The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-30

San Francisco, Nov. BIN the greatest
asht witnessed tetween little men in
years. Battling Nelson of Chicago won
from Young Corbett" of Denver in ten
rounds tonight.
From the tap OF the gong until Corbett's
seconds threw up the sponge, Nelson was
master Of the situation at every stage OF
The game. His infghting was Il revelation
and the most brilliant Witnessed in any
right here. For the last three rounds of
the fight Corbett was as helpless az a
taby, but he wobbled around groggily and
samely, until the repeated calls from
around the house TO stop the fight caused
Harry Tuthill 10 enter the ring.
The fight was over, and a new man is in
line to vanquish Champion Britt.
The story OF the fight IL simply told.
Corbett entered the ring at 9:l5 almost I'M
noticed owing to the presence of n gaudy
hued negro, whom announcer Billy Jordan
introduced Is Count Risrial, champion
Graeco-Roman wrestler of the world.
Battling Nelson" entered i've minutes
later.
Although 1t was not a championship af-
fair, the tense stiffness of the big house
as the men squared up to each other
showed the interest taken in the event.
Both men showed extreme caution in the
first round, there being an evident dispo-
sition to take each others measure.
Neither showed the slightest nervousness
In the second round Nelson went right
at his man, winning the cheers OF the
house. The milling was fast and Corbett
looked a bit dazed, but wore a contemptu-
Gus smile. Corbett was bleeding at the
vIrhnp HA xr~..rNf 3 n hfS pArNn- NJ
surprised the house by his brilliant might
ing.
CORBETT BLEEDS.
Corbett was bleeding freely a. the end
OF the third. The next two rounds showed
some of the fastest milling seen in any
ring. Nelson continually forced Corbett
to the ropes and beat him badly with
short-aiIn blows. Keep away from him."
continually yelled Corbett's seconds. They
began to realize that h Chicago lad was
he superior of the man n was supposed
% be a master at ~infghting, but Corbett
always came back swift and hard when
away at arms length. Then the grue.l!ng
work of Nelson began to tell. CoTbett was
between the ropes three-fourths of the
zine. He repeatedly missed unpercuts and
swings that would have ended the light at
this stage had they landed.
The sixth was d furious round. which
ended in Nelson beating Corbett all over
the ring. The house was going wild. Mel
son kept up the work In the seventh, beat
ing Corbett until his face was streaming
with blood. Corbett had but one chance
to lay for and land the punch for which he
is famous, but he never got the chance.
In the eighth Nelson even outboxed the
Denver lad. He was all but out when the
bell rang.
The ninth was n terrible round. Corbett
Withs,ood blow after blow with marvellous
endurance. Keep away, keep away. use
Judgment his seconds kept repeating.
He seemed to lose Judgment. strength and
every quality which had formerly gained
him fame.
The cry of stop the fight was yelled
from every part of the house. but 1t was
not until the tenth that the butchering
ended. Corbett wobbled around the ring
gamely. hut was u helpless as a lame
duck. Harry Tuthil then jumped into the
ring and a great yell went up from the
crowd. The fight was over.
Corbett, bathed in blood and with a sick