The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-01
NELSON BEAT CORBETT
FEATHEnwEIGHTs co. Q ROUNDS IN FRISCO.
Winner Will bc Matched to Fisht Britt --Cerbett's secends. Threw up the Sponge,t to Save
 Him.

San Francisco, Feb. ?S.--Battling Nelson of Chicago proved Young Cor bett to be the poorest tyro at the fight
 ing game tonight when he knocked him out in the middle of the ninth rouhd. In order to save their man a complete knockout the seconds tossed up the sponge, The man who twice met Terry Me- Govern was not in 1t with the young Dane at any stage of the game. In the
 early part of the fight on several oc- casions he straightened Nelson LID With rights and lefts on the jaw, but when
 it came to following up his advantage
 be over-anxious> while Nelson at all times was cool and confident. In the seventh round. when it appeared as if Corbett was practically gone, he show
 ed a flash of his old time speed. It was the only squirt, however. and Cor
 bett soon lapsed Into his semi. groggy
 condition which. lasted 4until the end
 of the fight, s ..- 4.. [. Neison's plan of battle was to force
 Corbett around the ring. Keeping close to him all the time. Whenever Corr
 bett missed a swing Nelson was there with a return which generally landed. Corbett, in some way, managed to pro- tect himself from Il knock out blow until the middle of the ninth round.
 Then in rally Nelson swung his right
 over the jaw and Corbett went down on his back. He remained down and
 then stood up against the ropes The
 last round lasted two minutes and After the fight was over, Corbett had very little to say. He had no excuse i to offer. Nelson of course was. happy that his next effort will be to obtain a ! fight with Britt whoi has once defeated 1 him. St.
 The light tonight vas heavily play ed by the betting element The odds were 10 to s and were easily snapped
 at by Corbetts admirers. but there was | plenty of Nelson moRey in sight and all bets offered were taken,
 | Woodward's Pavilion. San Francisco
 Feb. 2S.a-:Battling" Nelson, of Chi
 cago, and Young Corbett." former kmet for the second time at Woodward $ 1 pavilion tonight in a contest to de-
 termine which of the two shall meet
 Champion Britt in return match in
 5000 people witnessed the spectacle
 and 1t is estimated. the receipts will
 approximate $l5,0oO. ID For the first time in his ,fistie ca
 reer Nelson entered the ringside a fa-
 vorite In the betting, the result ap- parently Of his previous victory over
 the former featherweig1t champion
 That Corbett,. however, has not suf- l Tered in popularity was attested by the
 great ovation accorded him when he appeared at Harry Corbett's resort al
 6 o'clock this afternoon preparatory to
 weighing in, which demonstration was
 more than duplicated when the Den
 verite skipped the arena ropes ready
 for action. Corbett, who has time and | again claimed lack of condition as the | cause of his recent defeat at the hands
 of Nelson, and realizing that defeat to-
 night would send him into pugi1istic
 obscurity. has trained faithfully and
 unremfttingiy for the last two months
 and he announced tonight that he was
 in absolutely perfect shape. His state-
 ment was easily corroborated as he
 thats man who twice lowered the
 colors of McGovern was fit to fight the
 battle Of his life. He looked fresh
 strong and confident and prior to the
 battle expressed himself as hopeful of
 an early and easy victory. -9
 | Nelson likewise devoted himself to a | drastic course in training but, unlike
 Corbett experienced much difficulty in
 making the specified weight. He
 was compelled to continue his condit-
 fight while Corbett spent the last day
 In rest. It was learned from unim-
 peachable sources that Nelson was
 compelled to spend part of today in a ] bath estab1fshment in order to save
 his forfeit, which fact. however. was
 not generally known by the public as | large. Physically Nelson showed It. | tie signs of the wear and tear of this
 method as he entered the ring.
 When Nelson jumped on the scales
 the bar was set at the 130 notch and the Dane. entirely stripped, made the | beam quiYer. On the other hand Cor
 bett dld not budge the beam. It was given out authentically that the former
 quarters of 8 pound underweight.
 Betting on the result of tonights contest was brisk all day. Nelson, on
 the strength of his fecent victory over