Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-30
Swede Unablo to Administer
Knockout, Gut Seats Him
FeaFfuIIy.
NE CANNOT LIFT HIS HAND
Seconds Throw up the Sponge After
10 Rounds Of Desperate
Fighting.

of Denver, in the 10th round.
| From the tap of the gong until Cor
belts seconds threw up the sponge
Nelson was master of the situation
at every stage of the game. His in
lighting was a revelation and the most
brilliant witnessed in any ring here.
For the last three rounds Corbett
was helpless, but he wobbled around
groggily and gamely. until repeated
calls from around the house to stop
| the fight caused Corbett's manager
Harry Tuthill, to enter the ring The
fight was over and a new man is in
line to vanQuish Champion Britt.
Big Crowd mt RinEside.
| Woodward's pavilion was jammed to
the danger point last night with fight
enthusiasts who fought their way into
| the auditorium to witness the battle
between Young" COrbett and Bat.
Ting" Nelson.
The interest displayed over the out
come was as great if not greater. than
many events previously held which
| involved the worlds championships
This feeling was reflected in the bet
| ting market which, Notwithstanding
the onesidedness of the odds. specu-
lation on the result was the heaviest
| of any contest since the Britt-Corbett
battle. nearly a year ago.
While technically, no championship
title went with the winning end Of
last nights fight, the fact that the
victor will meet Jimmy Britt in this
city next month for the worlds featc-
erweight championship proved an in
centive which greatly stimulated the
efforts of principals and impelled them
to train to the limit. Corbett ruled
a warm favorite at odds of 1 to ..
Later the betting switched to 10 to Z.
Battle by Rounds.
First round-Corbett walked cody
to the center. Nelson was first to
for the jaw. Corbett plunged out
quickly with a right but was short.
Nelson nearly slipped to the floor in
avoiding the blow. Corbett ducked a
left swing and then. chopped a right
to Nelson's face. Corbett rushed in
viciously but missed a right and left
for the body. Nelson shot left
lightly to the face and in the
mix sent a right to Corbett's body.
Corbett swung his right to the head
heavily and the bell found them in a
fruitlesS mix up.
Second round-Both missed lefts
and went to close quarters. Nelson
getting in a left lightly to Corbett's
face and ducking vicious right upper
cuts. Corbett rushed to a clinch and
sent in some vicious in-fighting. Mel
son placed some good lefts on Cor
belts body and a right to the jaw.
After several exchanges Corbett
hook>f right to the jaw and Nelson
retcliated with right to the face.
Corbett tried straight lefts for the
jaw. Corbett is bleeding slightly from
the mouth as the gong sounded.
Then They Mix FierceIy.
Third round-They exchanged lefts
to the head. Corbett swung a vicious
right to the head and Nelson retaliat-
ed with left upper cut to the jaw.
Nelson rushed Corbett to the ropes,
landing left and right. Nelson sent
straight right to the jaw and follow
ed it with left to the face. Nelson
forced COrbett to neutral corner
but the latter got clear and fought to
the center at close quarters, Corbett
landing several punches on the face.
Corbett suddenly sent two terrific
rights to Nelson's jaw and they mixed
fiercely. Nelson forced COrbett around
the ring but received a straight right
to the face. Corbett swung fearful
right to the face as the gong rang.
Fourth round-Nelson swung right
to the head. Corbett missed a fearful
right uppercut for the jaw. They went
to close quarters and COrbett missed
two short arm swings for the jaw.
Nelson forced Corbett against the
ropes and then around the ring, land
ing almost at will on Corbett's head
and face. The fought shoulder to
shoulder, both missing fierce right
and left upper cuts. The men ex-
when the bell rang Nelson was grOggy.
Cerbett's Nose Bleeding.
Fifth round-Almost at the opening
they went to close quarters, Nelson
showing Corbett around the ring with
his head on Corbett's shoulders.
Neither did much execution. In the
mix Nelson whipped a right to Cor
belts jaw. Nelson forced COrbett
against the ropes but the latter upper
cut a right to the jaw that sent Mel
son back. In the center of the ring,
Nelson sent a straight left to the
face and as the bell sounded repeated
the dose. Corbetts nose was bleed
ing slightly.
Sixth round-They went at once to
close quarters and Corbett planted a
vicious right on the body. Nelson con-
tinued to force Corbett about the ring
and against the ropes, mostly with his
head and shoulders. Corbett got in ,
some good blows. receiving a
strsight right on the nose, but