The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-21
Britt Won Decision From Nelson on
Points at End Of 10th Round.
Wilson, in Railway Tourney on Central
Alleys, Made 334 Pins.

Jimmy Britt OF San Francisco was given
the decision over Battling Nelson OF Chi
cAgo at the end OF the 10th round OF the
nercest nghting that has been seen on the
coast this year The Corbett Nelson bout
was a vicious affair. but this even eclipsed
that memorable battle. a
Britt won by outpointing his man. II
was a clever boxer against sturdy
youth with scarce an iota OF science All
that Nelson seemed able 10 do was to FOL
low his man about with his arms swing
ing. hoping that one OF the blows would
land. Many OF his swings either hit the
air or hit the ropes. He could not be
said TO have landed half a dozen clean
punches throughout the contest. Britt,
on the other hand, never showed TO bet
ter advantage as a scientific boxer. he
met Nelson's furious rushes with straight
left jabs or hard swings TO the body This
was what counted. while he did not stop
Nelson or even rattle him. he scored
points and that was his evident purpose
throughout His crouch did not evidently
bother the Chcag goan as much as did his
speed and shifting. Never has Britt
shown better footwork. He was In with
jab or swing and away.
Nelson was constantly cautioned to
keep after his man and he was conscien-
tous. but Britt was too fast, and that
was all there was 10 TX.
A $4,000 audience jammed into Me-
chanics Pavilion when the fight began.
Never were two athletes more per-
fectly conditioned than Britt and Nelson
when they ceased their long and arduous
course of training, and each was the per-
sonification OF confidence when Referee
Billy Roche beckoned them to their cor
ners and the bell summoned them TO ac-
tion.
No fight since the Jeffr1es-F -Fftzsimmons
affair was decided has brought so many
strangers TO town From far away, New
York, from Philadelphia. Butte, Omaha,
Seattle. Portland and Los Angeles fight
lovers were. gathered in liberal numbers.
From interior California points they
locked 10 the ringsde and when the main
event was started the great hall was
packed from pit TO dome. SO great was
the crush in the galleries that later In
the evening the promoters were ordered by
the authorities to relieve the overflow by
permitting hundreds of spectators OF that
section to invade the main floor, where
they were unceremoniously relegated TO
the rear portions OF the building and from
which but little OF the nights entertain
ment could be observed. ..-...
AT 3 o'clock the house was completely
sold out and II was found necessary TO in-
stall sectional seats to accommodate the
vast throngs.
The principals left their training quar-
ters at o'clock In the afternoon. and
after rest OF two hours proceeded 10
Corbetts resort. where the weighlng-in
process took place Both men failed to
tilt the scales at l32 pounds. the stipulated
weight. II was the opinion OF those pres
ent when the men jumped on the scales
that Nelson was the lighter OF the two by
at least pound.
Betting had been brisk all day. In the
morning bets were registered at the odds
of 10 to Z. with Britt the favorite. Later
on, however, owing TO the volume OF Nell
son money and the reluctance OF Britts
supporters to speculate at what they
termed unreasonable and disproportionate
figures the price advanced a point. with
the local lad holding the top at 10 TO s.
Even at this price the Britt coterie did
not loosen their purse latches until even
ing. when realizing the futility OF hoping
for a more lucrative price, they poured
their money into the pool sellers boxes.
This was covered with avidity by the 10y
al Nelsonites. So great, I'm fact, was the
influx OF Nelson coin at this stage that
the odds were forced up another notch.
At o'clock the odds favored Britt at 10
TO 3. and these quotations prevailed for an
hour.
Two prelimnaries were worked of prior
70 the main event. Tom Moran and Frank
DeLile OF the United States army went In
a four-round contest at 100 pounds, while
George Herbert and Jim Hayward (col-
ored) entertained the crowd in n sched-
uled eight-round go. DeI,ile was given the
decision over Moran at the end OF four
rounds OF tame fghting
In the second preliminary. George Her
bert was given the desision over Jim
Hayward at the end Of the eithth round
IL was a good contest. in which Herbert
landed the cleaner blows and forced the
fighting. Harry sharp OF ST. Louis ref
creed both the preliminsries
Britt's seconds were Spider Kelly his
chief adviser: Frank Rafael and '-r1v'
Kreling. In Nelson's corner were Ted
Murphy. who acted as the Danes chief
counsellor: Eddie Santry. "Rawhide" Kel-
iy and Smiling Metzger.