The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-12-23
One Of the Fastest Fights Ever Seen on the PaCi-
tic Coast Winner Drew First Blood
Early in the Contest
FIGHTING FIERCELY AT THE end

anu iNtiSOn couhltIeu Will u IlbHl
swing at the bell. Nothing doing in
this round.
Round 3-Britt swung for Nelson's
head but 1t was short. Nelson forced
Jimmy to the ropes only to get hard
right to wind that somewhat staggered
him. Nelson sent right to head which
was harmless. He tried several
rights and Jimmy failed with several
lefts, both men covering up WE'LL Mel
son tried to rush and Bfitt9 broke
ground evading q number of good
blows. A mix-up followed, Nelson
gered Nelson with right to wind and
left to jaw. A lively mix-up followed
in which there were vicious exchanges.
Britt sent hard left to head and
hooked his left to Nelson's jaw. He
then rocked the Swede with a peach
to head and right swing to body at
the bell.
Round britt went at Nelson and
vicious exchange of rights and lefts
followed The Californian swung
hard agaiAst Nelson's head, sending it
back with jerk that looked bad from
the ringside. He sent right and left to
face and 'cleverly ducked a left hook
in return. Nelson does not seem to
have his usual steam although the fight
is good one. They clinched and the
crowd yelled: Cut 1t out!" Britt
cleverly ducked a straight left to head
and backed away from right and left
swing Britt tried right and left for
jaw which fell short. He landed hard
twice on the side of Nelson's head
and missed a right and left counter
which looked dangerous for a moment.
They went to clinch which was stop
ped by the bell.
Round 5-The clinching looked bad
and on the face of things both men
were afraid. Britt tried left hook
for body which fell short. They went
to clinch and the crowd yelled
Break" Britt backed up against the
ropes but the Swede failed to deliver
the goods and the Californian wiggled
out OF bad hole. Nelson was bor-
ing in and clinch followed in which
the referee was appealed to by Jimmy's
seconds. Nelson blocked a beautiful
straight left aimed at his face and
Jimmy hooked his left to the Swedes
wind. Nelson drove right and left
straight to body and Jimmy hooked
peach ON the left to jaw. He missed
left counter for face and tried for
body only to miss. Britt hooked his
left twice to "Battling's" stomach
without damage as the bell rang.
Round 6-Britt tried hard left hook
to body and missed left swing for
head. He sent right and left to body
following 1t with a left cross to jaw.
Nelson was boring In but had not
steam enough to do any damage He
landed couple of lefts in Jimmy's
face which must have stung but in
return had to take couple of hard
rights to body and left swing to
jaw. Nelson came to close quarters
and did little harm. Nelson sent q
clumsy left across the jaw which was
evaded by clever side-step. Bell. 1t
is all Britt's fight.
Round Britt rocked Nelson with
right swing flush on the jaw. He up
per-cut with his left but was blocked
and clinch followed. Referee Roche
had to separate them. Jimmy came in
with a right hook which landed on the
Swede's jaw staggering him and in a
mix-up Nelson got left to body and
two uppercuts to jaw. A hot mix-up
followed and Britt sent right and left
to face, following them with right and
left swings to jaw which were harm
less. A mix-up followed. Britt sent
left to jaw and swung hard to face and
jaw. He sent straight lefts to face
and hard right and left hook to body.
Nelson countered with a light right to
ear and Jimmy landed flush on body.
Nelson was boring but he had nothing
to favor him at the bell.
Round 8-They come to close quar-
ters and Britt tried a left for body
which fell short. He then shot his left
to face. Nelson came back with right
and left swings which were short.
Britt sent left swing to neck and
blocked left hook for body. Britt
jabbed his left twice to the Swede's
face. Nelson sent left and right to jaw
and they went to a hot clinch Britt
came back but Nelson Strengthened
him up with a series of right jabs
that had much force back of them.
Nelson fought wildly and slipped to
the floor because of the misdirected
swing. He was sitting down at the
bell.
Round 9-The ninth was begun by
Nelson with apparently more conf
dence of his success in covering up and
getting away from Britt In the wind
up of the eighth. They went to a
clinch with the word and In a mix-up
both failed to land. Britt tried four
lefts to face which did no damage.
! The Swede kept boring and compell-