The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-28
Durable Dane Falls Before Nor
an in Eleventh Round,
Until Last Act BattIer Was
Strong and the AggressOr.
ALWAYS GAME TO END.
Dropped Five Times While Eng
1ishman Kept Safe.
Latter Met IlIinOisan's BUSHES
With Straight Punches.

San Francisco, Nov 2S-Battling
Nelson Of Hegewisch, ILL.,, will no long
er menace the lightweight bel. For
the first time in his fighting career the
Durable Dane, a shell of the once great
pugilist, was knocked out Saturday
night beyond all dispute by owen
Moran, the sturdy lad from Birming-
ham, England, in the presence of one
Of the largest crowds of spectators ever
assembled at a glove contest in this
city.
Moran knocked Nelson out in tire
eleventh round of a scheduled 20-round
event. his victory being clean and leav-
ing no room for argument as to his
complete mastery over the one-time
champion. But he was compelled to
drop Nelson five times in this round,
for despite the force of the Briton's
right hand punches on the point Of the
chin, the wonderful fighting spirit of
the Dane was ever present. One second
after the final count had been tolled
off and Referee Ben Selig above the
Ha shouted, You're out; Moran wins"
Nelson was on his feet with blood
streaming from his mouth and nose,
loudly importuning the referee to per-
NIT him to continueu.
Round 1-They rushed and fought
shoulder to shoulder. Nelson scored
first with a clean left hook to the jaw.
They buHeted each other about, Moran
shooting rights and leftS to the face. 1t
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 sew
sral straight left smashes to the chin
At close range Moran swung a power
full right to the wind and then shot
straight left to the face.
Round 3-NeIsOr1 forced the F2rftisher
against the ropes, but the latter avoid
ed the Battler's onslaught A fierce
midring rally followed both landing
savagely to the head and face. Moran
scored first blood. Moran played for
the face and Nelson went to his corner
splitting blood. Moran's round.
Round 4-Moran continued to outlook
and outgeneral his opponent, stepping
back and meeting Nelson with straight
lefts and right in the sore nose as the
Battler forced the issue. Nelson varied
matters by swinging his right and left
to the face, but Moran evened it up
with two ral1ing rights. Moran's round
Round 5-Moran scored Immediately
with a straight right to the jaw, Nell
son countering with two swings to the
face. The Birmingham lad then plant
ed two solid rights flush to the Jaw
Nelson rallied and forced his man from
Dne end Of the ring to the other, land
ing with hard right audgleft punches
10 the head, but Moran evened Ilp rain.
ing short arm lefts and rights to the
lace. Honors even.
Round CATER a minutes fighting
1t close quarters Nelson hooked his
right to the stomach. He forced the
British lad around the ring but the
latter met each rush with straight left
and right shoots to the face. Moran
uppercut with his left to the jaw and a
moment later sent the same glove to
the face. Moran was scoring Clearly
and had the better of the round.
Round Nelson forced the fighting
landing left and right on the face
They battled head to head Moran, II
anything, having the better of the ex-
changes. Moran made Nelson vince,
sending several rights in quick success
sion to the face. Moran's round.
Round S-After half a minute Of de-
sultory exchanges Nelson forced his
man to break ground by shooting in
several rights and lefts to the body and
face. He Went right after his man,
but Moren scored constantly with we'll
timed right and left hooks to the face,
one Of which all but closed Nelson's
left eye. Moran's round.
Round 9-Nelson opened the round
full of fight. A short right swing
reached the Briton's jaw and soon
afterward a straight left found the
mark. The men continued to fight