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IN THE TENTH ROUND NELSON WON
THE FIGHT.
CHICAGO LAD HAD HIM
ALMOST AT HIS MERCY.
AN EASY THING HE WAS UP
AGAINST AT SAN FRANCISCO.


Corbett, However, Was Badly Pun
ished-The Crowd Had shouted
That the Fight Be StOpped-odds
Were on COrbett I'm the Betting.
The story of the Fight.
San Francisco, Nov. 29.-Woodward's
pavilion was damned TO the danger
point tonight with fight enthusiasts
who fought their way into the audi
forum to witness the battle between
young Corbett" and Battling" Nell
SON. The faint of suspicion which has
characterized some of the contests in
this city has been entirely absent in
connection with to-night's battle.
Notwithstanding the one-sidedness
of the odds. the speculation on the
result was the heaviest of any contest
since the Britt orbett battle last
summer. While technically no cham
pionship title went with the winning
end of to-night's fight, the fact that
the victor win meet Jimmy Britt in
this city next month for the worlds
featherweight championship proved an
incentive which greatly stimulated the
efforts of the principals and impelled
them to train to the limit.
When the lads weighed in at
O'Clock this evening Corbett's weight
was at the figure previously agreed
upon, namely 1870 pounds.
Nelson failed to raise the beam at
the 1870 notch as he stepped on the
scales
When the two belligerents stepped
into the ring tonight. Corbett ruled a
warm favorite at odds or to l. La
ter in the evening the betting, owing
TO the weight of Nelson money.
switched to the odds of 10 to 7.
1t is estimated that the receipts to-
night will approximate $4,000.
Cyclone Kelly knocked out George
Adams in the second round of the
first preliminary.
Nick Cordel of San Francisco was
awarded the decision over Eddie San
dry of Chicago at the end of ten
rounds. The decision was very unpop-
ular with the spectators.
The story by Rounds.
Round One-They spared for some
time. apparently So sizing each other
up. Finally they went to close quar-
tiers withou, damage. The bell found
them in a fruitless mix up. No blows
of consequence were landed in this
round. Corbett was very cool, while
Nelson was a trihe anxious.
Round TWo-CoTbett rushed to
clinch and in some vicious in-fighting
Nelson placed some good lefts on Cor
belts body and right to the jaw.
Corbett hooked his right to the jaw
and Nelson retaliated in kind with
right to the face. Corbett then chang
ed his tactics and tried straight lefts
for the jaw. Out of five attempts two
were successful. The honors were prac-
tically even.
Round Three-Nelson rushed Corbett
to the ropes. landing left and right on
the ex-champion. AS they squared off
Nelson sent straight right to the jaw
and followed it with left swing to
the face. making COrbett vince. Cor
bett suddenly sent two terrific rights
to Nelson's jaw. and they mixed it
merely. Corbett swung a fearful right
TO the face as the gong rang The
pace in this round was fast
Made Nelson GrOggy,
Round Four-Nelson forced Corbett
against the ropes and then around the
ring, landing almost at will on Cor
belts head and face. Corbett stalled
and then put in some heavy in-hght-
ing. Corbett Strengthened Nelson out
with straight right to the jaw. Corbett
Followed IL with right and left swings
as the bell rang, which made Nelson
groggy. He was bit unsteady as he
went to his corner
Round Five-Nelson forced Corbett
against the ropes, but the latter up
percut right to the jaw that sent Nell
son back. In the center OF the ring
Nelson sent straight left to the face
and as the bell sounded repeated the
dose. Corbetts nose was bleeding
slightly as he took his seat.
Round Six-Nelson brought the
blood from Corbetts nose and mouth
landing several terrific right and left
short arm blows Corbett fought back
wildly. Nelson kept after Corbett,
landing almost at will. The gong
sounded with Nelson landing straight
lefts and right to the ex-champion's
face. bringing blood from Corbetts
nose.
Round Seven-Nelson resumed his
showing tactics. and at close quarters
staggered Corbett with three rights
TO the jaw. Corbett fought back
hard, but was met with right
swing TO the jaw and a left straight
70 the face. Nelson kept up the bonn
bardment. finally nearly flooring Cor
bett with a wicked right swing to the
jaw. Nelson had Corbett groggy,
forcing him against the ropes with
blood streaming from his mouth and
nose and presenting a sorry spectacle.
Corbett I'm Deep Distress.
Round Elght-They went to close
quarters at the very outset Nelson
missed several lefts for the face. Mel
son then sent right TO the face and
Corfbett stalled desperately. Corbett' s
face soon broke out bleeding afresh.
Corbett droved a wicked right TO Mel
sons face, but the latter handed out
a crushing right that caught Corbett
on the Jaw. The fighting here was
most desperate. Just before the gong
sounded Corbett landed a fearful right
swing to Nelson's Jaw, but there was
not perceptible effect on the Battling
Demon"
Round Nine-corbett complained 10
the referee that Nelson was putting
him with his head. but no attention
was paid 10 the claim. In the mix Mel
son drove his left 70 the face and a
hard right 20 the body corbett miss
ed two fearful left swings 20 the Jaw.
corbett swung a fierce left 90 the Jaw
but u had no effect on the Chicago
man. who forced cOrbeft about the
ring landing fearful rights and left
5oife ~ Will The gong saved COrbett
from almost certain defeat
Round Ten--NelTon went right after
cOrbett Corbeit hung 20 Nelson des-
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