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ted that the receipts tonight will ap-
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Kelley and Adams, Kelley knocked
: Adams out in the second round.
p. m-Time called for the sec
ond preliminary They spared nearly
a minute and then went into a clincn
Santry missed right and left swing
for the body and received a straight
left to head Santry worked right to
jaw and received two light lefts on
face. Cordell put right and left TO
body and blocked counter They
go to clinch and Santry missed right
for body.
In the second preliminary between
Cordell and Santry, Cordell won in
the 10th round on decision of points
The Principal Event.
9:46 p. m.-Battling Nelson enter
ed the ring and was introduced Dy
| the announcer as the hardest nut
to crack in the fighting game. He
was applauded Corbett was next pre-
sented as lone of the best boys Of
the west He received a popular ova
ton. Jimmy Britt was then introduc-
ed and announced that he was ready
TO meet the winner of tonight's con-
| test. Bill Roche, formerly of New
York refereed the contest. There was
no fault to be found in the condition
of the men who looked able to fight
out a long drawn battle.
Mike J. Fisher, manager Of the Ia
coma baseball club, winners of the
chang pionship, was introduced to the
crowd While getting ready for the
f1ash-light photos Corbett walked FROM
one side of the ring to the other and
smiled at his friends Nelson sat qui
city in the corner waiting for the in
structions of the referee.
9:55 D. m.-After the men had
been photographed they went to the
center of the ring and were instruc
sent to their corners to await the
clang of the initial gong.
1000 p. m.-They break by the ref
eree's orders.
ROUND 1-Corbett walked to the
center Nelson was the first to move
missing left and right for the jaw.
Corbett lunged out with his right but |
was short. Nelson nearly slipped 10 |
the floor in avoiding the blow. Cor
hett cleverly ducked left swing |
and then chopped his right to Nelson 5 |
face. They spared for some time ap- |
parently sizing each other up. Fin |
ally they went to close quarters vita
iously but missed right and left for |
body Nelson shot his left lightly TO !
face and in mix sent his right to |
Corbetts body. Corbett then swung |
the bell rang. No blows of conse |
quence were landed in this round. |
Corbett was very fast while Nelson |
was a trifie anxious.
ROUND 2.-After some sparrirg |
both missed lefts and they went 10 |
close quarters, Nelson getting in |
left lightly to Corbett's face and duck |
ing a vicious right upper-cut. Corbert |
rushed to a clinch and some vicious |
in-fighting occurred. Nelson placel |
some good lefts on Corbett's BODY |
and a right to jaw. Nelson was shor,
with a straight left. Corbett rushed /
landed a left and drove right hard !,
to Nelson's head. A similar blow |
went wild, and they again went into
close quarters mixing up without da- |
mage Quick as flash Corbett jerked |
away with right TO jaw and Nelson |
retaliated with right to the face 0! /
Corbett, then changed his tactics and
tried straight lefts for the Jaw Out
of five attempts two were successful. |
Corbett was bleeding slightly from
the mouth as the gong rang and the
men went to their corners. The hon
ors were practically even.
ROUND 3.-They went to the cen
ter and exchanged iefts to mead. Cor
bett then swung right to lead and
Nelson swung a left upper-cuJ to Cor
belts jaw Nelson rushed Ccrbett 70
the ropes, handing left and right on
the champion. AS they squared OF
| Nelson sent a straight left to JAZZ
and followed with left swing to the
face making Corbett vince. Nelson
| forced Corbett TO neutral corner.
but the latter got clear and they then
fought to the center of the ring, Coz
bett landing several blows on the
face. Corbett suddenly sent two hea-
wy rights to Nelson's jaw and they
mixed fiercely. Nelson then forced
Corbett around the ring. but received
a straight right to face. Corbett swung
| q right just as the gong rang. The
pace in this round was fast. While
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