The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-30
NELSON KNOCKS OUT HyIAND
IN THE TWENTY Third ROUND

N'hl Jun = arena, san Francisco
May 29-Battlong Nelson OF Illinois
licked Dick Hyland this afternoon in
The twenty-thlrd round of a scheduled
forty-live round bout The contest
was one Of the most Vicious ever seen
in this city. The fight was fairly even
up to the thirteenth round. after which
Nelson took the lead Hyland was
Knocked out by a left hook To the
stomach. after he had been noored
several times in the two preceding
rounds.
Throughout a dozen rounds Hylaud
and the champion hammered each
other with Vicious uppeTcuts that cut
short all promise OF forty y-llve-rcund
contest. In the carly stages Hyland
was the master, although 1t could
not be said whether OF not Nelson
was extending himself During the
last three rounds. however. the Dane
went after his opponent witnout an In
stantS rest, knocking Hyland down
time after time and staggering the
game Californian with binding vol
leyS Of rights and left hooks to the
head. varied by an occasional crush
Ing straight left to the stomach.
In the final round Hyland was al
most at the champions mercy.
Nelson frequently offered his face
as a target while he tried for body
blows but only after the fight was
half over Until the climax the Grass
Valley fighter had confidence In him
self. meeting rush with rush, clinch
with clinch, and generally carrying
the fight to his opponent
Nelson was Kissed continually for
his attempts to rough 1t and through
out the fight the men exchanged un-
friendly comment
The attendance was estimated at
5000. The receipts were $4,000. of
watch Nelson received $500 and Hy-
land $l,500.
Time was called at 3:11 p. m.
Round 1-They rushed into close
quarters and each sought an opening
for tne others body and they were
locked in close embrace Nelson
drove two short-arm tolts TO the body
and moment later sank another hard
right 10 the Callfornian's stomach. Hy-
land whipped his right to the cnam-
pion's Jaw and they exchanged short
arm jolts to the body. Nelson forced
Hyland against the ropes and for the
first time the men parted. Nelson
whipped his left twice to the face and
then danced 10 his corner as the gong
changed. It was evident that the men
intended to fight solely at close range.
There was no decided advantage for
either man In this round
In the second round there was some
quick work at close quarters. boil
men fighting carefully Both landed
several times, but not dangerously,
and honorS were even. l7
Round 3-Nclson rushed in and
planted a straight to the face and du-
plIcated II moment later With 4
left chop to the chin Hyland caught
Nelson of MS guard and almost 0oored
the champion. The crowd cheered the
Californian vigorously. They mixed
II at close ranbe, battcring each
others body, during which Hy
and landed more frequently. Sud.
denly Nelson cut loose and caught MS
man with left and right short-arm
swings on the face ard jaw. They
rushed together and Hyland swung
mis- right twice to the body and a
moment later scored again similarly.
JIyland hooked Nelson twlce on the
jaw with great force. Nelson. how
ever retallated with a singing left
and clinch ended rather vicious
round
Hyland had slight advantage. ow-
Ing to the fact that he landed the
cleaner blows
Round 5-Hyland countered clevcrly
and there was some quick Iniighting.
Hyland getting in two left punches on
Nelson's jaw and stopping a rush
with straight right 10 the face. Hy-
land rushed Nelson To the ropes but
the latter wigelcd safely out and az
ter n furious outer ring rally the gong
rang.
Round 6-Thls round was active but
not vicious, Nelson staying on the
defensive and letting Hyland tire
himself. In round seven the crowd
groaned when Nelson hit bit low,
and n second later he got a stiff right
uppercut on the chin. He did not
brealt ground. however. They clinchcd
and Hyland landed two rights hard on
Nelson's kidneys, Nelson wrcstled
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