The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1904, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1904. BRITT WINS ON POINTS FROM BATTLING NELSON AFTER TWENTY ROUNDS OF FIERCEST FIGHTING | “I figured I could win from Now, what is the use of if he does mot fight T kncy him. husiness a man? and an a him if I cared about fighting jricnds had their money on me 1 ok ne chances. Nelson i he makes terrific. You ¢ was ed by my eye Nelson deserves credit and it him."—James E. Brit. I could beat him in such a battle and I car- ried out my pians accordingly. geressive man, but I think I could have outslugzed | n u't ook like I can go twenty Nelson™ zlove, I was never in any danger at any time. Nelson the way I fought a man being in the fizhiing the way he knows he can beat Nelson is a great slugger that kind of a battic. My | and I wanted them to h, so a great fizhter and the paee | judze for yourseives if I rounds more. The cut over s head. it was not from his | As a fighter will take a good man to beat time. without flinching. fight a winning battle. its merits. | knock tling Nelson. DECISION SURPRISES NELSON. | “I am not the sort of fellow to make a holler, but at the same time I want to put myself right. I really believe I was unjustly treated by Roche. the ring in every round and fought every moment of the I never was in danger and took all his punches The best he did was to jab me. I | roughed it continuously and did everything in my power to T am willing to meet Britt again under exactly the same conditions, only I positively insist ! ,on George Siler as a referee. | in the business who really knows how to Judge a fight on I am willing to fight Britt again for a $5000 side bet, but not with Roche in the ring with us, Britt out if we ever come together again.”—Bat- I chased Britt all over I think he is the only man I will Prominent Men Among Those | Present. Thousands Cheer Courageous Victor, i D thousand crowded Pavilion last evening to see and “Battling” Nelson other for a percentage of pts and the glory. Haif women braved the eyes of the curious and watched the thrilling con- Hidden behind the glazed win- dows at twenty-five more of the £ the animated scenc of the peopie ch rec dozer sex gazed at ined a long d tance view n action. It was a splendid crowd and its actions were as interesting as he contest itself. Professional men [ elbows with mechanics. Race fighters and politicians hob- true American fashion. The the boxers were discussed mi nd when the battle was the excitement was inter When- | ev extra heavy blow was landed a forthcoming, and when a » occurred the majority their chairs and yelled like e doors were opened at 7 o'clock to | « modate who bhad gallery seats. The line a4 formed in the afterno and when the doors were open it wound its way around e structure like a big snake. | n entrance was thrown open at | wk and from then until the -red the arena a stream of hu- | ured through the doors. sent Walter Hobart. and other polo-plavers, upied ringside seats. while ! O'Dopneil, “Plum Pudding | Tommy Red” Sammy McClintock | and other well-known characters hung | discreetly in the background until the | was on, when they moved | the ring and selected choice hrows he im n seats MANY NOTABLES W E THERE.: William Greer Harrison was there. and so was Colonel Kowalsky, late of Be m Dan O’Callaghan’s merry | laugh echoed through the Pavilion and | made Henry Fortreida’s velp sound like ! a grin. Mayor Schmitz sat in a box with other members of his big familv and | »njoyed the sport. Senators Eddie I.| Wolfe, Harry Bunkers, Johnny Nel- | son, “Dick” Welch and other solons | forgot about their coming battles at| the Capitol and enjoyed things. Sena- | 1ot Charles M. Shortridge twirled his | Napoleonic lock and raised his eloquent | oice in acclaim for J. Edward Britt. | ause the latter was a product of | this glorious climate of Californie.” Gus Hartman and George McGowan nted the Assembly, and agreed hts were ‘given the | b game need not be stopped. Frank Ca- rillo came up from Bakersfield. and | after seeing Nelson take the “wallop- ing” marveled no longed why his pro- tege Aurelia Herrera could not put him to the carpet Billy Roche, the referee, entered the pavilion garbed like a cotillion leader. | Willlam was there with an opera hat and saluted his friends by opening the ‘sky-piece” with a bang. Young Cor- bett and a few others borrowed the hat for a while and played football with it, much to Roche’s sorrow. Before the fight had gone many rounds the crowd discovered that Roche's underwear was pink and again he had scored against E. Mervin Graney. ferey Ach smoked cigarettes to dis- zuise his nervousness. Colonel Herbert Cho ki and John J. Gleason appeared in the lotest New York creations and scored as heavily as the fighters. Bobby Avre was close to the ring side trying to pick a winn Health Officer Ragan wanted 1o fumigate a cigar smoked by a mearby fight goer, but could not find hie deputy. The Board of Supervisors were ably represented by Messrs. Bent, Poxton, Eggers, Booth, Finn and Lun- stedt THEATRICAL MEN PRESENT. Frea Belasco dropped things theatri- cal to see the “mill,” as did also John Morrisey. Tim McGrath closed the Tip” for the nonce and Richard Adams was out looking for boarders. | Jack Johnson had his gold tooth shined for the occasion and was around lOOk-l ing for a match with Jeffries. Walter Jeunings, Garnet Ferguson, Frank O’'Kane, J. O. Keane and Bob Smith represenied the race track. De Witt Van Court and Sammy Berger were there to yell for Britt ‘as was also ‘Brother Willie,” who left the sick raom to see Jimmy achieve a victory. Little Eddie Miller acted as Britt's mascot and was the happiest boy in the pavilion when Jimmy was de- clared the winner. Jack Sheehan and “Pa” Britt were in the house, as was attested by their cheers for the plumber boy. Dr. McGettigan and iwo score others were on hand to give first aid to the injured. Al Hampton, Jack Bennet and a dozen other hand- ball experts were in the running. Young Corbett had tears in his eyes as he gazed at the big house and mourned his ill luck that he was not sharing in the receipts. Manager Coffroth stated that the house was $16,600, but in the opinion of those who know the men battled before a $25.000 house. Morris Levy and Alec Greggains wished their cards would draw as well. Tom Jenkins said he could wrestle all night before such a gath- eriug. Judge Fritz and Judge Mo- gan forgot everything else for the time being. George Maxwell. Downey Har- vey and Harry Ramsdell were also in the house and greeted their numerous friends. There were others in the throng. but they modestly kept in the background. 3 = - < ROCHE SAYS BRITT HAD LEAD. “I declared Britt winner because he was entitled to the decision. He did the cleaner son in every round. Nelson the contest, but this does not fighting and outpointed Nel- was aggressive throughout entitle a man to a victory if the other man does the cleaner hitting. Britt and Nelson were equally guilty of holding. I had my hands full try- ing to separate them and did not attempt to give either man the better of it in the landed on me. I never saw such He is a great boy. Where he gets his vitality is 2 mar- Britt displayed. der for aggressiveness. vel to me. I would like to public approved my decision. was given to the man that earned Roche, Corbett. provided Corbett is in condition. breaks. A few wild swings speed and cleverness as Nelson is also a won- see the winner fight Young I am glad the It was an honest one and it."—Referee Willlam BRITT'S CLEVERNESS OFFSETS MANY RUSHES Victor Is in Distre but Fiqishe Jimmy Britt was proclaimed victor | over Battling Nelson in the Mechanics’ | pavilion last night after one of the most stubbornly contested ring batties ever fought under Queensberry rules. Referee Roach gave the decision to, Britt on boxing points, the last three | rounds materially influencing him in| reaching this decision. In these rounds Britt outpointed Nelson by a wide mar- | gin. Throughout the fight he did the ! cleaner hitting, although the referee | said he made due allowance for the ag- | gressiveness shown by Nelson. Britt | outboxed Nelson from the start and | was able to go the full twenty rounds | by refusing to engage Nelson at his/| favorite game of infighting. BRITT HOLDS ON. In the early rounds Britt drew upon himself the displeasure of the specta- tors by holding on at every oppor-| tunity. He showed great ring general- | ship throughout, never once losing his head even at the most critical times. It was an entirely different showing to the one he made against Gans, or in fact any of his other fights. The fight demonstrated that Britt cannot knock Nelson out, as he struck him re- peatedly on the jaw with both left and | right. 1 In the twelfth round Britt fairly rained blows on Nelson’s head, but the latter stood looking at him calmly, as though he knew there was no danger of his being knocked out. When he thought Britt had ehot his bolt he turned on the Californian and nearly put him out. having him hanging on the ropes when the gong sounded the end of the round. Nelson won the admiration of the spectators by his bulldog tenacity of purpose. There was hardly a moment during the fight when he was not fol- lowing Britt around the ring. He made many futile attempts to reach Britt, but in the majority of cases the latter was just out of reach. TRIES FOR POINTS, From the very start it was apparent that Britt’s plan was to try to out- point Nelson and thereby gain the de- cision and the long end of the purse. He did not want to mix matters with his clumsy but aggressive opponent, as Corbett did, thus playing into his hands. Nelson’s aggressiveness did not serve its purpose, as in many instances Britt beat him to the punch. During a number of the rounds Britt had Nelson in the air and the latter did not know how to get at him. Up to the seventh round Nelson had not landed an effective blow, although he was never idle for an instant in all that time. Britt seemed to tire about the ecighth round and Nelson went after him in such a manner as to set the spectators cheering, and hope sprang up Iin the breasts of the men who backed the longshot to win. Nelson in the seventh round sent a right to the jaw which seemed to hurt Britt. He went after his man then hammer and tongs and Britt was badly off before the end of the round. The tide turned so suddenly that it seemed Britt had lost his strength and must fall a victim to the ceaseless rushing of the Dane. NELSON'S ROUND. The ninth round was all Nelson's. He rushed at Britt when the gong sounded and landed his left repeatedly to Britt’s head, using his favorite left hook. Britt steadied Nelson for a mo- ment with a right to the head. but Nel- son came back with right and left. Britt tried to jab Nelson and keep him away, but the Dane was not to be de- nied. He kept peppering Britt on the jaw with his left and then for variety sent in some stiff right uppercuts. The tenth was all in favor of Nelson. He still continued to send stiff left hooks to Britt's head. Britt came back with some hard rights to the head, but they had no apparent effect on Nelson, never stopping his progress. Nelson rushed Britt into Nelson's cor- ner and chopped in a right that made Britt's knees bend. He then tried right and left to the head and a hard right to the body sent Britt staggering to the ropes. Ag the round ended Nelson sent in a stiff uppercut before Britt started to his corner. He stood for an instant nn'd looked at Nelson in evident sur- prise. rly in the eleventh round Britt held Nelson's gloved hands in chancery and accomplished two objects—getting a slight respite from the severe punish- ment he had been receiving and also resting up a bit. JIMMY BRACES UP. Britt showed the effects of the rest in the next round. as he made a much better showing. He would jab Nelson with a left and then rush into a clinch and hang on. Nelson tried all in his Dower 1o get away from this hugging from ss Several Times| s Strongly which reduced.his effectivenes a marked degree, but for a time to no avail. Britt finally turned loose a ter- rific fire on Nelson’s head. He aimed | blow after blow with right and left that went true to the mark. Nelson stood peering at Britt over his gloves and the blows might just as well have fallen on a stone wail. Nel- son suddenly got into action and went after Britt, who seemed on the verge of going down when the gong ended the fighting. Britt came up confident in the thirteenth round and commenced peppering Nelson’s nose, which began. to bleed badly. During one of the mix- ups Nelson slipped to the floor, but he was up and fighting in an instant. SOME FAST FIGHTING. Britt presented a gory appearance the fourteenth round on. Nel- son butted him over the left eye as he rushed in at the opening of the round and cut Britt severely. Nelson kept on playing with his left to the head, but cculd not land an effective blow. Britt hooked his left over repeatedly and kept Nelson's nose bleeding. Britt tired again in the fifteenth | round from a fusillade of blows to the | head. He came back with a right and | left, but Nelson paid no heed to them | and continued to bore in. Britt ducked | one of Nelson’s wild swings and over- | balanced himself, falling on his back. | He was up in an mstant and Nelson went after him, trying to take him off his balance again. One of Nelson's | blows went low and neatly stopped Britt. The sixteenth round was the most desperate of all the fight. Nelson sprang from his chair and fairly ran across the ring after Britt. His im- petuous attack sent Britt back on the ropes and Nelson landed a right and left to the head which shook up Britt badly. Britt backed away for a time | 4 and then they stood in the*middle of the ring and exchanged blow for blow. It seemed some one of them must go down under the attack; the bell rang with both men still on their feet fight- ing. THE DANE RUSHES. Nelson rushed at Britt again at the opening of the seventeenth round and Britt held on to avoid punishment. Britt sent in one hard right to the head, but took a lot of lefts to the head in return. Britt shook up Nelson with a right and left to the head and tried to wrestle him to the mat. Britt went back to his boxing tac- tics in the eighteenth round and danced out of danger for some time. He found it difficult as he had all through the fight to keep away from Nelson and got some hard lefts to the head. Britt also tore a left to the body and a right to the head that would have stopped any ordinary fighter, but Nelson is not an ordinary fighter. The adherents of the two boxers set up counter cries for their favorites and the building re- sounded with the names of Britt and Nelson. Britt evidently was playing for a de- cision in the nineteenth round, in the early stages of which he did everything except fight. Nelson finally walked into a hard right, and as Britt was backing away he landed another right. Nelson then walked into a hard right straight on the jaw, but he only shook his head and kept boring in. Near the end of the round Nelson sent Britt back with a right to the head. END IS NEAR. Britt did the major portion of the scoring in the twentieth round, al- though Nelson sent a right and left to the body that increased the uproar among the spectators. Britt landed a hard left to the jaw and then a right. He had just landed a right and left tc | colored man who in such | the head yhen the gong sounded the end of the fight. There was no demon- stration when Referee Roche led Britt to one side and pointed to Jimmy as the winner, As the immense gathering was dis- persing there was much quiet discus- sion, but the only claims the Nelson men made were for the aggressiveness of their favorite and not for any skill which he bad shown. While he was boring in and leaning on Britt he was scoring few clean blows, while Britt wasted but few punches throughout. PRINCIPALS ARRIVE. At 9:25 p. m. a cheer from the spec- tators in the eastern gallery notified the immense throng that the fighters were en route to the ring. Britt led the, way and received a great cheer. He was followed by “Spider” Kelly. Tiv Kreling, Curtis Richardson and Frank Rafael, who were his seconds: Immediately behind the aggregation came ‘‘Battling” Nelson and his sec- onds—Teddy Murphy, Stockings Kelly, Marvin Hart and Eddie Santry. The men shook hands and repaired to their ! Herrman Fights Hayward From the Start. White Boxer Has Big Lead When Mill Ends. The second preliminary mill went to Gus Herrman over Jim Haywara, the trained with Joe ‘Walcott. The go belonged to either man for six rounds. In the seventh Herrman began to rush the colored man and sent in rights and lefts to the body in rapid succession. The bout was a fast one during the eight rounds. The white boy was the aggressor in every round, but Hayward's clever- ness held the former at bay. In the third round Hayward landed two hard rights on the jaw. This seemed to arouse the white boy’s fight- ing blood and he went right at Hay- ward. The next three rounds were even up and Herrman's fast work in the seventh won him the decision. George Delile, a husky soldier, got a merited verdict over Jim Moran in the first mixup on the bill of fare. The bout was four rounds long and con- tained but little fast work. Both men tired after a few punches had been struck, but little damage happened to either man. Moran ran into a straight left in thesecond round that raised an awful bump over the eye. Delile did most of the work after the opening round, but his opponent made a bid for honors in the last period. The spurt came too late, al- though he had the soldier looking sad. Fred Sharpe, the noted St. Louis refegee, officiated at both preliminaries, bR, LLY HEAVY. BETTING UNU! When the betting opened some days since Britt was an 8 to 10 choice. On Monday the prevailing price was 7 to 10. When betting was resumed yes- terday morning the price was 7% to 10. Late in the afternoon some heavy commissions on the Dane, one of $1500, which he placed himself, sent the betting to even money. This looked good to the adherents of Britt and they went at it with avidity. The flow of money on the Californian was so steady that the price went down point by point until it touched 10 to 6. A big lot of money was bet on Nelson before the man entered the ring, making the closing price 10 to 9. Each man had a large following, with the result that an unusually heavy amount of money was wagered. It was the heaviest betting affair in years. Pl 1348 T MEN ARE AT WEIGHT. The announcement that the men would weigh in at Harry Corbett’s at 6 o’clock attracted an immense gather- ing to the Ellis-street resort. When the appointed time arrived the crush was so great that it was not found expedient to weigh the men in there and they were whisked away in carriages to the hamman baths. No time was lost in preliminary talk and the men were soon on the scales. Britt's trainers had gauged his weighty to such a nicety that when he stepped on the machine the bar balanced at the 132-pound notch. Nelson, who is naturally lighter tidan Britt, did not raise the beam. He weighed about 1313 pounds. e il respective corners to be armed for the fray. They posed for at least half a dozen pictures. Referee Billy Roche entered the ring loking like a groom. He wore a high silk hat, Tuxedo ana white silk vest and had his delicate “mitts” encased with white kid gloves. He was introduced as ‘“‘the famous Bowery boy” and smiled in response to the good-natured chaf- fing he received from envious persons close to the ring. Billy Jordan was there with his voice and he soon had the rafters echoing with his announcements. He present- ed Nelson in this manner: “The Chi- cago crackajack, the hardest nut in the profession to crack, ‘Battling’ Nelson.” ‘When the cheering subsided he pre- sented J. Edward Britt as “the cham- plon of champions, Jimmy Britt.” Challenges from Jabez White of Eng- land, Jimmy Gardner of Lowell and lesser lights were read and then in re- sponse to cries, “Young Corbett” en-! tered the ring. The little fellow was given an ovation, which attested his popularity. Young Corbett challenged the winner, and then shook hands with each man. Eddie Graney on his way to the ring, as he wanted to bury old scores. Cor- bett was called upon for a speech and did wonderfully well. As there were a few of the fair sex near the ring side, Young Corbett ad- dressed the crowd as “Ladies and Gen- tlemen,” causing a hearty laugh. This did not stop the little Denver lad and he continued: “I am glad 1 have friends left. I suppose you have to lose to find that you have friends. I will, if zmget a chance, try to win back my e There was more cheering. The fight- ers were then brought to the center of the ring for instructions and Announ- cer Jordan cried: “The men will fight straight Marquis of Queensberry rules, break by the order of the referee and protect themselves in the break-away —ler’er go.” The gong sounded and the fight was on. —_—— Don’t Worry About what to give for a present. All the departments “bustle” with good things— stationery, leather goods, picture frames, toilet cases and novelties of every de- scription. ket street. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Mar- 5 £ % He also shook hands with | o - | | | — JIMMY BRITT, THE BOXER WHO OUTPOINTED BATTLING NELSON LAST NIGHT IN MECHANI TWENTY-ROUND FIGHT, WHICH WAS MARKED FROM FIRST TO LAST BY THE DESPERAT) LIGHTWEIGHTS —FROM 'A PHOTOGRAPH BY PERCY DANA. Fight by Rounds Shows How Battle Fluctuales While Audience Is Kept Guessing. The rounds: 9:50 p. m.: Time called. First Round. They shook hands and both men adopted thelr famous crouches. Britt missed a left kook for the body and a similar attempt was neatly blocked by Nelson, as was a right hook for the face, Careful sparring followed and Britt missed another left for the body. Sud- denly Britt whipped a terrific. right over the heart and followed it with a tremendous left | hook to the wind. They went to a clinch and broke very carefully. Nelson's first lead with left was short and then Britt drove a straight right to the body and ducked a'left counter for the jaw and they clinched. Britt then hooked his famous left again to the body following is the fight by and they clinched again. Mixing it, Britt missed his left for the body. The gong rang with the men in a clinch. It was Britt's round. Nelson did not land a blow in this round, but acted entirely on the defensive Both men were very cool as they took their chairs. . Second Round. Nelson crouched low and Britt missed a left for the body and they clinched. Britt missed left for the body and right for the head and once more they clinched, neither one being inclined to let go. Both missed lefts for the body. Nelson forced Britt into a neutral corner, but Jimmy wigsled out without damage. 'Britt then drove a straight right over the heart and received in return a right hook to the jaw. Nelson blocked straight left and right for the jaw and the referee separated them from a clinch. They fought carefully at close quarters, neither man landing. _ Britt continued to back away and Nelson shot his left to Britt's jaw. After a clinch_Britt missed right swing for the body and the gong rang. It appeared that Brift was hoiding on unnecessarily and there was some slight hissing as the men went to (neir seats. There was not much done in this round, Nelson, it anything, having a slight advantage. Third Round. Britt missed left swing for the jaw and Nelson blocked left for the body. Neison ferced Britt to the ropes, but the Californian got in a right to the stomach and re- celved a light right in return. They mixed it and Britt missed several lefts and rights for the body. Nelron then began the same ta tics which characterized his battle with Cor- bett and Britt broke ground. Britt drove his left hook to the body they mixed it Britt recelving a left jab to the face. Britt steggered Neison with right to the stomach and left to the jaw, but in a rally Nelson swung left and right to the face. Britt then svung left to_the head and hooked his right te the jaw. Britt rocked Nelson's head with a terrific right swing as the bell rang. Britt walked coolly to his corner as also did Nel- son. It was Britt's round by a good margin. Fourth Round. Britt swung left twice to the head and missed a right hook for the body. They went to close quarters and indulged in ineffectual short-arm swings. Britt sent Nelson's head back with right swing and a moment later blanted his left to the face. Dritt then clev- erly ducked left and right uppercut for the jaw and a clinch followed, the crowd yelling “Break them away.” Britt ducked a straight left for the head and danced away from Nel- son, who followed him about the ring. Nel- sor:’ missed left and right swing for the jaw and then right swing caught Britt on the mouth and a left swing reached his ear twice in quick succeseion. Britt missed right and left and the bell rang with the men in a fierce embrace, from which the referee sep- arated them. Both men broke very reluctantly as they went to clinches and the crokd kept up a constant yell of “Break.”” Honors even. % Fifth Round. * Britt was short with left hook for the body and they clinched, the crowd again veliing. Nelson forced Brift to the ropes. but failed to connect. Nelzon kept boring in and as Britt then hooked his left to the wind and Nelson drove his right and left hard to the body. Britt hooked a hard and missed a left for the face. Britt shot his left hard to the body and missed two similar attempts. A moment later two left hovks found resting place on the Dane’s body, but apparently had no effect. The gong clanged at this stage, Britt having just a shade of the round. A feature of the fight so far has been the constant clinching of the men. Sixth Round. Britt misced two left swings for the head Then he sent a tremendous left hook to the body and another attempt was equally suc- cessful. They stood apart and Britt once more sent his piston-rod left to the body and fol- lowed it with left crcss to the jaw and a left hook again to the body. Nelson kept bor- ing in and missed a vicious left for the body. Another attempt succeeded and he landed two lefts to the face, for which he was rebuked with two straight rights to the body and a tre- mendous right swing to the jaw. The Dane continued to bore in and Britt missed left swing for the jaw. Britt blocked a clumsy at- tempt with left for the jaw and tried with left for the body as the gong sounded. It wi Britt's round. Nelson kept boring in and forc ing Britt about, but in nearly every instance the Californian’ sent Nelson back with well placed blows. Seventh Round. Britt rocked Nelson's head with vicious right swing to the jaw and a vicious uppercut for the jaw was blocked. A clinch followed and Roche separated the men. Britt caught Neison again on_the jaw with a right hook and in the mix Nelson put left to_the body and two left uppercuts to the jaw. They were in a vi- clous mix when Britt drove a straight short- arm left to the face and followed it with ter- riffic right and left swings to the jaw. They went to close quarters and Britt missed left for the jaw and blocked two attempts bv Nel- son for the jaw with right and lett. Britt swung his left to the jaw and then sent in two straight lefts to the face and a left hook to the body. However, Nelson kept boring in, but seemed unable to find the shifty Califor— nian’s vulnerable points. It was Britt's round. Eighth Round. Britt, as usual, backed away and they fought to closé quarters. Britt missed his left for the body and then shot left to the face. Nelson went after Britt with right and left swings, but the local lad danced out of harm's way. Nelson then caught Britt with left and right swings to the face. Nelson backed away and tried his left hook twice for the body, but Was unsuccessful. _Britt jabbed twice with left to the face, but Nelson ‘brought his left and right to the jaw. A,furious rally ensued, Nel. son sending Britt Back with right swing to the jaw and Britt retaliated with several straight jabs to the face. Nelson fought wildly and slipped & the floor from a misdirected swing for the jaw. The gong found both men hammering away desperately at each other. It was a bit Nelson's round. Ninth Round. They at once worked to a clinch and'in mix- ing it both failed to land. Britt then shot two lefts to the face and followed it with three similar blows with great rapidity, but the Dane kept boring in and gave Britt no chance to rest. Nelson then put a stiff left under Britt's heart. A left by Britt caught .welson on the top of the head. Then they exchanged lefts to the jaw. Nelson forced Britt about the ring, landing left on the body and right and left ‘swings to the jaw. Britt broke ground, Icoking anxious. Brift Kept cool, however. and hooked his left to the body and two lefts to the face. They then fought furiously, Nelson forcing Britt (o the ropes as the gong rang. Nelson was very aggressive and Britt looked & bit worrled as he went to his seat. Nelson advantage. Tenth Round. Nelscn missed two lefts for the face. kept right after Britt, forcing m.r:'to“:::: ground, but did not land. Nelson then workeq his left and right to the head, but was met by.a vicious left to the. jaw. Britt missed similar attempt and they went to ~, close quar- “ters, Nelson putting short., o Britt's” tave, Both ir Hsht fi lett left to the jaw | lefts for the jaw, and the referee broke them from a clinch. Neison forced Britt to a cor- ner, landing a choppy right to the jaw, and they clinched. Nelson then sent Britt to the ropes with straight right swing and kept ham- mering away flercely at the Californian’s head and body with right and left swings. Britt raliled « bi* as the gong rang, but not emough to overcome the lead secured by Nelson. Britt again looked a bit worried as he went to his corner. It was Nelson's round. Eleventh Round. Both missed lefts for the face and Britt hooked a left to the jaw and followed it with two wicked lefts to the head. Britt continued to break ground, ever and anon trying his left hook for the body, but in each instance it was blocked. T clinched and it looked as if Britt was doing the holding. Britt then hooked his left to the stomach and swung his right 1o the ear. They fought flercely in the center of the ring, Britt landing right and left on Nelson's jaw and head. Nelson kept boring in, which the California boy didn’t seem to relish The refsree again separated the fighters and Britt hooked his left to the body. The gong rang the men fighting at ciose quarters. Britt had a slight lead in this round. Twelfth Round. Britt missed right hook for the body. Nelson stfll kept boring in, trying to get Britt to close quarters. Britt drove a wicked uppercut to the jaw, but the blow was returned with interest. Nelson landing three rights to Britt's face. Britt re- covered quickly, battering Nelson at will with right and left swings to the jaw. He varied it with terrific lert body punches, but Nelson fought . back desperately and planted two lefts to Briit's (ace. Britt whipped two lefts_and a fearful right swing to the jaw and the Dane covered up, It was a whirlwind fight and Nei- s0n went to the corner with blood streaming from his nose. It was a great rally on Britt's part and the house was in a tremendous up- roar. Ii was BritU's round by a good margin, although N:lson came back gamely. Thirteenth Round. They got to close quarters in the center of the ring. Britt shot a straight left to the face and in a mix Nolson put left to the body Britt sent In_four consecutive left jabs to the face and followed it with fearful left and right swings to the jaw. Britt kept after Nei son, mercllessly pegging away with left jabs and straight lefts to the face. Nelsoni tried to gt 1o ciose quarters, but Britt jahbed three lefts to the face and they went against the ropes in a clinch. Britt d In a mix Nelson landed right to Britt varied his style with left hook to the body and Neidon slipped to the floor f2m & missed left swing. Britt k2pt stabbing ison’s face with left continuously until the bell rang. The biood started afresh from Nel son's nose as he went 1o his cormer. Bri: frustrated Nelson's attempts to draw him (o close quarters. It was all Britt. Fourteenth Round. Britt sent his left lightly to the face and they clinched, the cm:d‘yhl.-ln[ Britt for Rolding, as they believed. Britt sent a raking left to Nelson's sore spot and when they broke tried e usual tactics of stabbing left to the face. Britt then swung his right to the face and followed it with two straight lefts to ¢ face and by clever footwork avoided Nels counters. Britt swung right to the face Missed a fearful left for the face. A straig left by Britt went to Nelson's nose and th i o the face, but received a blow on the face that tore the flesh from his forehead and started the blood flowing freely. It was an even round. Fifteenth Round. Britt {mmediately jabi left to the face and Nelson kept boring in. but was met by Britt's unerring st he loft to the (i som forced Brit about the sing, but the Caii- fornlan was too shifty and .u:ded the Dane's attempte. A clinch followed, Roche again —— Continued on Rage 11. Column 5.