Evening star., 1909-05-30

hammered him viciously. A straight left
started the blood flowing FROM the Cali
fornian's mouth freely.
Nelson kept after his man. driving swift
right and left shots to the body and
mouth. Hyland fought back gameiy and
both men were tired at the end OF the
round
Round 16-Nelson rushed In with his
old-time vigor and Hyland was kept busy
blocking his Whirlwind punches. Hyiand
put two lefts to the chin and then sent
his left twice straight to the Battler's
mouth. He followed this with four right
clouts to the jaw and left to the same
place Hyland outfought Nelson In q
vicious midring rally. 1t was Hyland's
round.
Both. Willing,
Round 17-Both came up willingly. They
exchanged hard rights and lefts to the
jaw. Nelson uppercut his antagonist
twice with rights to the chin. He then
swung two hard rights and a left to the
same place and Hyland rushed in. In do
ing so he peppered Nelson's face with
rain of left and right hand blows and
forced the champion against the ropes. In
rally that brought the crowd to its feet
Hyland sent Nelson against the ropes
twice with well directed right and left
Nelson against the ropes and looking very
much the worse for wear. The crowd was
wild.
Round 1S-Hyland planted left and right
to the jaw and forced Nelson. against the
ropes. He drove Nelson into corner
and landed practically at will on the
champions S face and body. Nelson stalled
palpably. Hyland chased him about the
ring. but recuperating quickly, the Battler
landed out savagely. His blows. how
all in Hyland's favor.
Round nineteen was rather tame. Both
men were sent to the ropes, but no dam
age resulted. AS the gong sounded. Hy-
land swung a powerful right, catching
Nelson flush on the jaw. but the champion
only smiled.
Round twenty was Nelson's. He opened
by chopping his man with right and left
to the body. Nelson then delivered some
pile-driving rights and lefts to the stom-
ach and they clinched. Hyiand swung
his right over the kidneys. Nelson swung
right and left with great force to the
head. Hyland retaliating with a stiff
punch to the jaw. Nelson then devoted
his attacks to the body ana landed sew
eral punches.
Dick Nearly Out.
Round 21-The men were loath to break
and had to be importuned repeatedly by
the referee. They fought fercely at
close range, during which Hyland was
sent to his launches. more from push
than a punch. He came up at the count
of four and fought Nelson to standstill.
Nelson sent his man to the floor again
with fearful right TO the jaw. Hyland
was down nine seconds. He came up
CLASSY eyed. Nelson waded In, landing
right and left to the jaw with merciless
precision. Hyland tottered around the
ring. dazed and nearly out when the
Round 22-Hyland came up looking
1{-%~ NA1r l1I f,, nd
watched sharply for an opening. Finally
right and left caught the Californian
on the jaw, and moment later two
rights were sunk into Hyland's stom
beaten man. Nelson shot right and left
with terrific impact into the Californian's
stomach. Finally a right hook sent Hy-
land to the floor for the count OF eight.
He arose. only once more to be sent to
the floor from succession Of rights
and lefts to the jaw. Hold on to him."
came the injunction from Hylands cor
ner This again saved Hyland from GER
tain defeat. The gong ended the round
"iso Round de a@Nelson s M a' WENT right si at his
man, determined to end matters at once
If possible. He rushed Hyland against
the ropes, and then into the center of
the ring. Hyland,s knees knees began to sag,
send him to the mat for the count of
seven. Stepping back suddenly. Nelson
hooked his left with all the power at
his command. Straight and sure the
blow Travelled. catching Hyland in the
pit Of the stomach, and the Californian
dropped. Not waiting for the count of
the official timekeeper, Referee Smith
grabbed Nelson by the shoulder, mo-
toned him to his corner, and declared
the contest at an end. Hyland, to all
intents and purposes, was knocked out
completely. and was lifted from the
floor, where he lay prone, and carried
to his corner.