The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-09-20

lowing up this advantage, Britt switch
e his blows from body to head and
wore himself out.
Britt seemed to hit harder than at
any previous time in his career, throw
ing the full weight of his body with his
blows. He caught Nelson a clean right
cross to the jaw near the end of the
third round which Britt'S adherents
thought would end the fight. Nelson
went down as though shot. He was up
in an instant, and as the gong sound
ed corners" he turned and laughed at
Britt. His nose was bleeding badly at
the time, and Britt kept peppering it
throughout. There was a continuous
stream of blood coming from it until
the end of the fight.
Either might have won in the fifth
round, as they stood and slugged one
another at close range. Any one of the
blows which landed was immeasurably
harder than the one which finally won
for Nelson.
Early in the fight Britt's friends saw
his hardest blows had no stopping"
power in them, and as they saw him
wasting his energy in slugging they
feared for the outcome. Nelson never
gave way an inch, paying no heed to
the shower of blows which were rained
upon his head and Jaw The tide of
battle went up and down, but the
greatest huctuation was seen in the
condition of Britt. He was in. distress
repeatedly, and when it seemed tired
nature was about to give way under
the strain he would come up suddenly
and fight back with redoubled energy
and with the ferocity of a wildcat
The fourteenth round was the most
marked example of this. After being
practically out, Britt came back and
fought the Dane to a standstill. When
Britt seemed on the verge of collaps-
ing Willie Britt shouted to him to
swing his right over. He understood
what was wanted, and put all his re-
naming strength into the blow 1t
caught Nelson on the side of the head
and took all the fight out of him until
the end of the round.
Britt's seconds did not have the re-
markable control over him which has
marked his fights for some time on
other occasions his ears seemed to
,atch the slightest order from the men
/
mands seemed in vain. With all their
shrewdness they missed chance to
give their man a brief respite. About
/ the twelfth round Britt poked his
/ thumb through his glove, and they
/ could properly have asked for a new
/ glove. While this was being supplied
he could have had a rest, but it would
probably have done him no good.
The ring was not the regulation "a
/ foot affair required by the Queensberry
rules. 1t proved unusually small for a
! runaway fight when Britt tried to
evade the steady rushes of the Dane.
The fight attracted crowd which fill
! ed every part of the huge amphithea-
! tire. The spectators were drawn from
J all walks of life-merchant princes,
doctors, bankers, clerks and merchants
! jostling and pressing about the ring
The spectators were orderly and good
natured and were willing to put uI
with any inconvenience.
The situation was tense and strained
for the three-quarters of an hour which
intervened between the appearance OF
Britt in the ring and the coming OF
Nelson. Both had been so stubborn
over the selection of the referee thai
, doubts were expressed as to whether
J there would be fight. When it was de-
, finitely known the men had agreed up
i on Graney as referee the spectator:
| settled back to enjoy the spectacle.
! The matter of selecting a referee
was difficult one. After much nego.
tiation Eddie Greney was agreed OF
at the ringside. Graney promised d
. square deal and gave it. AS master
stroke Of finesse upon accepting the
position he declared all bets off on the
result, so that there could be no sus
picion of monetarY or nnancial interes