The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-21
Californian Gets Dso,is-
ion ion at End of'TWenty
Terrific Round. y
CHEERS AND MISSES
FROM GREAT CROWD.
Nelson Fought HARD, Took Pun-.
y ishment Heroically and al
Times Seemed to Have si'
Opponent Going Fast.
Cans Wants to
Fight Winner.
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\ MECH ANICs'ss PAVILION, SAN III
FRANCISCO, Dec. 2o.-At the end 81
the twentieth round Jimmy Britt, 81 san N
tFranclsco, and Battling 1 Nelson, \, az fS
Chicago. fighting like e pair Of bulldogs,
the gong sounded tho end Of the contest @
and Referee Roche unhestatingi placed '
his hand on the Californian as the winner
OF the contest. In the closing round 9
I1ritt was punching the Chicago boy ali
over the ring. but his blows lacked s,af, W.
4 fficient force # to put 9 quietus on hts 5g
8S The fight was an exeeimplifica tion 81 M
how 3lnuch punishment human being KS
can endure and not succumb b "a 4 sew sf
3eral stages Of the fight Nelson was ba a. Ss
~ punished, but, he always kept gairlelys
coming up to tho firing line, !, u and all S
through the twenty rounds he forced the S
fighting. In one or two stanees he ha q |5
the local boy lng distress, but t Brit It's ex-sE
;celent generalsrip and the advice ofs His ss
seconds saved & him from going too close m
to the danger point Sls
MAJ Nelson Ia w ondcr. 81
B Nelson Is inquest ttonably a SWo nder8 ~
the pugil tic world. Time ter time
taking bl lows heavy ennug to put an ordi. sl
nary fig ghter out, he would come up aps{s K!
his early form and bring the III
fighting to- Britt. Referee Roche ans Il
.nouncea that "A hoB gave the fight to Britt
on cleaner hitting and the great ter n,,a,
her OF points scored and 10 trospect OF 70
the fight bears out the jus tness OF his N
.declsion:3 al thong IL Nelson did most Il AT
tile leading. Britt displayed the sreAtcr 8
ability as a boxer, and his blows were u
cleaner and more forceful While d rnnA
.jorlty OF the shots ~ flred by Nelson we're
at close i5qu arters. Nelson was sad de- s5
ificientS In long arm md most OF his
tcnlpts to reach his opp onen Is Will
mere were free, we're inef fectual s
.sI5 AL thirty five thousand dollar audience
was 1an1lned d Into v paw lion. .s5
at 4l SIiessage was read "a
ford Il man ger for u De- Cans fseriEg TO II
match the colored man vi ID ttl,e Winner
of Tonight s. contest. # 8l
Fight BY r Round s.. sls sEfs,
Round n hey shook hands and both
men adopt ed their famous croucres. Britt
whipped a terrific right, over the heart Z
and followed with n treme endous& left
hook to the wind. b Tlleyswent to a clinch.
Britt hooked Ills famous Y lef agafn TN rQIss
the body. The ng ira ng. vi tlls both
men Ii, a clinch. twas Britt's round. tssgs
Round 2--Isr sritt drove a III & ira Is II slri ghts
over tho heart ana recci ved & ii ret III, II
right hook 4 to tho Jaw Nelson blocked dsa5
straight left and right for ia y. NJ tho Fas
referee separated from a clinch. I'd. ap-
peared that Britt was holding on unneo
essarlly, and there was some kissing as M
the men went Ito their sea Is. l ;sS Ssta
Round 3-N eson forced Brit u to- ths4 4s5
ropes but the Californian got In a good ss5
right to the stomach. Nelson then Ia ss
gan the same ties which character-ss
ized his battle with Corbett and Britt 8s 2sa
broke ground i. Britt staggered Nielsen a
with right to the stomach and d left Sto ssS
tile jaw. but In a rally Nelson sY',l,, & eft sss
and right to tho face. Britt rocked n el l-
sons lead with a terrific right wing sas 88
the 5bell.ra 1T was Britt's round,
Fierce Embrace. NJ
Round Britt sent Nelson head ba Ok {issg {sg
with right swing, and a moment u ter
planted his left to the face BrItt tien IA
clcvcry ducked left and right uppereut Ss
for the jaw md a clinch lowed q sss
crowd yelled break them away Nelsg gs
son missed left and right swings for this #
Jaw and then a right swing caught Brl 5sSs 5Ss
In the mouth, and n left swing rea chcd sg
Ills ear twice in quick succession. Ths
bell rang, with the men ina fierce EN-
brace, from which the referee separat ed M Mssss
them. ( "A 3s 4 ". y s554ts
Round 5--N elson kept boring In and AZ sg
they clinched thcScrowd again yell itself s
hoarse to break. Britt hooked a hard 1ef { ss
to the Jaw and missed n left for the face.
Britt shot his left hard to the body seXa-}s
raj times Britt had lust q shade the sber i
ter, of The round r.
Round 6--Eritt sen I In "A series OF TIRE
mend GUS left hooks 70 tho body Nelson lss, ss
kept boring In and forcing Britt bout 3fbs
but In nearly every instance the Califor-.A
nan sent Nelson back with well placed 8
blows 1t WAS Britts round e 5sss55afss
a Round - Britt rocked Nelson's head sg
with vicious right swings to the jaw. T hey s8
were In a vicious mix when Bri It drove ligs
a stragnt short arm left to the face. and
followed At with terrific right and left 3SSi M
swing to the jaw. Nelson kept boring III
In but he seemed unable s& to ~ nd s8t he seE
shIfty Britt's vulnerable spots stj /
Nelson Pulls Up.
Round s--relson caught Britt with left
twice with left ITO tho faco, but Nelson
his left and right TO the JAN. ss
furious rally ensiled, Nelson sending Britt IA
back with right swing to the jaWsand siSl
Britt retallated with several sst tght labs
to the face. It was a hit Nelson's $ rpu,lt ss
Round 8-Britt shot two let's % me isi
face and followed 1T witt thr ee 9. \ similar
blows with great ra nut tne a.na
kept boring In and gave Britt no schanfa
10 rest. Nelson then put stiff left llilrS
der Britt,s heart. Nelson forced Britt
about the ring, landing left on the fody 5
and right and left swings TO hs "a aw.
Britt broke ground. looking an ous. FltS
kent COOL however, and hooked MS lett W
the body. and two lsfts 70 the race. Nel.
son was very aggressive. and Britt !ooic.
"a BIT worried as he went TO his scA y
II was Nelson's round, =. sls !, Y.
\ Round 1o--Nelson kept right after Hrttt
forcing him to break ground, but dtd nae E
land b Nelson then worked his lott ana a
right to the head, but was mat ny #
vicious left TO the Jaw. Nelson forcnA L
BrItt Ia "a corner landing choppy rtSht ~
the law, and they clinched. Nelson thsA
sent Ar1t, TO ths ropes with straight rtsas Il