Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-01


regimental commander. attended as a
visitor.
left to the head and a right to the ribs.
Then they exchanged light lefts to the
face. and Corbett. backing away, swung
left lightly to the face. Another clinCh
followed, the crowd yelling break"
Both missed lefts and Corbett landed
two rights and left to the jaw. They
fought Viciously in miX-up. both land
ing telling blows. Corbett broke it up
with a vicious right to the body. but
Nelson kept after him, roughing it in
clinches. The pace was terrific at this
stage, 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. 1t was
an even round.
ScufFie Around Ropes.
Round 5-They went into a clinch
and broke without striking. Corbett
jumped in with left on face and clinch-
ed. Corbett swung left hard on cheek.
They scuffled around the ropes. Cor
bett put in three lefts on stomach, then
missed right swing. Nelson landed
right hard on ear Corbett was there
with right on ribs. Nelson countered
on chin with right Corbett reached
the body with some heavy right-hand-
ers. Nelson put in some hard right
hand body punches and backed Corbett
to the ropes with left and right facers,
Corbett's mouth bleeding. He seemed
to be hurt. Nelson kept reaching him
with left hooks on face COrbett got
in his favorite punch-a full swing
right on jaw-but it did not feaze Mel
son. The Dane had a strong lead as
the gong sounded.
COrbett Backed Into Corner.
Round G-NelsOn rushed COrbett to
corner; Corbett covered up and broke
away. Nelson pressed Corbett around
ring and in a clinch forced him to his
Icnees. Corbett swung left on eye and
left to ribs. Corbett put in another
right on ribs. Nelson forced him to
ropes and got home left and right on
face. Corbett swung left on jaw and
put in right over heart. His blows
seemed to be losing steam. Nelson
was cool and watchful and got in jar
ring left-handers on face. He carried
Corbett to ropes with right to body and
then smashed him on the face, Corbett
striking back, but he did not seem to
be hurting his opponent. Nelson was
beating Corbett along ropes when the
round ended.
Denver Boy Hammered I'm Face.
Round 7-Corbett was trying to get
at close quarters. Nelson hooked with
both hands. Nelson kept his left arm
half extended and shot in hard face
blows, which only travelled a few inch
es. He varied this with rasping right
hooks on the stomach. Corbett back
ed around the ropes, with Nelson press
ing him. Nelson pinned him against
the ropes and hammered him around
the face and ribs with both hands Cor
bett was hitting wild, but when he did
land the blows lacked power. Nelson
kept after him, hooking and jabbing
with both hands Nelson pinned him
against the ropes again and sent in
blow after blow on the face. Corbett's
mouth was bleeding and he was gasp
ing for breath as he went to his corner.
Complains of Butting.
Round S-Corbett missed left swing
and then they went close and mixed it
Corbett began using right uppercut.
Nelson folded his glove under his chin
so as to catch the blows. COrbett lifted
him a dozen times, but did not get
through Nelson's guard. Nelson then
up and fought back, HOOK
ing Corbett with let's and rights. Cor
bett complained he had been butted. |
Nelson kept on fighting, using Iefts and
rights on face. Corbett tried to clinch. |
Nelson shouldered him away and re-
sumed uppercutting Corbett was ham
mered numerically, but he spread his |
legs and kept his feet. Nelson had him |
against the ropes pummeling him with |
both hands at the gong. So far as con- |
dition was concerned. Nelson was as
fresh as when he started. Corbett was |
badly hammered.
Right ON Jaw Does 1t.
Round 9-Nelson forced COrbett to
ropes and hooked and hooked. Corbett |
got out of a tight place and danced |
around the ring. He jumped at Nelson, |
reaching the face with lefts. Nelson, |
however. kept after him and soon had /
him on the ropes again. COrbett dodg- |
ed TO mid-ring and used straight left /
three or four times. He also got in /
short right uppercut three times and /
brought blood from Nelson's nose
Nelson kept right after him, using let's
and rights. He knocked him down with |
a highlander Corbett fell on his /
back. He rolled over on his face and 1
quickly gained his feet. Nelson rushed
him to ropes, hammeT:ng him with
both hands A hard right on the Jaw
sent COrbett to the floor again. When
the tinekeeper had counted six Spider
Kelly threw up the sponge and the
beaten man was lifted and carried to
his pornar