The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-09-11
BAT" NELSON
THE WINNER
Britt Knocked Out 10 The
Eighteenth Round.
GRANEY MADE REFEREE
The Dane Forced the Fighting Most Of
the Iime-"The Best Man Won"
Declared the Referee After
the Fight.
GRANEY MADE REFEREE


son Of Chicago knocked out James Ed
ward Britt Of san Francisco yesterday
afternoon in fight that had many
novel features. The end came in the
18th round, and was a fairly-won VIC
tory. The surroundings, the crowd, the
bitterness Of the men toward each 9TH
er, the uncertainty as to whether there
would be a fight at all up to within
a quarter OF an hour before the fight
actually began. together with the eley-
erness and the endurance displayed by
the two boxers, made the fight one OF
great interest to followers Of fighting.
Following is statement by Eddie"
Graney: 1T was the greatest light
weight fight Of modern times. Nelson
kept after Britt all the time He was
too strong and tough for Britt.
thought Nelson would win after the
eighth round Britt is the gamest boy
/ ever saw in the ring. He took the
greatest amount OF punishment ever
saw a man take. Britt and | did not
speak, and had he won / would not
have spoken to him, but when he lost
went over to his corner and said
Jimmy, you and / viii Be friends.
Nelson is like Fitzsimmens. He is al
ways boring in. | did not see what
blows settled Britt in the last round,
but | think he went down from exhaus-
tion.
1t was the success Of a strong, en-
during fighter against a clever, cool
boxer. from the first Of the fight until
Referee Graney finished the count Of
10 seconds Nelson forced the fighting
Though suffering many bruising blows
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 ef-
feetive counter. The Californian tried
every blow known to him to stop his
tireless opponent. Ia every way Britt
failed, although he punished Nelson SCI
yerely, knocking him down once and
staggering him several times. Only
once, in the third round, did it appear
to those close enough to Judge the tide
Of battle, that Britt might win. In
this round Britt reached tie most vul-
nerable spot on Nelson's muscled body.
the stomach, with two terrific right
hand blows, that carried punishment.
Nelson faltered Tor a moment and dou-
bled over Quickly turning his atten-
tion TO Nelson's face, Britt sent a ter
rife right cross that dropped the Dane
to his kness. There was a shout from
Britt's friends, but the citation was
short. Nelson got up before the timer
could reach the count Of two and fought
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the gong sounded cheerful note to
Nelson's supporters. The call Of time
for the succeeding round found Nelson
fresh and ready.
Nelson was always the first to begin
rounds, though not always the first to
land blow. Times after time he would
glide along after Britt, much after the
style Of FitzsimmOns, never clever on
his feet, but always trying to shorten
the distance between his opponent and
himself. Tireless persistence and dis
regard Of physical punishment chaTae-
terized Nelson's fighting throughout.
Britt fought gamely at all times, but
after his squirt in the third round the
California fighter weakened pereeptibly
to those seated close to the ringside.
Britt had used all his strength, all his
cleyeness and all his blows in tile
third, and he had failed to achieve
knockout. Britt appeared to realize as
he took his corner, after the fourth
round, that he was unable to hurt his
Nelson also seemed TO reach
this decision at the same time, and sub
sequently took Britt's blows with more
confidence and without 1inching. Elk
cept il spots, the rounds were all pretty
much alike, Nelson always forcing, Britt
always giving ground; Britt trying to
keep Nelson at the end Of bis snappy
left hand, aud the Dane using every
means to get inside the Californian's
hands. Whenever Nelson broke down
the defense or accepted the blows aimed
at him, he hammered away at the body,
always coming out Of a clinch swinging
at the Jaw. The agreement Of the two
men to break at the call Of the referee,
and The referees Interpretation Of the
rules and their strict enforcement, seem
"a 10 be IN Nelson's favor. Craney told
the men before the fight began, that
they must break at his command, and
lie carried out his intention The ref
Freeing was successful, according to pub
r., s44.irasr,1