Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
FIGHT BY ROUNDS

Round One-Atten quickly jabbed light
left to the face and backed away and Nei-
son swung his left high on the mead. Nel-
son waded in, but Atten peppered him WIN
light lefts and rights to the face. Attell
almost slipped to his knees from a mis-
directed swing. He was up in a tWlnkPhs
and shot right and left to the Battler late. rae
They clinched and Nelson drove two rights
to the Jaw at close range and then sent a
straight left to the face, Abe continued to
shoot his left to the face and then hooked a
hard left to the stomach. Abe covered up
cloverly, smothering the Battler's blows ana
poked two lefts to the face, Nelson retaliat-
ing with a straight left the bell changed
Both men struck lightly at each other after
the sound of the bell Attell bled slightly
from the mouth as he took his seat.
Round TwO-Nelson bored in, opening up
with left and right for the jaw, but Attell
gave wonderful exhibition of sidesteppn5
and smothering. He judged his distance
we'll and bombarded Nelson's face with left
and right short-arm blows to the face.
Nelson sent his left to the jaw. but Attell'
standing back, almost smothered his man
with lightning Like left and right jolts 10
the head. Attell forced Nelson to almost
swing his head off and then swung his left
and right to the face. Nelson retaliatlns
with left to the body the round ended.
Attel had the advantage, although he did
not succeed in landing particularly well
defined punch
Round Three-Nelson shot a straight left
to the and they exchanged left hooks
shoulder, and Nelson broke it up by landing
two hard lefts to the body and two rights
to the face and jaw Attell looked little
anxious at this unexpected turn of affairs
They mixed it at close range, Attell fairly
smothering Nelson with right and left
shoots to the jaw Nelson appeared to be
groggy, but fought back veiously, Nelson
then held Attell with his left hand ant
tried to land his left to the face, but ABB
fought him off, showering rights and left
to the face and jaw. The round ended VIII
Attell landing on Nelson's face at Will Ih'
crowd cheered Attell wildly for his eXhib
tion.
Round Four-Referee Smith ordered Mel
son to break. which he reluctantly did
Then Attel swung his right and three left
to the jaw. Nelson hooked two lefts and
right to the jaw and Attel covered up. At
tell blocked Nelson's attempts cleverly anc
waded in with several lefts to the jaw. At
tell swung two hard rights and left Il
the jaw, but Nelson evened 1t up with
hard right 10 the body. They then OK
changed left and right short arm swings tC
the jaw and Nelson was given hard left
over the mouth the gong rang. Nelson
unintentionally struck Attel over the eye
with his right after the bell rang and h'
was vigorously Kissed, 1t was Attelr'
round.
Round Five--Nelson came up dancing ant
waded right in, Attell backing up a bit
Attell received a strai ght left on the fac'
and Nelson put left to the kidneys. Attel
Clinched and Nelson sent in two iefts TO th'
right and left to the head. Atten tough
back like a demon, sending in rights ant
lefts to the jaw incessantly, and Nelson
face soon looked like a steak. BlooC
began to pour from his nose, which Attel
kept pegging at with merciless precision
Nelson forced the fighting, but Attell fairl!
blinded him with a continuous fusllade Q
lefts and rights TO the face. The bell rant
and Nelson went to his seat bleeding freely
1t Attells round.
Round Six-They closed in, fighting care
fully Attell showed equal ceYerness a
the mixing game and most of Nelson's eff
forts were for naught. Attell drove tw
rights and a left to the stomach and thei
swung a left 10 the face. Are they com
ing fast enough?" cried Abe as he sough
TO pepper Nelson with left and right bu
the bell ended the round Attel had tn
advantage although Nelson appeared to b
much stronger.
Round Seven-They fought to close quar-
ters, Nelson putting left to the body am
outhghting Attell at this work. Nelso
wrestled Attell to the ropes and the latte
worked to close quarters where Nelso
away and again began his bonbardment o
right and left swings the Batter's JAY
and face as the bell rang. Nelson had tn
advantage early in the round, but Attell re
yersed this and went to his corner wit
the honors.
Round Eight-They continued to fight a
close range, Atten complaining about Mel
son butting. Attell Jared Nelson wit
three lefts hooks 10 the jaw and momen
later shot In two lefts and a hard left moo
10 the face and jaw. Nelson landed
straight right to the face. The bell ende
with the men fighting furiously at clos
range. Attel had lead
Round Nine-After Attell had Jared Mel
son with three terrific lefts to the Jaw tn
Battler almost sent his man through tn