Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01
Details Of the Fight.

Time called
Round l-corbett danced about look
ing coliident, while Nelson wore 4
more serious air COrbett continued to
dance for fully a minute irving to
draw Nelson ON. Then he quickly shot
4 straight right over the heart ana
missed similar attempt. Two jefts
for tho head Went wild ANA Il straight
right landed high ON Nelson's chest.
More srarring followed and Nelson
planted left to the stomach and Cor
bett drove his left hard to the face
bringing Il thin stream of blood from
Nelson's mouth. Corbett put two lefts
t" the body ANA then drove his right
TO the body. Nelson then sent Corbett
back to tn" ropes with straight right
10 he forehead Then they mixed it
hercely. Corbett landing Il vicious left
to the face and Il right high on the
body as the bell changed. The advan-
tage was with cOrbctt. Nelson through
out acted mostly on the defensive
Round NELSON crouched low. Cor
bctt Waded in. mixing it fiercely. but
did not land. They kept at close quar-
ters. Corbett landing left and right
desperately at close quarters. Corbett
resting his head on Nelson's chest, but
faiied to worry Nelson. The crowd
yelled break" and the referee sepa-
rated them. Again they went to close
quarters, Nelson uppercutting Corbett
on the jaw with his right. Corbett then
planted a fierce right to the body but
Nelson kept after the Denver boy and
forcei him I" cover Corbett iabbed
TWO icftS to the face and Just previous
I" the gong swung a hard right to the
tac". 1t was a desperate round. both
men roughing it considerably with Mel
son the chief offender. Corbett had 2
shade the best Of the round.
E"lhd 3.--Thry SPARED carefully.
Finally Corbett bored in. trying left FOR
the face. but WAS blocked They rough
ed il. Nelson Uniting CoI bett. Nelson
swung right and left to the BODY as
'"rh"t' was trying to work to a cIinch.
Nelson than planted his left hard OH
'"rhetts face and CO'bctt's right went
VIC. Nelson nut in two heart punches
ana q left swing sen; Corbctt to hi;
knees II" was III quickly and shot his,
I"ft TO Nelson's face and a hard right
tH ;hr body. Corbctt then staggered
Nelson with right aud left swings TO
the Jaw. Two more swings went wild
and the Injunction came from Corbett's
corner STEADY Corbett'r swings AT
the close of the round were wild AMI
Nelson finding IN opening. shot in two
ieffs to the body The round closed
with honors III favo' of Corbett.
Round 4.-torbrtt waded light in and
they fought in a mix to the center Of
the ring. Seplr;t.ing corhett sent left
10 the head and right to the ribs. Then
they exchang d light lef,s to the face
and C"rbctt. hacking away, swung left
llghtiy to the face. Another clinch fol-
lowed. the crowd yelling break" Both
missed left swings for the jaw and !,
lett nook by torbett went wild COrbatt
landed two rights and 4 left to the law
and thoy fought riciously in a mixup
both landing telling blows Corbatt
broke up with right to the body but
Nelson kept after him. roughing it in
clEches. The PACE WAS terrific at This
stage. both men showing the effects Of
it. AS the bell rang Corhett planted
L fearful left cash on the Jaw that
sent Nelson quickly to his corner. 1t
was al even round.
Round a-They went to close quar-
ters Immediately. Nelson then chased
Corbett about the ring continually.
Corbett drew him to clnch Corbett
swung twice with left to the face but
Nelson countered with right to the
head. Corbett then uprercut with left
| to the chin and Nelson countered with