Battling Nelson - Revision history

Ric: linked to 1909 SF CALL auto-bio

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	'''Battling Nelson''' was born in Copenhagen, Denmark; his family emigrated to the United States the following year. He was raised in Hegewisch, a neighborhood on the far southeast side of Chicago.		'''Battling Nelson''' was born in Copenhagen, Denmark; his family emigrated to the United States the following year. He was raised in Hegewisch, a neighborhood on the far southeast side of Chicago. (17 Jan. 1909 auto-bio: [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-35/])

	He began boxing at age 14 in 1896, and won the World Lightweight Title in 1905 to become perhaps Scandinavia's most successful boxer ever. (Extended bio: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battling_Nelson])		He began boxing at age 14 in 1896, and won the World Lightweight Title in 1905 to become perhaps Scandinavia's most successful boxer ever. (Extended bio on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battling_Nelson])

	After his ring career ended in 1920, Nelson worked as a laborer in the Chicago Post Office.		After his ring career ended in 1920, Nelson worked as a laborer in the Chicago Post Office.

Ric: douh! killed during a crime=category added; +IBHOF induction

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douh! killed during a crime=category added; +IBHOF induction

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	'''Battling Nelson''' was born in Copenhagen, Denmark~~, but~~ emigrated to the United States the following year. He was raised in Hegewisch, a neighborhood on the far southeast side of Chicago. He began boxing at age 14 in 1896, and won the World Lightweight Title in 1905 to become perhaps Scandinavia's most successful boxer ever. (Extended bio: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battling_Nelson])		'''Battling Nelson''' was born in Copenhagen, Denmark; his family emigrated to the United States the following year. He was raised in Hegewisch, a neighborhood on the far southeast side of Chicago.

	After his ring career in 1920, Nelson worked as a laborer in the Chicago Post Office. (His 52-year-old mother, Ida, ~~had~~ suffered a tragic death when she was struck by a speeding train at Burnham, IL, August 10, 1911.)		He began boxing at age 14 in 1896, and won the World Lightweight Title in 1905 to become perhaps Scandinavia's most successful boxer ever. (Extended bio: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battling_Nelson])

			After his ring career ended in 1920, Nelson worked as a laborer in the Chicago Post Office.

			His 52-year-old mother, Ida, suffered a tragic death when she was struck by a speeding train at Burnham, IL, August 10, 1911.

	According to the Oct. 25, 1912 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1912-10-25/ed-1/seq-2/], Nelson planned to marry Miss Fay King, cartoonist, of Denver, and formerly of Seattle and Portland. By October 1916, he was having plastic surgery in an effort to win Fay King, his ex-wife, back. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1916-10-18/ed-1/seq-6/]		According to the Oct. 25, 1912 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1912-10-25/ed-1/seq-2/], Nelson planned to marry Miss Fay King, cartoonist, of Denver, and formerly of Seattle and Portland. By October 1916, he was having plastic surgery in an effort to win Fay King, his ex-wife, back. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1916-10-18/ed-1/seq-6/]

	He died in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, after suffering serious head injuries sustained during a street crime attack.		He died in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, after suffering serious head injuries sustained during a street crime attack.

			Nelson was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992.

	*Canceled World Title bout with [[Aurelio Herrera]], 25 May 1906: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-25/ed-1/seq-8/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-26/ed-1/seq-5/]		*Canceled World Title bout with [[Aurelio Herrera]], 25 May 1906: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-25/ed-1/seq-8/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-26/ed-1/seq-5/]
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	[[Category: Danish World Champions]]		[[Category: Danish World Champions]]
	[[Category:IBHOF Members]]		[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
			[[Category:Murdered Boxers]]

Ric at 04:59, 14 March 2021

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1992<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/nelsonbattling.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1992<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/nelsonbattling.html click]]]

Ric at 04:59, 14 March 2021

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1992<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/nelsonbattling.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1992<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/nelsonbattling.html click]]]

Journeymen at 06:20, 9 January 2019

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1992<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/nelsonbattling.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1992<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/nelsonbattling.html click]]]

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	<boxer>008998</boxer>		<boxer>008998</boxer>
	'''Managers''': [[Billy Nolan]], [[Willus Britt]], [[Jack Robinson]] (1910) [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085947/1910-02-20/ed-1/seq-6/]<br>		'''Managers''': [[Billy Nolan]], [[Willus Britt]], [[Jack Robinson]] (1910) [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085947/1910-02-20/ed-1/seq-6/]<br>

Ric at 17:38, 2 September 2013

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	*Canceled World Title bout with [[Aurelio Herrera]], 25 May 1906: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-25/ed-1/seq-8/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-26/ed-1/seq-5/]		*Canceled World Title bout with [[Aurelio Herrera]], 25 May 1906: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-25/ed-1/seq-8/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-26/ed-1/seq-5/]
	*See also, January 1909 series of autobiographical articles for the ''San Francisco Call'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-35/].		*See also, January 1909 series of autobiographical articles for the ''San Francisco Call'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-35/].
	*Other articles: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1908-11-23/ed-1/seq-11/]		*Other articles: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1908-11-23/ed-1/seq-11/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1908-11-25/ed-1/seq-9/]

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Ric at 17:34, 2 September 2013

2013-09-02T17:34:49Z

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	*Canceled World Title bout with [[Aurelio Herrera]], 25 May 1906: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-25/ed-1/seq-8/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-26/ed-1/seq-5/]		*Canceled World Title bout with [[Aurelio Herrera]], 25 May 1906: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-25/ed-1/seq-8/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-26/ed-1/seq-5/]
	*See also, January 1909 series of autobiographical articles for the ''San Francisco Call'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-35/].		*See also, January 1909 series of autobiographical articles for the ''San Francisco Call'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-35/].
			*Other articles: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1908-11-23/ed-1/seq-11/]

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Ric: Title bout canceled at last second

2013-09-01T22:39:31Z

Title bout canceled at last second

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	He died in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, after suffering serious head injuries sustained during a street crime attack.		He died in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, after suffering serious head injuries sustained during a street crime attack.

	See also, January 1909 series of autobiographical articles for the ''San Francisco Call'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-35/].		*Canceled World Title bout with [[Aurelio Herrera]], 25 May 1906: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-25/ed-1/seq-8/][http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1906-05-26/ed-1/seq-5/]
			*See also, January 1909 series of autobiographical articles for the ''San Francisco Call'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-35/].

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Ric: Jan 1909: SF Call articles

2013-08-28T01:19:02Z

Jan 1909: SF Call articles

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	He died in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, after suffering serious head injuries sustained during a street crime attack.		He died in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, after suffering serious head injuries sustained during a street crime attack.

			See also, January 1909 series of autobiographical articles for the ''San Francisco Call'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-35/].

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Ric: more bio info added

2013-08-22T00:58:56Z

more bio info added

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	~~After his ring career,~~ '''Battling Nelson''' worked as a laborer in the Chicago Post Office. His 52-year-old mother, Ida, suffered a tragic death when she was struck by a speeding train at Burnham, IL, August 10, 1911.		'''Battling Nelson''' was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but emigrated to the United States the following year. He was raised in Hegewisch, a neighborhood on the far southeast side of Chicago. He began boxing at age 14 in 1896, and won the World Lightweight Title in 1905 to become perhaps Scandinavia's most successful boxer ever. (Extended bio: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battling_Nelson])

			After his ring career in 1920, Nelson worked as a laborer in the Chicago Post Office. (His 52-year-old mother, Ida, had suffered a tragic death when she was struck by a speeding train at Burnham, IL, August 10, 1911.)

	According to the Oct. 25, 1912 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1912-10-25/ed-1/seq-2/], Nelson planned to marry Miss Fay King, cartoonist, of Denver, and formerly of Seattle and Portland. By October 1916, he was having plastic surgery in an effort to win Fay King, his ex-wife, back. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1916-10-18/ed-1/seq-6/]		According to the Oct. 25, 1912 ''Seattle Star'' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1912-10-25/ed-1/seq-2/], Nelson planned to marry Miss Fay King, cartoonist, of Denver, and formerly of Seattle and Portland. By October 1916, he was having plastic surgery in an effort to win Fay King, his ex-wife, back. [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1916-10-18/ed-1/seq-6/]

			He died in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, after suffering serious head injuries sustained during a street crime attack.

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