The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-21

Nelson fought back desperately and
planted two lefts to Britt'S face. Britt
whipped two lefts and a right swing to
the jaw and the Dane covered up. 1t
was a whirlwind fight and Nelson went
to his corner with blood streaming from
his nose. 1t was great rally on Britt's
part and the house was in a trench
dous uproar. 1t was Britt's round by
a good margin, although Nelson came
back gamely.
Round 13-They got to close quarters
in the center of the ring. Britt shot
straight left to the face and in a mix
in four consecutive left jabs to the
face and followed it with fearful left
and right swings to the jaw. Britt kept
after Nelson, pegging away with left
son tried to get to close quarters but
Britt jabbed three lefts to the face.
Britt again stabbed left to the face and
in a mix Nelson landed right to the
face. Britt varied style with left hook
to the body and Nelson slipped to the
floor from a missed left swing. Britt
kept stabbing Nelson's face with lefts
continuously until the bell rang, the
blood started afresh from Nelson's nose
as he went to his corner. Britt frus-
trated Nelson to draw him to close
quarters in this round.
Round 14-Britt sent his left lightly
to the face and they clinched, the crowd
kissing Britt for holding Britt sent a
when they broke he tried his usual tao
tics of stabbing left to the face. Britt
then swung his right to the face and
followed with two straight leftS to the
face, and by clever footwork avoided
Nelson's counters. Britt swung right to
the face and missed a fearful left for
the face. A left by Britt went to Mel
sons nose and the Dane retaliated with
left and right to the face. Britt backed
away from further harm and, as the
bell rang Britt drove singing right
to the face, but received blow on the
face that tore the flesh from his fore
head and started the blood. 1t was an
even round.
Round 15-Britt 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, but the
Californian was too shffty and avoided
the Danes attempts, Roche again
breaking them. Britt sent straight left
to the face, but received in return a
right on the jaw and a left to the body.
Nelson fought hard and it was give and
take. Nelson, if anything, had the adj
vantage. Nelson uppercut with right
to jaw, but Britt sent in right and left
swings to the jaw in return. They mix
ed ffercely and Britt slipped to the floor
from a missed right uppercut. The gong
rang with the men in a furious ex-
change of right and left swings to the
face and jaw. The pace was almost
and Britt looked the more
tired.
Round 16-They mix it at close quar-
ters, giving blow for blow. Nelson
forced Britt to the ropes but the latter
was too clever and covered up and the
Danes vicious onslaught went for
naught. Nelson kept forcing Britt
about the ring and Britt's efforts to
land on the Dane were fruitless. Sud
denly Britt got his range and showered
B. perfect avalanche of right and left
swings on Nelson's jaw. The Dane was
Britt had worked himself into a weak
state Nelson went at him hammer and
tongs, landing his right and left on
Britt's head and jaw. Britt went to
mis- corner looking very weak.
Round 17-They went to close quar- |
-ers and were separated by Roche. Nell |
son bored in and Britt tried his left for |
the face, but was apparently tired and
Nelson went after him in an effort to |
wear him down. Britt then stopped |
tactics with a resumption of his left
lab and finally swung a vicious left to |
The face. Britt was forced against the !,
ropes but wriggled out of danger like |
an eel and sent straight left to the |
ACE. Nelson continued after Britt in |
an endeavor to get Britt to mix it, but |
Britt kept dancing away and varied it |
with straight left jabs to Nelson's face, |
which had little, if any, effect. The !
gong rang with Britt much the fresher
han in the previous round and with |
lonors a shade in his favor.
Round 1S-Br1tt Jabbed as usual with lett
to the face and ducked away from the |
Dane, who tried to get him to close quar-
ters. Nelson sent a straight left to Britt's /,
jaw and in mix they exchanged lefts to |
the face and Britt worked left upper cut |
to the jaw, which did not stay the Dane |
in the least: Britt. was again buffeted
about the ring, but stopped Nelson with |
left hook to the body. The referee then
the men from clinch and |
Britt ripped his left with terrible force |
to the body. Nelson chased Britt around |
but his blows were ill timed and Britt |
Kept pegging away with his left to the |
Jaw and then sent right swing to the |
head. Britt went to his corner with the |
blood flowing from the reopening of the
abrasion in his forehead. At the end of |
The round the crowd yelled itself hoarse, |
one-half Britt" and the. other Nelson"
Round 19-Nelson forced Britt about the |
ing, but Britt's footwork was too much
FOR the Dane Britt then hooked his left
.wice to the body and clinched. Britt |
swung hard left to the ear and then
swung a fearful left to the body. They |
mixed it again with the crowd kissing.
Nelson chased Britt about again, but
Britt met him on all occasions with
straight lefts to the face which he va
led with a hard right swing to the ear