The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-27
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RINGSIDE, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov
es-Another fighter has failed tt
come back.
Battling Nelson '.the hardest nu
in the world to crack" has agair
been cracked, this time by Owen Mo
ran, the doughty Britisher. A smash
ing right to the jaw did the business
Nelson going down, his face a mass
OF blood At the count of eight he
struggled 10 his feet only to be beat
en- down again and again. The fifth
time he failed to rise from his hands
and knees at the count of ten and
Referee Selig raised Moran's glove
in token of victory.
The Battler, dashed by the batter
ing blows, rose to his feet second
too late and feebly protested. But
Selig's decision was final and emf
nently fair. According to statement
made by Selig Immediately after the
fight, Nelson was counted out, and
could not have gotten to his feet
and continued the fight under any
conditions
with any other fighter ! would
have stopped 1t before the final
knockdown,'' said Selig, "but Nelson's
remarkable recuperatiye powers de
oided me against such course. When
counted Nelson out, yelled In his
ear and he was trying all the time
to force himself to his feet, but did
not have the strength
Moran had the better of the fight
all the way. The battler had lost
his old strength. and Moran was
much the ,cleverer boxer. Neither
man was in serious danger at any
stage up to the eleventh. The end
came as quick as flash. Moran's
right shot over and Nelson went dowr
like log.
The Fight BY Rounds.
Round Nelson led left to face
Mt missed Moran soaked light
left to face In the breakaway, Mel
son landed light left. Nelson missed
a left swing to the face. Moran land
ed right swing to the kidneys. Mo
ran sent left to stomach, but Nelson
blocked. Nelson landed right tc
stomach. Moran landed hard or
body and head. Moran sailed in but
Nelson me- him with left and right
At the gong Moran caught Nelson's
head in his open hand and tried tc
push him away. Round even.
Round 2-They clinched, Nelson
forcing Moran across the ring and
hooked right to Moran's neck Mo
ian landed right to stomach and
straight left to jaw. Nelson landed
right to stomach and Moran straight
right to head. They clinched, Mo
ran jolting Nelson with straight
lef to the jaw and repeating, but
missing q wicked swing. Nelson's
straight left landed hard and he
ducked left swing. Nelson was
forcing the fighting, but seemed un
able to get through Morans guard
Nelson sent right to the jaw and re
peated just as the gong sounded. MO
rams round.
Round 3--Nelson landed left to the
jaw, forcing Moran against the ropes
where Owen tripped. slightly and
was assisted to his feet by Nelson
Nelson iolted Moran with right up
per cut, followed by left to head. Mel,
Son blocked left hook, but Owen land
ed the next one to the head. Moran
slammed a hard right to the kidneys
and they mixed Moran uppercut and
hooked left to the Jaw and In the
clinch, landed left hook, bringing tn
blood from Nelson's probosus. They
hddled until the bell. Morans round
Round 4-Moran started right al
ter his man and overwhelmed the
Battler with lefts and rights to head
and stomach. Nelson rushed In a
elinch, and on the break, Moran land,
ed hard left to jaw. Then he sent
right and left to stomach and head
Nelson landed light to the Jaw as
The bell rang. Moran's round
Round 5--Ne,son surprised the
by boring In and landing
repeatedly with both hands as soon
as the round started. Moran began
splitting blood and the Nelsonites