The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-01
straight Right to the Jaw in the
NiGth Did the Work
TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT
ON THE Ex-cHAM-
PioN BY THE BATTLING"
DANE OF cHIcAGo-cOR-
BETT OFFERS NO
EXCUSE.


Battling" Nelson of Chicago, made
Young Corbett OF Denver appear the
poorest tyro a. the lighting game to-
night, when he practically Knocked
/ MIN out in the middle of the nintn
round. In order to save their man a
complete knockout the seconds threw
up the sponge.
The man who twice met Terry Nc
! Govern was not in it with the young
Dane at any stage OF the game. In
the early part OF the fight on several
occasions he Strengthened Nelson up
with rights and lefts on the jaw, but
when it came TO following up his ad.
vantage his swings were Wild He
seemed 10 be over anxious, while Mel.
son at all times was cool and conf.
dent
Just One Flash of Ola.Time Speed.
The seventh round when it appear.
cd as If Corbert We're practically
gone, he showed a flash Of his old
time speed and landed several severe
punches On Nelson's ribs and jaws. 1t
was only spurt, however, ana Cor.
bett soon Iapsed into his sami-grcg
gy condition, which lasted until the
end OF the Ggh
In the eighth round Nelson had
Corbett against the ropes and the
Denver man claimed a foul and lower
ed his hands No foul was apparent
and the referee did not allow it.
Nelson tonight demonstrated that
ne is cerbetts superior in speed ac,
curaey and aim ability 10 take pun.
ishnen aud st II punches !.
Five Thousand Saw 1t.
Between four and FIVE thousand
people Witnessed the spectacle. Mel.
son was the favorite in the betting,
but Corbett had many friends who
gave him an ovation as he stripped
for action. He locked freah, strong
and confident Nelson had much diff,
ficulty in making the specified weight
but he appeared TO be in the pink Of
condition when he entered the ring
They Enter the Ring.
Corbett entered the ring shortly
before 10 o'clock, Nelson following
at 1O;07. Nelson's reception was very
mild while Corbett was received by
prolonged cheering. Time was called
at 10:1S
First Round
After a minutes dancing about, Cor
letc shot a straight right over the
ieaTi and missed a similar attempt
rwo lefts for the head went wild and
a straight right landed high on Mel.
sons chest More sparring followed
ana Nelson planted his left to stomach,
Corbett driving left hard to the face.
brinb ng blood from Nelson's mouth.
Corbett Pit two lef,s to the body and
drove his right TO tae body Nelson
then sent Corbett back % The ropes
: tn straight right 70 the forehead
Then they mixed fiercely, Corbett
landing vicious left 10 the face and
righs high on he body as the bell
changed
Second Round.
Corbett waded in, landing left anI
right, short arm rights and lefts, to
tle jaw He ried bis right but ran in.
to a stiff right to the jaw They fought
desperately at ciose quarters. The re.
feree separated thti1. Again they
went to a close quarter Nelson upper
cutting Corbets on the jaw with h
right. Cort TT planted a fierce right
10 the body but Nelson kept after the
Denver boy and forced him 70 cover.
Corbett jabbed two lefts TO the face
and just previous to tae gong. swung
hard right to the face
Third Round.
Corbstt bore1 in, trying a left for
the face but wa blocked. Nelson
swung his right and let to he body
as Corbef wac trying to work 10 a
clinch. Nelson planted left hard on
Corbetts face and Corbetts right
went Wild. Nelson put in two heart
punches and a left swing sent Corbstt
to his knees. He was up qu ckly and
shot his left 10 Nelson's face aad
hard right to the body Corbett erag
gered Nelson with a right and left 70
the jaw. Corbett's swings the close
Of the round were wild and Nelson
shot in two lefts 10 the body.
Fourth Round.
Corbett waded n and they fought
in a mix. Corbet. sent his left 10 the
heart and his right TO the ribs. Cor
bett swung his left ligh .ly to the face.
Both missed left swings for the Jaw
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Corbe;t landed two rights andra left
to the Jaw and they fought very close
ly in the mix up Co-betl sent lis
right to the body but Nelson KEEP aft
er him. rough in the clinches. The
pace was taTr fc, both men showing
the eHec.s Of H. Corbeit planted a
fearful left flush on the Jaw that sent
Nelson toshis corner.