Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30

the ropes more by sheer force of wres-
Ting. Hyland got in a right to the face
that started a thin stream of blood from
Nelson's mouth. Fighting shoulder to
shoulder, the men fought away with
great vim, during which Hyland landed
his right to the face, bringing blood
from Nelson's nose. Hyland then shot
four vicious rights to the champions
jaw, but Nelson only smiled. How
ever there was great force behind Hy-
lands punches in this round, and he
took his seat with honors considerably
in his favor.
Round Five
Nelson jabbed twice with his left to
the face, but Hyland countered with
left and right hooks to the jaw. They
fought to close quarters and exchanged
wicked rights to the stomach. Hyland
hooked two left punches to Nelson's
jaw, and an instant later stopped the
Dane with a straight right to the face.
The men wrestled into a clinch, and
Hyland rushed the champion to the
ropes. A furious center-ring rally fol-
lowed, during which both landed
viciously. The round was even.
Round Six
After :, half a miutes's sparring
Hyland shot a straight left to the face,
Nelson retaliating in kind Hyland
whipped a forceful right to the jaw, and
the men wrestled up against the ropes.
Hyland uppercut with right to the jaw
and forced Nelson into a neutral cor
ner. They worked to the center of the
ring. and Hyland crossed his right to
the head. Nelson landed a stiff left to
the jaw as they closed in. Nelson acted
mostly on the defensive in this round.
Round Seven
Nelson swung left to head, but re-
ceived a vicious left on the body. Mel
son hit back low and the crowd
groaned. Nelson rushed into a hard
right uppercut that caught him on the
chin. He never broke ground for an
instant, however. With the men
locked, Hyland swung two hard rights
over the kidneys. Nelson wrestled his
man around the ring, using his head,
and for this he was Missed. Nelson
| seemed to be reserving his strength
At close quarters he drove in two hard
rights to the stomach, but Hyland
more than evened up with a success
sion of right and left smashes to the
face. Round even.
Round Eight
Nelson landed his left hard on Hy-
lands eye, and an instant later swung
| two lefts and a right to the head Mel
/ son landed a hard right and left to the
/ body, but Hyland cOuntered with a
! right uppercut to the jaw. Nelson
| wrestled his man against the ropes and
was cautioned for holding. The gong
found them clinched.
Round Nine
| Nelson planted a vicious left to the
Californians jaw. He duplicated the
blow shortly after, but Hyland sent in
/ two singing rights to the body and
| the battler clinched. Hyland flung two
| hard rights into the stomach and then
planted a good right to the jaw. Mel
son put in two light rights to the stom-
ach and the men Wrestled at close
quarters. Nelson sent Hyland against
the ropes with a straight right to the
body, and the round closed with even
honors.
Round Ten
Nelson landed two quick lefts and
| Hyland countered with a hard right tc
the ribs. Nelson's lip was swollen anC
bled. Nelson sent two lefts to the face
and right to the body. Nelson slipped
to his knees from misdirected blow
but was up in an instant. Hyland sem
! right to left short arm blows to the
face.
Round Eleven
Nelson took the aggressive again ant
shot a swift left to the body after they
clinched. Hyland whipped right to The
! mouth and Nelson sent in two soiiC
body punches. The men fought an in,
slant at long range, and after an ex
change of rights to the face HylanC
swung a terrific right to the body. Mel
son came back at his man like a tigel
and landed several hard lefts anC
rights to the face. He then rocked
Hyland's head with a hard upper Gu
and forced the latter against the ropes
Nelson's round.
Round Twelve
Nelson came up looking strong an,
fresh. He jabbed Hyland with thre
lefts to the face and Hyland appeared
tired. Hyland swung his right hand t,
the ribs and Nelson came back with
straight left to the face. Nelson missed
repeatedly with right and left. HylanC
shot two wicked lefts to the jaw and
right to the body. The best blow of tn
round was a staggering right to TIN
jaw by Nelson at the close of a viciou
smuggling match.
Round Thirteen
Nelson jabbed twice with lefts to tn
. mouth and Hyland ran into a left hool