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THE SUNDAY ORffGOyiAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 10, 1905. NELSON IS KING Of LIGHTWEIGHTS Winner in the Gamest Strug gle Ever Seen in a Prize Ring. BRITT OUT IN EIGHTEENTH Cnllforninn Lands Many Blows on the Dane, but the Latter Has the Punch When the CJminpIon Tires. DECLARATION ON BETS. nciceec Graney caused much sprprise after h had been chosen to aot by de etarfag all bets off. Subsequently he rave Ht to the newspaper men. but not to the crowd, that bets made after his aocrptaaee ivu)d stand. This was about 25 o'clock, which was an Important petttt te boiler? who posted their money rter or sofesequeat to Granej-'s dee- By W. G. Mac Rae. COLMA, Cal.. Sopt. 9. (Special.) There te a new fistic king abroad to night. He is Battling: Nelson, and he was crewnod klnsr of the lightweight division when he knocked Jimmy Brltt cm In the ISth round of what was to novo been a 45-round battle. This Done, through whose veins flows the Wood Uiat made the Viking kings of oM, sent the "Pride of California" down to his defeat, beaten and uncon scious, after IS rounds of the fiercest jiKnung ever indulged In by two small men. Perhaps never again will so many thousands of men. and the scattering womoH who saw tho fight, witness another Mich a gruelling battle. From the sound of the gong sending the two boy together In the opening round, both seemed to have lost conscious ness of themselves as human bolnjrs. They became Ilon-hoarted and as sav age and bloodthirsty as the cruelest Turk that ever sated his lust for slaughter. They saw but themselves In that roped arona--they became hu man ngaung machines and nothing more. "Kith his usual dash and speed, Brltt sailed Into the Dane, and for five rounds he popperod the Chlcagoan with a shower of blows. The Califor nia took such a commanding lead that nine out of ten of the case-hardened Hag followers who sat around the arena began to predict an early ending to the Dane's hope. Brltt was tending five blows to Nelson's one. Crushing Blows In the Sixth. Then came the sixth round, and the youth sumamed Battling by his Dan ish father suddenly unwrapped a, loft and right that caught Brltt on the Point, of tho Jaw. Brltt blinked as if suddenly stricken with a vertigo. That dominant will power, that courage of ten men which has marked Brltt throughout all of his battlos, mastered the faltering strength and he came back and fought gamely until the gong sounded for the minute's rest Nelson, too. had fought himself to a standstill and, although he had Brltt at his mercy, he was without the punch that was needed to bring home the money right then. Never before that Is, In all the ring bottle f modern times, has there boon greater display of undauntod courage, the bulldog tenacity for tak ing and giving punishment. There was not a moment's rost through the enJ-U. IS rounds. Several times both .Ci c so cxliausted that they were Un able to deliver a blow. In several of thp noroe -mix-ups and after the boys nad fought themselves out, they stood In the center of the ring, their heads locked together, feeblyi trying to punch each other. Too Groggy to Fight. Soraolimos In their frantic and de termined offort to exchange lofts and rights thoy would slip apart and would stand with both foet firmly planted and wide apart, swinging flail-like with both hands. Thon they would stagger together and rain blows upon oach other. The gong found them fighting m this groggy condition, and It was nocessary for Referee Graney to spring between them and start the lighters for tholr corners. This was a sample of the gameness of both boys and no matter what the after math of the fight will bo. there will never be a breath of fake breathed In connection with this fight. Soated around tho ring tide were men who have gone to the world's end to witness glove battles, and they declared that they had never wit nessed a greater and gamer fight. Cleverness both in boxing and hard punishing fighting marked the milling throughout. Both fighters took enough punishment to have rendered a dozen men unconrclous, and that they were able to keep up the pace that was set right at the start shows that both were in the pink of condition, both willing to fight all the time and both out to win. Brtt Rains Blows at Start. Nelson, as usual, was slow to begin. He seemed careless at the outset and allowed Brltt to hit him at will In round after- round. Brltt would land blow after blow without receiving one in return. It was this- that made so many of those pres ent believe that the Callfornlan would win. but those who have seen the Dane In action knew and expected this, and their only fear was that In his careless roes that he would let Brltt get in a punch In the right spot and put him out. It was simply the way the lad from Hegewisch has of going he was willing to take a dozon of Jimmy's jabs in order to get in one telling punch. He had fig ured that Brltt would fight himself out In time, a thing which Brltt did, and then finish him. From the very begin ning It was clear that Britt's- blows lacked steam, but every time that Nelson landed there was seemingly a triphammer force behind them. In the second round an uppercut caught Brltt on the nose and opened an old wound. He bled a great deal from this, and in the clinches Nelson found this sore spot often. A couple of rounds later Brltt made the blood flow from Nelson'o nose, and both men made it a point to keep these, marks gory. Both also re ceived 'silsht cuts over 'the eyes, and as the face was the point of attack all inrougn me ngnt, tneir visages were swollen and puffed up after seven rounds of fighting. Unable to Reach Dane's Body. Brltt was unable to land bis punishing body punches on Nelson. He connected with the Dane's middle structure lots of times, but the majority of the blows were blocked and did no damage, and Brltt was forced to pay attention to the Dane's head, a part of his anatomy that oeemed as hard as steel. He would drop his head down and bore Into the Callfornlan. and not over twice during the time of fight ing was Brltt able to make hltnjstep back. It was this ability to recelve'-tbis rain of uppcrcuts, swings and jabs on his jaw and head that won for Nelson. From gong to gong he was ever on top of Brltt. He was as relentless as a tide, re ceding at times, only to sweep back again with a force that was to wreck the hopes of the boy who met his first defeat In his ring career. Rightly named, he Is Battling. All he knows Is to fight, and the man who has croaked about the courage of the Danes must withdraw his statements, for thla American-born Dane Is the personifica tion of gameness Itself. His battle with Brltt Is an Improvement over all the rof t of hia fistic encounters. Ho' never will be the shifty boxer that Brltt Is, but, on the other hand, Brltt never has been nor will be the fighter that Nelson Is. Knocked Out In the Eighteenth. Those who were clow enough to see ac tually what happened In the eighteenth round will never forget It- Both came to gether with a rush, as thoy did In all of the previous rounds. Brltt began jabbing with his loft and swinging his right to Nelson's head and heart. In all the round Nelson kept Brltt crowded In hie own corner and It was here that the ond came. Nelson, with his head down, suddenly cut loose. He waited until Jimmy was tiring and shot a left to the pit of the stomach and as Jimmy bent over, he shot a smashing right that caught Brltt flush on the point of the chin. Brltt half turned around from the terrific force of the blow and as he was sinking to me renvas .iwn Druugni ihs leu ueop down from his hip. . Brltt s mouth was open. The blood was' spurting out In a stream and when Nel- BATTLING NELSON'S RECORD. Born June 3, 1852, at Copenhagen, Denmark. September 3, 180(1. knocked eut Wal lace Kid at Hammond In one round. May. 1SB. knocked out Eddie Her man at HexewlRdi In rlr rounds. August 30. 1001, knocked out Charles Dougherty at Chicago In one round. Nei'embor 29. 1001, feet te lSddl. Santry at Chicago In six rotmd. Match 18, 1002. knocked out Kid Ryan at Chicago in live rounds. July 25. 1002. won from Benny Tang er at Chicago in Fix rounds. October 0, 1008. lost te Charles Neary at Milwaukee In six rounds. November 10, 1D0H, wen from George Mfmslc at Milwaukee Jn 8 six rounds. May 20. ll04. wn from Martla Ca nole lit San Francisco In 18 rounds. July 20. 1904, wen from Bddle Has ten at Ban Francisco In lb rounds. September 5, 1001, won from Aurollo HerrerA at Butte In 20 rounds. November ?0. 1SW, stepped; Toenp Corbett nt Son Franolsee In ten rounds. December 21. 110I. lesi te Jimmy Brltt nt San Franclroe In 20 rounds. September 10. 1005. kneoked out Jimmy Brltt at J-'an Franelsee In IS round i.. Buttling Nelson has participated In SO ring battles of which there Is any record, and has wen a large majorlty of the contests. son's clinched glove came In contact with the limp and open jaw it sounded as If some one had hit the head of a drum. Brltt fell to his hands and knees, slowly sliding into a sitting position. His eyes were set as if in the agonies of death, and as he tried to rise he half turned around as though to get on his knees. The blow on the chin had shattered Britt's senses and his tongue, swollen VICTOR AND VANQUISHED IN THE BATTLE FOR to twice Its natural size, was protruding out of his mouth. It was a horrible right and It was pitiful to see his half-dying efforts to get his tongue back into his mouth. Agony of the Vanquished. It was not necessary .lor Eddie Graney to count him out. It was all too plainly evident that he was done for. His fight ing courage made him struggle and half "SQUARE FIGHT,". SAYS NELSON. The fight turned ouV. Just za I ex pected It would. I knew that If I sot a square deal and no favor were ehewn I would win. Referee Graney was per fectly Just In his deslrioos, as my man ager was Jure he would be lt was a Mew In the pit of the stom ach, followed by a left book to the jaw, that gave Brltt hit quietus. He dtd not have roe In dlstrtee at any stage of the game. een If reme ef ray friends thought that I waa golqg once or twice. On the other hand. I knew early In the fight that I would conquer Brltt, and that It waivmerely a matter of rounds before I weald put bira out. But I must give my adversary the credit of having fought very squarely. drag himself Into the center of the ring, where he toppled over and flattened out. When his seconds picked him up his face bore a frightful agonized expression and he was gasping and .struggling for breath. While thU was going on, Graney waa busy pushing Nelson back. The Dane seemed unable to realize that he had knocked Brltt out and It was not until they began carrying the defeated man away that he turned to hlo corner. At this point the crowd surged Into the ring and for a time It looked as If there would J be a free-for-all light. All this made it good for the moving-picture man. WOrd Manager Billy Nolan kept his about not allowing Jim Jeffries to referee, j nols. knocked out James Edward Brltt. He refused to allow Nelson to come Inside of San Francisco, at Colma this after the enclosure. Announcer Billy Jordan j noon. The end came In the ISth round, informed the crowd that Nelson would not and was a clean-cut fairly-won victory r.r-v,. if Trr-t r., , th. 1!lA rrIfB ftM f t. k... .v. v. i " a iV, A".. i Jordan. In announcing this fact, said that ! the Brltts, In spite of their personal I grievances against Graney. were willing i for him to officiate,. This announcement I was greeted with cheers and about Ave minutes later Nelson and his bottle and towel-wleider came Into the ring. Nel son and Nolan were greeted with hoots and jeers and even when he finally won by knocking Brltt out, there was no cheering for the Dane. Brltt Would Fight Again. Brltt has declaVed that he will fight Nelson again, but If they ever do meet again the Dane will win even more han dily than he did today. On account of the wrangle over the referee the receipts or tne ngnt were cut down about As It was, they fought before a house which paid J1S.31L Nelson's share for winning amounts to J1S.SU.29 and Britt's per cent of Nelrem's 11L amount to over J40M. Both fighters agreed"! give Eddie Graney JfiW apiece. Jimmy Gardner. Eddie Hanlon, Willie Fitzgerald, Herrera and several others were on hand to challenge the winner. Brltt naturally hay the first call on Nel son's service, but It Is doubtful whether Nelson will listen to him, and In all prob ability Neloon'si next opponent will be Jimmy Gardner. Nelson AVns Under Weight. . . SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Sept. ' S.-Bat-tllng Nelson weighed In promptly at 10 o'clock today at Harry Corbotfs, as pro vided for In the articles of agreement. His wolght was 132 pounds, just a half pound under the stipulated figure. Brltt was seven minutes late, but tho forfeit which might have been claimed was waived by Nelson. Brltt tipped the scales at exactly 133 pounds. After the two boxers weighed in at Cor betfs, they got into automobiles with their respective managers and trainers and started for Colma. A chill wind car ried a heavy fog In from the Pacific, and when the men rooched Colma thoy ap peared thoroughly chlllod. JIMMY BRTTT. WON BYTHEFIGHTER Coo! Boxer Used All the Craft .at His Command. Y SCIENCE AT A DISCOUNT Victor at Colma Did Xot Seem to Feel Punishment, and Kept After, Ills Man as Relent--, lessly -as Fate.- . 3IEASUREMENTS OF THE MEN. James Brltt. Battling- Nelson. 3 It. 0 In Height. 5 ft. 7 In. 133 pounds.... Weight. ...133 pounds C5H Inches Reech 67 Inches 15 Inches Neck 15 Inches 35 H Inches. Chest Normal. 34 Vi inches 3S Inches.. Chest Expanded.. 07 Inches 2s tnohes Waist 25 Inches 12 Inches Biceps is inches 10V4 Inches Forearm... 114 Inches 7 Inches Wrist 7H Inches HH Inches Thigh 20 Inches 13 Inches Calf it inches 7 Inches.. Ankle 7 Inches SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 0. In a fight that will long stand In a class of Its own ! In the history of ring contests. Battling 1 Nelson thn tiirv4. llrrlA Tnn Till mis is a simple statement of the re sults. The story of the battle Itself Is a thrilling one. No element that goes to give the fight the superlative title 4IJDIY BRITT'S RECORD. Born October S. 1S79. at San Fran cisco, Cal. t February IS. 1002. won from Toby Irwin at San Francisco In 15 rounds. February 2. 1002. knocked out Tim Hagarty at San Francisco In eight rounds. May 23. 1002. knocked out Kid, La vlgne at Saa Francisco In eight rounds. November 20. 1002. knocked eut Frank Erne at San Francisco In seven rounds. March 9. 1003. lest on foul te Jack O'Keefe at rortland In six rounds. April 2S. 3003. won from Willie He 20 I Fitzgerald at San Francisco In rounds. June 13. 1903. fought a 20-round draw with Jack O'Keefe at Butte. Nerember 10. 1003. won from Charlie Slsger at San Francisco In 20 rounds. November 20. 1003, won from Mar tin Canole at San Francisco la 20 rounds. March 23. loot, won from Young Cerbett at San Francisco In 20 rounds. October 31. 1001. lost on foul to Joe Gans at San Francisco In five rounds. December 21. 1005. won from Bat tling Nelson at San Francisco In 20 rounds. May 3. 1005. won from Jabex White at Saa Francisco in 20 rounds. July 21. 1005. won from Kid Suf llyan at San Francisco in 20 rounds September 10. 1005. lest to Battling Nelson at San Francisco In IS rounds. LI "greatest" was missing. The surround ings, tho crowd, the known bitterness of the men toward each other, the uncer tainty as to whether there would be a fight at all up to within a brief quarter of an hour before the fight actually be gan; the cleverness. I'wneness and en durance displayed by the two boxers- LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AT COLMA BATTLING Copyright 1 905 by Hart Schafther & Marx SAM'L ROSENBLATT & CO. those are what made the fight a great land a blow. Time after time he would OIT" . .u , ! Bl,3e aIonff aftor Brl". much a"er the It was. the story of many another ring style of Fltzslmmons. never cleVer on his contest-the success of the strong, sturdy j feet, but always seeking to shorten the enduring fighter against a clever, cool distance between his opponent and him boxer. This In brief Is a descriatlon of self. This tireless perslstency-a most Nelson and Britt's ring characteristics. I discouraging thing to the opposing light respectively. From the very first moment I er and his marvelous disregard of phys of the fight until Referee Graney finished ! leal punishment, won the fight for Nelson the count of ten. Nelson forced the fight- I Insr. j Gnmeness of the Vanquished. Bruised and Tired, but Persistent. Though the pride and credit of victory -Th.,,,. . , . , . , , , , belongs to the winner, he Is not entitled Though batted by Innumerable bruising to nor dtd ne recelve alI te pj.aIse, BrItt blows upon the face and body, and at . had he never achieved k ring victory. moment gavo ground. He came back after every vicious attack by the clever Brltt. .always ready to exchange blows. 1 For these rushing, forcing, persistent tac- ( tics of Nelson, Brltt could find no effect- 1 lve counter. The Callfornlan tried every blow known j to him ami he apparently knows all of r them to stop his tireless opponent. In ! every way he failed. It Is true Brltt pun- ; Ished Nelson severely, knocking him I down once and staggering him sovcral . times, but never was he able to beat him back and change the aspect of the fight. I Only once. In the third round, did it ap pear to those close enough to judge the tide of the battle, that Brltt might win. In this round he reached the most vul nerable spot on Nelson's muscle-armored body his stomach with, two terrtn. right-hand blows that carried punishing force behind them. Nelson faltered for a moment and doubled over. Quickly turn ing his atten'on to Nelson's face. Brltt sent Jn a ten Sic right cross that dropped the Dane to his knees. Then Britt's Friends Shouted. There was a great shout from Britt's friends, but the elation was short-lived. Nelson got up before the timer could reach the count of two. and fought the only way he knows how to fight always coming toward his man. At this critical time for Nelson, the gong sounded for a rest, a most cheerful note to the Nelson supporters. The call of time for the suc ceeding round, however, found the much battered battler fresh and ready to re-, sume. Nelson was always the first to begin rounds, though not always tho first to NELSON. 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I did not see what blows started Brltt In the last round, but I think he went down from ex haustion. must forever be remembered as one of the gamest men that ever faced a foe. After his moat successful rally In the third round, the popular little California fighter weakened. Many of his friends, seated vory close to the rineslde. saw the change and ventured the prediction that Nelson would win. Brltt had done his best in the third. He had used all his strength, all his clev- V I I, I r . yCl I5T?a JLuJZ T LfZ HC apPe,fed rSST' 5 ,wh 3 corner- the fourth round that he was unable to hurt reach this decision at the same time, and subsequently took Britt's blows with more confidence and without flinching. Except in spots, the rounds were all pretty much alike. Nelson always forc ing, Brltt always giving ground: Brltt trying to keep Nelson at the end of hjs snappy left hand, and the Dane using every means to get Inside the circumfer ence of the clever Callfomlan's two good hands. "Whenever Nelson broke down the defonse or accepted the blows aimed at him. he would hammer away at the body, always coming out of a clinch with swinging attempts at the jaw. Graney's 'Good AVork as Beferce. The agreementof the two men to break at the command of the referee and the refereo's interpretation of the rules, and their strict enforcement was much In Nelson's favor. Graney told thera before the fight commenced that they must break at his command that he did not propose to lay his hands on them during the fight. He carried out his Intentions, and his work was probably the most suc cessful bit of refereelng ever seen In this state. In the fifth round. Brltt held a mo mentary advantage, staggering Nelson with a series of blows and making a desperate effort to win by a knockout. Tills was the first round In which both threw aside all knowledge of boxing and slugged viciously, both hoping to end the fight with one blindly delivered, lucky blow. Both were bleeding at the close, but Nelson was the stronger. j It did not seem possible that a fight 1 could be much fiercer tfian the fl,f th round, but the succeeding period of three mln- ! utes brought the vast crowd to its feet and kept It there throughout the round. They slugged each other ceaselesely. Gets Brltt In a Corner. Both were bleeding and weary-limbed. but always game. In the last minute of the sixth. Nelson suddenly took the lead, and, getting Brltt In a corner., beat him about the body and face until he was weaving the ring, vainly trying to protect himself. He took a terrific beating about the body, unable to block Nelson's blows. In a flash, Brltt took a brace, set hlm- w m ,l"Q, nns. ana m em wui two punishing swings to the face. Nelson baited and Brltt, leaped forward. He slugged and swung in one last de spairing effort, but again the gong ended the round, like the previous critical one ended, atf an opportune time for Nelson. jn int; oiguui, vtciauu nuo -orm in grave trouble. He staggered him with a left and drove him to the ropes. Britt's sec onds were in 3. frenzy, shouting all sorts of orders. Above all. was the- voice of "Spider" Kelly, who shoutedry'Coyer up, Jimmy." " Jimmy obeyed, and probably saved him self from going down In this round. After the eighth. Brltt appeared to tire fast. The ninth was slower and In Nelson's .favor. Brltt Wears Himself Out The tenth and eleventh rounds were also Nelson's, who. by vsheer endurance and everlasting determination to "keep at" his man. wore Brltt down. The twelfth was Britt's, who, rallying sud denly, battered his man for full two min utes. Nelson covered his jaw and took most of the blows on the nose, head or stomach. Brltt wore himself out and finished the round, tired. It became evldento Brltt'3 second after the twelfth that their man was being beaten. They sought to bolster his wa vering confidence between rounds with light-hearted remarks of how Brltt was beating Nelson to pieces. "Why, he is slowing up In every round," said Kelly. "Sure, he is." echoed Kroling. as they worKea over their charge. Brltt. however, appeared to realize that he was beaten. In the thirteenth he took a beating. Willie Brltt. his brother, see ing the way it was going, shouted: "Out game him. Jimmy: outgame him. Don't let him outgame you." Jimmy's same ness was the striking feature of the round. The fourteenth must be set down as the most sensational of a most remark able fight. Nelson, seeing Brltt was tir ing fast, held before him the determina tion to end the battle. In five seconds he had Brltt staggering about, his guard lowered and all but out. Time and again Nelson planted left-hand blows on Britt's face that drove him helplessly against the ropes. Nelson Is Too Eager. Over-eagerness on Nelson's part Is all that prolonged the fight beyond this round. Seeing his brother beaten down. Willie Brltt shouted above the roar of the crowd: "Swing, Jlmmle. swing." Over and over again he repeated the word "Swing" until JImmle's tired brain grasped It. Setting himself to meet Nel son. Brltt swung his right hand with all the remaining strength In his body. The blow landed. Nelson was not only stopped for the moment, but seemed to" give ground. Brltt saw hl3 advantage, and pressed It. With hl3 fee set. far apart to steady himself once more, he met Nel son with full-arm swings, finally forcing the Dane to clinch. The gong sounded the end of the round while they were standing head to head. ! smasning at each other with both hands. Ten thousand men rose In their seats and j cneered the boxers. 1 The desperate fighting In the fourteenth ! compelled both men to slow up In the l next two succeeding rounds, and no de- 1 cltuvc work was done b g,tner , th though Nelson showed more strength whenever they came to a clinch. The seventeenth was Nelson's by a good margin. Champion Is All In. The eighteenth proved the end forBritt. A detailed account of the round, which lasted about two minutes, shows little different from the others. Brltt was tired but game and willing. Nelson forced him about, taking and giving body blows, al ways boring In. He cornered Brltt and drove him against the ropes. Brltt squirmed out and sent in a terrific left to the stomach that appeared to hurt Nel son. Nelson covered up his body and Brltt swung for his face. Quick as a flash Nelson sent in a short, sharp left-hand BRITT HAS NO EXCUSES. I battled Nelson at his own particular stylo of flghtipg. Of course. I id my elererness. I was stronger than he was at the finish and was gradually wearing blm down. My hands were rwollen and had burst the adhesive ban dacc. I was a better man than Nel son when the nght ended. I don't say It waa a lucky punch, but Nelson was particularly fortunate in landing that punch at that time. All honor to the victor. I would like to fight him again. I am not hurt and waa not hurt at any time during the battle. I was not exhausted. My con dition was perfect and I was never bet ter when I sot that punch In the ISth round. I have no excuses to make, but desire you give all credit to Nel son. He Is a strong fellow and ag gressive. blow that took Brltt squarely In the stom ach. He gave way and stepped back, crouching In order to deceive Nelson and give himself time to recover. Nelson saw the damage his blow had inflicted. i however, and pressed on. He forced Brltt ! Into his corner, and there. In a rally that I lasted but a fevr moments, the end came. j Br,u went down suddenly. Nelson says lu fPnm a hinw on th w. Htr h no clear Idea after the fight what put him out. but, in the opinion of those who were close by. it was the blow to the stomach which took all his remaining strength, and he fell from exhaustion. .Fatal Count of the Timer. "When Brltt fell In his own corner, flat on his face, there was a momentary hush and the voice of the official timer was heard distinctly counting off the seconds. Brltt managed to turn on his back and lay gasping, his bloody tongue protruding from his mouth. Five seconds had scarce been counted when there was a roar from the crowd, which saw that the little San Franciscan could not arise in time. "Six. seven, eight, nine," called out Timer Hasting, while Referee Graney danced In front of Nelson to keep him away. Nelson, however, showed no dis position to take advantage of Britt's dis tressful condition, -and awaited the end at the other side of the ring. '"Out:" shouted the timer; Graney pointed at Nelson, and the roar from the crowd In creased. Then there was the usual rush of spec- (Concluded on. Page 8.)