Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
BATTLING NELSON
KNOCKED OUT
Owen Moran Finishes Sturdy
Dane in Eleventh Round
of Mill.
ENGLISHMAN HELD
ADVANTAGE FROM START
IndomitabIe Fighting Spirit
Alone Prevented BattIer
From Being Fin
ished Sooner.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. November 20.
Battling Nelson of Hegewisch (Chicago),
ILL.,, will no longer menace the light
weight belt. For the first time in rs
lighting carer the Durable Dane,
shell of the once great pugiiist, was
knocked out today beyond all dispute.
owen Moran, a sturdy lad from BIZ
mingham England. did the feat in the
presence of one of the largest crowds that
ever assembled a glove contest in this
city.
Moran knocked Nelson out in the
eleventh round of a scheduled twenty
round event, his victory being clean, and
leaving no room for argument as to his
complete mastery over the one-t1me
champion. But he was compelled To
ircp Nelson FIVE times in this round, for,
despite the force of the Briton's right
land punches on the point of the chin,
he wonderful fighting spirit of the Dane
Vas ever present.
One second after the final count had
been toiled off and Referee Benjamin
Selig, above the din, shouted You re
put; Moran WINS Nelson was on his
[eet with blood streaming from his mouth
and nose, loudly importuning the referee
10 permit him to- continue.
Moran Was Master.
Moran from the first tap of the gong
proved himself complete master of the
situation. There was not one round Of
the eleven fought that could be accredited
to Nelson. The Dane was always the ag-
gressor, his evident intention being to
force Moran to fight close. In this he
was accommodated, but the fight was
scarcely two rounds old before Moran
showed that he, too, could fight at the
'BattlerS' own game.
Round after round Moran would step
back, Sidestep ana dance around the ag-
gressive Nelson, all the while shooting
in straight, forceful punches to the jaw
and head. He seldom suffered punch
In return
The eleventh and final round opened
with neither tighter perceptibly in dis
tress. Moran, VINO apparently had been
biding his time for finishing blow, got
his chance when Nelson. with bowed
head, rushed into close quarters. Moran
flung his right forward, catching Nell
son flush on the jaw. Down the Dane
went to his launches for the count Of
nine. 1t was the same kind of blow
which several months ago caught Tom
Mccarthy off his guard He subsequently
dica as result OF the tight. and the GUST
ing of the Jeffries-JohnsOn bout from
California followed.
Nelson tottered to his feet. bleeding
and dazed. Moran stood back, waiting
for him. Again the Briton's powerful
right shot out and Nelson dropped to the
mat once more. The performance was
thrice more repeated. Moran each time
reaching Nelson's unprotected jaw with
his right. With the last knockdown
the referee and the timekeeper counted
the fateful ten.
Victor Is Elated.
When Referee SeIie declared Moran the
victor Moran turned handspring into
the arms of his seconds and dashed from
the ring without a mark to indicate that
he had been in fight.
II always knew l could turn the trick"
he later declared, land you bet / feel
proud to have been the first man to put
Nelson out. Now ! want Wolgast. The
sooner the match can be made the bet
ter
Nelson declared that he had been count
ed out prematurely. He said: 1T lacked
but three seconds for the round to end,
and I believe that L would have been as
fresh as ever in the next round. How
ever, Moran deserves all the credit. He
is great little fighter, and will be able
to hold his own against any of them"
Today's contest was the first twenty
round bout to be held in this city since
last June. when Gov. Gillett stepped in
and put temporary stop to fights of
more than ten rounds duration. and the
fight followers are hopeful of the future
1t is estimated that 5000 persons wit
messed the fight Promoter Coffroth said
that the receipts would approximate
$4,000.
The Fight By Rounds.
Round 1-They rushed and fought shoul-
der to shoulder Nelson scored first with
q clean left hook to the jaw. They buff