Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

They spar carefully. Britt jabbed
twice to chin. Nelson missed left to
face. Britt put left to head and
swung short with right, breaking from
clinch with right and left to jaw.
They clinched. Britt continued to give
ground, but jabbed repeatedly with left.
sending back the Danes head. Britt
led left to body which was blocked.
Nelson landed left to shoulder Britt
put home a savage left and right to
chin. They clinched. This round was
in Britt's favor. Nelson appeared over
cautious.
Round Two
Nelson landed stiff left to chin and
iammed to the face. They clinched and
Nelson was short to face. Britt led to
body and blocked. Britt led twice for
the face. but Nelson was too close. The
men clinched repeatedly and the crowd
hooted. Britt landed on head. Nelson
landed two stiff lefts and Britt ex-
changed short hard lefts with him. The
men seemed to begin fighting hard this
time, fighting with heads bowed over
and repeatedly landing upper cuts.
Britt's head went back four times in
succession, but he danced away to land
left on Nelson's face. Honors We're
about even.
Round Three
They rushed to clinch, and break
ing away Nelson missed a hard left
swing. Britt jabbed twice, landing
lightly with left Nelson covered up
but took two left hooks TO the jaw and
Britt, keeping out of range. followed
with three left jolts. appearing to hit
his opponent at will. Nevertheless the
Dane kept coming while Britt used his
left with telling effect. In clinch Britt
smothered several uppercuts and ex-
changed uppercuts with Nelson. Britt
took left and right to jaw. Again they
fought head to head. sending in short
uppercuts. which were for the most
part smothered. Nelson missed a hard
uppercut just before the bell. Again ii
was Britt's round. Britts blows, how
ever appeared to be doing little dam
age.
Round Four
Britt landed stiff left to the ear, TAX
ing a right swing to the face. He
planted left swing to Nelson's head
and managed to put in right and left
to the jaw before receiving a stiff right
jolt to the stomach. Nelson's head was
turned aside by two stiff lefts and they
clinched without damage. Britt landed
a left to the jaw and they exchanged
lefts to the face. Nelson was short
with right and left and they clinched.
Britt jabbing twice to the face, and
they fought heads down, upper cutting
and landing short body blows. Britt
took a stiff left to chin and a right
which brought blood from his nose.
The Californian appeared to have a
shade the worst of it in this round,
Nelson's left to the jaw being the only
damaging blow.
Round Five
They exchanged stiff lefts. Britt
landed two hard left hooks that sent
Nelson's head back and they clinched.
Britt landed left to the face and took
a short left to the body, Britt landed a
light left to the nose. The round was
too tame for the crowd, which began
hooting. Britt straightened Nelson up
with two left hooks and Nelson retail
ated with a right to the face. Nelson
landed left and right upper cuts, each
landing two hard blows Britt shoyed
Nelson to the floor, and, pulling him
up. shook hands with him. Nelson fol-
lowed his opponent without hesitation,
giving Britt no time to rest and forcing
the fighting throughout. The round
was about even, both men landing
some telling blows
Round Six
Britt sent in two lefts and they
clinched, Nelson landing several upper
cuts to face and Britt easily kept away
from a counter. Britt missed right and
left at close range, his blows seeming
to lack force. Again they fought head
to head, exchanging upper cuts. Nell
son landed hard left to head and Britt
returned to jaw. A left to Britts chin
weakened him and his head dropped
Britt took hard upper cuts and seemed
powerless to avoid punishment. Nelson
tried hard to land knockout. Nelson
landed hard left hook that damaged
Britt badly. Britt seemed to be on the
verge of a knockout. Britt swung right
and left but seemed powerless to put
out mis- hand. Nelson landed at will,
and the gong came just in the nick of
time.
Round Seven
Britt exchanged right on jaw for a
hard left on the ribs and kept away as
far as possible, slipping to his knees;
was up instantly, and they clinched.
Nelson forced Britt around the ring
and staggered him with hard left.
Britt rallied and put hard left to the
jaw. The Californian took two hard
lefts to the face. Britt landed left to
face while Nelson was swinging hard
right to the ribs. Nelson put a hard
right to the chin and Britt attempted
to counter, but seemed weak. Closing
in, Nelson landed left three times to
head and followed with right swing to
ribs. Both men appeared very tired
and leaned against each other, ex-
changing right and left hooks. Nelson
landed right to the jaw and Britt
swung short left hook as the round
closed. Britt appeared to have rallied
surprisingly toward the end of the
round and divided the honors.
Round Eight
They met with an exchange of hard
lefts and clinched savagely. Nelson
put right to ribs and they exchanged
lefts to jaw. Nelson closed in, taking
right to jaw. Britt escaped, Nelson
being short with left and right. and
they clinched. Britt put hard left to
chin and Britt returned hard left to
the body. Nelson put hard right to
ribs and took savage left to jaw In
a clinch Nelson got in stiff uppercut.
Nelson put hard right to body. Britt
caught Nelson with stiff uppercut and
landed left to jaw. Nelson hit Britt
on the forehead and they fought close
together again, Britt landing hard up
percut and Nelson coming back with a
left. Britt put in three hard lefts
while Nelson was following his policy
of pursuit 1t was Britt's round by
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