Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
BY 7. G. GRIFFIN

e fighting and the BrtNelson eud still snoud
cng. lie hope it dies natural death
in which his marvellous defense shat
his clever oowor and blocking placed at naug lost the
long end of the purse for Britt In the h sixth and seventh per-
ods having comfortable lead the Dane James Edward
apparently forgot himself and in comparatively bad way
slow take advantage of the opportunity Of
the end OF the fifth round Britt evinced signs Of
weakness gong changed for them get together again
dashed his to be met with the clever system OF
defense Jimmy had as buffet to Bats PUSHES The & dane Pe
clever tactics and stand to slug with Nelson This was the
Danes and the scoring distinctly to his advantage when
The seventh was repetition of the SIXTH with more
deermnedy aggressive than he had been before The round
slow when compared the preceding and toward the end
James Edward began recoect himself and keep out OF harm
ss Ea Ns0" round but not 50 type the
BRITT IS HIMSELF AGAIN
And from there altogether himself again.
His jab ab repeatedly Nelson back foot the
always onTaad rush OF the nane was met h @ poke IN the lace or
blow AT the end of the sixth they head head the
OF the ring Britt uggng punch for punch when he knew that
Ii impossible give decision either man without
together different types that the rapid blows just offset
point damage done by the and harder waops
other neither displayed slightest
the gong rang at the end Of the tenth round draw decision
emnen fair Both chopped about the face but aside
from this marks of the dsinguishable
Both men fought in their usual styles Britt abbing and get
to the body head ground all the way for
pent did his opponent stop coming Once or twice Nelson caught
cred the weak and danger OF being
BRITT'S WORK NEAR PERFECTION
Britt work throughout with the exception OF the three rounds
tried hard with variety of blows but Jimmy always held him
arms length and Bats efforts almost always futile Britt held
in Eyton 60 men only
during the entire engagement
against Dane seeming hold Britt in light
kept after James Edward from the sounding gong
the next and only when he pushed with abs the
face did Nelson des for second He repeatedly missed his
efforts touch the Native Son. but this did discourage game
little lad and he whangng the his
efforts to reach the elusive James Edward.
The house which greeted the fighters rather disappointing
to all concerned the box office failed total ooo The crowd
came early and sat through the ang pemnar and
the decks cleared action the main entered the
WEIGHT QUESTION EASILY SETTLED
The weight question had been settled the Hamman baths
o'clock and there about difference the heft
fighters each being able keep the beam from touching the 133
the best of shape Bat apparently having shade strength
Britt appeared in red fighting trunks while Nelson's apparel
consisted pair Of faded pink trunks the belt being sash Of the
while v Kreng De Witt Van Court and Danne Webster took
Of James Edwards towels and bucket
struck Britt giving ground before until
his left the head few jab and close work served fill
out the period and although Bat close all the way his efforts
out of his corner with rush for the second and
met with left the body Britt hung in the cnches and
the crowd hooed his perfect defense He blocked everything
only with right head Bat swung wemeant walop
the bell sounded, but Jimmy easily slipped under it,
BRITTS JUDGMENT DISPLAYED
remarkable judgment punches shown third
when he managed to get away from many OF Nelson's best meant
efforts Jimmy kept his abbng but failed to stop the Dane
cnching right reached Bats head when coming
cnCh he reta1ated with right to the Kidneys Nelson
slipped Brts face and the Native Sons right lamp
began like danger signal. His also pouted little
crimson Nelson different shape Bat also spat up
little blood the result of a lip.
Nelson began the pace bit faster in the fifth and
shade the Of the end of the period Nelson
opened the round with right the kidneys and after taking few
the let another the body Britt duCked
swing that Bat knocked him off his
with the rush Jimmy flash and Nelson managed to land
several times before the minutes
"Brtts going the cry which up during the sixth act
and apparently right Bat all over him. and even Britt
superb defense apparently powerless the Dane He
forced Jimmy drop everything in his efforts to stand and
fight him and Nelson apparently satisfied with his efforts for
he his
SEVENTH COMPARATIVELY SLOW
the Nelson caused Britt slip repeated
following period and Bat OF him all the time
by comparison and Britt had reganed his usual
milling In the eighth another story however for
the scratch grand form and Nelson at
of the game hard right and left to the head from