Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10

hands. Ten thousand men rose In their
seats and cheered the boxers i
Following is detailed account by
rounds:
Round One
The men came UP and spared care
fully for few seconds. Nelson was
the first to lead, sending a light left
to Britt's head. Jimmy planted two
straight lefts on Nelson's nose, which
left red mark, q right to the ribs,
but was shaken up by hard right
cross. Britt got left on the nose that
broke the skin. but put two hard lefts
to the body. Britt drew back from a
left hook and stepped in, delivering
hard left to the face and a right to the
ribs. Nelson's nose was bleeding
slightly from a left but the Battler
got in left hook that Jared Jimmy
slightly.
Round Two
Britt sent in two lefts to the face
after much fiddling. Both were very
cautious. Graney made the men break
without any stalling whenever they
came together. Britt's nose bled from
the abrasion. Britt staggered Nelson
with left and rained blows with both
right and left to the jaw, sending the
Battler back. Nelson came back strong,
htowever. sending Britt back with lefts
to the face. Britt then devoted his at
tention to the body. sending in terrific
rights over the heart With an occasional
straight left to the face. Nelson at
tempted to fight in the clinches. but
Britt blocked his attempts and Graney
forced them to break. At the gong
Britt sent in hard left to the stomach.
This was Britt's round by a good
margin.
Round Three
Britt jabbed Nelson on the nose with
his left, avoiding two hard left swings.
Nelson forced him, missing several at
tempts and receiving rights on the ear.
Nelson put overland swing on Britt's
head. Nelson put in several lefts to
Britt's face. Britt devoted all his at
tention to the body, successfully using
a right over the heart. Graney kept
up a persistent demand to the men to
''let go" whenever they came into a
clinch. Britt planted a terrific
right to the jaw and ducked
a left. Britt sent Nelson to his knees
with terrific right cross, which start
ed Nelson's nose bleeding profusely.
He went at Nelson fiercely, Nelson
Ii.
the gong sounded.
Round Four
Both missed left leads. Britt came
back with left and right to the head.
Nelson's nose bothered him somewhat,
left hook starting the blood afresh.
Britt sent In a left to the face. but
turn. Britt's nose also showed marks
OF Nelson's blows. They came together
In a hot rally. both landing rights and
lefts on the body. Britt shot in a. hard
right to the jaw and got a left on the
face. Britt pounded Nelson's nose with
his left and they fought flercely. Britt
repeatedly sent his left to the stomach
with force and the end of the round
found both men bleeding from the nose
and somewhat. winded.
Round Five
They came UP fresh and went at 1t.
Britt sent left to head, Nelson forcing
but unable to land. Britt sent in
overland wallop to the head, missing
left and sending in left and right
in quick succession. Nelson slowed UP
rerceptibly in this round, taking many
blows without return, but forcing all
the time. He got Britt in a corner
and tried with both hands for the jaw,
but missed. A moment later they got
into a fast mix, both slugging with
right and left. Britt staggered and
dazed Nelson with rights to the jaw,
and tried desperately to knock his man
out. They stood in the center of the
ring and slugged with both hands, Mel
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