Financial record of Battling Nelson, 1896-1908



      1896:
  1   sep.  3. Wallace's Unknown     1.00      (robbed)
      1897:
  2   jun.  5. Ole Oleson            3.00
      1898:
  3   may  10  Freddie Green         7.50
  4   may  11  Soldier Williams     10.00
                                    TOTAL:      $21.50


      1899:
  5   jan.  1. Eddie Herman         10.00
  6   apr.  6. Eddie Penny          10.00
  7   may   3. Bull Winters          2.50
  8   jun.  1. John Smith            2.50
                                    TOTAL       $25.00


      1900:
  9   jul.  4. Feathers Vernon       5.00      
 10   aug. 30. Charles Dougherty    15.00 
 11   sep. 14. Joe Headmark         15.00
 12   sep. 21. Harry Griffin        35.00
 13   oct.  8. Young Bay            10.00
 14   nov.  2. Clarence Class        7.50
 15   nov. 12. Jack Readle        benefit
 16   nov. 12. Joe Curtain        benefit
 17   nov. 15. Black Griffo         15.00
 18   nov. 22. Ed Burley            10.00
 19   dec.  1. Pete Boyle           25.00 
 20   dec.  1. Danny McMahon         5.00
 21   dec.  7. Joe Percente         15.00
 22   dec.  8. Jack Martin          25.00
                                    TOTAL      $182.50


      1901:
 23   mar. 17. Black Griffo         15.00
 24   apr. 19. Mickey Riley        109.23
 25   may   3. Charles Berry        50.00
 26   may  18. Harry Fails           5.00
 27   may  24. Harry Fails         150.00
 28   nov. 10. Billy Heck            5.00
 29   nov. 15. Joe Percente         35.00
 30   nov. 29. Eddie Santry         50.00
 31   dec.  2. Joe Percente         62.50
 32   dec. 16. Mike Walsh           75.00
 33   dec. 17. Charles Berry        50.00
                                    TOTAL      $606.73


      1902:
 34   jan. 13. Frank Colifer        50.00
 35   jan. 21. Charles Berry        75.00
 36   mar. 13. Joe Percente        125.00 
 37   mar. 18. Kid Ryan             75.00
 38   mar. 21. Johnny Thompson     100.00 
 39   apr.  5. William Rossler      50.00
 40   apr. 12. Danny McMahon        50.00
 41   may  17. Pudden Burns         75.00
 42   jun. 14. Billy Hurley         50.00
 43   dec.  2. Elmer Mayfield       35.00
 44   dec. 26. Christy Williams     39.50
                                    TOTAL      $724.50                                            


      1903:
 45   jan.  3. George Brownfield     5.00
 46   jan.  6. Sammy Maxwell        65.00
 47   mar. 18. Adam Ryan           350.00
 48   apr.  5. Jack Robinson         5.00
 49   apr. 24. Johnny Thompson     100.00
 50   may  22. Stockings Kelly     125.00
 51   jun. 16. Young Scotty        125.00
 52   jun. 19. Mickey Riley         75.00
 53   jun. 20. Larry McDonald       50.00
 54   jun. 17. Clarence English    250.00
 55   jul. 15. Mickey Riley        150.00
 56   jul. 24. Mickey Riley        150.00
 57   aug. 26. Eddie Sterns         50.00
 58   sep.  3. Dare Devil Tildon     7.50    
 59   oct. 16. Charles Neary       100.00 
 60   nov. 10. George Memsic       200.00
 61   dec. 28. Clarence English    500.00
                                    TOTAL    $2,307.50


      1904:
 62   jan. 16. Art Simms           200.00     
 63   feb.  5. Jack O'Neil         200.00
 64   apr.  6. Joe Spider Welsh    498.00
 65   apr.12.  Tommy Markham         5.00
 66   may  20. Martin Canole       750.00
 67   jul. 29. Eddie Hanlon       1250.00
 68   sep.  5. Aurelio Herrera    2100.00
 69   nov. 29. Young Corbett      2700.00
 70   dec. 20. Jimmy Britt        5600.00
                                    TOTAL   $13,303.00


      1905:
 71   feb. 28. Young Corbett      3500.00
 72   may  22. Abe Attell         1500.00
 73   jun.  2. Kid Sullivan       1000.00
 74   jun.  6. Jack O'Neil         750.00
 75   sep.  9. Jimmy Britt       18841.00
                                    TOTAL   $25,591.00


      1906:
 76   mar. 14. Terry McGovern    11771.50
 77   aug. 13. Willard Bean        500.00
 78   sep.  3. Joe Gans          23000.00
                                    TOTAL   $35,271.50


      1907:
 79   jul. 31. Jimmy Britt        9400.00
 80   oct. 19. Tom Freebury        450.00
 81   oct. 23. Charles Berry       400.00
 82   oct. 26. Mark Nelson         250.00
                                    TOTAL   $10,500.00


      1908:
 83   jan. 13. Jack Clifford      2236.00
 84   feb.  4. Rudy Unholz        3085.52
 85   mar.  3. Jimmy Britt        2400.25
 86   mar. 31. Abe Attell         2700.80
 87   may  28. Jack Grace         showing
 88   jul.  4. Joe Gans          10800.00
 89   jul.  5. Red Cornett         191.00
 90   sep.  1. Jeff Perry         benefit
 91   sep.  9. Joe Gans          11552.00
 92   sep. 27. Joe Galligan       showing
                                    TOTAL   $32,965.57



CAREER TOTAL 1896-1908                     $121,486.80




From: Battling Nelson - His Life, Battles & Career by B. Nelson, 1908


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