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received blow on the face that tore the flesh from his forehead and started the blood. It was an even round.
 Round 15.-Britt immediately jabbed left to the face and Nelson to the face. Nelson hunched hard but as met by Britt's straight left to the face Nelson forcer Britt about the ring hut the Cal ifornian was too shifty and avoided the Danes attempts. 4 clinch followed. Roche breaking the men. Britt sent straight left to the face. but received in return right on the jaw and left to the body. Nelson fought hard and it was give and take. Nelson, if anything, had the advantage. Nelson uppercut with right to the jaw but Britt sent in right and left swings to the jaw in re- turn. They mixed it fercely and Britt slipped to the floor from missed right uppercut. The gong rang with the men in furious exchange of rights and left swins to the face and jaw. The pace was almost superhuman and Britt looked more tired of the two as they soUht their corners.
 Round I6-They mixed it at close quarters, giving blow for blow. Nelson forced Britt to the ropes. but the latter was too clever and covered up and the Danes vicious onslaughts went for naught. Nelson kept forcing Britt about the ring and Britt's efforts to land on the Dane were fruitless. Suddenly Britt got his range and showered perfect avalanche, of right and left swings on Nelson's jaw. The Dane was laying t. T3esAF f,.,I worked himself into weak state, Nell son went at him hammer and tongs. landing his right and left volleys on Britt's head and jaw. Britt went to his corner looking very weak.
 Round T--They went to close quar- ters and were separated by Roche. Nell son bored in and Britt tried his left for the face, but all the blows were blocked. Britt swung left and right to the face, but was apparently tired and Nelson went after Britt in an effort to wear him down, Britt then stopped these tactics with a assumption of his 1 left jabs and finally swung a vicious left to the face. Britt was forced against the ropes but wriggled out of ! danger like an eel and sent straight left to the face. Nelson continued after Britt in an endeavor to ct Britt to mix up, but Britt got dancing away, and varied 1t with straight left jabs to x Nelsonis face which had little if any \ effect. The gong rang with Britt much fresher than in the previous round, and with the honors shade in his favor. 4 Round 1S- Britt jabbed as usual with 4 left hook to the face and danced away from the Dane who lendeavored to get 4 him to close quarters. Finally Nelson sent a straight right to Britt's jaw. and lin a mix they exchanged lefts to the J face, and Britt worked left uppercut to the jaw which did not stay the Dane lin the least. Britt was again buffeted about the ring, but stopped Nelson with left hook to the body. The referee sep arated them from a clinch and Britt whipped his left with terrific force tc 4 the body. Nelson chased Britt around but his blows were iH timed and Britt kept begging away with his left to the jaw, and then sent right swing to the 2 head. Britt went to his corner with \ blood flowing from the re-opened ahra- sion on his forhead,. At theend of the { round the crowd yensd itself hoarse some calling. Britt, and the others .l Nelson
 Round 19.- Nelsdn fosced Britt about thering, but Britt's foot work was toe T much for the Dane. Britt then hooked I his left to the body and they went to a clinch. Britt swung hard left to the ! ear, and then swung a fearful. left to I the body They mixed it again with the crowd hissing, Nelson chasing Britt Britt about again, but Britt T1et him on all occasions withsstraight lefts to .l theface, which he varied with a hard ] right swing to the ear Britt put an I other left hook to the body and they ! clinched against the ropes. Nelson l suddenly caught Britt mapping and 1 swung two fearful rights and a left to i the jaw, rocking Brftt,s head. Britt came back with right and left swings .I hard to the jaw and the bell rang with honors even. The crowd renewed its cries of Britt Nelson" at the. end Of the round.
 Round 20 and last-Nelson waded in desperately but could not locate the shifty local lad, who suddenly hooked .l two fearful lefts to the jaw and follow I ed it with another, staggering Nelson, They fought in the center of the ring and exchanged lefts and rights to the face. h clinch Referee Roche had sl his hands full separating the belliger ents. Britt then sent Nelson's head I back with a left hook and followed it with left swing to the jaw. Then Britt once more hooked his left to the jaw, and followed 1t with two right swings and left hook to the face. The
 fighting was fearful, Britt wading ir !, with right and left swings to Nelson's jaw, and the gong changed, denotine that the battle was over. Referee Roche promptly awarded the decision to Britt The decision was greeted with mingled cheers and misses.
 
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