Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-21

under the heart. Nelson pressed MIN
across the ring and sent in left and
right uppercuts al close quarters. Britt
backed away and swung a hard right
| in the jaw Britt crouched and back
| ed away. Nelson pinned him against
| the ropes and drove in let's and rights
on the head. Britt drew away and
sent in right cross. They fought al
over the ring. Britt sending i'll straight
blows on the face and Nelson jOltins
and hooking the local man around the
jaw and ears. Ii was a desperate
| round.
| Round Ten.
Britt used a straight left and backed
to the ropes. where they clinched
| Nelson clinched and Britt rammed
right in on the ribs. Then the Bat
| Ting one began hooking with both
hands at Britt's face. Britt shook him
| up with stiff left on the chin and
an equally hard one on the stomach.
| Nelson worked TO close quarters again
and dealt body blows with both hands.
They clinched. Britt swung in anoth-
er fierce left body blow and Nelson
| backed him into a corner. using left.
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Jimmy shot in straight lefts and rights
on face and then Nelson pressed him
| along the ropes and scored rapidly
with both hands. while Britt was
pressed into an angle of the ring. Britt
lodged to the center and Nelson was
fuppercutting him when the gong
| sounded.
Round Eleven.
Nelson ducked a left and swung q
heavy right to the ribs. Britt tried
| to clinch and Nelson battered him
around the body. Jimmy put in two
| straight let's on the mouth and Mel
son was there with right under the
heart. Britt scored telling stomach
punch with the left. Roche had to
work hard to part the men. Britt
| stopped a right with his elbow and
returned one to the stomach. Nelson
did all the fighting in the clinches.
Britt brought his right across on the
cheekbone. 1t was hard punch. but
did not seem to hurt the Dane. Then
| Britt swung on the head with both
| hands. He continued swinging and
Nelson covered up. Britt was there
| again with his low left swing on the
body. They were coming out of
clinch at the bell.
Round Twelve.
Britt met him with a left on the jaw
and they clinched. Roche broke them
twice. Nelson making vain attempts
| to get in short rights He did man
age to put in short arm left dig On
the stomach while holding Britt met
J, I, f,,1l ioh al
the belt, but the Battling one kept
| boring in. Britt dealt him a hard right
coming out of a clinch and then lam
med him into corner. Britt shower
ed rights on. Nelson's head and the
Dane was dizzy. His eyes rolled, but
he still kept fighting. Spider Kelly
shouted at Britt TO hammer at the
body and Britt smashed at his ston-
ach with both fists. Nelson's head
cleared and he worked Britt into a
corner, digging both hands into the
body. Jim made a target of Nelson's
face again and blood came from Bat
things mouth and nose. Nelson stag
gered to his corner. 1t was the most
decisive round and in favor of Britt
Round Thirteen.
clinched and scufIled until Roche fore
ed them apart. They were out of one
clinch and into another. Jim put in
some swapping lefts on the mouth and
nose. Then he swung a hard right on
the chin. Blood dropped on Nelson's
chest. Spider Kelly called to Britt To
take his time. Nelson was very eager
to fight while holding, but Britt pro-
tected himself effectively. The first
half of the round was one long clinch.
Nelson went to his knees while swing
ing the right. When he arose Britt
uppercut him with the right and hook
ed him twice with the left on the face.
Round Fourteen.
They went into a clinch in a jiffy
and when Roche separated them they
clinched again. Nelson was bent on
fighting breast to breast, but Britt pre-
ferred to break away and swing.
Britt's back touched the ropes a corl-
pie of times and Nelson swung wildly
Nelson seemed TO be arm weary. Britt
danced around and jabbed him occa-
sionally with straight lefts. Britt
steadied himself and drove in a straight
right to the stomach He followed with
left on the jaw Then Nelson work
ed in close and used both hands on the |
body and face. Britt came out of a |
rally with a cash over his left eye |
Roche said Nelson had butted his OPP
ponent.
Round Fifteen.
They exchanged blows, neither do
ing much damage. 1t was give and |
take, the advantage being slightly with |
Nelson. Towards the close they mixed |
its fiercely and Britt slipped to the
hoor from missing right upper cut
The gong rang with the men in furious |
exchange of rights and lefts to the
face and jaw
Round sixteen.
They mixed it at close quarters. Civ
ing blow for blow. Nelson forced