The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-01
BATTLING NELSON
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ftl beating had to fight him eau:
ticnsly as9 lie Is dangerous man. He
is liable 10 Nnock a mans head OF at
ary time II you come too close to- him.
knew / lad Corbett after the third
round. His blows were getting weak.
er, andt1 knew It would only be a
question Of few rounds before I
would wear him down. in the ninth
round tried hard to score a knock:
out but his seconds prevented me from
doing so. am now ready to fight
Jimmy Britt
Woodward S pavilion was packed
to the doors when the little fellows,
donned the gloves and referee Jack
WEIGH 4signalled to the time-keener 10
sound he gong. /
Nelson was a 10 tolS fayorite In the
betting when Wclch called them to.
gether. The speed Of the fighters in
the first three rounds was terrific with
Corbett the aggressor. Corbett had
a slight advantage in the first two
rounds while Nelson took a slight
lead In the third. 1t vas the heaviest
kind of milling and blows we're given
and taken that would have sent many
a heavier man to the floor. Nelson
had allowed corbett to do all the lead:
Ing. calculating that his opponent
would shoot his holt and he could then
wade II. and finish him, and that was
just what happened.
Nelson had moro Stamina and
strength than Corbett and the end Of
TIC third round found Nelson ready
to become The agglessor' and force
the battle. He began his onslaught
and never stopped until the finish.
With Ills left arm half extended he
kept continually shooting IT over Cor.
BETS Snard, landing jarrinC punches
on the mouth and nose. Nelson
quickly took the lead and the specta.
tors were quickly convinced that he
was Corbett's master and lthat+it was
only n question Of the number OF
rounds. Corbett's nose and mouth
rah blood and he gagged like a fish
Willie the upperclts Of Nelson weak.
ened him in the body. Corbett was
game aud many times he backed
against the ropes and covering his
face with his han,ls rallied his failing
strength to deliver his famous old
right hand wallop, which. had won
him many a victory.
Once in the fifth round, Corbett
swung with terrific effect with his
right on Nelson's jaw. The Danes
head rocked with the impact of. the
blow and his knees trembled but 1t
was only for the instant for Nelson
shook off the effects OF the blow in a
trice' and seemed stronger than ever.
CorDett tried to keep away in the
sixth and seventh rounds but Nelson
was on top OF him with hooks and
iaps. Corbett was frequently corner.
ed before he could escape. Nelson
kept delivering his short left hand
Jahs While keeping up Il perfect
guard, Coriett's upper.cuts landing in
his arms and swings just grazing his
Head. Corbett complained in the
eighth round that he had been butled
but Referee Welch did not allow the
claim. Nelson forced his adversary
from corner to corner and delivered
heavy punishment. Corbett was so
weak he could hardly raise his hand.
The end came in the ninth round
when Corbett tried to make n game
finish and rally his defeat into a vic.
tory.
lie. stood breast to breast with Mel.
son and slusged and hooked but Mel.
son guarded them Off and poured In a
Shove: of port arm iabs. A straight
right sent Corbett TO the floor with a
bank and vixen he arose he wabbled
to the ropes. Referee Welch sought
to interfere but Nelson was so eager