The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-27
BATTLING NELSON
 DEFEATED BY MORAN Englishman Knocks Out Bat tier in Eleven Rounds FIGHT IS VERY LIVELY NeI,op Showed No Signs of Weakening Ip to the Ninth Round But Moran
 settled Matters in the
 Eleventh
FIGHT IS VERY LIVELY
BY ". ". NAUGHTON

-NoP>SieNf| "Farewell. long farewell, then, all my greatness"
 So said Cardinal Wolsey; and, in the absence of anything better in the nature of a swan song, Battling Nelson might borrow the cardinals thunder. For Bat ting Nelson has lost his greatest asset. He is the durable Dane no longer
 Owen Moran did for Nelson in the elev- enth round of their fight at Blots pav1i- ion this afternoon. The end was unex- nected at that, for while on the receiving end of a volley of hooks and uppercuts in the ninth round, Nelson showed no signs of going to pieces
 He worried through the tenth round all right. principally because Moran was pid- ing his time until the opportunity Tor a settling punch should present itself. He all but tasted through the eleventh round for similar reason.
 The opportunity finally came, however, and Nelson went down full length on his back from a right-hand crack on the chin What followed was not lovely to look upon. Sprawing and hopping, more like a toad than human being, the Dane was half up and wholly down no less than five times. Once, while with bent legs and sagging frame, he rested on his launches there was leer of defiance on his blood-smeared face. His brain cleared partly, but not entirely, and as he strengthened up after each knock down or fall, 1t was the easiest thing In the world for Moran to clout him and sene him fioorward again.
 Nelson Counted Out
 Finally Nelson dropped to his knees. He had been struck on the face before going down, but it was Moran's effort to free himself from his opponents em- brace that dragged Nelson to his knees as much as anything The Battler was In a bad way. His eyes seemed to be sightless and his face was bruised and eyes swollen. Referee Selig toled off each second in clear voice and at the tenth wave of his hand shouted:
 ''Youre outl'
 The official timekeeper having, in the meanwhile, yelled ''Ten!" so that it could be heard far back.
 Nelson made no effort to rise untily 20 seconds had elapsed from the time he had been counted out, but just as he stood erect he claimed that the timing was wrong; that he was prepared to fight on It was a foolish claim, for even then Nelson was but half awake to his sur rcundings, nor did he collect his wits until fully minute had passed. It may be that Nelson, who is at all times stub born in his contentious, will try to make capital out of the fact that he was flat on the floor while the count was in prog ress and that if he had heard the count correctly he could have jumped to his feet and resumed boxing.
 Given Every Chance .
 Such a claim will only make him a mark for ridicule. If anything, Selig was over-lenient with the Battler. Nelson went down once or twice without being struck in the closing round, and might have been disqualified then and there.
 ''The reason I allowed him so much latitude was that I knew that he was a glutton for punishment and likely to re- cuperate almost under any circum- stances,' said Selig.
 ',l wanted to give shim all the chance in the world so that there could be no complaint, either from Nelson or the pub- lie. afterwards"
 When Nelson pulled himself together sufficiently to realize what had hap pened he grasped Moran's hand and com plimented him on his victory, the crowd yelling as the bruiser and the bruised exchanged a hearty grip.
 There were expressions of sympathy for Nelson as the spectators came away and, to tell the truth, the turmoil which is generally in evidence when a knockout is being accomplished, was of less ve- hement character than usual. Nelson during his strenuous career has endeared himself to the average fight fan. and for that reason, as he had always furnished sterling entertainment to the followers of ring events, there will be no exultation over his losing the battle.
 Round 1-They rushed and fought shoulder to shoulder Nelson scored first with a clean left hook to the jaw. They buffeted each other about, Moran show ing rights and lefts to the face. It was give and take at close range until the round terminated with honors even.
 Round 2-Moran drove his right to the ribs and followed it with several stiff right and left short arm wallops to the face and head. Nelson forced the pace but Moran met him with several straight smasbes to the chin. At close range Moran swung a powerful right to tho wind and then shot a straight left to the face. f against the ropes, but the latter avoided the Battler's onslaught. A fierce mid ring rally followed, both landing savage ly to the head and face. Moran shot a wicked right to the nose and scored first blood. Moran played for the face and