The San Francisco call., 1904-12-21
BRITT'S CLEVERNESS
OFFSETS MANY RUSHES
Victor Is in Distress Several Times
but Finishes Strongly.

Jimmy Britt was proclaimed victor
over Battling Nelson in the Mechanics
pavilion last night after one of the
most stubbornly contested ring battles
ever fought under Queensberry rules
Referee Roach gave the decision to
Britt on boxing points. the last three
rounds materially influencing him in
reaching this decision. In these. rounds
Britt outpointed Nelson by a wide mar
gin. Throughout the fight he did the
cleaner hitting, although the referee
said he made due allowance for the ag-
gressiveness shown by Nelson. Britt
outboxed Nelson from the start and
was able TO go the full twenty rounds
by refusing TO engage Nelson at his
favorite game of infighting.
BRITT HOLDS ON.
In the early rounds Britt drew upon
himself the displeasure of the specta-
tors by holding on at every oppor-
tunity. He showed great ring general
ship throughout, never once losing his
head even at the most critical times.
1t was an entirely different showing
to the one he made against Cans, or
in fact any of his other fights. The
fight demonstrated that Britt cannot
knock Nelson out, as he struck him re-
right.
In the twelfth round Britt fairly
rained blows on Nelson's head, but the
latter stood looking at him calmly, as
though he knew there was no danger
of his being knocked out. When he
thought Britt had shot his bolt he
turned on the Californian and nearly
put him out having him hanging on
the ropes when the gong sounded the
end of the round.
Nelson won the admiration of the
spectators by his bulldog tenacity Of
purpose There was hardly a moment
during the fight when he was not fol-
lowing Britt around the ring. He made
many futile attempts to reach Britt,
but in the majority of cases the latter
was just out of reach.
TRIES FOR POINTS.
From the very start it was apparent
that Britt's plan was to try to out
point Nelson and thereby gain the de-
cision and the long end of the purse.
He did not want to mix matters with
his clumsy but aggressive opponent, as
Corbett did, thus playing into his
hands. Nelson's aggressivenesS did not
serve its purpose, as in many instances
Britt beat him to the punch.
During a number of the rounds Britt
had Nelson in the air and the latter
to the seventh round Nelson had not
landed an effective blow. although he
was never idle for an instant in all
that time. Britt seemed to tire about
the eighth round and Nelson went
after him in such a manner as to set
the spectators cheering, and hope
sprang up in the breasts of the
men who backed the longshot to win.
Nelson in the seventh round sent a
right to the jaw which seemed to hurt
Britt. He went after his man then
hammer and tongs and Britt was badly
off before the end of the round. The
tide turned so suddenly that it seemed
Britt had lost his strength and must
fall victim to the ceaseless rushing
of the Dane.
NELSON'S ROUND.
The ninth round was all Nelson's.
He rushed at Britt when the gong
sounded and landed his left repeatedly
TO Britts head, using his favorite left
hook. Britt steadied Nelson for a mo-
ment with right to the head. but Nell
son came back with right and left.
Britt tried to jab Nelson and keep him
away, but the Dane was not to be de-
MED. He kept peppering Britt on the
jaw with his left and then for variety
sent in some stiff right uppercuts
The tenth was all in favor of Nelson
ne sun continued TO send stiff left
hooks to Britt's head. Britt came
back with some hard rights to the
head. but they had no apparent effect
on Nelson, never stopping his progress.
Nelson rushed Britt into Nelson's cor
ner and chopped in a right that made
Brltts knees bend. He then tried right
and left 10 the head and a hard right to
the body sent Britt staggering to the
ropes. As the round ended Nelson sent
In stiff uppercut before Britt started
10 his corner. He stood for an instant
and looked at Nelson in evident sur
prise.
Carly in the eleventh round Britt
held Nelson's gloved hands in chancerv
and accomplished two objects-gettinp- o
a slight respite from the severe punish7
ment he had been receiving and also
resting UP bit.
JIMMY BRACES UP.
Britt showed the effects of the rest
in the next round as he made a much
better showing. He would lab Nelson
with a left and then rush into clinch
and hang on. Nelson tried all in his
power to get away from this hugging