The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11
AFTER, THE BATTLE.
Nelson and Britt Talk-Gate Receipts
Over $4,000.

interest the Nelson Britt bout ranks
with the John L. Sullivan-Jtm Cor
bett affair in New Orleans and the
Fitzsimmons-Corbett bout at Carson,
The talk heard made 1T appear that
every one considered the contest per-
feet in every particular. This, too, OF
course. If the other man had Won I'M
der exactly similar circumstances.
There was no dirty work, no trickery.
1t was fast and furious onslaught
between two fellows who are on par
as to pluck, but were poorly matched
as to endurance.
From what Jimmy Britt is saying it
is evident that he believes the old
familiar lucky punch" had something
men, he is chock full of vanity and the
spirit of self-reliance and it would be
hard to persuade him that he was
not as strong as Nelson just before
the end came.
He said that in the sixteenth, seven
teenth and eighteenth rounds he felt
he was more than holding his own.
when Nelson swung his right on.
said Jimmy. He was in a worse
plight than I was.
"It doesn't matter now. I was
whipped fairly Some day it may be
will find It very easy to arrange a.
match with me. might almost say
that he can write his own articles of
agreement and I will sign them.
Britt Changed Style.
"Some persons ask me if I fought
him differently to what I did before.
certainly did. 1 told anyone who
ing that Nelson would not have to
complain of the lack of close in
fighting. I guess the pictures will
show that l kept my word. backed
the while. I fought the way did be-
cause I felt that the public wanted
me to fight that way. There had been
an awful lot of talk about the last
that I held on and that the referee
hampered him. There was no hold
ing on this time to speak of. and
Graney's refereeing of the match was
ideal suppose Nelson .ILS a ara n, myself
to get the thing over as quickly as
possible. In fight to a finish it
stands to reason that man does not
become any stronger as the fight goes
on. and knowing that there must be a
winner, you might just as well bring
matters to a crisis in the first round
as in the fortieth. provided the cir
cumstances seems to be propitious.
thought I had Nelson going in the
third round. Others thought that he
had me badly stung in the sixth. I
still claim that recovered completely
from whatever distress I might have
felt at certain points during spells of
strong and probably stronger than he
when he reached me with full
swing right on the chin in the
eighteenth round. To the victor be-
longs the spoils. am not going to
bother Nelson. Let him go right along
and enjoy the fruits of his victory.
Some day I'd like-but no matter, let
things develop themselves
Willie Britt said yesterday that his
brother would continue the fighting
game.
1--WE have not thought of any
matches, and will not do so for some
with the ring. by any means, and we
will canvass the situation just as soon
as he has had a rest
Battling Nelson was quite modest
over his triumph He intends to start
for his home town. Hegewisch, in
company with his father, In a day or
two. and it is more than probable
that the ring will not know him again
Britt as to the nature of the knockout
punch. AS a matter of fact, he be-
iieves, with the writer. that where
there is a shower of blows it is the
more than the force of any particular
smash that sends a man to the flour.
Nelson Nat Ratified.
ST think I stung Britt with a left on
the chin and then punched him on
both the body and head before he
as he thinks, when the final rally
came. I was cutting out the fight to
suit myself and never had doubts but
that I would bring him down the first
time 1 had him pressed to the ropes
or cornered.
Jimmy put up a great fight against
me; the best and hardest I ever ex-
perienced. He appears to think that
for his own information will tell him
that whenever 1 stung it was his left
body punches that did it. He hurt me
just twice in this way, but the first
did not last long enough to cause me
to alter my style of pressing in. am
awfully pleased that the fight was a
clean one, and that there is no COM
plant of dirty work There's no use
of anyone talking match to me for a
while. am entitled to layoh and
I'm going to take it,
In reviewing the incidents of the fight
stress is laid upon Nelson's actions
when the finish was at hand. When
every else became prey to ex-
citement-when Nolan and others in
Nelson's corner were shriek1ng and ges-
ticulating with delight-Nelson stood a
steady as a rock. He eyed his pros
trate opponent intently for few sec
onds and when convinced that the final
fusillade of smashes had thoroughly
done their work he STOPPED and helped
lift Britt to his feet. From his acts
and the look on his face it seemed as
though every thought of resentment
passed away from him when he knew
he had won his fight. Unless the sub
iect of another match comes up it
would seem as though Britt and Nelson
could become lifelong friends.
There was some talk last night of the
possibility of fight between jimmy
Gardner and Nelson. On this point Mel
son said:
There isn't much chance of Gardner
getting match with me, unless he can
make my weight. Why. could have
done $50 for Britt, and will probably