The San Francisco call., 1905-03-01
BATTLE IS A FURIOUS ONE.

Description, Of Fight by Rounds
Shows How Nelson Won.
Following is a description of the
fight by rounds, showing how Nelson
waded in and wore down the game
little Denverite:
Round l.
Corbett danced about and looked confident.
while Nelson wore more serious air. Corbett
continued to dance for fully q minute, trying
to draw Nelson on. Then he quickly shot
straight right over the heart and missed
similar attempt Two lefts for the head went
wild and straight right landed high on Mel
son sons , chest; Nor, More sparring followed and Mel
drove his left hard to the face bringing
thin stream of blood from Nelson's mouth.
Corbett put two lefts to the body and then
!! drove haymaking right to the body Nelson
then sent Corbett back to the ropes with
mixed 1t fiercely. Corbett landing a vicious
left to the face and 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. Corbett waded in
mixing it fercely, but did not land They kept
arm rights and lefts to the jaw. He
tried his right haymaker. but ran into a stiff
right to the jaw. They fought desperately at
The crowd yelled Break and the referee
quarters. Nelson uppercutting Corbett on the
Jaw with the right. Corbett then planted
the Denver boy and forced him to cover Cor
bett 1abbed two lefts to the face and just pre-
face 1t was desperate round. both II men len
roughing It considerably. with Nelson the chief
offender. Corbett had shade.
Round 3.
They spared carefully. Finally Corbett
bored in, trying left for the face but was
hut Cor
bett. Nelson swung right and left to the body
as Corbett was trying to work to clinch.
face and Corbetts right went wild. Nelson
put in two heart punches and a left swing
and shot his left to Nelson's face and right
hard to the body. Corbett then staggered Mel
son with right and left swings to the jaw.
Two more swings went wild and the injunc-
ton came from Corbett's corner Steady"
Corbett,s swings at the close of the round
in two lefts to the body. The round closed
with honors in favor of Corbett.a
Round A.
Corbett waded right in and they fought to
Corbett sent a left to the head and right
to the ribs Then they exchanged light lefts
to the face and Corbett, backing away. swung
lowed. the crowd yelling Break" Both
missed left swings for the jaw and left
two rights ana left to the jaw and they they
fought viciousy in mix-up. both landing
telling blows. eCorbett broke 1T up with
vicious right hook to the body but Nelson
kept after him. roughng 1t in the clinches.
The pace terrific at this stage. both men
planted fearful left flush on the jaw that sent
Nelson quickly to his corner. 1t was an
even round.
Round 5.
They went to close quarters Immediately.
Nelson chased Corbett about the ring, but Cor
bett drew him to a 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
countered with right and left to the face and
body Corbett then hooked his left to the
jaw and in mix Nelson uppercut him with
to the jaw. Nelson followed his advantage.
sending in right and left to the face. dazing
Corbett and bringing blood from Corbett's
find vital spot with knock out punch, but
the Dane kept himself covered. Corbett was
extremely tired as he went to his corner.
round by wide margin.
Round 6.
Corbett looked worried he toed the
scratch. Nelson forced himo to a corner. but
Corbett wiggled out. Then they went to a
clnch 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 swings to
Corbett's face and blocked attempts at vicious
on the face and Nelson landed left and right
to the jaw and face. sending Corbett about the
gamely, hut Nelson was too strong and planted
right and left to the jaw as the bell rang.
to his corner groggy. Nelson was careful how
ever and took no chances of receiving Cor
belts blows which still had steam behind
them.
Round Z.
Nelson quickly drove right to the face. but
received in return right to the ribs and a
left ito. to the & face The Denver boy continued
landing left and right uppercTts 70 the i faee. aa
Corbett 1olted Nelson with right to the face.
corbett against the ropes putting right and and
left swings to the jaw. Corbett failed to
land at any stage and was dazed. Nelson
Of right and left os to the faces corbet
fought like a drowning man grasping a straw,
but Nelson showed him no mercy. Occasionally
was returned threefold. Corbett took terrific
beating in this round and looked like de-
feated man as he went TO his corner. It was
all Nelson's round.
Round s.
Corbett lunged out wildly with left and thew
mixed 1t In the center, Corbett landing sew
eral fearful right uppercuts to Nelson's Jaw,
dazing the Dane. There was terrific up.
roar. 1t was only flash in the pan how
ever, for Nelson kept after Corbett and landed
almost at will. He forced Corbett to the ropes
with left and right swings to the head and
body. He kept up this work. corbett fighting
with an exhibition of gameness seldom seen
in a ring. Nelson drove Cerbett in his own
corner, raining right and left to the jaw. He
kept on dealirg terrific blows. Corbett was
game to the core. and fought back like a wild
man, landing two hard rights to the Jaw. Mel
son then got Corbett against the ropes and
Corbett threw his arms around his own face
to protect himself from the Danes terrific IN
slaught. The gong rang with Corbett In this
position and all but OUT
Round 8.
sCorbett broke ground and received a straight
left and then a straight right to the jaw. Cor
bett sent in two lefts to the face and then
shot a straight left to the chin, but Nelson re-
taliated in kind, giving blow for blow The
champion was again buffeted about the ring
and straight left to the jaw sent him against
the ropes. Suddenly Ccrbett shot two straight
rights to the jaw but Nelson never budged an
inch. Corbett rallied again. driving left and
right to the face They worked to the center
of the ring. Corben finally going to the floor
from a straight right which caught him on the
jaw. He took the count, got up. but was so
groggy that he could scarcely stand Nelson
went at him like tiger, but at this point.
seeing that their man hopelessly defeated
the seconds threw up the sponge and Corbett