Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-23
FAIR ACCOUNT Of
THE BIG CONTEST.
How Britt and Nelson Wagcd
Their Fierce Round
Battle,
WHY NATIVE SON" WON FIGHT.
Saws He Was Never Bothered Nelson
Declares lie Was Robbed-Roche
Talks About Decision,

The following summary Of the great
hattie Tuesday night between Jimmy
B1u and Battling Nelson, was written
by "Wally" Young a salt Lake boy, who
h rapidly gaining fame as a sporting
writer,
The onward march Of Battling Nelson
WAS stayed last nght by Jimmy Britt
the pride Of California. For twenty
rounds the two lghtweights fought IN tho
open and rushed into clinohcs furnishing
each other with wallop after wallop to
head and body Through all the rough
mos OF the fray Britt was his old clever
geIf In and away like the will 'o.-the-Wisp,
Nelson rushed him and lunged then rush'
cd him and lunged again. But the native
son demonstrated at practically every
turn Of the battle that he was the Dane 8
master An the finer arts OF hsucuffa
This IS the way that Billy kucue, the
third man IN the ring, saw the Oatllc'
When the gong changed the llnish on lna
fight. Roche stepped quickly over 10
BTItt. and, graspnB his hand, raised II
high In token 0f victory
The decision was greeted with 'eH
murmurs Of disapproyal, There were men
present VINO felt tnat the Dane shoule
have been saved the ignominy Of defeat,
They argued that he had been the aBBies.
t0r, that he had forced the ightlng all
The way, and that he had delivered
enough punishment 10 bring t0hlm az least
O draw decision. Roche's answer 10 ms
and IL seemd a good answer 70 the closer
students Of the game at the rngslue-
was that Nelson had been outbo1ed al
every turn, and, though he dld force Inc
lghting his rushes were simply plays IN
10 the hands Of the clever Californian.
Oven those who were loudest In pro-
claiming that Britt had won were not dis-
posed TO take anything away from the
Dane. For every minute OF tue twenty
rounds he fought magnificent hghi,
Nothing could stop him Britt would
throw In wallops that made the crowd
vince and grunt but the Dane only
tossed his matted head and came on-and
came on Ills name, Battling given TO
him by his parents on ehrlsteglng d4y,
must have been an Inspiration No matter
how dlscouraging the going. he was COM
ing on all the tme-battllng.
The indOmitable pluck OF the man
and his ability 10 recuperate under the
Reverest Of punishment was shown most
clearly IN the sixteenth round. II had been
a hard battle up to that point, and neither
boy, good as was hls condition at tile
start was In the best Of shape. Nelson
vos forcing the battle when Britt copied
him with a lnft 10 the Jaw, The Dane WAS
staggered for a moment Britt saw vlc-
tory ahead and he followed up his ad-
vantage once twice, ten, twenty timts
De threw right and left to Nelson's head,
The poor Dane could do nothing but COW
or up and take II
'Bltts gnt him" yelled the crowd,
frenaled with the spectacle.
But Battling Nelson, descendant Of the
uncomfortable Danes took the grit OF
Thor into his teeth and rallied. Backing
AWAY from that horrible pounding thing
that assailed him, he lunged forward, His
LETT connected with Brtts face. Ito
swung his right over. II landed safe and
clean Then II was that James Edward
pritt the pride of California, had 10
cover M and take the walloping. Rights
and lcfts were shot ia the head OF Britt
J1lIl the end Of thu round.
Then the battle settled into the nut
again and Britt boxed prettlly until the
finish.
The California boy throughout showed
in better form than he ever did before He
is AN thai the term high class fighter"
implies Pretty as was his boxing clever
as were these moves away from the
lushos Of tho Dane he demonstrated once
and for an that he is something more
than a parlor boxer sparrng is Jlmmys
long suit but To the great crowd that as
ecmbled last night IN Mechanics Pavilion
DO showed his ability 10 wage a fight OF
The lonnyhroOk Kind.
STATEMENTS OF PRINCIPALS.
gave the decision to Britt because he
outh0Xed Nelson, Ho won on pointsA on
clean hittlng | am not disposed to take
any credit away from Nelson FOR his
fame fight, but Britt was his master at
l0Nlng ITO hght was 60 be decided uu-
der Marquis Of Queensberry rules. and /
pave the only decision that could have
been given. Nelson Is a tough fellow--a
stong rugged hghter-and he made a
Is credit, but In these Britt outpointed
him. BILLY ROCHE
Nelson Is great. strong, clever boy.
but what Is the use OF knowing how TO
hght unles you make use Of your knowl-
edge2 / believe In my ability 10 slug, and
] believe | can Cutslug Nelson at any
time, ] believe | can rough Il with any
one IN some runds / sailed In and slug
E'1, In order 90 show the crowd that
vas thoroughly at home at that game
hut the way | fought was the best way
@ get my friends money and that's why
] Old H. I feel perfectly good. perfectly
wei, and ! am EUing home now to tell my
mother all about 70 | say again that 7
gam outslug him II | want to, but that
hN the best way ana II isn't the most
artistic. ! think ! am certainly the cham
pioD Of something &C any rate ! told my
friends ] wo Nd win / had perfect conf
o.nce IN myself AZ all stages Of the game.
end ] did win. lie never bothered me for
9 minute and never had me- ratified IN tho
east Certainly he never had me going
tor 7 was all there every foot OF the dis
lance JAMES EDWARD BRITT.
Wen, ! am sull champion OF Hedeswich.
ana they can't take that title away from
me- When Roche gave the decision to
hIlu ] was the most surprised person In