Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-21

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 was the personifieation of confidence when Referee RilIy Roche beckoned them Co their corners and the bell sum- naoned them to action.
 Britt got the decision over Nelson in the twentieth round. The contest was one of the fastest ever seen here, and each received and gave plenty of pun iahment. Neither man scored a knock down, although both men slipped to the floor in their efforts to land telling blows. Nelson had his nose damaged in the middle of the contest, and Britt kept begging at it to the end of the bat tie. Britt landed time and time again on NelsOn's jaw, but most of the blows did not seem to feaze the Dane.
 Fight by Rounds.
 Round 1-They shook hands and both men adopted their famous croueh.s Britt missed a left hook for the body and a similar attempt was neatly blocked by Nelson, as was a right hook for the face Careful spar ring followed and Britt missed anoth- CT left for the body. Suddenly Britt whipped a terrific right over the heart ana followed with a tremendous left hook to the wind. They went to a clinch and broke very carefully. Nelson's first lead with left was short and then Britt drove straight right to the body and tucked left counter for the jaw and they clinched.. Britf then hooked his famous left again to the body and they clinched again. Mixing it. Britt missed left for the body. The gong rang with both men in another clinch. It was BTltt's round. Nelson did not land blow Tn this round. but acted entirely on the defensive.
 Round ? Nelson crouched low aud Britt missed Jeff for the body and they clinched. Britt missed left for the body and right for the head and once more they clinched, neither one incIining to break. Both missed lefts for the body. Nelson forced Britt 1nra a neutral corner, but he wriggled out without damage. Britt then drove q straight right over the heart and re cefved in return a right hook to the jaw. Nelson blocked straight left and right for the jaw. and the referee sep arated them from a clinch. They fought carefully at close quarters, nei- f1er man landing. Britt continued to pack away ana NelSOu Sn0L HIS IelJ to Britt's jaw. After a cIinch Britt missed right swing for the body, out the gong rang. It appeared that Britt was holding on unnecessarily and there was some hissing as the men went to their seats. There was not much damage done in this round. Nel- son, if anything, having a slight ad- vantage.
 Round Britt missed a left swing for the jaw and Nelson blocked left for the body. Nelson forced Britt to the ropes, but the Californian got in q good right to the stomach and re- ceived a light return. They mixed it ana Britt missed several lefts and rights for the body. Nelson then De- gan the same tactics which character 3zed his battle with Corbett and Britt broke ground. Britt drove his left hook to the body and they mixed 1t, Britt receiving left tab to the face. Britt staggered Nelson with right to fine stomach and left to the jaw, put 4n a rally Nelson swung left and right fo the face. Britt then swung left to fine head and hooked right to the jaw. Britt rocked Nelson's head with 3 ter rife right swing as the bell rang. Britt walked cooliy to his corner, as also did Nelson. It was Britt's round.
 Round 4-Brftt swung left twice to