The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
NELSON IS
 THE VICTOR Dane Whips Jimmy Britt
 to a Standstill. GREAT FIGHT AT c0LMA End Comes After Eighteen
 Fierce Rounds. Details of One cf the Greatest Contests Known to America's Pusiiistic Arena--Graney's Work as Referee.

San Francisco, Sept. 9.--In a light that will long stand in a class of its own in the history of ring contests. Battling Nelson of Chicago knocked out James Edward Britt of San Francisco at Colma this afternoon. The end came In the eighteenth round and was a clean-cut, fairly won victory. This is a simple statement of the result. The surroundings. the crowd. the known bitterness of the men to- wards each other. the uncertainty as to whether there would be fight at all up to within a brief quarter of an hour before the fight actually began; the cieverness, gameness and endurance displayed by the two boxers--these are what made the fight great one. It was the story of another ring contest-the success of the strong, sturdy, enduring fighter against clever. cool boxer. This in brief Is a des- cription of Nelson and Britts ring characteristics respectively. From the very first Nelson forced the fighting. Though battered by innumerable hruis- ing blows on the face and body, Nelson never for once gave ground. For the rushing. forcing. persistent tactics of Nelson. Britt could find no effective counter. The Californian tried every blow known to him--and he apparent- iy knows them ali---to stop his tireiess opponent. In every way he failed. It Is true he punished Nelson severely. knocking him down once and stagger- ing him several times, but never was he able to beat him back and change the aspect of the fight.
 Only once, in the third round, did It aSpear to those close enough to judge the tide of battle that Britt might win In this round he reached the most vulnerable spot on Nelson's muscle armored body--his stomach--with two terrific right hand blows that carried p,,nlshIng force behind him. Nelson doubled over Quickly turning to Nell sons face Britt sent a terriffc right cross that dropped the Dane to his knees.
 There was a great shout from Erltt's friends, but the elation was short-liv- ed. Nelson got up before the timer could reach the count of two and fought the only way he knows how to frht-aIways coming toward his man. Af this critical time for Nelson the gong sounded for rest, most cheerful note to Nelsons supporters. The call or time for the next round, however found Nelson fresh and ready to re- sumc.
 Alter his rally In the third round the Californian weakened. Many of his friends seated very close to the ring saw the change and ventured a predic- ton that Nelson would win. Britt had done his best. He had used up all his strength. all his cleverness and all his blows; yet he failed to achieve a knockout. He appeared to realize when he took his corner after the fourth round that he was unable to hurt his opponent. Nelson also seemed to reach this decision at the same time and sub seouently took Britt's blows with more confidence and without finching. Ex- cent in spots the rounds were all pretty much alike. Nelson always forcing, Britt always giving ground; Britt try ing to keep Nelson at the end of his snappy hand and the Dane using every means to get inside the circumference of the clever Californian's two good hands.
 Whenever Nelson broke down the de- fense or accepted the blows aimed at him, he would hammer away at the body, always coming out of a clinch with a swing at the jaw.
 The agreement of the two men to break at the call of the referee and the reeree's interpretation of the rules and their strict enforcement was much in Nelson's favor. Graney told them be- fore the fight commenced that they must break at his comfnand--that he did not propose to lay his hands on them during the fight. He carried out his intention and his work was prob ably the most successful bit of referee ing ever seen in this State.
 Vicious sluREing.
 Tn the fifth round Britt held a mo- mentary advantage, staggering Nelson with a series of blows and making a desperate effort to win by a knockout. This was the first round in which both threw aside all knowledge of boxing and slugged Viciously. both hoping to end the fight with one blindly deliv- cred. lucky blow. Both were bleeding at the close, but Nelson was the stronger.
 It did not seem possible that a fight could be much fiercer than the fifth round, but the succeeding period of three minutes brought the vast crowd to It's feet and kept it there through out the round. They slugged each other ceaseIessly. Both were bleeding and weary limbed, but always game.
 Tn the last minute of the sixth, Nelson l suddenly took the lead, and, getting Britt in a corner. beat him about the l body and face until he was waving about the ring, vainly trying to pro- tect himself. He took terrific beating about the body, unable to block Nell | sons blows. In a naSh, Britt took a brace, set himself in the middle of the ring and met Nelson with two punish l ing swings to the face! Nelson halted and Britt leaped forward He sIugged and swung in one last desperate ef- | fort. but again the gong ended the | round. Like the previous critical one, If ended at an opportune time for Nell
 son Tn the eighth round Nelson had
 Britt in grave trouble. He staggered
 him with a left and drove him to the rones Britt's second were in frenzy,
 shouting all sorts of orders. Above all
 was the voice of Spider Kelly, who
 sbouted. Cover up. Jimmy" Jimmy loheved and probably saved himself from
 soinq down in this round.
 After the eighth, Britt appeared to
 five fast The pace was slow and in
 Safson's favor The tenth and eIev-
 antb were also Nelsons, who, by his
 Endurance and everlasting determine
 tior to keep at his man. wore Britt
 down The twelfth was Britts, who,
 rslIvine suddenly. battered his man for
 tyyo minutes Nelson covered his jaw
 enS took most of the blows on the nose.
 ear or stomach. Britt wore himself out
 ana 6nished the round tired.
 Britt Being Beaten.
 If became evident to Britt's seconds