New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-21
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Iahes HoHors from "Battling" Mel
son an Fast Ring Battle.

San Francisco, Dec 20.-"Jimmy" Britt got the
decision over Battling Nelson in a twentv-round
bout here tonight The contest was one OF the
taste ever seen here. and each received and gave
plenty of punishment Neither man scored a
knockdown, although both slipped to the floor
in their efforts 70 land telling blows Nelson had
his nose damaged in the middle OF the contest and
Britt Kept peEs!ng il TO the end of the contest
Britt landed time and time again on Nelson's jaw,
but most OF the blows did not seem to feaze the
Dane.
Britt had all the better o. the first round Nelson
did not land blow. Britt got in hard right on
the heart and left the stomach in this round.
Ihere was not much damage done to either man in
the following round. but Nelson managed TO get in
q few good blows. After Britt missed several
rights and lefts for the body Il right to the body
and left TO the jaw dazod the Dane and a terrific
right 10 the jaw rocked Nelson's head just before
the end of the round
In the fourth Britt set Nelson's head rocking
again with left the jaw. Britt was showing
much cleverness. and ducked some dangerous look
ing blows The fifth round opened with Britt miss
ing body blow. Nelson forced his opponent to the
ropes hut failed to land Later he got in hard
right 10 the body and a left TO the jaw Britt got
IN two good body blows the gong rang.
In the sixth Britt landed many blows on his
rivals body and jaw. but the latter took them
without fnching. \ tremendous blow for the
body was missed by Nelson. The fight was easily
Britts up 10 this stage. AT the opening Of the
jaw blocked. Britt got in several hard rights
to the jaw and lett to the body before the round
closed Nelson seemed TO be unable to land telling
ly on his opponent.
Near the close Of the, eighth round Nelson got in
a right and left TO the jaw, and a furious rally
right swing TO the jaw. Britt retaliated with Sc
Veral jabs. and in trying 70 send a vicious swing
S sons ro 9psd to the hooF 1t was slightly Mel
Nelson fought aggressively in the ninth. and the
round ended on even terms. Britt went TO his
corner LOOKING worried IN the tenth Nelson got
Britt in corner and landed choppy right the
jaw, which evidently hurt Britt and again sent his
right and left to body sending Britt to the ropes
tage in the eleventh round although both boys
fought fast. Nelson's boring in seemed to puzzle
the Californian.
Nelson continued to bore in through the twelfth
round. Britt drove wicket right uppercut to the
Jaw. but the blow was returned Nelson then sent
three rights 70 the face. Britt recovered quickly
and rained number of blows the Danes body
and jaw. Nelson fought back desperately and
planted two leftS to Britts face y terrible right
went to his corner with the blood flowing from his
Nelson again slipped to the floor in the thirteenth
Britt varied his hook with left hook to body. In the
next the Californian Missed for what looked
like holding. In the sixteenth. after Britt had
worked himself into weak state, Nelson went at
him hammer and tongs. Britt got In some more
tremendous blows on Nelson in the nineteenth
round. In the last round Nelson tried his utmost
at the start finish matters In Clinch the
referee had his hands full separating the beg-
erents. Britt then Nelson's head back with
jaw. Then Britt once more hooked mis- left to jaw
and followed it with two right swings and left
hook TO the face.
a challenge was read from Jabez White, of Eng
land, at 133 pounds, ringside. jimmy Gard q
also sent a challenge TO the winner. When Young
Corbett entered the ring and issued challenge he
read from Az HEREFORD. manager of joe Cans
offering to match the colored with the win