The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-01
BRITT Wins IN
TWENTIETH round
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ear. Nelson's right ear bled as he
went to his corner.
Round 3-Nelson waded in with left
to the face and at close quarters drove
his right thrice over the kidneys. Both
missed some forceful blows and after
some sparfring Britt nearly sent Nell
son against the ropes with right and
left to the jaw. The Dane came back
fighting very roughly only to receive a
terrific left to the stomach and a right
swing to the face Apparently Nelson
was undaunted and he kept forcing the
pace and made Britt break ground,
Nelson jabbed a vigorous left to the
face and followed it with two left
swings to the same spot. Then ensued
a furious rally. Nelson having the bet
ter of it. As the gong sounded Britt
sunk his left twice to the Danes sto-
mach, making the latter vince.
Round 4-Neson as usual stepped
quickly to the center and after some
sparrlng Britt drove straight lefts to
the face and followed it with a right to
the ear. Britt bled at the nose from
the effects of Nelson's left jab
in the previous round. Nelson forced
Britt to his corner Britt sent Nelson
back with short arm left swings to the
jaw Nelson only smiled, however, and
getting close swung a left and then
right to the face Britt covered him
self as best he could and they mixed
LIT flrlously in the center of the ring.
Nalso doing much execution. At the
call of the bell Britt rallied and drove
in two terrific blows to the face. Nell
son went to his corner showing no eff
fects 1t was a hard round with Mel
son enjoying a shade the better Of 1t.
Round 5-Nelson forced Britt to a
neutral corner and the men fought
shoulder to shoulder without doing
damage. Britt swung twice to the
face, an dNelson, leaning his head
against Britt's shoulder, walloped
Britt several times with right and left
uppercutS. Nelson then sent his left
twice to the mouth and Britt spat
blood Britt sent two lefts to the face
but Nelson forced his man to the
ropes Clever footwork enabled Britt
to work away from him. They fought
to the center of the ring and ex-
changed a vicious fusilade Of short
arm blows to the head and face.
Britt had the better of the milling at
this stage, but the round ended in Nell
sons favor.
Round 6--Nelson jabbed left to
Britts sore mouth and Britt sent the
Danes head back with O left hook.
They mixed it, Britt doing much clev-
err ducking and smothering, Britt
drove his left hard to the body and
Nelson Jared Britt with three terrific
left uppercuts to the Jaw. Britt
fought back desperately and in mid
ring mix both landed fearful right and
left wallops to the Jaw and face It
was give and take, Britt throwing SCI
ence to the winds. Britt came out of
the melee with bleeding nose, while
Nelson did not appear disturbed to
any extent
Round They exchanged lefts to
the jaw, and then followed mitigating,
IN which Nelson Invariably exceiled.
Nelson forced his man about the ring,
and against the ropes. but did not land.
Nelson then forced Britt against the
ropes, landing almost at Will Britt
electrified the crowd by making won
derfnl rally, He waded into Nelson and
planted left and right twice to Nelson's
face Nelson smiled as the gong rang,
and the round ended with honors about
even Joe Cans injected life into the
contest by rising in his seat and shout
Round s-Britt staggered Nelson
with left hooks and short right jolts to
the Jaw. AS Nelson missed left
iswing, Britt brought the blood from.
that organ. Then Britt backed away
and continued to pepper Nelson's face
with left and right swings. The Dane
shook his head and went in all the
time without stemming his rain Of
blows to the face, The round ended
with the honors to Britt by a clean
margin
Round 9-The crowd cheered Britt
as he arose. They went in close and
Britt backing off shot two lefts to
Nelson's face, He followed 1t with
left to the jaw and right to the same
place, Nelso maddened perceptibly,
fought back hard and landed twice
with the left to the face Nelson near
ly slipped to his knees from a mis-
spent punch and as he came in Britt
whipped his left with great force to
the Jaw. After some sparring Britt
backed away, drove his left thrice to
the face and varied 1t with a couple
Of right swings to the face Nelson
closed in only to be target for Britts
unerrng left to the face. Nelson went
ito his corner with battered face and
Britt smiled grlmly as he sought his
corner, It was BIRTHS round by big
margin
Round 10-Nelson endeavored to get
to close quarters but Britt was too
clever. He backed away and drove two
rights to the head and followed 1t with
three lefts to the same spot Britt
clearly outpointed Nelson. Nelson
landed a glancing left to the nose as
Britt stepped back, Again stepping
away Britt shot his left to the face
and then uppercut with right to
jaw. Britt laced out with left, landing
on the nose and bringing the blood
from Nelson's nose. Britt then shot
two rafting lefts to the nose and the
gong closed a round that was all
Britts.
Round 11-Britt staggered Nelson
with two rights to the face. Nelson
forced the fighting, however, but invar-
iably Britt hit him with left and right
short arm blows to the head and face.
Although Britt outpointed Nelson In
this round Nelson forced the fighting
throughout the round and Britt con-
tented himself with backing away hit
ting the Dane with long distance
swats.
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 partly from a slip and
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