The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-01

has not been a whisper of suspicion about
the battle. This was the first big hight in
San Francisco since the earthquake.
Britt. was the first to enter the ring with
his seconds, Dave Ernst, Tiv Krelin,
Spider Kelly and Sam Berger. Nelson en-
tered the ring two minutes later. His
seconds were Eddy Madison, Red Cornell,
Tin MeGrath and Billy Nolan. Nelson en-
tered the ring Glad solely In aghtiag
street costume. Jack Welsh was re'eree.
Cheer for Cans.
The crowd sent up a shout of Cans!
Gans' In response to calls for a speech,
Cans said:
Il thank you, gentlemen, for the recep-
ton. Only one thing brought me here,
and that Is TO challenge the winner. Thank
you kindly, one and ALL"
Disaster doomed up for Nelson at the
beginning Of the first round. Britt sent
Nelson lettering back with a terrific right
to the jaw, and Nelson almost went to the
floor. He was up quickly in fighting
position, and Britt smashed light and left
hard to the face and then hooked a hard
left TO the body.
Nelson closed In, smiling at his seconds.
Britt cleverly protected himself from the
Danes onslaughts. Britt had the adj
vantage of the round.
They closed in the second and at close
range Nelson uppercnt twice to the body.
Breaking, Britt shot his left with great
force into the stomach. After Nelson had
driven a hard right to the face Nelson
walloped his man with two forceful letts
to the stomach. At close range Nelson
whipped right and left to the face, Britt
retaliating with his left to the stomach
again and then swung his left hard to the
Battler's ear. Nelson's right ear bled as
he went to his corner.
Nelson waded in with left to the face
in the third, and at close quarters drove
his right thrice over the kidneys. Both
missed some forceful blows and after
some sparring Britt nearly sent Nelson
against the ropes with right and left to
the ia " The Dana pamn hack 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. Nelson jabbed a
with two swings to the same spot. Then
ensued a furious rally, Nelson having the
better of 1t. As the gong sounded Britt
sunk his left twice to the Danes stomach.
making the latter vince.
Nelson as usual stepped quickly to the
centre in the foirth, and. after some
sparring, Britt drove two straight lefts TO
the face and followed it with a right to
effects of Nelson's left jab In the previous
round. Nelson forced Britt 10 his corner.
Nelson Comes Back.
Britt sent Nelson back with short arm
left swings to the jaw. Nelson only
smiled, however, and getting close, swung
a left and then a right to the face. Britt
covered himself as best he could and they
mixed 1t furiously in the centre of the
ring, Nelson doing much execution. At
the call of the bell, Britt rallied and
drove in two terrific blows to the face.
Nelson went to his corner. showing no
effects. 1t was a hard fought round, with
Nelson enjoying a shade the better of 1t.
Nelson forced Britt to a neutral cor
ner in the fifth and the men fought
s seSuldBs S)t s Sh2ngdf twice. Elth TO the sofia ase, ds and
Nelson. 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 tc
work away from him. They fought r.
vicious fusilade of short arm blows TO the
head and face. Britt Ia the better of
the milling at this stage.
They mixed it in the sixth, Britt doing
much clever d~ucking. and smothering.
Britt drove his left hard to the body,
and Nelson Jared Britt with three terrific
back desperately, and in a mld-ring mix
both landed fearful right and left wallops
TO the law and face. 1t was give ana
take. Britt throwing science to the winds.
Britt came out of the melee with bleeding
nose. while Nelson did not appea hurt.
Britt stirs the Crowd.
Infghting marked the seventh, and the
Battler excelled at II. Britt got IN with
a right and left to the Danes jaw, then
Britt stirred the crowd by a rally. He
Nelson's face. TIE gong was about even
up to this point.
and got better results than when he
mixed. Darling In and out, he staggered
Nelson with a left hook and drew blood
from the Danes nose with three hard
lefts. Backing away Britt continued to
pepper Nelson's face. But through 1t all
the Dane kept boring in.
Encouraged by cheers of the crowd,
Britt forced his man in the ninth, land
Ing right and left TO jaw. Nelson, In a
fury, fought back hard, and landed two
on his opponents face BRITT whippea a
and after an interval of sparrlng slipped
home three more short mes to the same
place. This was all Jimmy's round. Britt
continued TO %outpoint the Dane, in the
tenth, Nelson being a target for his swift
blows. Nelson went to his corner with a
battered face.
enth, but Britt did most of the leading. He
devoted his attention entirely to the Danes
face, not taking chances on getting near
enough to lane body blows. Nelson landed
a left uppercut and Britt got his right TO
the jaw twice with telling effect.
Nelson forced Britt against the ropes
In the twelfth and landed his left and
right to the face. They worked TO the cen
tire of the ring and Nelson went to his
knees, partly from a slip and Britt's 1m-
petus 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 leIt ana IlBIt 10 lne Jaw
Crowd Cheers Britt.
Britt fairly smothered his man with left
and right smashes. and Nelson tottered
about the ring like a beaten man. He
hung to Britt, and at times butted the
Californian, for which he was warned by
the referee. Nelson spat blood as he went
to his corner. Britt brought the crowd
to its feet in this round aud he clearly
earned the honors.
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 light left TO the
jaw. Nelson. however, forced the hghttng.
Nelson again almost Slipped to his
launches, but was quickly in hghting posi-
ton. Britt landed W right swings to
the jaw and then a left. nook found refuge
on the same spot. Nelson vatnly sought
to land or his antagonist, but could not
locate him. Britt Brltt!' yelled the
crowd in unison, as the gong closed a
Britt round.
Acting under Nolan's instructions, Netr
son. with n determined expression, forced
Britt about the ring in the fourteenth. As
usual, his efforts to locate Britt were
f~ruitless and Britt landed several left
swings to Nelson's head. They closed In
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