The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-21
JIMMY BRITT IS
 GIVEN DECISION
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 Britt sent Nelson's head back with right swing and a moment later planted left to the face. Britt then cleverly tucked left and right upper-cut for the jaw, and clinch followed. The crowd yelled ''break them away. Britt ducl1ed straight left for the head and danced away from Nelson who followed him about the ring Nelson missed left and right swings for the jaw and then a right swing caught Britt in the mouth and left swing reached his ear twice in quick succession. Britt missed right and left and the bell rang with the men in fierce embrace from which the referee separated them Both men broke very reluctantly as they went to the clinches, and the crowd kept up a constant yell of break" Honors even.
 Round 5,-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, and as they clinched again, the crowd yelled it. self hoarse for a break. Britt shot a right to the face. while Nelson blocked q straight left to the face. Britt then hooked his left to the wind and Nelson drove his right and left hard to the body. Britt hooked hard left to the jaw and missed left for the face Britt shot his left hard to the body and missed two similar attempts A moment later two left hooks found resting place on the Danes body, but apparently had no eff feet. The gong changed at this stage, Britt having just a shade the better of the round.
 Pays Nelson Back.
 Round G-Brltt missed two left swings for the head. Then he sent a tremendous left hook to the body and another at tempt was equally successful. They stood apart and Britt once more sent his pis- ton-like left to the body and followed i5 with left to the jaw, and left hook again to the body Nelson kept boring in and missed vicious leIt for the body. Another attempt succeeded and he landed two lefts to the face for which he was rebuked with two 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 a clumsy attempt with left for the jaw and tried for the body ar the gong sounded 1t was Britts round. Nelson kept boring in and forcing Britt about but in nearly every instance the Californian sent Nelson back with well placed blows
 Round Britt rocked Nelson's head with vicious right swing to the jaw and a left uppercut for the jaw was blocked A clinch followed and Rice separated them Britt caught Nelson again on the jaw with right hook and in the mix Nelson put left to the body and two left uppercuts to the jaw. They were in a vicious mix-up when Britt drove a short-arm left to the face and followed it with a terrtice right and left swing 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 right and left. Britt swung his left hard to the jaw and then sent in two straight lefts to the face and a left hook to the body. However. Nelson kept boring in, but he seemed unable to find the shifty Britts vulner- able spots. It was Britt's round.
 Nelson Has a Round.
 Round S--Britt as usual backed away, and they fought to close quarters. Britt missed his left for body and then shot left to the face. Nelson went after Britt with right and left swings, but the local lad danced out of harms way. Nelson then caught Britt with left and right