The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-27
EXPECT KNOCKOUT
TO END BIG SCRAP
COrbett and Nelson Are
Smuggling Fighters.
BOTH WILL RUSH THINGS
Neither Viii Be Satisfied With a
Decision On Point3-Differ
From Britt

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.-The Mel
son-Corbett battle, which takes place
here tomorrow night, is expected TO end
in a knockout.
There are few Of the sports who are
interested in the match who expect it
TO go the limit 4 Knockout is looked
for because neither Corbett nor Nelson
viii be satisfied to have the contest go
the limit and win on points. Each is
anxious TO make the victory decisive
one, and as both are mixers there is
every reason to believe that one or the
other will be worn down long before the
limit arrives.
Britt Wins on Points.
It will be q much different fight than
any Frisco has mad in a long time. All
of Britt's fights have gone the limit
This is because Britt prefers TO go the
limit and win the decision on points. In
that way he allows the other fellow to
do the fighting. while he covers and
side-steps. He takes little or no chances
and never mixes it with his opponent
unless he is satisfied that he has his
man pretty well weakened.
In his last battle Nelson did all the
lighting throughout the bout. and in all
OF Corbetts bouts the little Denver box
er has been the aggressor. He carried
fights with him and won both OF them
by knockouts. Nelson is the same kind
OF a nghter-a1ways anxious to mix it
and willing TO take WALTON for walton
In an effort to end the fight quickly
Downed McGovern.
When MeGovern was moving down
the ambitious aspirants in the feath-
erweight class it was his custom to go
In and win in a round or two. That
is, until he encountered the blonde
Denver boxer, who on one Thanksgiv-
ing afternoon at Hartford relieved
him Of his championship laureIs in a
short but sensational battle.
Corbett has since relinquished his
title. He has been defeated but
twice, and both of his unfortunate
battles have taken place on the Coast
His first great disappointment was
when Britt received the decision over
him after twenty hot rounds. He
made grand showing, but the referee
declared Britt winner on points. It
was fully year later when Corbett
tackled Nelson and the little Dane
gave him the surprise of his life
when he battered him about the ring
Tor ten rounds and had him in such
bad condition that the fight was
stopped to save the former champion
further punishment.
Means All to Both.
It has been claimed that Corbett
was not in the best of condition when
he fought Nelson, for his friends
pointed out where he took the same
punishment in his battles with Nc
Govern and Britt without suffering
any Ill effects.
On tomorrow night Corbett will
have an opportunity to redeem him
self. If he is the winner he will be
: in direct line for a championship
match. If he goes down to defeat he
Will be relegated TO the rear ranks
and il Will undoubtedly be some time
before he gets an opportunity to re-
gain his lost prestige. Corbett knows
this, and he has been training faith
fully for several weeks in the hope
that he viii be able to win, no mat
ter what kind of a fight Nelson puts
up.
Nelson, too, can be relied upon to be
IN good condition, for he is just as
anxious to win as is Corbett