Recognised as the Oldest F.stab- |cCf. Halted and Most Heliable Specialist. It remained for an American Spec ialist to find a way of a difficulty that has confronted the profession of medicine the world over for hundreds of years. So far back as the his tory of medicine goes mercury and potash, powerful minerals, have been the only means known for the cure of specific blood poison. Many doctors, it is true, have tried to And a substitute that was less HOW TO TKIjI, IF YOU.NEED THIS TREATMENT. Many men contract blood poison without really knowing what they have contracted, and it is such as these that suffer the most, because they did not take proper treatment in time. Do not wait until you reach the third stage of the disease, but take correct treatment right at the start and you will not only avoid many of the dangers, hut you will have none of the awful suffering that follows neglect. The principal Indications are one or more hard sores on the exposed part: rash on the chest or stomach; swelling of the groins; aches In the muscles and bones; soreness of the mouth; copper-colored spots; loosen ing of the teeth: falling out of the hair and eyebrows. If you have any of these symptoms you undoubtedly have blond poison, and having it, there is no man that can do more r.lfillT VAMAHEE MKDICAIj Rooks SENT El (EE. The doctor will send anyone of the following eight medtcsl books free to persons, who ars suffering from dis ease in their own home. No. | dis eases of the Throat, 2 Kidney and Urinary Tract, | diseases of Women, 4 Mkln Rectal, Rheumatism, f. Itlood Poison, 4 Nervous Debility and Vital Weakness, T Stricture, I Varicocele, Kerb book ts accompanied by a spec ial keif examination blank, etc , so that the 4ntor ass make as sMsrsts diagnosis of raw east. Ma has *m FIRST GUN IN FIGHT AGAINST MINORS WAS FIRED AT CHICAGO QUIT THE FORGE FOR THE GLOVES NEARLY KILLED AT ANVIL. BATTLING NELSON’S RISE IN RING INTERESTING STORY. HU Mother Could Not Sleep Until She Had Learned the Result of the Battle NVith Yoiiua Corbett—“ Ba ttling” Is No Nickname, But Was Given the Boy W'lien a Baby—Nel son Now Training Hard for Cham pionship Battle With Britt. At last Hegewisch, a suburb of Chi cago, is famous. Handicapped by its name, existing mainly because the men employed m its great car manufacturing plant had to live convenient to their work, it has remained for a boy pugilist to put Hegewisch on the map. Now Hegewisch stands for some thing—it is the home of the boxer, Oscar Battling Matthew Nelson, the boy who would be known as the “Champion of Hegewisch,” says the Chicago Record-Herald. Battling is no nickname. When the boy was born in Copenhagen on June 5, 1882, his parents pondered duly be fore giving him his name, but his mother, who had a brother Battling and wished to do him honor, insisted that her third son should bear it. The Oscar and Matthew came easily enough, but neither w*as nearly so distinctive as Battling, so Battling has his name been for short, ever since. Probably the original Danish name is not spell ed that way, but that is as near as the English title approaches the origi nal. Whether the boy was attracted into his calling by his name does not direct ly appear, but that the title had in fluence that way is certain. Asa boy among his mates at school he was not to be trifled with. Not that he was unduly belligerent, seeking contest without cause, but once the gage had been thrown down, Battling Nelson was a youth to be reckoned with. Gomes of Good Old Danish Stork. Battling, one of ten children, comes of good old Danish stock. Possibly he has inherited some of the traits which of old made the Danes such sincere fighters when warring on their ene mies. Possibly he has imbibed some of the spirit of the Vikings, and of the men of old who believed implicit ly in the Woden and Frithjofs and harmful and equally as efficient, and until the eminent specialist, Dr. J. Newton Hathaway, showed the evil ef fects of the reckless use of mercury and potash did any results accrue. The doctor Is now able to state that by his method of curing blood poison all danger is obviated, the cure is brought about in a shorter space of time, there are no bad after-effect and the cure is permanent beyond a doubt. for you. and in a shorter space of time, than Dr. Hathaway. His method will not Interfere with your work or customary habits of life. You will avoid the expense of Hot Springs and such resorts. The dis ease will be controlled, the eruptions removed so that no one will know yon have It. Every bit of the poison will be removed from your system so that you will be safe In marrying and begetting healthy children. Fur thermore, once cured by Dr. Hath away, you can never again contract the disease, no matter to what dan gers you expose yourself. Call the tirst spare moment you have and talk It over with the doc tor, No matter what others tell you, get his opinion; It is based on twenty-five years of experience. He makes no charge whatever for ex amination and advice. specially successful In curing patients of blood poison whom he has never seen by sending the right treatment to thm at their homea, Correspond with him without delay. Whether you write or rail, hi* ad. dreaa is J NEWTON HATHAWAY, M D 22 A. Hrysn street, Kavennsh, Os. Office hours Vs. rn to II m,, I If Li •• HtuttUgA, it a. ®4 W | ft • Mi BIG LEAGUE OFFICIALS REpy. IJIATED ACTION OF SMALL FRY'. CHANGES IN DRAFTING RULES TURNED DOWN. MATTER WILL BE OFFICIALLY DE CIDED IN JANUARY. tbe Joint Conference Between American and National League Rights of the Minor Organisations WUI be Farther Curtailed— Presi dent Ban Johnson Gets Enormous Salary— May End in Minors Getting Nothing at All for Drafted Players. Before the American League mag nates had adjourned their annual busi ness meeting at Chicago the minor leagues had been handed a flat turn down and the salary of President Johnson was voted to be *IO,OOO for the remaining six years of his contract with the organization. Warfare in a mild form will be waged on the minors, and the first gun was fired at the Chicago meeting. The changes proposed in the national agreement which would benefit the mi 2?L, le , aSr T 8 by raisins the Price on drafted players and limiting the num ber to be drafted from one club to another was most emphatically turned down by the magnates, and they in vested President Johnson with power tO *£ C A. for lhe leaue in conjunction with the National League's representa- Garry Herrmann or the Rational Commission. President Johnson has gone to Cin cinnati to present the case to Mr. Herr mann, and will seek to induce him to have Pres dent Pulliam of the National League given power to act for that body and two executives, who. with Mr. Herrmann, comprise the commis sion, will officially turn down the mi the meeting of the commission at Cincinnati on Jan. 9. Wliat Jolinfton Says. "The minor leagues have been given everything in sight for a long time” said President Johnson, "and apparent ytheL^on t know whe n they are well °ix. The National Commission will surely ignore their suggestions for such changes to the agreement as are pro posed by them, and the agreement will 48 it: is - If the minors don t like the present agreement they may soon find themselves out in the “Jj 3 • At present they are getting *.50 for each player drafted. If they insist on getting double that amount the matter will end in their getting nothing at all. The major leagues can easily establish priority of claim on players wanted from minor leagues and I guess some of the clubs would be quite willing to get all the players they want for nothing instead of put ting up *750 apiece for them.” Another rap taken at the minors was a move to completely checkmata the minors from covering up players. A resolution was passed preventing the waiving of claims to players draft ed from minor leagues between the time of the drafting season and Feb. 1 of the following year. Requests for waivers of drafted play ers or purchased players for services of the following year shall be allowed from the time of the beginning of the drafted season until Feb. 1 of the fol lowing year. No Covering Up of Players. The effect of that rule will hinder minor league clubs from arranging with major league clubs to draft cer tain players and cover them up dur ing the drafting season, and at the ex piration of that period secure waiv ers and allow the players to event ually get back to the minor league club. The magnates argued that with more time to investigate young play ers they would not be as likely to waive claim on unknown material. In the matter of waivers two other resolutions were passed, all of them being brought up for discussion by Secretary Bruce, of the National Com mission. The first one was: Resolved, That in the event of any waiver being granted on any player, and said player remains with the club 1 requesting said waiver for a longer period than thirty days after such waiver is granted, another request for waiver shall be necessary before said club can dispose of the services of the player. Another resolution provided that during the playing season forty-eight hours’ notice shall be given each club by telegraph of all requests for waiv ers, and during the non-playing sea son ten days’ notice thereof shall be given by the latter. During the playing season managers or club owners, it is argued, can be reached quickly, and often trading deals demand prompt action and two days is considered by the magnates plenty of time to secure waivers. In the case of clubs retaining play ers for a length of time after waivers have been asked, it is necessary to get waivers the second time before a player can be sold or traded, in or der that the other managers or club owners will know whether a player is to be returned or not. Siegfrieds of the Scandinavian myth ology. Hammer of Thor! Who can say? But the boy has put such fighters as Herrera, Canole, Hanlon and now Young Corbett behind him. and in looking for yet greater laurels has shown that in him runs the blood of worthy ancestors. The family is of the thrifty Scandi navian type, the kind that makes good citizens, good Americans. The father, Nels, a carpenter, works at Indiana Harbor. The mother, a little woman of about 46, takes care of the cottage and takes immense pride in her chil dren. Albert, the oldest, is 2fi, and is a machinist In the Northwestern shops. Henry, 24. is a blacksmith at Wash ington Hlghts. Then comes Battling, 22. Johnnie. 20, ts a moider in the Hegewlxch works: Charles, a bright boy, of 18, is In High School. Ida, 18, the only daughter, is learning dress making, and Arthur, who will be 14 In January, and Harry, 10, the baby of the family, are In school. Two chil dren are dead. The Nelsons live modestly, comfort ably, In a little cottage on Superior av enue. Battling has helped materially In providing for the home, and his mother’s testimony that he is a good boy is enough recompense for any as persions that may be cast upon hla calling. Wii a niwltimllha Helper. One day while lie was acting aa blacksmith’* helper In the H< g.-witch shops an iron fragment flying from a broken machine struck the hoy In tha face, laying It o|x-n. He was taken more dead than alive to Mrroy Hospi tal. where he lay unconarioua for for ty-eight hours. He cam# out after fifteen days with a distinct aversion for the Job of blacksmith a aaslstant. Mo, when urged and begged not to take up pugilism--'’Moiher," h said, "If I run such risks In the shops, how ian fighting be more dangerous than that*" An unangwsrable argument for hit critics.