Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-21
THE SPORTING NEWS.

head and missed right hook for the ibouy. They went to close quarters ana indulged n inetrectual snort-arm swIngs. t5rILr sent Nelson's head back with right swing and | moment later planted his IeIC to the face. Britt then eleverIy tucked left and right uppercuts TOT the jaw, and G .cnnch 1olIowed. The crowd yened "break them away" Brltt ducKed a straight left for the head ana got away from Nelson, who followed hlm about the ring. Nelson mlssed left and right swlngs for the Jaw, and then right swIng caught Britt in the mouth and left swing reached his ear twice in, quick succession. Britt mlssed right and left and the bell rang with the men in a fierce embrace from which the referee separated them. Both men broke very .reiuctant- ly as they went to the clinches and the crowd kept up constant yell of s'break away honors even.
 Round Britt was short with left hook for the body and they clinched. Nelson forced Britt to the ropes. but failed to connect. Nelson kept boring in as they clinched. the crowd again yelling itself hoarse Nto break. Britt shot his left to the face and then put "a right to the head, while Nelson blocked straight left for the face. Britt hooked his left to the wind and Nelson drove his right and left hard to the, body. Britt hooked a hard left to the jaw and missed a left for the face. Britt shot his left hard to the body and missed two similar at .ternpts A moment later two left hooks found resting place on the Danes body, but apparently had no, effect. The gong changed at this stage. Britt had just a shade the better of the round.
 Round 6-Britt missed two left swings for the head. Then he sent tremendous left hook to the body and another attempt was equally success- full. They stood apart and Britt once
 more sent his piston-rod left to the body and followed it with left to the jaw and left hook again to the body. Nelson kept boring in and missed a vicious left for the body. Another at tempt succeeded and he landed two lefts to the face. for which he was re buked with straight rights to the body and tremendous right swing to the jaw The Dane continued to bore in and Britt missed left swing for the jaw. Britt blocked clumsy attempt with left for the jaw and Britt tried with left for the body as the gong. sounded. It was Bfitt's round. Nel- son kept. boring in and forcing Britt about but in nearly every instance the Californian sent Nelson back NYth we'll placed blows.
 Round Britt rocked Nelson's head with a vicious right swing to the jaw and left uppercut for the jaw was blocked. A clfnch followed and the referee separated the men. Britt caught Nelson again on the jaw with a right hook and in the mix Nelson put left to the body and two left up- percrts to the jaw. They were in a vicious mix when Britt drove straight short arm left to the face and f0flowed 1t with terrific right and left swings to the jaw. They went to close quarters and Britt missed left for the jaw and blocked two attempts by Nelson for the jaw, with rights and lefts. Britt swung his left hard to the jaw and then sent in two straight lefts to the face and left hook to the body. However, Nelson kept boring in. but he seemed unable to find the shifty Britt's vulnerable spots. Round S-Britt as usual backed away and they fought to close quar- ters. Britt missed his left for the body and then shot left tolthe face. Nelson went after Britt with right aud left swings, but the latter danced out of harms way. Nelson then caught Britt. with right and left swings 70 the face. Nelson backed away and tried his left hook for the body, but was unsuccessful. Britt iabbed twice with left to tae face, but Nelson brought his right and left to the jaw A furious rally ensued. Nelson sending Britt back with right swings to the jaw and Britt retaliar- ed with several straight iabs to the face. Nelson fought wildly and slip ped to the floor from a nisdirected swing. The gong found both men hammeEing away desperately at each other It was bit Nelson's round.
 Round 9--They at once worked to a clinch and in mixing it both failed to land. Britt then shot two lefts to the race ana IOlIOWSQ IL WlLn LaFSG Sl0l1~ lar blows with great rapidity, but the Dane kept boring in and gave Britt no chance to rest. Nelson then put a stiff left under Britt's heart. A left hy Britt caught Nelson on the top or the head. They then exchanged iefts to the jaw. Nelson forced Britt about the ring, landing left on the body and right and left swings to the jaw. Britt broke ground. looking anxious. Britt kept cool however, and hooked his left to the body and two lefts to the face. Then they fought furiously, Nelson forcing Britt to the ropes as the gong rang. Nelson was very az gressiye and Britt looked a bit wor- ried as he went to his corner. Nelson's round.
 Round 10-Britt missed two lefts for the face Nelson kept right after Britt, forcing him to break ground. Rut he did not land. Nelson then worked his let and right to the head, but was met by a. vicious left to the
 Jaw. Britt missed a similar attempt and they went to close quarters, Nel- son putting short arm and left to Britt's face. Both then missed straight lefts for the jaw and the referee broke them from clinch. Nelson
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