Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
TERRIBLE DANE
KNOCKS OUT BRITT

right to the face and Nelson left to
the. body. Nelson rushed but got two
lefts in the face. Both were tired.
Britt drove both, hands to the stomach.
Again he put the left in Nelson's
stomach and ducked left swing, Nell
son did very little leading. They ex-
changed lefts to the face, Nelson's be-
ing the stronger. He got Britt in a
corner and landed several hard blows on
the body. Britt avoided him in most Of
his attempts to come to close work and
rested in the latter part.
Round Sixteen
They exchanged lefts on the face.
Coming together Nelson drove left and
right to the body hard. Britt sunk a
hard left in Nelson's stomach and
crossed with a hard right. A moment
later Britt put hard left to the
stomach. taking left on the face in re-
turn. Coming in close, Nelson upper
cut Britt with right on the mouth. Both
bled from the nose freely. Nelson
missed hard left for the head and got
three blows on the face. Graney had
some trouble in making them break, re-
peatedly calling upon Nelson to '1et
60" Britt beat Nelson's face with left
and right, causing the blood to flow in
stream. This was Britt's round.
Round Seventeen
Both missed their first attempt. Then
Britt stepped in and sent left to the
body and head. Nelson upper-cut him
with right, but a moment later got two
blows in the stomach that slowed him
up. Nelson missed left swing and
was countered hard on the face. Britt
conserved his strength by cleverly evad-
ing the Battler's rushes and wasting no
blows. He repeatedly jabbed Nelson
on the nose and staggered him with
right to the jaw. Nelson put terrible
right on Britts ribs that sent him back.
They came right together again, how
ever, fighting at close range until both
were ready to clinch at the gong. Britt
landed right moment after the gong
sounded, but apologized.
Round Eighteen
The sun came out at this stage, much
to the relief Of the picture men. Britt
came in close, driving lefts to the face
half dozen times, but not stopping
him. Nelson used every means he
could to get in close, taking a dozen
blows in order to come to a clinch.
Britt made him cover up from shower
of rights and lefts to the face. Nelson
landed one blow on Britt's face that ap-
peared to have more force than all Of
Britt's. Britt switched his left to the
body and made Nelson double up Britt
stepped back Nelson drove his left to
the stomach hard and squarely. Britt
doubled up and stalled. He tried to
rally and made several swings for the
head. They came together, and as Mel
son pushed him back he, sent right TO
the jaw. Britt fell, rolled over on his
stomach and lay there until ten had
been counted. He tried to get up, but
was too weak. 1t was the left to the
stomach that did the work.
AS soon as the referee counted Britt
out the crowd made a rush for the ring.
They swarmed into 1t, filling the en-
closure and forcing newspapermen and
telegraph operators to desert their
posts for several minutes. AS soon as
the principals left the ring the crowd
dispersed.
| Slow Rounds Follow
The desperate fighting in the four
liz the next two succeeding rounds, and
ne decisive work was done by either
In the fifteenth or sixteenth, though
Nelson showed more strength when
ever they came to a clinch. The seven
teenth was Nelson's by a good mar
gin.
The eighteenth proved the end for
Britt A detailed account of the round,
which lasted about two minutes, shows
little difference from the others. Britt
was tired, but game and willing. Mel
son forced him about, taking and CIV
ing body blows, always boring in. He
( cornered Britt and drove him against
the ropes.
Britt squirmed out and sent in ter
rife left to the stomach that appeared
to hurt Nelson.
Quick as fash Nelson sent in a
short sharp left hand blow that took
Britt squarely in the stomach. He
gave way and stepped back. crouchine
In order to deceive Nelson and give
himself time to recover. Nelson saw
the damage his blow had inflicted,
however, and pressed on. He forced
Britt into his own corner and there
in a rally that lasted but a few sec
onds, the end came.
Britt went down suddenly. Nelson
says it was from blow on the jaw
Britt had no clear idea after the t1gh!
what put him out, but in the opinion OF
those who were close by it was the blow