The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-03-03

/ hook to body but Nelson kept after
him roughing it in the clinches. The
pace was terrific at this stage both
men showing the effects of hard work.
AS bell rang Corbett planted a fear
full left flush on jaw. ="
Fifth round--They went to close
quarters Immediately. Nelson chased
Corbett about ring but Corbett drew a
clinch. Corbett swung twice with left
to face but Nelson countered with
right to head Corbett sent left to
chin and Nelson couners with right
and left to face and body. Corbett
hooks left to jaw and in a mix-up Nell
son uppercutted him with a left to
jaw and drove in a fearful right to
same spot Nelson followed his ad-
vantage, swinging right and left to
face, dazing Corbett and bringing
blood from Corbet's mouth. Corbett
fought back wildly trying to find a
vital spot with knockout punch, but
the Dane kept himself covered. Cor
bett was extremely tired as he went to
corner while Nelson was very cool.
Sixth round-Corbett looks wor-
ried Nelson forces him to corner
They clinch. Nelson shoves Corbett
to floor, arising, Corbett uppercuts
with left to chin and misses right for
head. Nelson keeps boring in forcing
Corbett to ropes He lands left and
right swings to Corbett's face. Cor
bett then ran into left swing. Nell
son lands right and left on jaws send
ing Corbett about the ring like feath-
er. Corbett fought gamely. but Nelson
was too strong and planted rights and
lefts to jaw as bell rang.
Seventh round-Nelson quickly
drove right to face but receives a right
in return and left 10 face. Corbett
continues to break ground. Nelson
follows him lacing left and right up
percut to face. Corbett jolts right to
face, but Nelson scarcely notices it.
Nelson got Corbett against the ropes,
putting right and left swings on jaw
Corbett failed to land at any stage and
was daZed. Nelson kept pegging away
sending his usual volley of rights and
left iolts to face. Corbett fought like
a drowning man grasping straw but
Nelson showed no mercy. Occasion
ally Corbett whipped his right to jaw
but 1t was returned threefold Cor
bett took terrific beating in this round
and is defeated man sure.
Eighth round-Corbett lunges out
wildly with left and they mix k
Corbett lands several right uppercuts
to Nelson's jaw dazing him. There
was a terrific uproar. Nelson, how
ever. bores in and lands almost at
will. He forces Corbett to ropes with
right swing to head and body Cor
bett is fighting with an exhibition of
gameness seldom seen in ring. Mel
son dazes Corbett with right on jaw
Bell -
Ninth round-Corbett broke ground
and received a straight left and then
straight right to jaw. Corbett sent
In two lefts to face and shot straight
left to chin but Nelson retaliated in
kind giving blow for blow. The ex-
champion was again buffeted about
the ring and straight left to jaw
sent him against the ropes. Suddenly
Corbett shot two straight rights to
Jaw but Nelson never budged an inch.
Corbett rallied again driving left and
right to face. They worked to center
where Nelson fioored Corbett with a
straight right. He takes the count.
He got UP but was so groggy that he
could scarcely stand. Nelson went at
him like tiger, but at this point,
seeing their man was hopelessly de-
feated the seconds threw up the sponge
and Corbett was borne to the corner a
defeated man. Nelson was quickly
given the decision.