The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-01

Round 6-Nelson jabbed left tc
Br1tt's sore mouth and Britt sent the
Danes head back with a left hook
They mixed it, Britt doing much clever
ducking and smothering. Britt drove
| his left hard to the body and Nelson
Jared Britt with three left upper cuts
to the jaw. Britt fought back desper-
ately and in a midring mix both land
ed fearful right and left wallops to the
Jaw and face. 1t was give and take.
| Britt throwing science to the WINDS
Britt came out of the melee with
| bleeding nostrils. while Nelson did not
| appear disturbed to any extent. 1t
was Nelson's round.
Round They exchanged let's to
the jaw and then followed some in
fighting. in which Nelson invariably
excelled. Nelson forced his man
about the ring and again to the ropes.
but did not land. Nelson then forced
Britt against the ropes. Landing almost
at will. Britt electrified the crowd by
making a wonderful rally. He waded
into the Battler 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 shouting,
Good boy JIMMY
Round s-Britt staggered Nelson
with left hook and a short arm to the
jaw. AS Nelson missed a left swing.
Britt brought the blood from Nelson's
nose with three hard lefts to the or
gan. 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, however. stemming the rain
of blows to the face. The round ended
with the honors Britt's by clean
margin.
Round 9-The crowd cheered Britt
as he arose. They went in close and
Britt backing off. shot two lefts to the
Battler's face He followed with left
fn he in RI iOht n place.
Nelson fought back hard and landed
twice with the left to the face. Nell
son nearly slipped to his knee from
mis-spent punch and as he came In
Britt whipped his left with force to the
jaw. After some sparring Britt, back
ing away, drove his left to the face
and followed with a couple OF right
swings to the face. Nelson closed in
only to be a target for Britt's uner-
ring left to the face. Nelson went 70
his corner with a battered face and
Britt smiled grimly IS he sought his
corner. Britt received a tremendous
ovation as he took his seat.
Round 1O-Nelson endeavored to
get to close quarters but the Cali
fornian was too clever. He backed
away and drove two to the head and
followed with three left to the same
spot. Britt nearly outpointed Nelson
at every turn. Nelson landed a glanc-
ing left to the nose as Britt stepped
back. Again, slipping away Britt
uppercut with right to the jaw. Britt
laced out with left. landing on the
nose and bringing the blood afresh
from Nelson's nose. Britt then shot
two raking lefts to the nose and the |
gong closed a round which was all
BritJ'S.
Round 11-Britt staggered Nelson
with two rights to the face. Nelson !
variably Britt met him with left and |
right short arm blows to the head and |
face Although Britt outpo1nted Mel |
son in this round Nelson forced the
lighting throughout the round and |
Britt contented himself with backing |
away and meeting 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 partially from a slip and BIRTHS |
impetus Then they mixed 1t viciously. |
Britt outpointing the Dane -FOUR to one
at close range. Nelson kept forcing the
fight and was met time and again by |
eft and right to the jaw. Britt fairly |
;mothered his man with left and right
;mashes and Nelson tottered about the
ing like a beaten man. He hung to
Britt and at times butted the Califor-
man. for which he was warned by the
-eferee. The bell rang and Nelson spat
blood as he went to his seat. Britt
brought the crowd to his feet in this
.ound and clearly earned the hOnors.
Round 13.-Britt, fighting carefully,
anded twice on the Danes stomach.
Nelson advanced, with Britt backing
away and battering the Danes face at
will Britt was very careful and pre-
pared to gain strength as the fight pro-
yressed. Then Britt shot fearful left
o the stomach and followed with a
light felt to the jaw. Nelson again al
most slipped to his launches but was
Iuickly in fighting position. Britt land
d two right swings to the jaw and
hen left hook found refuge on the
anne spot Nelson vainly sought to
end on his antagonist but could not
ocate him. Britt yelled the crowd
n unison as the gong ended a Britt
ound.
tructions Nelson, with a determined
expression. forced Britt about the ring.
Is usual his efforts to locate Britt were
ruthless and Britt landed several left
wings to the Danes head. Britt drove
Nelson's head back foot with a ter
ific straight right. Britt then shot his
eft and right to the face and they
Nelson gave Britt the elbow and floor
d him. The crowd yelled its approval
The men went at 1t hammer and tongs,
Nelson landing a hard right to Britt's
'ody. as the gong rang. 1t was Britt's
oun6.
Round 15-Nelson followed Britt ]
around the ring end received a hard left !
lout to the face. Britt then drove two
wicked lefts to Nelson's jaw, complete ]
Y turning the Dane around. He follow J
d this with another left to the face I
nd they fought to the clinch. Referee
Velch prying them apart Britt back
d about the ring. landing his left to '
he head and jaw with telling effect
nd regularity. He continued this to | I
he close of the round which found the
nen in clinch. The crowd was again I
n its feet yelling for Britt. Up to
his time Britt had clear lead over ,
he DANE.
Round 16-They fought Intellectually
I close quarters. Nelson uppercut with
light to the Jaw and then butted with
is head. The referee pulled the men Z