The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-21

afresh from Nelson's nose as he went to his corner. Britt frustrated Nelson's att tempts to draw him to close quarters in this round. It was all Britts
 Was an Even Round.
 Round 14-Britt sent his left lightly to the face and they clinched, the referee admonishing Britt for holding. Britt sent in a raking left to Nelson's sore spot and when they broke tried his usual tac- tics of stabbng left to the face Britt then swung his right to the face and fol- lowed It up with two straight lefts to the face, and by clever footwork avoided Nelson's counters. Britt swung to the face and received a fearful left to the face. Britt again went to Nelsons nose and the Dane retaliated with left and right to the face Britt got away from further harm, and as the bell rang Britt drove stinglng right to the face, but received blow on the fact that tore the fesh from the, forehead and started the blood. It was an even round
 Round 15-Britt immediately jabbed left to the face and Nelson kept boring in but was met by Britt's unerring straight left to the face. Nelson forced Britt about the ring, but the Californian was too shifty and avoided the Dane attempts. clinch followed Rich again breaking the men. Britt sent straight left to face but received in return right on the Jaw and left to the body. Nelson fought hard and 1t was give-and- Nelson. II anything, had the advantage. Nelson upper-cut with right to the jaw but Britt sent a right and left swing to the jaw in return. They mixed it fiercely and Britt slipped to the floor from a misdirected right upper-cut. The gong rang with the men in a furious exchange of rights and left swings to the face and jaw. The pace was almost superhuman, and Britt looked the more tired of the two as they sought their corners.
 Round 16-Nelson forced Britt to the ropes but the latter was too clever and covered up and the Danes vicious on- slaught went to naught. Nelson kept forcing Britt about the ring and Britt s efforts to land on the Dane were frus- trated. Suddenly Britt got his range and showered a perfect avalanche of right and left swings on Nelsons jaw The Dane was crouching low and soon as Britt had worked himself into weak state. Nelson went at him hammer and tongs, landing his right and left volleys on Britts head and jaw. Britt went to his corner looking very tired.
 Round 17-They then went to close quarters. Nelson bored in and Britt tried his left for the face. but all the blows were blocked. Britt swung left and right to the face, but was apparently tired. and Nelson went after him in an effort to wear him down. Britt then stopped these tactics with a resumption of his left jab and finally swung a vicious left to the face. Britt was pushed against the ropes, but wiggled out of danger like an eel and sent straight left to the face. Nelson kept after Britt in an en- d1pVor to get Britt to mix 1t, and Britt kept lodging and backing. and varied 1t with straight left jabs at Nelson's face, which had little if any effect on the Dane Britt was much fresher at the end of this round than the previous one, and the honors were slightly in his favor.
 Britt Chased Around Ring.
 Round 1S-l3ritt jabbed as usual with left to face and danced away from the Dane He kept Dancing away. Nelson got straight left to Britt's face, and they exchanged lefts to the face, and Britt worked a left uppercut to the jaw, which did not stay the Dane in the least. Britt was again buffeted about the ring, but slipped in with left hook to body. The referee then separated them from a clnch. and Britt ripped his left with great force to the body. Nelson chased Britt around the ring, but Britt kept begging away with left to the jaw, and then sent right swing to the head. Britt went to his corner with blood flow ing from the reopened abrasion on his forehead. At the end of the round the crowd yelled itself hoarse.
 Round 19-Nelson forced Britt about the ring and Britts footwork was too much for the Dane. Britt then hooked left twice to the body and they went to a clinch. Britt swung hard left to the ear and then swung a fearful left to the body. They then mixed again with the crowd missing. Nelson chased Britt about the ring again, but Britt met him on all occasions with lefts to the face. and va ried with right swings to the ear and a left hook to the body. Britt put another left hook to the body and they clinched again near the ropes. Nelson suddenly caught Britt mapping and swung two fearful rights and lefts to the jaw, rock ing Britt's head Britt then came back with right and left swings hard on the jaw, but the bell rang. Honors even. The crowd renewed cries of Britt and "Nel- son."
 Round 20.-Nelson waded in desperately, but could not locate the shfty California