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ter of the ring and Nelson went to his
 Hneees partly from . slip and Britts
 impetus in his direction. Then they
 mixed 1t viciously. Britt outpointing
 the Dane four to one at close range.
 Nelson kept forcing the fighting and
 was met time and again by left and
 rights to the jaw. Britt fairly smoth-
 cred his man with left and right
 smashes and Nelson tottered about the ring like beaten man. He hung to Britt and at times butted the Californ- Ian for which he was warned by the referee. The bell rang and Nelson spat blood as he went to his seat. Britt brought the crowd to its feet in this round and clearly shared the honors. Round 13. Britt, fighting carefully.
 landed twice with lefts on the Dane's stomach. Nelson advanced with Britt backing away and battering the Danes face at will. Britt was very cool and | appeared to gain strength as the fight
 progressed. Then Britt shot a fearful
 left to the stomach and followed it
 with a slight left to the jaw. Nelson, | again almost slipped to his launches
 but was quickly in . fighting position.
 Britt landed two rights to the jaw and
 then a left hook found refuge on the same spot. Nelson vainlV sought to land but could not locate his man. Britt. Britt" yelled the crowd as the gong closed a Britt round.
 Nelson Forces Jimmy.
 Round 14. Acting under Nolan's in- strvctions. Nelson. with @ determined expression, forced Britt about the ring. As usual his efforts to locate Britt were fruitless and Britt landed several lefts to the Dane's heead. They closed in. and Britt peppered his man
 with right and left to the face. Britt drove Nelson's head a foot with 'er- rife straight right, Britt then shot his left and right to the face and they wrestled for a moment, during which Nelson gave Britt the elbow and foored him. The crowd yelled its disapproval. The men went at 1t hammer and tongs, Nelson landing hard right to Bri:t's body as the gong rang It was Britts round.
 Round 15. Nelson followed Britt around the ring and received hard left cloait to the face. Britt then drove two wicked lefts to Nelson's jaw, com pletely turning the Dane around. He followed with another left to the faco, and they fought to close quarters, Ref cree Welch prying them apart. Britt backed about the ring, landing his ieft to the Danes jaw with telling effect
 and regularity: He continued this 10 the close of the round. which found the men in a elinch. The crowd was again on its feet yelling for Britt. Up | to this time, Britt had a great lead over the Dane.
 Round 16 They fought Intellectually at close quarters. In the break. Nell son uppercut with right to the jaw and then butted with his head. "he referee pulled the men apart and Britt swung his left to the head. Again they closed in, with Nelson inclined to butt; Nelson sent Britt's head pack with a right to the jaw and then sent his left to he face. Nelson fought strongly, forcing Britt to corner.
 The elusive Californian, however, sent
 the Dane to the center of the ring with
 a succession of rights and lefts to the
 face and head. Britt's round.
 Britt Was Too Clever.
 Round IT The boxers closed in both
 holding to some extent. Britt stag
 rered Nelson with a left swing to the
 Jaw and they clinched. Separating
 Britt landed right and left to the jaw
 and easily avoided the Danes attempt
 at retaliation. The clinched and
 walsh separated them. "Go in" came
 the injunction froI: Nelson's corner.
 The Danesobeyed but was met with left to the face. Nelson drove his right to Britt's stomach and to the same place. Then T-itt sent the blood squirting in a stream from Nelson's mouth wi.h a fearful left to that mem Der. The gong rang and for the first time the Dane showed signs Of weak ening.
 7 Round IS Britt crossed his left to the ear and shot his right to the nose A left hook to the mouth again start
 ed Nelson bleeding. Britt sent
 straight left to the face and then
 swung h'~ right to the jaw. Nelson
 forced his man about only to receive t0 tho month
 A straight left to the mouth was 1ol-
 lowed by two right to the same place and the Dane was forced to cover up and stall. Britt staggered his man
 with a right to the head then sent in a left hook to the body. Britt con- tinued to pepper his mNsl in the race re- treating with out blow from the Dane finding him. Britt swung right and
 left to the jaw and staggered Nelson as the bell rang. It was all Britts
 round. Nelson's right eye was nearely closed at the end of the round.
 Round 19 Nelson sent Britt's head back with straight left to the mouth.
 The crowd hissed Nelson for what they believed was putting. Nelson forced Britt around, but Britt stopped him
 with a well directed left aud right to
 the jaw. Finally at close quarters
 Britt landed a right that looked wick
 ed enough to put out an ordinary man,
 but Nelson never faltered. Nelson
 sent in a straight left to the face. but
 Britt forced him to cover with right
 and left swings to the sore face. Britt
 fought back viciously. It was all
 Britt again.
 1 Round 20. They shook hands and fought hard at close quarters. Nell
 son drove a wicked right smash to the
 jaw. Nelson appealed to the referee
 about <Britts holding on and they
 mixed 1t furiously, Britt having the
 better of it. Britt drove Nelson to