The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-01

To the jaw. After some sparring Britt. i backing away drove his left thrice to | the face and followed it with a couple l of right swings 10 the face. Nelson l closed in only to be target for Britt's unerring left to the face. Nelson went i to his corner with a battered face and l Britt smiled grimly as he sought his corner. It was Britts round by q big margin and he received q tremendous ovation as he took his seat.
 Round l0.=Nelson endeavored 10 get to close quarters hut the Californian was too clever. He backed away and drove two rights To the head and fol- lowed 1t with three lefts To the same spot. Britt clearyl outpointed Nelson at every turn. Nelson landed glanc- Ing left to the nose as Britt stepped , back. Again stepping away Britt shot his left to the face and then upperent with right to jaw. Britt launched out
 with left ianding on the nose and bringing blood afresh from Nelson's nose. Britt then shot two raking lefts to the nose and the gong cloaed round that was all Britts.
 Round 11.-Britt staggered Nelson with two rights to the face Nelson forced the fighting. however, but in Variably Britt hit him with left and right short arm blows to the head and face. Although Britt outpointed Nel- son in this round Nelson forced the 1 fighting throughout the round and Britt contented himself with backing away and meeting the Dane with long distance swats.
 Round 12-Nelson forced Britt against l the ropes and landed right to the face 1 They worked to the center of the ring l and Nelson went to his knees, partly 1 from a slip and Britts impetus In lis l direction Then they mixed II victousy. i Britt ontpointing the Dane four to one | Epp i fighting and was met time and again l by lefts and rights 10 the Jaw. Britt 1 fairly smothered his man with left and ! right smashes and Nelson tottered about i the ring like a beaten man. He hung l to Britt and at times butted the Cali
 fornian, for which he was warned by
 the referee The bell rang and Nelson i spat blood as he went to his seat. Britt i brought the crowd to its feet in this
 round and clearly earned the honors.
 Round 1S-Britt fighting carefully. land
 ed twice with lefts on the Danes stom- i ach Nelson advanced with Britt back
 ing away and battepng the Danes face i at will. Britt was very cool and appeared i to gain strength as the fight progressed. i Then Britt shot a fearful left to the
 stomach and followed 1t with slight left
 to the jaw. Nelson. however, forced the
 fighting Nelson again almost slipped i to his launches, but was quickly In light
 ing position Britt landed two rights to
 the jaw and then left hook found refuge
 on the same spot Nelson vainly sought
 10 land but could not touch his man
 Britt, Britt" yelled the crowd, as tho
 gong closed a Britt round.
 Round 14-Acting under Nolan's in-
 struetlons, Nelson with 4 determined eX-
 pression. forced Britt about the ring.
 As usual his efforts to locate Britt Were
 fruitless and Britt landed several lefts
 10 the Danes head. They closed in and
 Britt peppered his man with rights and
 lefts to the face. Britt drove Nelson g
 head a foot with terrific straight right.
 Britt then shot hls left and right to
 the face and they wrestled for mo
 ment, during which Nelson gave Britt the
 elbow and floored him. The crowd yelled
 It's disapproval The men went at t
 hammer and tongs, Nelson landing hara
 right to Britt's body as the gong rang
 It was Britt's round.
 Round 15-Nelson followed Britt arounf
 the ring and received hard left elon
 to the face. Britt then drove two wicked lefts to Nelson's jaw. completely turn ing the Dane around He followed an, with another left to the face clinchng , Britt backed about the ring landing hi
 left to the Danes Jaw with telling effee , and regularity. He continued this to th'
 close of the round which found fhe mel , in d cllnch. The crowd was again on iti
 feet yelling for Britt Up to this tlm
 Britt had great lead over the Dane. Round 16-TheY fought Intellectually g
 close quarters. In the break Nelson Up percut with right to the jaw and thci
 butted with his head The referee pulle' the men apart and Britt swung his lef to the head Again they closed in witt Nelson inclined to butt. Nelson sen Brittts head back with right 10 tn
 Jaw and then sent his left to the face
 Nelson fought strongly forcing Britt f
 corner. The elusive Californian, how
 | ever, sent the Dane to the center of tn , ring with succession of rights and left to thu face and head. Britts round. Round 1.-The boxers closed in, botl holding to some extent. Britt staggered | Nelson with q left swing to the jaw anG they clinched Separating Britt landed right and left to the jaw and easily avoid ed the Dane's attempt al retaliation. The! cllnched and Walsh separated them. "G' . ln" came the injunction from Nelson : corner. The Dane obeyed but was me | with il left to the face Nelson drove hi right to Britt's stomach and Britt stag . gered Nelson with a left swing followe : with terrific right 10 the same place
 Then Britt sent the blood squirting In stream from Nelson's mouth with fear s full left smash to that member. The gon , rang and for the first time the Dan | showed signs of weakening.
 , Round 18--Britt crossed his left to tn
 | . left hook to the mouth again started Nel U son bleeding. Britt sent a straight lei :, 10 face then swung right 10 jaw. Nelso t forced his man about only to receive = telling left uppercut to the mouth. . straight left to the mouth was followe = by two rights to the same place and tn I Dane was forced 70 cover up and stal
 Britt staggered his man with q right { = t,le head and then sent in left hook
 the body Britt continued to pepper hi
 man in the face, retreatng without blo t from the Dane finding him. Britt swun E right and left 10 the jaw and staggere a Nelson as the bell rang. It was a v Britts round. Nelson's eye was neari ,i l closed al the end of the round.
 e Round 19-Nelson sent Britts head bae d with a straight left to the mouth. Th If crowd hissed Nelson Tor what they b' "a lieyed was putting Nelson forced Brl around but Britt stopped him with we
 directed left and right to the jaw. Fina m ly. at close quarters Britt landed rgi m that looked wicked enough to put out d ft ordinary man, but Nelson never faltere m Nelson sent in a straight left to the fnc ,o put Britt forced him to cover with rigl " and left swings to the sore face. Brt ,e fought back viciOusly IL was all Bri ie again.
 le Round 2O.-They shook hands and foagl ,e hard at close quarters. Nelson drove Id wicked right smash to the jaw. Neist Tn appealed to the referee about Britts hol'
 ing on. They then mixed 1t furious. f. | Britt having the better of if. Britt dro'