Arizona republican., 1905-09-10

his corner after the fourth round that
he was unable to hurt his tough oppo-
nent. Nelson also seemed to reach
this decision at the same time and
subsequently, took Britts blows with
moT,e confidence and without flinching.
Except in spots the rounds were pret-
ty much all alike: Nelson always
forcing, Britt always giving ground;
Britt trying to keep Nelson at the end
of his snappy left hand and the Dane
using every means to get inside the
circumference of the clever CalifOr-
mans two good hands. Whenever
Nelson broke down the defense or ac-
cepted the blows aimed at him, he
would hammer away at the body, al
ways coming out of a oIinch with
swinging attempts at the jaw.
| The agreement of the two men to
break at the command of the referee
| and the referees Interpretation of the
rules and their strict enforcement was
much in Nelson's favor. Graney- told
| them before the fight commenced that
| they must break at his command
| that he did not propose to lay hands
! on them during the fight. He carried
out his intentions and his work was
probably the most successful ever seen
! in this state
A ROUND OF sLUGGING.
In 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 bleed
ing at the close, but Nelson was the
stronger. 1t 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
throughout the round.
They slugged each other ceaseless.y
Roth were bleeding and weary limb
ed but always game. In the last
minutes of the sixth Nelson suddenly
took the lead and getting Britt in a
corner, beat him about the body and
face until he was weaving in the ring
heavily, trying to protect himself. He
took a terrific beating about the body
unable to block Nelson's blows. In q
flash, Britt took a brace, set himself in
the middle of the ring and met Nelson
with two Furnishing swings to the face
Nelson halted and Britt leaped for
ward. He slugged and swung in one
despairing effort but again the gOng
| | ended the round which, like the pre-
vious critical one, ended at an Oppor-
tune time for Nelson. In the eight
Nelson had Britt in grave trouble. He
staggered him with a left and drove
: him to the ropes. Britt's seconds were
! in a frenzy, shouting all sorts of or
ders. Above all was the voice o
Spider" Kelly, who shouted. "Cove1
up, Jimmy" Jimmy Obeyed and prob
: ably saved himself from going dOwr
t in this round. After the eighth Brit
> appeared to tire fast. The ninth wa!
slower and in Nelson's favor
: The tenth and eleventh We're als'
; Nelson's who by sheer endurance anC
5 everlasting determination TO keep at
his man. wore Britt down. The Twelfth
, was Britts, who rallying suddenly
; battered his man for two minutes. II
; the thirteenth Britt took a beating
Willie Britt, his brother, seeing tn
? way it was going, shouted, "Outgam
him, Jimmy, outgame him. Don't le
: him outgame you" Jimmy's gamenes
was the striking feature of the round
: The fourteenth round must be pu
down as the most sensational of
r most remarkable fight. Nelson, know
= ing Britt was tireing fast, held befor
him the determination to end the bat
= tie. In five seconds he had Britt stag
: gering about his guard lowered ant
2 all but out. Time and again Nelso,
= planted his left hand blows on Britt
$ face and drove him helplessly agains
l the ropes. Setting himself to NEE
Nelson Britt swung his right hant
with all the remaining strength in hi
body. The blow landed and Nelson
was not only stopped for the moment
but seemed to give ground. Britt say
his advantage and pressed it. Wit
: his feet set far apart to steady himsel
once more he met Nelson with ful
arm swings, finally forcing the Dan
to a cIinch. The gong sounded a
the end of the round while they wer
standing head to head, slashing a
each other with both hands. Tel
thousand men rose in their seats AM
cheered the boxers.
The desperate fighting in the four
teenth compelled both men to slow u
| in the next two succeeding rounds
and no decisive work was done b
either in the fifteenth or sixteenth
though Nelson showed more strengt
9 whenever they came to a clinch. TIL
seventeenth was Nelson's by d goo
margin. The eighteenth proved tn
end for Britt Britt was tired bU
| game anu NllllilS- -NcloOll AOl CGI III
about the ring and gave him man
body blows, always boring in.
1t was plain at the opening of tn
round that it would be the last one
Britt had become an easy mark. Th
Dane in a furious rush landed a raj
of blows and the Californian sank
q, the floor.
SELECTION OF THE REFEREE.
Up to the time for the scheduled be
, ginning of the fight Nelson's manage