Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-30
Grass Valley Lad Has Better Of the
Earlier Rounds.
NELSON KISSED CONTINUOUSLY
Rough Tactics of Boy from Illinois
Not Liked by Spectators.
ATTENDANCE NINE THOUSAND
Nelson Receives six Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars and HyIand
One Thousand Five


SAN FRANCISCO, May s.-Battllng Mel
son of Illinois knocked out Dick Hyland
this afternoon in the ~twenty-third round
Of q scheduled forty-five-round bout. The
contest was one Of the most vicious ever
seen In a local ring. 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 floored
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
short all promise OF a forty-flve contest.
In the arly stages Hyland was the mas
ter, although 1t could not be said whether
or not Nelson was extending himself. Dur
ing the last three rounds, however. the
Dane went after his opponent without an
instant's rest. knocking Hyland down time
after time and staggering the game Cali
fornia boy with binding volleys of right
and left hooks to head, varied by an oc-
casional crushing straight left to the
stomach.
In the final round Hyland was almost
at the champions mercy.
Nelson frequently offered his face as y
target while he tried for body blows, but
only after the fiEht was half over. Until
the climax the Grass Valley fighter had
confidence in himself, meeting rush VIII
rush, clinch with clinch and generally
carrying the fight TO his opponent.
Nelson was Kissed continuously foe
roughing 1t and throughout the fight the
men exchanged unfriendly
The attendance was estimated at 1900.
The receipts were $4,000. of which Nelson
receives SC, 500 and Hyland $500.
Round 1.-They rushed into close quarters
and each sough an opening for the others
body and they were locked in close en,A
brace. Nelson drove two short arm righB
to the body and g moment later sank arg
other hard right TO the Californian's ston>
sch. Hyland whipped his right to the
champions jaw and they exchanged short
arm jolts to the body. Nelson forced Hy-
land against the ropes and for ths firt
time the men parted. Nelson whipSF'd his
left twice to the face and then danced to
his corner as the gong changed. It wal
evident that the men Intended to fight &c
close range. There. was no decided advan-
tage for either man in this round.
In the second round there was some
quick work at close quarters, both men
fighting carefully. Both landed several
times but not dangerously and honora
Round a-Nelson rushed in and planted
a straight to the face and duplicated II .
moment later. with q les chop to the
chin Hyiand caught Nelson off his guard
and almost floored the champion. Tho
crowd cheered the Californian vigorously.
Iney nlNeO IL AT close range, gathering dS
each others body during which Hyland
landed more frequently. Suddenly Nelson
cut loose and caught his man with left and
right short arm swings on the face and
Jaw. They rushed together and Hyland
swung his right twice 10 the body and, &
mement later scored again similarly. HyS
land hooked Nelson twice on the jaw with
great force. Nelson. however, retaliateA
with a singing left and a clinch ended .
rather vicious round. Hyland had a slight
advantage due to the fact that he landed
cleaner blows.