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jaw. After some sparring, Britt
backing about the ring, drove his left
thrice to face and varied it with a
couple of right swings to the face.
Nelson closed in only to be a target
for Britt's left to face.
Round 1O-Nelson %endeavored TO
get to close quarters but the Califor-
nian was too clever. He backed away
and drove two rights to the head and
followed it with three lefts to the
same place. Britt clearly outpointed
Nelson at every turn. Nelson landed
glancing left to the nose as Britt
stepped back. Again stepping away,
Britt shot his left to face twice and
then uppercutted with right to jaw.
Britt laced out with left, landing on
the nose and bringing blood afresh
from Nelson's ose Britt then shot
two lefts to the nose
Round 11-They rushed to close
quarters, but Britt danced back and
quickly shot left and right to the
face, Britt then staggered Nelson
with two rights to face. Nelson
forced the fighting, however, but in-
variably Britt met him with his left
and right short arm jolts to the head
and face. Britt devoted all his eff
forts to the Danes face and jaw and
seldom missed a blow aimed at the
Danes face. Nelson chased Britt to
to his (Nelson's) corner and landed a
left uppercut to the head. Britt was
quickly out of the ticklish position
and twice drove his right to the jaw
with telling effect, AS the bell
changed Nelson sent his left to the
face.
Round 12-Nelson forced Britt
against the ropes and landed his left
and right to the face. They worked
to the center of the ring and Nelson
went to his knees, partially from a
slip and Britt's impact in mis- direc-
ton. They mixed it %viciously, Britt
outpointing the Dane four to one at
close range. Nelson kept forcing the
fight and was met time and again by
left and right to the jaw. Britt fair
ly smothered his man with lefts and
rights to the jaw, knocking him
about like a weakened man. He
hung to Britt and at times "butted''
the Californian for which he was
warned by the referee.
Round 13-Britt fighting carefully
and landed twice with left on the
Danes stomach. Nelson advanced
with Britt backing away. Britt was
very cool and appeared to gain
i, strength as the fight progressed
Then Britt shot a fearful left to the
stomach and followed with left to
the jaw. Nelson, however, forced the
fighting. He was rewarded with q
right swing to the jaw. Nelson
+ again almost slipped t 0 his launches
but was quickly in fighting position
/, Britt landed two right swings to the
: jaw and then a left hook found re.
fuge on the same spot. Nelson vainly
, sought to land on his antagonist, but
!, could not locate him.
Round 14.-Britt landed severa.
, left swings to the Danes head. They
closed in and they exchanged shori
arm jolts to body. Britt drove right
, to head and a terrific right straight
to head. Britt then shot his left ant
= right to the face and they wrestlet
+ for a moment, during which Nelson
gave Britt the elbow and hoored him
. The crowd yelled its %disapproval. TIL
q men went at 1t hammer and tongs
Nelson landing a hard right to Britt
h body as the gong rang.
Round 15-Nelson followed Brit
around ring and received hard lief
clout to the face. Britt repeated the
I dose a moment later and the refere.
separated them from a clinch. Brit
t then drove two wicked left to Mel
/, sons jaw, completely turning tn,
o Dane around. He followed this Will
another left to the face and the!
fought to close quarters, the referee
prying them apart. Britt backed
about landing his left to the Dane
jaw with telling effect and regularity
; He continued this to the close of tn,
round, which found the men in
clinch.
Round 16.-They fought in clos,
quarters, Britt breaking Nelson's up
: percut with right to the jaw and the
/, butted with his head. Referee pull
: ed them apart and Britt swung hi
left to the head. The California;
sent the Dane to the center of tn
ring with a hard right and left t.
the face and head.
Round 1.-THE boxers closed in
both holding to some extent. Brit
staggered Nelson with left swing {
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