The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-10
Contest That Stands in Class OF
Its Own Ended in the Eigh-
teenth With Knockout
for Britt
IHE CAMEST ON RECORD
WAS THE BLOODY BATTLE THAT
WAS PULLED OFF IN FRISCO
BEFORE THOUSANDS
AWFUL PUNISH
MENT.


that win long stand in a class of its
own In he history Of ring confess
Battling Nelson of Chicago knocked
out James Britt of San Francisco, at
the Colna park this afternoon.
The ond came in the eighteenth
round ana was clean cut. fairly wol,
victory This is a simple statement
of the result. The story of the battle
itself is thrilling.
No element that goes to give the
fight the superlative title of "the
greatest was missing. Surroundings
crowd, known bitterness toward each
other uncertainty as to whether there
would be fight al all up to within a
quarter Of an hour before the fight acs
tually began; cleyerness, gameness
and endurance displayed by the box
ers, these are what made the fight n
great one.
1t was a story Of many another ring
conast, success Of the strong, sudy
enduring fighter against clever, cool
boxer Ihis is REF description ol
Nelson ana Britt's ring characteristics
respectively From the very first mo.
faent Ct the fight until the referee
Graney, finished count of ten seconds
Nelson forced the fighting
Though battered by innumeralas
bruising blows on the face and body
aud times very tired, Nielsen never
for one moment gave ground He
came back after every vicious attack
by the clever Britt, always ready tc
exchange blows.
For the rushing, forcing persistent
tactics of Nelson, Britt could find nt
effective counter The Californian
tried every blow known to him stoT
his tireless opponent. In every way he
failed.
Britt punished Nelson severely
knocking him down once and stagger
ing him several times but never wa
he able to beat him back and chang
the aspect OF the fight Only once il
the third round, did it appear 0 thos,
close enough to Judge the tide sof th'
battle, that Britt might win. In thi
round, ne reached the most vulnerabl,
spot on Nelson's muscle armored body
his stomach, with two terrific righ
hand blows that carried punishini
force behind them. Nelson faIteret
for one moment and doubled over
Quicly turning his attention to Nelson
face, Britt sent terrific right eros
that dropped the Dane to his knees
There was great shout from Britt
trends, but elation was short lived
Nelson got up before the timer reach
ed the count of two and fought tn
only way he nows how to fight al
ways coming toward his man. At thi
critical time for Nelson the gon,
sounded for rest and was almost
taeerful note TO Nelson's supporters
The call for time for the succeeding
round, however, found Nelson fresl
and ready to resume.
Nelson was always first to begin tn
hounds though no',g1lways fret TO LAM
blow Time alter time, he woul'
glide along after Britt much afte
the style Of Fitzsimmons, never cleve
on his feet, but always seeking t.
shorten the distance between his or
ponent and himself.
This tireless persistence was mos
dlscouraging thing to the opposin
fighter and his marvellous disregar
of physical punishment won the figh
for Nelson.
Though the pride and credit Of vic
tory belongs to the winner, he IS no
entitled to, nor did he receive all tn
praise Britt who had never achieve
ring victory, by knockout, will be rt
membered as one Of the gamest me
that ever faced foe. After his mos
successful rally In the third round, tn
popular Californian weakened. Man
Of his friends seated very close to tn
ring side saw the change and venture
prediction that Nelson would viii
Britt had done his best in the thir
round He had used all his strengt
all his cleverness and all his blows
yet he failed TO achieve a knocou
There after Nelson took Britts blow
with more confidence and wlthot
flinching. Except In spots the round
were all pretty much allie. Nelsc
always forcing, Britt always givln
ground, Britt trying to keep Nelson {
end Of his snappy left and the Dar
nslng every means to get inside III
Californian's two good honds. Whe,
ever Nelson broke down the defense
accepted blows aimed at him,
would hammer away at the body I
ways coming out Of the clinch vii
Singing at the Jaw.
Tho agreement to break at the ca
OF the referee and the referees lnts
citation Of rules and their strict .