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sent Corbett back to the ropes with a
straight right to the forehead. Then
they mixed II fercely. Corbett landing
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 fercely but
did not land. They kept at close
quarters, Corbett landing left and right
shortarm 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
chest but failed to worry Nelson. The
crowd yelled Break" and the referee
separated the men. Again they went
to close quarters. Nelson uppercutting
Corbett on the jaw with right. Cor
bett then planted a fierce right to the
body, but Nelson kept after the Dem
yer boy and forced him TO cover.
Corbett jabbed two lefts to the face
and just previous to the gong swung
a. hard right to the face. It was a
desperate round, both men roughing It
considerably, with Nelson the chief
offender Corbett ha shade.
Round s--They SPARED carefully.
Finally Corhett bored in, trying left
for the face but was blocked. They
roughed 1t, Nelson buttlng Corbett.
Nelson swung right and left to the
body as Corbett was trying to work
to clinch. Nelson then planted his
left hard on Corbett's face and Cor
belts right went wild. Nelson put in
two heart punches and q left swing
sent Corbett to his knees. He was up
quickly and shot his left to Nelson's
face and right hard to the body.
Corbett then staggered Nelson with
right and left swing to the jaw. Two
more swings went wild and the in
| junction came from Corbett's corner
STEADY" Corbett's swings at the
| close of the round were wild and Mel
son, 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 mix to the center of
the ring. Separating, Corbett sent 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 left swings for the jaw
and q left hook by Corbett went wild.
Corbett handed two rights and a left
to the jaw and they fought viciously
in a mixup, both landing telling blows.
Corbett broke it up with vicious right
hook to the body but Nelson kept
after him, roughing it in the clinches.
The pace was terrific at this stage,
both men showing the effects of the
pace. 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 quarters
Immediately. Nelson then chased Cor
bett about the ring but Corbett drew
him to q clinch. Corbett swung twice
with left to the face but Nelson coun-
tered with right to the head. Corbett
then uppercut with left to the chin and
Nelson courtered with right and left to
| the face and body. Corbett then
hooked his left to the jaw and in mix
Nelson uppercut him with left to the
jaw and drove in a forceful Nright to
the jaw. Nelson followed his advan-
tage, sending in right and left to the
face, dazing Corbett and bringing
blood from Corbett's mouth. Corbett
fought back wildly, trying to find a
vital spot with a knockout punch but
the Dane kept himself covered. Cor
bett was extremely tired as he went to
his corner while Nelson was very cool.
1t was Nelson's round by wide
margin.
Round 6--Corbett looked worried as
he toed the scratch. Nelson forced
him to corner but Corbett wiggled
out Then they went to clinch and
Nelson showed Corbett to the floor.
Arising, Corbett uppercut with left to
the chin and missed vicious right for
the head. Nelson kept boring in,
forcing Corbett to the ropes. He
then landed left and right swing to
Corbett's face and blocked attempts at
vicious counters. Corbett then ran
into a straight left on the face and
Nelson landed left and right to the jaw
and face, sending Corbett about the
ring like a feather. Corbett fought
back gamely but Nelson was too strong
and planted right and left to the jaw
as the bell rang. 1t looked very seri-
Gus for Corbett as the bell rang. Cor
bett going to his corner groggy. Nell
son was very careful, however, and
took no chances of receiving Corbett's
blows, which still had steam behind
them.
Round 7-Nelson quickly drove right
to the face. but received in return
right to the ribs and left to the face.