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. 1 Boxing i Expert Declares
Nelson Could Always
- Britt In Finish Contest.
CALIFORNIAN IS FAIRLY
BEATEN BY THE DANE
Vivid Description of the Greatest
Lightweight ; Contest of Present
- Dy Nelson Inflkts Severe' Pun'
ishment Upon Britt. f ;
Bf W. W, Kanchton. .
(SpMUl Uspttch bLMMl Win to Tb IowmI)
. Th btur
; ansa won. ' ' , ' '
Tb pity ot Jt lis. that, both could not
t wla wbm thr 1 ao much pluck and
; chivalry and Jbontit flhtlns aplrlt,
!Th dlf feranc btwen Nelaon and
BrtU la tha difference batvean a abaet
or boHar Iron and. a bolt of twaed. Nel
i an baa anduranca that -will carry him
through In any flirtah flsht when ha U
meeting hla man aJUpound foa-pound. -i
Ha la tha durabla Dana Ha '
r punched severely. . Ha atood all tha
. tmnishment and atlll kept forclna;. It
la not a nice thing to say. but there
' were tlmea when ha freed hla noatrlla
iron accumulated blood by anaeatBg. ;
Ha wore Britt, down.'-; . .v -'
Tha 'battle Ufht waa alwaya danclnc
In hia ayea and finally when Jia had
' b la foe gaaplng ha let out with puncbee
that were aa fierce aa tne onea ne apeo
In tha opening rounds. . Tha prettiest
! part of It all froih m, human InUreat
point waa when Britt crumbled under
. the ropea. There waa no Chance of him
ariaing anoV throwing hlmaelf Into a
fighting position, Wa could all see it
and Nelson aaw It aa quickly aa any
. 'f body. Ha came forward and helped lift
' his opponent aa tenderly as a big brave
, man would lift eomebody who had been
hurt In an accident. - There waa no
hesitation. Ha didn't atand away and
" gloat. They say the old Danee were
warrtora and men. Battling Nelaon In aa
- " big ia these respects aa any of hla an-
ceators. - Some persona will tell you that
It waa a right on tha Jaw that did for
' ' Britt. Others will say It waa a left.
At tha time tha flnfah came Nelaon was
' ! tinnkinv and uDDercuttinc In . auch a
. wav that It would be unwise to have
Minim aa to. which waa the finish
Ing blow. To ma It looked aa though it
waa a left which landed In the pit of
' t tha tntnarh when the native aon waa
.1 dim from a shower of amaahea. Juat
auch a blow aa loat Jim Corbett
! champlonahlp at Carson.; j
," - v Wham ' Britt Sank. . -
his
' Britt aank under tha ropea.,. He rolled
"aver. Hla1 tongue ' protruded and
as- m .
WMaufHaaf ftHavn t H twteriias W ftanl.
ins doc. He must have been awallow
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- Ing blood round after round before that
In some men when hurt the Instinct
im to them to atlll be up and doing.
"The CaJlfomlan waa atung too badly to
think of anything but hie atatreas. lie
" waa as a drowning man. He .clutched
, the ropea and gasped la hia efforts to
suck air into His lungs. -11 waa men
that Nelson, the victor became Nelaon,
the man. and, atood by and watched un
til the time came to lift hls fallen foe
to hla feet. (
One round was much Ilka another.
Nelaon waa alwaya pressing In, and Britt
smashed and smashed while backing
away. Britt could, not put up a better
fight or Inflict more punishment under
any circumstances, ho waa at hia beat
- and ha fought hia beat; He was simply
; ap against a man who waa Impervious
to punishment, anyhow from a fellow of
hls weight.
- There were -aome swift changea in
tha aspect of affairs, but through It sll
l an Intimation to the practised eye that
' 1 Nelson would, win. He waa staggered
'often, but he recovered more quickly
1 than did Britt under similar clrcum-
atanoea. . A snapping punch on the Jaw
would cause tha Dene's hair to float Ilk?
seaweed on tha tide. Hla knees would
bend and his feet would spread, but be
fore the echo of , the yelps that Brltt'a
. wellwlahers had emitted had died away
Nelson wss together again and. hooking
like a wild cow. ' f
Britt aa m rule did hla best work In
tha last minute bf the most j eclttn
. rounds. He clutched the Dana and-held
" on. and there waa a suspicion of limp.
neaa about him. Just aa soon aa hia
head cleared ha fought back bitterly.
- 'Waa atarked fa Xtafaat, "
' ' It appeared to tha writer In tha sixth
round that BrJtt waa marked for defeat,
but the closeness and fierceness of suc
ceeding rallies crested a Certain degree
-of" doubt and caused excitement. .The
l iana kent nreaelna In with' tha monot
onoua regularity of waves- beating
: ngatnet a rork. and with the thought in
'mind that Brltt's blows. must, of ne
realty, be getting weaker through rep
etition. The .undercurrent of feeling
waa that the California boy waa doomed
defeat. - - -
'Kor a finish fight it was a truly
night battle. Brlf with any fair
irtge ran win from Nelaon In aiy cwn
t which ia limited to IS rounda or
a. Nelson can beat Britt every day
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I vis Naughton Saw thi Finish: !
.Nelson. bounded from his corner and looseted up. like. a.
winner, i He fought-Britt right into the place wheiie the facei
of the native son's seconds were peering above the Vilatform.
Smash for smash and, Britt showed the effects of thepunish
' ment Acouple of lefis to, the body brought" Britt's he-d
I forward. As. Britt's head tame in Nelson showered rights ancr .
! lefts on the jaw. Nelson tore loose with a hard left on the
toSy and Britt began to crumble. Then Nelson unloaded a
right oa the head and a left on thestomach. It was hard to
Z say which blbw'endedlthe f ghltTlut'Bfittsank "to the floor;
'and rolled over, his tongue protruding. It was blood red.
and-h was easoine for breath. , He urasped the ropes and
tried to rise. Nelson rushed
Untt and nelped mm to ms ie
counted out. ' - '
In a match which la not hampered with
restrictions aa to length. -
la the face of tha fact that Nelaon
won thla time In 18 rounda maybe thla
needa a little explaining. -.---. -
In a 20-round . bout a boxer with
Brltt'a Intelligence and talent would out
out the pace to suit himself, looking to
it aU the time that ha wss sura of mak
ing a good impression with the referee.
In a match to the bitter and "pointed
count for nothing" and tha constant
strain ot trying to do something that
will haaten tha result disarranges the
Ideas of the man whoae experience la
confined Jo limited bouta. y,; ''.-,.
' Belsom sBade Jro Klstakea.
ICIMUII ailfftUBf S1U huduiks, 1 IVUHI
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i m own wytn. nn-cfra
sn ace In tha hole. Ha took punish'
ment grimly and bored in and In. If
Britt made any mlatakea It waa In us
ing hla right hand. Hla best punch and
his -most punishing 'one Is ai left rip
for .the stomach. He did not depend
upon thla ao much aa ha haa done In
other battlea. He rammed in light
handers at Nelson's heart, accompanying
every blow with a grunt and ha ripped
hia right ,acrosa at Nelson's Jaw. In
some rounds Nelson clearly waited for
Jimmy to cut loose with his dexter fist.
TheDans . countered Britt snd . hurt
more with one punch than Britt did
with three. It wss a swapping of
rights. ' t. ' ".- ''-'
' It was tbls. awapplng of rights prob
ably that, atarted Britt .on the dwwnhlll
road In the eighteenth round, but the
result would have been the same if the
affair had lasted SO rounda. In finish
fights Nelson is Britt's master. Some
oldttmera of tha ting game barken back
to thla fight or that when discussing
exciting reminiscences, but today's af
fair biota out everything that breathes
of courage and desperate milling. To
the victor belongs the spoils, but If there
la nothing more in the abape of pugilistic
prestige for Jimmy Britt his most bitter
enemy must admit hat ha went out of
the came in a blase jt siorv
Oraneya refereelng waa perfect. fe
stepped close to the men In every clinch
and called each of them .by name and
urgeu inim o Dreaa away. Bomeiimea,
as. tha circumstances attending fights
grow cold, holes , are picked In the ac
tions of tha .referee, but thore la never
a cnance for any one to cast reflection
on the little horseshoars work ' today.
He used his voice, and not Iff a forearm.
It waa a case of a fair field and no fa-
vara. ...... .
TIe best man won. V-, ".- ''' . Vv
" right by Bonada. ''"'-"
K The flght byrounds: .
nouna i urm led nrst. but received
a left hook to the face. Britt then shot
hla. tight to Nelson's body and followed
It with two lefts to the face. Nelson
rushed to a clinch and quickly broke
Nelson blocked a hard left and. then
Britt awung hia right hard over Nel
son's eyeaind drove a wicked left to1 the
body. A clinch, followed and Nelson In
a rash swung left to the nose, opening
a cut over Britt's nose. Britt sent a
straight smaah to the faoe. Both were
extremely oarefuL Nelaon, after block
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ii Prediction of YesVe'rdijr'i Pesult
f
Meieee
over and put his arms around x
alter me native son naa Dcen
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Ing a left, hooked a laft to tha aide of
Brltt'a face,
; . Brltt'a Bonad. ,
Round 1 Nelson evaded left lead and
a moment ' later Britt shot two lefts
to ths face. iThe blood waa atlll coming
from Brltt'a nose. Nelson forces Britt
to tha ropea- and aldestepa two lefts.
Britt awung two wicked lefta to law,
daslng Nelaon. . Nelson broke ground
and Britt landed his right to- Nelson's
jaw.. .The Dane, however, fought back
and landed two powerful . rights on
Brltt'a Jaw. Britt then drove hla right
hard to face, and two powerful . blows
over heart. Nelaon came in for more
loose quarters,- fighting fiercely. Honors
favor Britt. .
.ThlTfl nwnd Brirtwi -
Britt sending two light lefta to face.
A wicked attempt went wild and they
sparred carefully. Nelaon forced Britt
about the ting to get in close and for
hla pains received a raking right to head.
Nelson then sent in two straight lefts
snd they mixed it In the center of the
ring, both doing great execution, Nelaon
having the advantage '.'Britt outclassed
Nelson In shlftlneaa, but this did not
disturb ths Dane. The clinched and
fought hard at close quarters. Referee
Oraney continually ordering the men to
break. Britt then swung his left to the
face snd staggered Nelaon, Britt then
sent Nelaon to hla haunches with a ter
nno rigm to tne jaw. Nelson was up
quicaiy ana receivea more punishment.
Blood streamed from Nelson's nose aa
the bell rang. It was Britt's round and
Nelson looked none too cheerful as he
took his aeat. - . --
- -:. Both If ea Bleeding-. . V '
Round 4 After ' both missed lefts
Britt landed with left and right fiercely
on ' Jaw. Nelson hugged and for his
pains received two terrlf lo wallops riant
on body.. Britt peppered away at his
sore nose, nut Nelson constantly came In
for more. Then they clinched and Britt
swung two. lefts to head -and was re
warded by rlght( awing to face. Britt
then drove right and left to face. Britt
ahot hard left .to Jaw and then left to
the atomach and rfsht to head. Britt
then PUt his left twice Over tha heart.
Both' went to cornerStleedlng,. Britt's
round.
y- Belsom Orows Weak,
Round s Both spsrred. A powerful
nam wauop caugnt Nelson on the Jaw
and left handed over his heart.? Britt
awung with left- but It waa blocked and
they clinched. Britt awung right and
left to Nelson's Jaw, but the Dane never
stopped and alwaya foroed Britt around.
Britt constantly tried with left and
right and finally rocked Nelson's head
with left to Jaw. ' ,
Britt wiggled out. of the corner and
then Nelson awung I rlgJuV. and left to
Jaw, aendlng Britt t the ropes. Britt
did terrible execution
Ith hla consistent
battering and Nelso
sppeared to .be
ketiing. , Ha lan
. four blows to
were all hard
Nelson's one and th
Jolts. "
Sa for,
srii. .
Round -Britt sh
.two rights to ths
left and backed away
rith Nelson fol
lowing him, eagerly loCfting for a mix.
Nelson straightened blf with left aqd
Md Hii'Sketchp on the Ore
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light books to -tha face and they went
breast to breast. Nelaon landing left and
right to the face. ' Nelaon Bent in a
vicious left clout to tha Jaw and In a
mix after receiving right and left to the
face was sent to hia corner with right
and left chopa to the Jaw. It looked bad
for Britt Hla seconds threw water on
him. - ..-'-
' Kelson Takes Banishment.
Round 7 Nelson ahot a left to the
face and Britt contented, himself with
boxing. He swung a left to tha face and
then a rlaht to the face. Nelaon was
unrelenting and followed Britt around
the ring to land a vital Hunch. Britt
drove two lefta to the Jaw that would
have staggered an ordinary fighter.
lVelson countered with right and left
Both were tired. Nelson drove Britt
to tha rvtbea with left and right to tha
jaw, ana naixing it unti swung mm
and Jeft to fa jaw, but did no apparent
damage.
Britt fought Nwlsoh from tha clinches.
finally landing a eft hpok to the body
that staggered Nelfcon perceptibly. Britt
followed his advantage with right and
left swings to tha Jaw-. Nelaon was In
dlatress.
Round (-Nelson camje up danclngt
Britt missed several left leds and broke
around. Britt holding Nelson, back with
lefta to tha head. Britt allpWd to the
floor and was up quickly, Nelson ahak
Ing his hand. .
Nelson went to close quartered got
Britt In a eorner. but Jimmy Bent a ter
rific right to' the Jaw which Netaon
answered with left and right to tha Jaw,
staggering Britt. - Tney cuncneo.
They kept nghtfng fiercely at cloee
quarters, Britt hammering Nelson a jaw
with fearful right and lert wanopa. ,
, Tha gong found Nelson weaker.
Britt's Tight to the Blnta. ''
Round Nelson forced Britt around,
aa usual, Britt trying to uppercut with
left. Two left Jabs-went-to-Nelson's
face and a right reached the same place.
tiritt lanil-xt two more left labs and
thenhotherthdahother and varied It
tth right, hook ,to the law. , .. ,
The Dane aa many tlmea came back
fiercely. , Britt atruck rather low and
waa warned. . In an exchange Nelaon
put two uppercuta to Brltt'a face and
body and then Britt finding Nelson In
an exposed position landed two terrlflo
rlghta and a left to the Jaw. ,
Nelaon kept trying to get - to close
quarters, but Britt smashed him at will
with left and right to tha face, but
could not keep tha Dane at a distance.
Britt haa the honors ot tha battle thus
far. -.-
" Belaon dame aS a Babble. ' ' .
' Round 10 Britt sent In several Jaba
with left to the face and a tight to the
face. A right uppercut caught Britt on
the face and Britt fought back, landing
his left to the body almost at will. Nel
son went after. Britt to - keep within
close quarters, but Britt was too shifty
Britt then landed a atiff right to the
Jaw, wobbling Nelson's head.' Britt
then shot his left and right twloe to the
Jaw. In the mix a left caught Britt on
the Jaw. '
' Cant Keep Belsoa Off. V
Round 11 Both men- landed - lefta.
Nelson forced as usual. . He was con
stantly boring, but Britt kept aendlng
in right snd left blows to the face and
then hooked hla left to tha body. Britt
stabbed Nelaon with left to the face and
after landing two fierce blowa, ahot
left and right hard to tha Jaw, but' could
not keep Nelaon ' off. . ',. '
They clinched and .exchanged Jefts to
the faoe. Britt in a rally. Swinging
right and left- to tha face and law
Nelson's blows fell short After running
into right ana ten to race Nelaon upper
qut Britt with left to the Jaw and ths
gong rang with tha men In a clinch.
Bound 1J NelSon following Britt all
around the ring. Britt kept the Dana
back, and sent a terrlflo uppercut to the
body. Britt followed It with right and
left to the Jaw. then-wlth left hook to
Jaw. Britt. ahot two lefts to Nelson's
fare. - -'
Britt avoided Nelson's amateurish at.
.tempts tqland. Nelson, however, never
waverea. unit forced Nelson with a
clinch with a terrlflo left and right clout
to the Jaw. ., .
V Thirteenth Xa Belsea's. -
Round 1 J Nelson followed Britt to
the ropes but Jimmy peppered away
with lefta to the head. Britt swung two
rights to the head and received In re
turn a right to the face. . v
- Nelson continued to force Britt
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around and Britt landed three blowa to
Nelson'a one. Suddenly Nelaon ahot a
terrlflo left to Brltt'a Jaw, staggering
him. Nelaon followed his . advantage,
swinging left and right .to tha Jaw,
Britt appeared weak, and broke ground.
They fought at a fearful pace, Nelaon
aendlng in terrlflo wallops, and Brltt
wobbled. They mixed It both very
tired, and Britt fighting back weakly.
Nelaon made a wonderful rally and
Britt looked to be all out Nelaon's
round.
Round 14 -Britt appeared to be all
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out but rallied tn a aensatlonal manner,
swinging accurate right and left swings
to the Jaw.
Round 16 They mixed, Britt landing
three lefts and a right to tha faoe.
Britt drove in left and right to tha
head. . Britt kept peppering at Nelaon,
but - tha- latter always - came - -to- -the
scratch and It seemed aa If no amount
of punishment could atop him.
Britt hooked right to tha body and
then ahot his right to tha Jaw and face
and for a time Nelson broke ground.
He,' however, bored In and received
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Brltt'a left In face. Britt than hooked
left to tha face and. they mixed it in
Brltt'a eorner, . ..both aendlng In ' hard .
uppercuta. Nelaon fought hard at Cloee
quartera. Britt's jround. , '...'
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Round It Both up quickly, Nelaon
aendlng left to tha face. They clinched,
Nelaon using right uppercut to the head.
Britt mlased most of hie blows, then
shot left hook to the - wind. Britt
hooked left la Nelaon's atomach and
drove right to the bead, ametherlng Nel
son's attempts to counter. ' ,
Nelson continued to force Britt and aa
usual received left smashes to tha head. -Britt
started the blood afresh with left
to the nose and Britt was Importuned
by Nelaon to let go In tha clinches.
Britt ahot hla left with great precision
to ' Nelson's nose, starting blood In a
stream.
Nelson weakened, receiving two left
and light amaahea on the Jaw which
made him wince. Britt waa cutting
Nelson's fsce meretlesaly at. the gonaV-
It waa alt Britt" " " ' " -.'....'..-
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- Round 17 Both missed lefta for faee '.
and Nelson rushed Britt but tha- latter -fought
every atep of theway.ewinglngtila .
left twice to the-Jaw and then poking:
hla left to tha body. - Nelson triad to get
to close quartera In Brltt'a eorner and
almost slipped to his knees. Then
Britt taking advantage, got in several
right and left Jaba to, tha face. Nelaon
waa very weak and, waa mat by two,,
left hooks and a atlff right to the face.
Nelson suddenly hooked his left to
Brltt'a Jaw, aendlng bis head baek. Nel
aon was then warned for butting and
they went to a mix, Nelson landing'
several right and left uppercuta Aa
bell rang. Britt - missed - right - and left .
for the -Jaw. It was Brltt'a round, al- .
though Nelaon put In aeveral atiff up-
pereuta Juat before the round ended.
Round II Britt peppered away with
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