The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-30
FIGHTING DICK
MEETS LIVE ONE
Hyland Knocked Out in the
Twenty-third Round by
Battling Nelson.


scheduied fOrty-five-r0und bout The cons
test was one Of the most vicious ever seen
N local ring. The fight was fairly even
up 70 the thirteenth round. after which
Nelson took the lead. Hylsnd was knocked
OUT py a left hook 70 the stomach. after
lie had been fiOOred several times in the
two preceding rounds
Throughout a dozen rounds Hyland and
the champion hammered each other with
vicious swings and uppercuts that cut
snort ell promise OF q fOFty-f iVe-rOuud
contest In the early stages Hyiand was
tne master although IL could not be said
Whether or not Nelson was extending him
SELF. During the last three rounds. how
eNer the Dane went after his opponent
without an instants rest, knocking Hv-
land down time after time and staggering
The game Californian with binding vol
leys OF right and left hooks to the head
varied by an occasional crushing straight
In the final round Hylsnd was almost
a. 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 himself meeting rush with
rush. clinch with clinch and generally
carrying the fight to his opponent.
Nelson was Kissed continually for his
attempts to rough it and throughout the
fight the men exchanged unfriendly COM
ment
The attendance was estimated at 5000.
The receipts were SIS, 000 OF which Nelson
received $500 and Hyland $500
Round They rushed into close quar-
ters and each sought an opening for the
others body and they we're locked in close
embrace. Nelson drove two short-arm
rights TO the body and moment later
sank another hard right TO the CalifOr-
mans stomach Hyland whipped his
right to the champions Jaw and they ex-
changed shoTt-arm jolts to the body. Mel
son forced Hyland against the ropes and
for the first time the men parted. Nelson
whipped his left twice to the face and
q
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 both men
times, but not dangerously, and honors
we're even.
Crowd Cheers Hyand.
Round S-Nelson rushed in and planted
a straight right to the face and dUpli-
Gated II a moment later With a left
chop to the chin. Hyland caught Nelson
off his guard and almost flOored the
champion The crowd cheered the Cali
close range, batting at each others body,
during which Hyland landed more fire.
quently, Suddenly Nelson cut loose and
caught his man with left and right short
rushed together and Hyland swung his
right twice 10 the body and moment
later scored again similarly. Hyland
hooked Nelson twice on the jaw with
great force. Nelson, however. retaliated
with a singing left and a clinch ended
a rather vicious round.
Hyland had slight advantage, due to
the fact that he landed the cleaner blows.
Round saw the first blood, a right TO
the race starting color from Nelson's
mouth. and q moment later Hyland
brought blood from the champions nose
Hyland shot four vicious rights to the
jaw and the round ended in his favor.
Dick Is Clever.
in the next round Hyland eountered
cleverly and there was some quick in
fighting. Hylanc got in two reft punches
on Nelson's jaw and stopped a rush with
a straight right 10 the face. Hylsnd
rushed Nelson to the ropes. but the latter
wggled safely out and after a furious
outer ring rally the gong rang.
Round s was active. but not vicious.
Nelson staying on the defensive and let
ting Hyland tire himself
In round ! the crowd groaned when
Nelson hit a bit low. and a second later
he got stiff right uppercut on the chin.
He did not break ground, however. They
clinched and Hyland landed two rights
hard on Nelson's kidneys. Nelson wrestled
his man around the ring and the crowd
Kissed. Nelson landed two hard rights
TO the stomach and got two punches on
the face in return.
70 Hyland's eve and an instant later
swung two hard lefts and right TO the
head. Nelson then landed hard right
and left TO the body. but Hyland coun-
tered with a right uppercut to the jaw.
Nelson wrestled his man again against
The ropes and was cautioned for hold
Ing on.
Bat Becomes Assressor.
In round Nelson took the aggressive.
He landed several vicious blows and got
the same in return. but finally sent Hy-
land against the ropes with a straight
right to the body.
In the next round Nelson seemed to be
trying for a knockout but unsuccessful
". He landed two quick lefts and Hy-
and countered with right 70 the ribs
hat made Nelson vince. Hyiand slipped
10 his knees from mtsdirected blow, but
Was up instantly.
In round II Nelson took the aggressive
gain and shot a swift left 10 the body
after which they clinched. Hyland
whipped his right TO the mouth and Mel
ION sent in two solid body punches. The
men fought an instant at long range and
after an exchange of rights to the face
Hyland swung a terrific right TO the body.
Nelson came back at his man like a tiger
md landed several hard left and right
ysllops 10 the face. He then. rocked Hy-
and's head with q hard uppercut and
'orced the latter against the ropes. seek
ng TO land a knockout punch. Nelson had
he advantage OF the round.
Dick a Bit Tired.
Round i2-Nelson came up fresh. He
ahbed Hyland with trio of lefts to the
ace ana f1glauu sought cover G1gldllu
appeared TO be q bit tired at this stage,
ut finding Nelson uncovered shot two
wicked let's to the Jaw and Nelson fought
Jack wildly. The best blow OF the round
vas a staggering right TO the Jaw by Mel
on, ending a vicious smuggling bee
Round Is was one OF the best Of the
light Nelson peppered at Hylands face I
Fith rights and let's, forcing the latter ,
gainst the ropes. Hyland fought back
fciously and rocked Nelson's head with
left chop. A moment later he shot
traight right 10 Nelson's face. Nelson
wung a terrific left to the chin and Hy-
and began to look serious. left TO the
ody delivered Immediately afterwaru
a used Hyland to clinch, but he recuper-
ted quickly and landed two awful rights
nd a left TO Nelson's unprotected jaw
nd the crowd cheered.
Round IA brought a pretty exchange OF
lows but with no damage.
Round i5-Nelson drove his man against
he ropes but the latter by clever foot
-ork escaped TO the center OF the rims,
here Nelson hammered him viciously. 1
straight left started the blood flow I
~ from the Californian's mouth freely I
elson kept after his man. driving swift !
xht and left shots to the body and !
outh Hyland fought back gamely, and :
9th men were tired at the end Of the :