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hook to the body and Nelson slipped to the floor from a missed left swing Britt kept stabbing Nelson's face with left until the bell rang. The blood started afresh from Nelson's nose as he went to his corner. Britt frustrated Nelson's attempts to draw him to close quarters in this round. It was all Britt.
 Round 14 Britt sent his left light ly to the face and they clinched, the crowd hissing Britt for holding as they clinched. Britt sent a ringing left to Nelsen's sore spot and when they broke tried his usual tactics of stabbing left to the face. Britt then swung his right to the face and fol- lowed 1t up with two straight lefts to the face and by clever footwork avoid ed Nelson's counters. Britt swung right to the face and missed a fearful left for the face. A left by Britt went to Nelson's nose and the Dane retaliated with left and right to the face. Britt backed away from fur ther harm and as the bell rang Britt drove a stinging right to the face, but received a blow on the face that tore the flesh from the forehead and start ed the blood. It was an even round .
 Round IS. Britt immediately janbed left to the face and Nelson kept bor- ing In but was met by Britts unerrinG straight left to the face. Nelson forced Britt about the ring, but the Californian was too shifty and avoid ed the Danes attempts. A clinch fol- lowed, Roche again breaking the men. Britt sent straight left to the face but received in return a right on the jaw and a left to the body. Nelson fought hard and it was give and take. Nell son if anything had the advantage. Nelson uppercut with right TO the Jaw but Britt sent a right and iett sWinE to the jaw in return. They mixed It fierceIy and Britt slipped to the hoor from a missed right. The gong rang with the men in furious exchange of rights and left swings to the face and jaw, The pace was almost superhu- man and Britt looked the more tired of the two as they sought their cor ners.
 Britt Looks Weary.
 Round 16, They mixed it at close quarters, giving blow for blow Nell son forced Britt to the ropes put the latter was too clever and covered up and the Danes vicious onslaugnts went for naught. Nelson kept forcing Britt about the ring and Britts enorts 10 land on the Dane were fruitless. sud- denly Britt got his range and show
 
 loft swings to Nelson's jaw. The Dane was laying low. however. and as soon as Britt had worked himself into weak state Nelson went at him hammer and tongs. landing his right and left volleys on Britt's head and jaw Britt went to bis corner looking very weak.
 Round IT. They went to close quar- ters and were separated by Roche. Nel- son bored in and Britt tried his left for the face but all the blows were blocked. Britt swung left and right to the face but was apparently tired and Nelson went after him in an ef- fort to weary him down. Britt then stepped these tactics with resump- tion of his left jab and finally swung a vicious left to the face. Britt was forced against the ropes but wriggled out of danger like an eel and sent straight left to the face. Nelson con tinued after Britt in an endeavor to get Britt to mix 1t. and Britt kept dancing away and varied it With straight left Jabs to Nelson's face. which had little if any effect. The gong rang with Britt much tresher than in the
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