The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
Battling Nelson Wi i'I1I' sin
Terrific Fight Before
Great Crowd.
CALIFORNIAN WAS
EOUJTCLASSEDBY DANE.
Clever and Cool, But No Match
for Strength and Endurance Of
Opponent, Whom He Pun
ished Severely without Ef-
fect--Jeffries Did Not
Appear in Ring.
CRv Assorintcd Prr 49,,

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SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Sept i1bcr o.
In Il fight TINT had many novel features
Battling Nelson, or Chicago, Knocked out
James Edward Britt, Eof San Frnncisco,
at Colra this afternoon.
The end came In the eighteenth round
and was fairly won victory. The sur
roundli7gs. the crowd. the bitterness OF
the men toward each other, he uncer-
ttalnty as ito whether there would be u
fight at all up TO within a quarter Of an
hour before the lght&actually began, to-
getherg with the cleverness and the en-
gdurancc displayed by The two boxers, made
the fight one OF great interest to follow
ers OF fighting, It was the success of
a strong, enduring fighter, against Il
clever. cool boxer. N5S
Britt Outclassed.
From the first of the fight until Ref
eree Graney finished tho count ,of ten
seconds, Nelson forced the & fighting.
Though b suffering many brulsing p Di,l,'
on the face and body and being at times
very tired Nelson never gave ground.
He came back after every attack by
Britt, always ready to exchange blows.
For the rushing, forcing. persistent tao
tics OF Nelson, Britt could find no etfec-
tive counter. Tho Californian triel every
blow known to him to stop his tirel les
opponent ~ In every way Britt failed, al
though he punished Nelson severely,
knocking him down once and staggering
\ him several times. 81 I. u i
Only in&the third round did It appear
to those close enough to Judge the Tide
Of battle that Britt might win. In this 7
round Brlttsreached the most Vulnerable
spot on Nelson's muscled hody.3 ;st i.e
|. blows that, carried @punls hnents Nelson
8faltcred Tor a moment and doubled up.
Quickly turning his attention to- n elsol,' {,
face, Britt sent1n terrific right acre IS
that dropped the Dane to his knees.
There was n shout from Brltts friends,
but the citation was short. Nelson got
up before the timer could reach the count
sor ten and fought aggr ively FIR q
few, seconds: when the gong sounded
cheerful note to N elson's supporters
| Nelson Fresh and Ready.
The call n Of Il time for the succeeding
round found " Nelson fresh and ready.
Nelson was Y always the " first to begin
rounds, though not always the first to
land a blow. Time after time he would
glideBalo after Britt. much after the
style Oft leN LILY " ~, IT'S
feet: but always seeking to shorten the
distance between his opponent and him
self.,g Tirelass persistence and disregard
OF physical punishment characterized Mel
sons fighting throughout.
Britt fought gnmely at3,all times, but
after. his squirt In the third round the
California fighter weakened perceptibly
to- those seated close to tho rlngside.
Britt had used oil his strength, all his
celeverness and all his blows IN the
third. and he had failed to achieve a
knockout. Britt appeared to realize rs
he took his corner after the fourth round
that he was unable to hurt his opponent
Nelson also seemed to reach this decl-
sion at the same time, and subsequently
took Britt's blows with moro confidence
and without flinching
Except In spots the rounds were al
pretty much alike, Nelson always fore
Ing, Britt always giving ground; Britt
trying to keep Nelson at the end OF his
snappy left hand and tho Dane using
every means to get inside tho circun'-
ference OF the Cnlifornan's hands,
Whenever Nelson broke down the de-
tense or accepted the blows aimed ut
him he would hammer away at the body.
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