The evening world., 1911-12-23
Nelson Takes Awful LaoIno
From Hogan, but Finishes
Standing and Fighting Back.
. vERYBODY who saw Battling
Nelson and One Round Hogan

hight last night Ia still wonder.
Ing what held Battling Nelson up
through the ten rounds Just after
ne end Of the fight I happened 10 be
Standing with . group OF sporting
osn talking II over.
Nelson has iron legs" said one.
Hes 20 dumb that he doesn't
know when hos out" said another.
90 on" said . third. they had
a Invisible wire hanging down from
the rafters. and II was looped around
BAT under the arms"
You're all wrong" said Referred
CHARLIE White. passing by. It's q
eoee Of absolutely unyielding deter.
oinstion and unlimited courage.
~ doesn't know what II IL to think
taat be CAT be knocked out. When
10 goes to night he takes his heart
out and leaves II In his room. and
he puts . brick In his chest In place
q the heart"
WhaSever the explanation may he.
oatt1ins Nelson still has his marvel.
lous ability 70 assimilate blows. !
never saw lightweight given q
verss pounding. and yet Bat finished
The tsnth round with q terrinc squirt
q aghting, and when the bell rang be
lauohsd. All through the ten rounds
Hegan hammered him with crushing
rtoAts and no les crushing iefts.
WSth every blow to tho head Va WHO
at 81 n rsnguids could hear bats
teeth clash and his bones rattle.
eeca drive into his body was like
~ chus OF a bullet into an oak
p'aak- several times Hogan knocked him
Mo- ' or six feet. dasing and bewii-
ees1ng him. Yet whenever this happened
Nelson caught his balance and fell In
tewerd Hogan again. swinging his arms
vlth redoubied fury.
u was easy 10 80 how Bat Nelson
ones have discourage ted Dana, Britt,
Csebett and oil OF the other great light.
Weights who fought him In the glorious
EAST. He seemed absolutely t~ireless.
NotAins could dun the name OF his
Astlng spirit. Toward the end we began
10 look for some Sign OF breaking on
hogan's part. for Il seemed impossible
foe any nan TO hit as he was hitting
without producing any effect that lasted
mos0 than . few seconds sud not lose
hart.
Dat Hogan pesssd away. ana whsn
tAe last round came throw every ounce
= bis strength and energy 'ase
sustained thrce-mlnute effort 70 knock
Nelson out. lie struck terrible blows-
vashins. crushing. destroying blows.
that we're apparently capable OF pulver-
Nag bone ana sinew and MASKING them
0to . mAss like . raSseed ppultice.
And Nelson. nShtinS with not a whit
tea rury. only grinnsd and swung blow
~ SleS.
0aee Nelson landed 4 swing on
eogNr's body that staggered him. once
0a9Au. driving his left across in q
sSevtaG hook-a terrific left-sent Mel.
- staggerins. and with the impact OF
~ oicw the are lights over head wen,
sst. Charlie white jumped bet tbs
men In the scni-darkncss and shouts
"V1opf" And then the lights fickered
aAA blassd again, n there was Nelson
gooNng hack with a swing that STRUCK
Vsgas o. the Chin n made his knee'
0osnBA. 4 second later-a NTH OF q
Sesead- Hogan had stopped Nelson
ruGh With q riEhthand smash. and Their,
they stood. toe 10 toe. hitting 81 fas
The blows sounded Ike the long roll o
. drum cerrs
TuErc was no toubt that HogaI
IN the dght. Ills hitting. hi
Wstd. his s~encralship. were su
peru. .~sn Nelson had to aoknowiedg
'sesas. ,tue in1iontion OF that was hi
!. tsJprs sn a a speech after the fight
~sNs-. Ma: thinks that he has won h
asways TAite n nea. little ta,ky-tal
axG isps The spectators What n splendl
SSAt TIE other fellow put up-ayalns
eaGa Of course, When this ono wa
evas BAT hadn't a word TO say as h
saIhAA across tho ring. slipped throlg
'hs rop ~ and chamber ell down fto n IN
rsatforfn. Afterwl'd, IN his dicssin
o hc remarked that Hogan vas
nice boy. and Tat ap,ody--lu' eye
the great Joe Cans h,i eve! hit al
% hard before.
nEFoRE the fight began Joe Humpt
reys announced that under III
conditions Of the match Noiso
eempelled Hogan 10 make li at
o'clock, while Nelscu agreed 10 come
Of catch weights Bat didn't Ike ths
announcement. lie "a; sowing ,H III
corner after II. AMI nso hardly r,
gained his good hun,r ard rs smi
when the drsl he'll rang Hat ms
have weighed is6 OF ~, he didn't loo
haaWlSr than thar AT tina nlnsl Ialsan