New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
FAIL TO BREAK THE TIE HOGAN WINS ON POINTS
Gets Better of Battling Nelson
in a Give-and-T Bout.

Outboxed in six Of ten whirlwind ROUNDS
! Battling Nelson. the former lightweight
champion OF the world. proved unequal To
the task of defeating "One Round Hogan
at the Madison Athletic club. Of Harlem
last night. Furious was the pace the ola
king Of the lightweights cut out at the
very tap Of the gong and dauntlcss the
courage he displayed I'm the face of Wither-
ing volleys OF brusing punches that
crashed through his guard at VIII. But
science. skill and clear, cool head won
, for the clever Hogan.
Times there were when Nelson's efforts
seemed as il they would be successful. At
intervals il appeared as though he would
be knocked out, but his wonderful, almost
supcrhuman, vitality rallied TO his standard
and at the end he was stronger than the
man who heat him.
The men iddlcd around for a moment and
fell into a clnch. Hogan jabbed left to
the body and Nelson came IN to hook his
left TO the body. Hogan smashed a right
10 the Jaw and smothered the Danes efforts
10 box in close "One Round jabbed Mel
son almost at will. The latter was mark
for a left, and the Californian outboxed
him easily. Nelson forced the pace, but he
was careful.
The former champion rocked from stem to
stern when Hogan smashed him on the
jaw with a terrific right hand counter. y
hard left in the stomach took lot out OF
the Dane and he missed the body. Nelson
loundered into a clinch and tried to bull
Hogan around the ring. AT this style ne
had somewhat the better Of the milling.
Hogan held him safe and hit him two for
one. smothering all his efforts at inhghting
and making him miss at long range
II was the safe programme in the thlrd
round. Nelson walked in, but the agie
Hogan popped him with left lead 10 the
Jaw and shot over the right hand to the
head. The Batter bulcd his way in, and
did his best work at close quarters. where
his superior weight and strength told. \
right hand punch - the body stood the
Dane up on his heels. and like fash
Hogan nailed him on the face, with both
hands on the head.
Nelson's weight counted heavily in his
favor i'm the fourth and NTH rounds, and
Hogan showed fatigue. Paving clumSiy
away. the Dane came I'm and weakened
'One Round" with both hands 10 the body.
He held Hogan in the corners. and there
he out-sluggcd the Frisco boy Skipping
away from him, Hogan shot home volley
Of snappy one. two punches TO the face
and law that would have stopped any man
i'm the world but Nelson. Flush on the tip
Of the jaw the wallops crashed home but
the HegcsWich man only lowered his
,ouseled head and fought all the harder.
He held his own easily in both rounds.
The Dane had Hogan hat-footed in the
sixth round. and had the better Of the eN-
changes. II was on his aggressive work
and body punching that he built his plans,
and al that style he was the master.
Memories Of Point Richmond must have
docked hack TO Nelson i'm the seventh
round. when Hogan stood him up, smashed
him with hooks and counters and had his
own way. He boxed prettily. Weaving i'm
and out he iabbed his left hand to the
face. and as the furious Dane bore in he
measured him with straight punches with
both hands. In vain effort the old cham
pion came on. but Hogan was his master
The eighth round saw Nelson at his best
He tore in and rushed Hogan around the
ring. shooting his hands to the body. Under
the attack Hogan's knees bent. and he was
forced to run away He seemed to be in
bad but Nelson could not finish him.
In the tenth round Nelson few at his
man faster than i'm the first. Hogan
chopped. hooked and jabbed him all over
and twice staggered him with his right
hand punches on the jaw. Back bounded
the durable Dane and wild right on the
law made Hogan's knees sag In. The lat
ter. too, recovered quickly, and in few
seconds boxed back hard.