Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-21

piixup an the center Very few blows
were exchanged and they clinched.
After the break each man got in a
Earring right handler On the stomach
There was much clinching with Nelson
trying hard TO get in a Highlander
while holding.
Round Three.
Nelson pressed Britt to the ropes;
and Jimmy hooked him on the temple
with a left The referee spit them
out of a clinch- Nelson forced him
to the ropes and there was another
cIinch. After the break Britt got in
two right hand body punches. while
Nelson was pressing in. He smother
ed Jimmy's rights for the body and
reached Jimmy's ribs with both hands.
Britt drove in a solid right-hand punch
under the heart and Nelson went in
close and forced him to clinch. Britt
got in another right hand heart punch
and Nelson hooked him with left and
right on the side of the dead. Spider
Kelly shouted TO Britt to steady him.
self Britt got in left and right on the
side of the head and Nelson put in
short arm blows on the body with both
hands 1t was a fast round with Mel
son aggressive and Britt trying TO beat
him of.
Round Four.
Nelson missed a left hook, and Britt
swung his left on the face and drove
right to the body. Nelson forced
him to the ropes. throwing off punches
with his shoulders and digging left
and right into the ribs. The referee
parted them while Nelson was trying
TO use and overland right in a clinch.
In the next clinch Nelson rammed his
right into the stomach a number of
times. Roche parted them again.
Britt backed into a corner and ducked
left hook. Britt's left swings brush
ed the hair on the crown of Nelson
head. Nelson forced him across the
ring. Both men were using rights on
the body. Nelson placed left hook
on the jaw. and in the clinch that fol-
lowed dubbed Jimmy over the ear
with his right twice in succession.
They were clinching at the gong.
Round Five.
They went To- the center and eX-
changed lefts and rights. There were
no clean scores, and they clinched till
parted. They were into another clinch.
Nelson using his right on the ribs and
ear while they chung together. Mel
son covered himself with a crouch ard
backed Britt into corner. They
clinched and Britt held Nelson so that
the Dane could not score. After the
break Jimmy nailed him with swift
right on the cheek and a tearing left
Nelson clubbing Britt on the side with
Z free right. Roche was kept busy
splitting them apart. Spider Kelly
shouted that Nelson was butting Britt.
but it is doubtful if the Dane offended
in the direction named Britt waited
twice in the stomach with the left.
Roche went to Nelson's corner and
warned him to be careful about hold
ing.
Round Six.
Nelson was as usual the aggressor
and clinching was the order of the
day. Roche broke them and Jimmy
swung a loud-sounding left TO the
Danes short ribs. He repeated the
in a right under the heart Britt got
home on the face with both hands and
they clnched till separated. Britt
backed into a corner to escape some
wild swings and clinchCd again. AT
ter the break Britt put in a severe
right on the jaw and followed it with
a left on the stomach. Another clinch.
another right from Britt and Nelson
drove in a short-arm right on the stom
ach. Nelson was wild in his hitting
when striking from long range and
Britt easily avoided him. Both men
were tired and Britt was hitting the
cleaner blows.
Round seven.
Britt led off with left on the temple.
and followed with a right on the eye.
There was a clinch. followed quickly
by another clinch. in which Britt pin.
toned Nelson and avoided damage.
Jimmy backed around the ring, and
then stopped long enough to put in
one of his right facers. Another ciinch
ard the referee had to- interfere. Mel
son swung a left on the face, and in
the ensuing clinch uppercut and JOLT
ed Britt continuously with free right.
Jimmy backed away quickly and let
go left and right for the head with
good success. They clinched, with
Nelson, as usual. doing the better work
at close quarters. Britt broke away
and landed on the face with both
hands. Nelson covered up and smoth-
cred Britt's blows. Nelson became the
aggressor again, following Britt
around. Britt reached the face with
both hands. but was hammered around |
the body in the clinches.
Round Eight.
They went quickly into clinch and
then Jimmy held his man so as to
battle him. They clinched, with Britt \
using left facer in between and draw
ing away with a right. Britt backed
TO the ropes and then made a stand,
sending both hands into the body. Mel