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 ing right to the body. Nelson then sent Corbett back to the ropes with a straight right to the forehead Then they mixed it fiercely, Corbett landing a vicious left to the face and a right high on the body as the bell changed The advantage was with Corbett.
 Nelson throughout acted mostly on the defensive.
 Round 2-Nelson crouched low. Cor bett waded in mixing it fiercely but did not land. They kept at close quar- ters Corbett landing left and right short arm rights and lefts to the jaw He tried his right haymaker but ran into stiff right to the jaw. They fought desperately at close quarters, Corbett resting his head on Nelson's crowd yelled break" and the referee separated the men. Again they went to close quarters Nelson uppercutting Corbett on jaw with right. Corbett then planted a fierce right to the body but Nelson kept after the Denver boy and forced him to cover. Corbett sent two lefts to face and just as the gong sounded swung a right to the jaw. It was 2 desperate round, both men roughing it considerably with Nelson the chief offender. Corbett had a shade the best
 Round 3-They spared carefully Finally Corbett bored in trying a left for face but was blocked. They rough ed it, Nelson putting Corbett. Nelson swung a right and left to the body as Corbett was trying to work to 2 clinch Nelson then sent his left hard on Cor bett's face and Corbett's right went wild. Nelson put in two heart punches and 9 left swing sent Corbett to his knees. He was up quickly and shot his left to Nelson's face and a right hard to the body. Corbett then stag gered Nelson with a right and left swing to the jaw. Two more swings went wild and the injunction came from Corbett's corner. steady" Cor bett's swings at the close of round were wild and Nelson finding an opening shot in two lefts to the body. The round closed with honors in favor of Corbett.
 Round 4-Corbett waded right in and they fought in a mix to the center of the ring. Separating, Corbett sent a left to the head and right to the , ribs. They exchanged light lefts to the face and Corbett, backing away swung a left lightly to the face. Another clinch followed, the crowd yelling break" Corbett landed two rights and a left to the jaw and they fought viciOusly in a mixup both landing tell | ing blows. Corbett broke it up with vicious right to the body but Nelson kept after him roughing it in a clinch ] The pace was terrific at this stage i both men showing the effects of it. As the bell rang Corbett planted a fearful | left flush on the jaw that sent Nelson ! quickly to his corner. It was an even round.
 Round 5-They went to close quar- ters immediately. Nelson then~chased Corbett about the ring, but Corbett drew him to a clinch. Corbett swung twice with a left to face but Nelson countered with a right to the head. : Corbett then uppercut with left to the chin and Nelson countered with right and left to the face and body Cor bett then hooked his left to the jaw and in the mix Nelson uppercut him 1 with a left to the jaw and drove in a forceful right to the jaw. Nelson followed his advantage and sent in a right and left to the face, dazing Cor bett and bringing blood from Corbetts mouth Corhett fought wildly, trying to find a vital spot with a knockout punch but the Dane kept him covered | Corbett was extremely tired as he went to his corner while Nelson was very cool. It was Nelson's round by a wide margin.
 Round 6-Corbett looked worried as he toed the scratch. Nelson forced him to a corner but Corbett wiggled out Then they went to a clinch and Nelson showed Corbett to the floor. Arising Corbett uppercut with left to the face and missed a vicious right for the head Nelson kept boring in, forcing Corbett to the ropes He then landed a left and right swing to Corbett's face and blocked attempts at vicious coun- ters. Corbett then ran into a straight left on the face and Nelson landed Jeff and right to the jaw and face, sending Corbett about the ring like feather Corbett fought back gamely but Nelson was too strong and planted right anC left to the jaw as the bell rang. Il was very serious for Corbett as the bell rang Corbett going to his corner groggy. Nelson was very careful how ever. and took no chances of receiv- ing Corbett's blows which still hac steam behind them.
 Round 7-Nelson quickly drove 2 right to the face but received in return a right to the ribs and a left to the face The Denver boy continued tC break ground, Nelson following hin and landing left and right uppercuts to the face. Corbett jolted Nelson with a right to the face but the Dane scarcely noticed it. Nelson got Cor bett against the ropes. putting righ' and left swings to the jaw. Corbett failed to land at any stage and was dazed. Nelson kept begging away sending his usual volley of right and left jolts to the face. Corbett fought like a drowning man grasping at g straw, but Nelson showed no mercy Occasionally Corbett whipped his right to the jaw but it was returned three fold. Corbett took terrific beating in this round and looked like defeated man as he went to his corner. It was all Nelson's round.
 Round S-Corbett lunged out wildly | with the left and they mixed it in the center, Corbett landing several