The evening world., 1911-10-12
Battling Nelson Wins in His
First Bout Here. Defeating
Wine Beecher by his Aggres-
, siveness.
csvrSAi. Ieii. by The Pres. Publishing 90.

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back 80 very far. lie Is still the
- Durable Dane. Before he lost the
title to wolgast he used to say ne
wasn't human. because nobody could
hurt him with a punch. 1t doesn't look
IKE he's human yet. The Battler beat
WAlie Beecher In a ten-round fight at
ne Madison A.. C. last night. and 1t was
sns Of the best fghts New Workers have
Gvsr seen. Outside OF the first round.
when Beecher was strong and fresh. It
vas the Battler's fight all the way. lie
bad Beecher holding and running from
the fourth round to the end. In the
Oighth and ninth the local BOY was hurt
badly several times. and the end OF the
kenth found him welcoming the bell.
II was the Battler's aggresslvcness
that won for him. lie took everything
Deecher had to offer. and never stepped
back. He had Beecher weary from his
ewn efforts and 70 badly discouraged
thai several times the New Yorker
turned his back deliberately and ran
away from the batterlug am.
Beecher had more real fighting 10 or
ct last night than has been crowded
Into any ten of his previous fights. lie
landed any lumber of punches on the
Dattier's face and body. but he might
Just a. well have been hitting at the
heavy sandbag in his training quarters.
Nelson stuck his Jaw out lime and time
again and let Beecher bang at 1t TIL he
vas tired Then he would get In close
anA carry the east slider almost on his
feet with . volley of punches from every
old angle. The famous whiskers punch
vas very much in evidence. too. but the
Battier has such a scientific way OF
using II that anybody might overlook
the offense.
Bescher's showing wasn't bad by any
means. On fact. some OF his army Of
friends may think he won. but Beecher
probably knows better. lie knows to-
day what 1t Is to fight a champion. even
u said champion has Joined the ex-
ranks.
From the start II was evident that
Nelson's aim was to discourage Beecher,
and he sure did with "A style OF fighting
tina was brand new to Beecher and to
most Of the crowd. There was no rest
for Beecher at any stage. Nelson bore
In, from beginning to end. shaking
wallops on as II they were love taps.
and never letting his youthful opponent
pseche, fought valianiIy in spots I'M,
he was always first TO stop the ex-
change. At long range he landed
straight lefts and right swings TIL he
became arm weary ana theh nelson
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any NJ the rounds. Descrihs ,hs
fourth rouns ana Won have ,h.u
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pnehn, pu' the pa''Ier paiu no at'ehtloi
70 the wailops' instead ne backe'
Beecher around the ring and agains
the ropes. Here he let 20 a vicious
Bechsr'. law. Beecher punched back
n,,, .oor ,,rsd Rat then borad 4, -
syvr...tve,v tha, Reech.r delIberatel
turrsd his back ana ran away IN m
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~atcheo Neisoh H'efaly ea' waIloI
and Their force MS youthful opponent
take It on a run. He did that for
rounds with Wolgast." remarked Tom
After the fght Nelson made a speec
He said he had always promised Ne
vors.r. Hsat n. would sbon, a.
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