The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

tAAOk SaPoA dlc OFSI udll O1 lE. we left the cafe about quarter of 8, and l was hurried into the ring at 9:2O.
 As usual, started right after Britt, and before we had been boxing thirty seconds I received 8 hard left hook plumb in the pit of the Kitchen" This punch was followed with one or two in every round thereafter for half of the fight. I was terribly hurt, but no one seemed to realize my condition but myself. In fact, I hardly showed any effects of being distressed until after we passed the tenth round, as was evident by the betting. AS late as the seventh round they were betting even money would win inside of the ten round limit. I never stopped fore ing the fight and tried to be as vicious as I knew how. knowing, by Britt'a actions that he was afraid to mix mat ters
 Jimmy Britt lost the chance of a life. time by not taking advantage of my condition, as if ever there was a man in the world whom I had fought that had a show whatever of putting me down for the count it was this same Jimmy Britt. After the thirteenth round I only held up and fought through gameness and my natural in- stinct of fighting. The old bulldog courage would not down in me not withstandfng the fact that he was set ting a hot pace.
 Britt Declared Victor.
 Only once during the entire fight did Britt pick up enough courage to mix it. This was in the last thirty seconds of the twentieth round, when he. tore after me in do or die' style, and am glad that he didn't pick up courage any sooner. As soon as the last gong rang for the ending of the twentieth round Referee Jack walsh immediate ly declared Britt the victor. I retired to my corner. and before I got to the chair was vomiting violently.
 Determined to regain my laurels, decided to start ever again and work my way up, but the climb this time was not 50 long. In one way my bad showing with Britt was a blessing in disguise, for 1t caused Cans to think was all in, and he finally consented to a match.
 Knocks Out Clifford.
 To make another start, I went to Ogden, Utah, and agreed to . fight with Jack Clifford on Jan. f3. sue CcSdSu LII kAUSCkluS ulIu out 10 LHe fifth round. This convinced mo as well as my friends that still had a | punch. The Associated Press account | of the fight said, Nelson showed fast CT and to better advantage than in | any of his recent battles."
 After knocking out Jack Clifford II went to Los Angeles, where I was | billed to meet one Rudolph Boer) | Unholz. We met on Feb. before | Tom McCarey's. club in a ten round bout, which. in my opinion. resembled | a 100 yard sprint more than a regular | boxing bout. Fer ten rounds Rudolph | was content with racing from one side | of the ring to the other with me in | hot pursuit. Of all the fighters have | ever met Unholz Is without a doubt | the biggest joke of them all
 Owing to the boxing laws there we | were compelled to fight ten rounds to | a no decision verdict. This law de- prived me of a well earned victory.
 Within a month after the time had | met the joke of the prize ring, Unholz, in ten session sprint again met my old rival, Jimmy Britt, for the fourth and last time.
 I was determined to fight each and every month and meet all the minor lights and force the public to make Cans tie up with me- I met Britt on March at McCarey's club.
 I held the upper hand during the contest and during the sixth round