The sun., 1905-09-10
NELSON ! KNOCKS, KNOCK OUT BRITT,
FIGHTER RESTS DONER IN y
/: SLASHIEG,, CONTEXT. x x

Clean n, SettIes the Bassi IN tt,e tasi't.
ccnth Round BRIT shows superior
ssill Throsghout e, bstt Gtlss lans's
Great strength Prevails AZ the Finish.
sAsjFSsscIsco5 :sspt; n ) !. sThe sorty-ays
round fshti ithis aftsrioon at ctlrna. 'te-
tween Jinisuy BRITISH San Francisco, who
was praRiosny lightweight champen -ef
tho world, and battling Aelsonteg Chicago,
ended early IN 9he' atteenth .roand Win
q clean kbaG5cpGt tor Nelson, Up to tbat
time The hight had'looked t6Sbe entirely
In Britt's favor, ns ho o;outclassed Nelson
in boxing, botli ~ long and short range.
Nelson sstartsd j. hi from the, beginning
to make it slugging match, and no carried
this out consistently to the end In nearly
all the rounds. except the eighth and ninth,
Britt had all the advantage Of the boxing
landing Ave blows to Nelson's one. few
blows, however, that Nelson got in, in
several rounds, were delivered with great
deal OF power.
It was evident that Britt's strength was
sapped by these stiff punches to the jaw
and body, while Britt's blows, although
better gagged and far more numerous,
did not seem to be able to faze tho Dane.
IN the game around the nose and mouth
he still came up fresh after every round. !.
Nelson gave remarkable exhibition OF
pluck and endurance. According to all
rules he should have been out after the
ninth or tenth round. II seemed as though
no human being could stand the straight
right and left jaLs to the nose and mouth
which Britt administered at the opening OF
each round. Then Britt used all his cum
ming to land with his famous right punch
to the body. and he Gid land with this and
with the left hand repeatedly In almost
every aro,tnti. - sN' ."', r' '''.
In all the essentials of boxing. in speed.
In breaking away, in -clinches, IN connecting
with Nelson's jaw with short arm blows.
Britt was far superior to the Dane. In
long range boxing, the Dane was never In it
at all, as Britt was able TO hit him at will
whenever they were at arm 3 length.
In the first five rounds Britt had things
mainly his own way, as Nelson did not
aeem able to land one effective blow. In
the sixth Nelson was able to connect with
several body blows, but he followed this in
the seventh with severe slugging, but at the
end Of the round Britt landed the most
Furnishing blow that he administered in the
fght-a Furnishing left handler to the pit OF
tho stomach. ...'.'......
In the eighth Nelson again mixed things,
as he did in the ninth. His blows were all
delivered at short range and they all con-
nected with the stomach, the jaw or the
throat, just below the chin. The eighth
and ninth rounds were marked by savage
eluggng. Nelson rushing Britt over the
ring, playing for fighting at close quarters.
Britt kept dIirn of. beautifully, but 1rom
the middle to tho end Of each round Britt
manfestly tired ara then Nelson admin
istered punishment aro und the body and on
the head. ,%e's .sF
The tenth and eleventh were all in favor
of Britt, and at the end of each round it
looked as though the Dane could not long
survive. In the thirteenth and fourteenth
Nelson held his own. landing furnishing
blows on thenose andmouth with occasional
heavy blows over the heart.
The fourteonth round was marked by
the most savage slugging OF the whole
fight, Nelson starting in to rush things
from the tap Of the gong, evidently counting
on firing Britt out. For the first half
at the close OF the round Britt had the Dane
groggy with furious right and left swings
to the jaw. ~ ..
In the fifteenth and sixteenth rounds
Britt landed five blows to the Danes one.
but in the seventeenth Nelson came to the
through, although he was badly hammered
himself 1t was evident that his blows
hurt and Britt went to his corner very
tired,
Britt came up for the eighteenth round
nnrefreshed and the Dane took immediate
advantage of this and pressed his man,
landing heavy blows on the face. After
one minute and II seconds, Nelson lauded
a terrific right and left blow to the body
and followed this with right to the jaw.
the blows were terrible ones was evidenced
by the fact that Britt turned black in the
face and that his tongue, which protruded
from his mouth. was coated with blood.
The fight, take 1t all in all. was one OF the
fiercest as well as uneiof the squarest that
has ever taken place on this coast. The
Dane won because OF his phenomenal en-
down to defeat for He drst time in his
career because he could not withstand
Nelson's tremendous punishment.
After weighing In at Corbett'S pooroom
the two fightes ,chatted a moment about
their condition and prospects in the fight.
The majority of the spectators whenthey
saw the fog rolling in from the ocean inn
agined that the moving pictures were
however. stated that the overcast sky
produced by the fog created ideal conditions
FOR the taking of fine pictures, as there were
no intensely bright lights and no shadows
10 mar the Aims.
Many prominent sports of Frisco came
out to the fight in autos and in one Of them
came Jimmy Britt. riding on the front seat
alongside the chauffeur. Britt had on a
sweater aud thick coat. but he had no gloves
on and many who saw him facing the cold
wind remarked that II was taking risk to
expose himself in this way.
At half past 1 some of the moving
picture men transferred their panoramic
machines TO the ring and took views of the
crowds. 1t was certainly a picturesque
spectacle, with an almost continuous line
Of boys perched on the top Of the high
stockasle. All the bleachers were filled
and thres-quarters Of the other seats.
Three we'll dressed women were seated in
one of the boxes hear one side OF the ring,
and bali dozen, others occupied a box
on the opposite side.
Atseven minutes to 2 Jimmy Britt. accom-
panied by his manager and seconds, en-
tcred the ring, two OF the seconds carrying
tin wash boiler containing their abbara-
tus, towels and sponges. Britt was dressed
In sweater and heavy ulster and he also
had his silk lined bed comforter alon
TO protect him from the cold in case he had
to wait Britt's seconds were Spider
Kelly. Sam Berger, Frank Rsfaele, Tim
N: -