The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-21
SPORTS
BRITT WINS In
A REAL BATTLE
Gets Decision Against Nelson, but
Fails to Secure q Knock
out.

San Francisco. Dec. N.--At the end Of q TWEEN
ty-round contest, thru all Of which the two fight.
ers elung to each other like pair OF trained
against Battling Nelson at Mechanics pavilion
last night
It was remarkable contest, full Of hard hit
ting and close, fierce fighting. Both men proved
game to the finish, giving and receiving fearful
punishment Both lighters were free at all times
from the danger Of taking the count.
Referee Roche gave the decision to Britt be-
cause of his better boxing and because OF points
scored. Nelson while proving imself wonder
blows. being seemingly unable to negotiate any
| thing except close-in fighting.
| At the close Of the twentieth round Britt was
punching the Dane all around the ring, but could
not get up enough steam to land knockout:
| A good-sized crowd witnessed the fight and tho
betting was high. Challenges from Young"
Corbett. Joe Gan" and others were received BY
the winner at the ringside.
! FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round round Nelson not Lending
Round closed in clinch.
Round "a light round and no damage done,
Nelson having slightly the best Of it. Much
Round s.-Fighter. busy: Fierce exchange Of
blows, Nelson becoming more aggressive. Round
slightly in Brftts favor.
Round 4.-Honors even, with constant and
fierce clinches. Britt danced away from the
right swing and landed two lefts in quick sue
cession his
Round 5.-They went fast, Britt having slight
change Nelson boring in on the clnches. Britt
landed two left hooks to the body.
but Intellectual left followed BY two more sue
cessful ones to the face. Fast. but Britts
Round IA fierce. gruelling round the men
f SoPn Close n but BRIT his
Round s.-Nelson forced back, but rallied
and sent Britt back with yGus swing
Danes face, but Nelson retalated with two
fierce right and left swings to the jaw.
anxious Nelson forced Britt BY his boring in
tactics clear around the ring: The lighting was
'Af Round ni io.~4sain Nelson's round, With fierce
shtng Nelson stu ea9g b. Bit
right and left swings.
Round 11:-Fightins fierce in the center OF the
ring and at close of round Britt had slightly re-
Round 12.-Britt rallied wonderfully in thi.
9 streaming from his face.
Round ls;-This round was fast ana all Britt's
bins lett to face and avoiding Nelson's counters
Round 15.-Pace almost superhuman and me,
one about the ring, but he was always met b!
Britts unerring left, which was being constontl'
+ 'A Round 1e-rhs Dane forced Brit to tho ropes
Britt en St sp
~ a vollsy Of swings until he Yas tired. Nelso
came back at him strong and Britt went to hi
corner looking weak.
Round 17.-Devoted to foot work: Nelso
tried desperately to close in. but Britt avoide
Q him and looked much fresher when the son
sounded.
I Round 1s.--Men were tired and fought slowl,
IL Nelson was met by the tireless left OF his OF
ponent.
Round 1s.-same tactics, Nelson ,.p pursuing III
Britt got in some hard punches Suddenly Ne
son found Britt mapping and knocked his hes
b | back with two fearful right swings and le
to the jaw. He was rebuked with right ar
left swings to the jaw. $50, ,......
Round 2O.-Nelson made desperate attemp
to find Britt, but the Californian was too shift
They milled 1t fiercely in the center Of the rim
and Referee Roche had hard work separating II
two men. They were going after each 9th
now like two bulldogs. Britt then took the a
gressive and kept the Dane Keeling. The goi
sounded the close Of the fight and Referee Rocl
unhesitatingly declared Britt the winner.