Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-01
CORBETT is LOSER
Denver Boy Falls Before Battling
Nelson in Ninth
Round.
FIGHT PROVES A VICIOUS ONE
Odds of 10 to at Rineside, With Dane
as the FaVorite-Monster
Crowd.

San Francisco, March batting
Nelson repeated on Young Corbett last
night, stopping his opponent in much
the same fashion as in their previous
fight. The battle was fast and furious,
and the big crowd that thronged the
pavilion to its doors was on its feet
With excitement almost from the first
TAP of the gong.
Nelson won by a knockout in the
ninth round He took the lead after
the fourth and wore COrbett down by
hard punches to the jaw and body.
The boys fought before one of tie
largest houses that ever greeted a pair
of boxers in this city. The Rivalry be
tween the contestants proved such an
attraction that the arena was packed
to even a greater extent than when
they met last November
Nelson Betting FavOrite.
For the first time since he came to
the coast Nelson went into the ring a
favorite. Odds of 10 to were offered
on his chances. and the price proved
so tempting to Corbett's admirers that
thousands of dollars were staked on
the result
Both boxers made the weight of 1870
pounds at O'Clock required by the ar
tic,es, and both were in the pink of
condition. They shaped up slightly be-
hind schedule time.
Corbett, who has time and again
claimed lack of condition as the cause
of his recent defeat at the hands of
Nelson, and, realizing that defeat last
night would send him into pugilistic
obscurity, had trained faithfully and I'M
remittingly for the past two months.
and he himself last night announced
that he was in absolutely perfect shape.
Fit for Battle of Life.
His statement was easily corrObOra-
ted as he stripped for action, as it was
palpable that the man who twice low
cred the colors of McGovern was fit TO
fight the battle of his life. He looked
fresh, strong and confident, and prior
to the battle expressed himself as hope
full of an early and easy victory.
Nelson likewise had devoted himself
to a drastic course in training, but, I'M
like Corbett, has experienced much diff
ficulty in making the specified weight.
He was compelled to continue his con-
ditioning process until the day of the
fight, while Corbett spent the day in
rest.
First Blood for Dane.
Round lois D. m.-Time called
Corbett danced about, looking conf
dent, while Nelson wore a more serious
air COrbett continued to dance for
fully a minute, trying to draw Nelson
on. Then he quickly shot a straight
right over the heart and missed a sim
liar attempt Two lefts for the head
went wild and straight right landed
high on Nelson's chest. More sparrinS
followed, and Nelson planted left to
the stomach and Corbett 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 a haymaking right to the body
Nelson then sent Corbett back to the
ropes with straight right to the fore
head Then they mixed it fiercely
Corbett landing a vicious left to the
face and a right high on the body as
the bell changed. The advantage was
with Corbett. Nelson throughout act
ed mostly on the defensive.
COrbett Mixes FIerceIy.
Round NELSON crouched low Cor
bett waded in. mixing it fiercely, but
did not land. They kept at close quar-
tiers. Corbett landing short-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
close quarters, Corbett resting his head
on Nelson's chest. but failed to worry
Nelson. The crowd yelled "break,"
and the referee separated them. Again
they went to close quarters. Nelson up
percutting Corbett on the jaw with
right. Corbett then planted a fierce
right to the body. but Nelson kept after
the Denver boy and forced him to
cover. Corbett jabbed two lefts to the
face, and just previous to the gong
swung a hard right TO the face. 1t was
a desperate round, both men roughing
it considerably, with Nelson the chief
offender. Corbett had a shade.
Two Heart Punches for DenverIte.
Round 3-They spared carefully. FL
nally Corbett bored in. trying left for
the face. but was blocked. They rough
cd it, Nelson butting COrbett Nelson
swung right and left TO the body as
CoT5ett was trying to work TO a clinch
Nelson then planted his left hard on
Corbett's face and Corbett's right went
wild. Nelson put in two heart punches
and left swing sent Corbett TO his
knees. He was up quickly and shot
his left to Nelson's face and a hard
right to the body. CoTbett then stag
gered Nelson with right and left swing
TO the jaw Two more swings went
wild. and the injunction came from
Cor5ett's corner, Steady" Corbetts
swings at the close of the round were
wild, and Nelson, finding an opening.