The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-30

nlghts battle. the result being that In Ierest manifested in the outcome wn a as great if not greater than in many sd"ts vsd wople pre'iously held In which invoi- ing was reflected in the betting g where, notwithstanding the one-sidaSS' ness re or the odds. the speculation on the result was the heaviest of any contas9 since the Britt-Corbett battle nearIv q year ago, oiAS WhIIe technically no champfonshin titIe went with the winning end of tn. ntiEhrs wifi r iight. the fact that the victor
 month for. the worlds featherweieht championship proved an incentive which greatly stimulated the efrorts or the principals and impelled then, tlcular, underwent severe course of training. The former champion mad. no secret of the fact that his weight Just previous to the conditioning bro cess was IA pounds. but by strenuous work that figure was reduced to ths pounds. A'
 Nelson has been at this figure for days past and at no time has there been any apprehension in regard to his making this weight. He failed to rais, the beam at the 130 notch as he stenneI on the scales. When the two belliger- ents stepped into the ring tonight Cor Dett ruled a warm favorite at odds of l to 2. Bets wore registered at even money that the ex-champion would dis pose of his opponent in from twelve to nfteen rounds. Despite the disparity m price. betting continued heavy up to the final moment.
 Corbett's seconds were Harry TuthiIl. his manager. Frank Mcdonald, BiIlv Otts, Benny Carson and Tim McCrath
 Nelson was second by Ted Murphy. ly.
 Later in the evening the betting, ow- ing to the weight of Nelson, switched to the odds of 10 to '.
 It was estimated that the receipts tonight approximated 5000.
 Cyclone Kelly knocked out George Adams in the second of the first pre- limlnary.
 awarded the decision over Eddie Sant- rey Of Chicago, at the end of ten rounds. The decision was very unpon- ular with the spectators.
 After the men had been photograph- ed they went to the centre of the ring and were instructed by the referee They then were sent to their corners to await the clang of the initial gong The contest was scheduled to go twen- ty rounds the men to break at the ref eree's order.
 Time was called at 9:5S.
 Round l. Corbett walked coolly to the centre. Nelson was the first to move, missing left and right swings TOT the DOQy. CorDelL IunBeQ out wick edly with right, but was short. Nelson nearly slipped to the floor in avoiding the llow. Corbett cleverly ducked a trey ndous left swing and then chop ped lis right to Nelson's face. They spa ed for some time apparently sig ing each other up. Finally. they went to close quarters without damage. Cor bett rushed in viciously, but missed right and left for the body. Nelson shot his left lightly to the face and in a mix-up sent right to Corbetts body. Corbett then swung his right to the, head heavily and the bell found them in a fruitless mix-up. No blows of con sequence were landed in this round. Corbett was very cool while Nelson was trifie anxious.
 Round 2. After some sparring, both missed 1efts and they went to close quarters, Nelson getting in left lightly to Corbett's face and ducking a vicious right uppercut. Corbett rushed to a clinch, and in some vicious infghting, Nelson placed some good lefts on Cor bets body and right to the jaw. Nell son was short with straight left. Cor bett rushed, feinted with left and drove his right hard to Nelson's head. A similar blow went wild and they again went to close quarters. mixing 1t with out damage. Quick as flash, Corbett