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Show "BATTLING" NELSON IN FAST AND I I ' FURIOUS CONTEST WINS FROM WELCH f . "Battling" Nelson defeated "Spld- 4 4- or" Welch In tho sixteenth round In 4- 4 Salt Lake. ' 4 Billy Woods and Mlko Schreck 4- 4 went twenty-five rounds to a draw 4 near San Francisco. 4- 4 "Kid" McCoy knocked tho big 4 4 Hollunder, Plackc, out In tho sec- 4- 4 ond round at Philadelphia. 4 4.4.4-i.4--t.i4.1i ii.il CHICAGO LIGHTWEIGHT TOO TOUGH FOR I "SPIDER." I Caiifornian Put Up a ureal j I Fight, but Went Down Un- H der Rain of Blows, H Gong TwIoq Saves the Pacific f1! Coast Fighter From a ' Knockout, H Tight Witnessed, by L-arga Crowd in Salt Palace Theater 3uast ll'l In one of the fiercest ring battles ev j 'H seen In this city, "Battling" Nelson of jH Chicago won from "8plder" Welch of .H San Francisco last night at the Salt Palace. The mill went sliteon gruel-ling gruel-ling rounds, and when Welch stag-gered stag-gered to hlo corner after receiving a series of rights und lefty, to the head ' ' j "Battling" Nelson, & I and otomach. Referee Wlllard Bean p 6topped the combat and gave the de- clslon to Nelson. Welch was not out, Wj. but he was clearly whipped, and it would not have required more than an- HI other punch to end the battle- HI Scarcely had Welch toppled into his 'i chair than he lapsed into uncon- HI sclouaness, and It was somo forty V2j minutes later before he realized what Mb had happened. His face and mouth wero HI cut and his stomach was battered by , I the fusillade of blows poured in by the , stocky little Chlcagoan. , F Nelson was unmarked save for a ; k bruise under his left eye and a slight R abrasion on his nose- He., too. received j much punishment, but the blows did t not seem to bother him. except on one tt or two occasions. Twico Saved, by Gong. j , Twice during the light Nelson had I )T Welch at his mercy, and twice- the time- f keeper's gong saved the Callfornlan i r from being put out. In the fourth round i -, Nelson went after his man, and : , with a perfect hurricane of blows carried car-ried Welch to the ropes. Swing after swing landed on the Californlau's Jaw and stomach, and when the gong sounded he was staggering and all but out. Bv an almost superhuman rally , Welch gathered himself In the following follow-ing round and by stalling and running away managed to stay, despite the efforts of Nelson to land a dreamland Again In the fifteenth, Nelson landed i j a terrible right swing in the vicinity of Welch'n solar plexus that made the coust man groggy. By following up ; ; his advantage with a series of right and left Hwlngs to the headv the Windy Cltv fighter sent Welch to the Moor, and ; but for the timely interference of the gong, the Callfornlan would have gone out. , ' j In the Intermission Welch's seconds applied restoratives and worked ener- t getlcallv to bring their man back. : They did not succeed, however, for when Welch toed the scratch at the i call of time in the sixteenth he was too , weak to defend hlmpolf. How the End Came, J At the tap of the bell Nelson tore after his man. attempting to score -i knockout. For a few seconds the Callfornlan Call-fornlan managed to avoid the furious onslaught of the Chicago fighter, and. i gamely tried to stall off the Inevitable. . Rushing Welch to his corner. Nelson beat down his opponent's guard and rained blow after blow on the Call-fornlan's Call-fornlan's body. Welch staggered, and with hlD eyes half olosed gamely attempted at-tempted to find his opponent. He was too far gono, however, and a moment later Nelson planted a vicious left swing that complc-tely dazed the plucky li fWist fighter, and sent him staggering (1 5' across the ring. V . Crowd Greatly Excited. $ 't. The crowd clamored to its feet, cheer- i 15 Ing wildly and calling to the referee to I ' atop the fight. Welch's arms dropped j H to his side and he was clearly gone. Nelson was right after him, and In an- 4 other instajit -would have put in the t y finishing punch, but Referee Bean Flopped him and declared the Chlcagoan V the winner. The decision will count as 1 ' j y. a knockout. I 8. By sheer grit and gameness rarely ! t seen in a prize ring, Welch won the np-I np-I -plauso and sympathy of the house. When he rallied after the onslaught In . the fourth round the crowd fairly 1 it roared its appreciation. From that on H ' the spectators almost to a man were , ) ". with the Californian, and applauded his every effort. J i h' Nelson Was Game, f Had the mill gone twenty rounds Xel-son Xel-son would have won the decision. At Hj r no time was he in distress, nnd he car- j' rlcd the fight to his opponent in every round. His endurance and ability to i 1 take punishment seemed little less than 7 j marvelous). ( The affair was entirely successssful from a financial standiolut. The large j auditorium was well filled and the gate i receipts amounted to almost $2000. k Preceding the main event came two good preliminaries, J "Silent" Rowan and "William Arnold', J f an amateur, went eight rounds to a S draw. Arnold was the cleverer of the LsV li i" Lvvo' tu'- Rownn did most of the lead-tj lead-tj Inp, so Referee McCarthey called the LlV J !l touted a draw. , jj "Kelly's Kids," two youngsters aged j 7 and 9, boxed four exhibition rounds, 4 which was referced by "Noodles" ' Fagan, the newsboy. This event pleased H' , ; the crowd Immensely. j 4 Long waits between the events gave Hi jj- '-J the spectators much annoyance. It Hj v wao nearly 11 o'clock before the big Hi ' j; fight began. : jjj- Tight by Hounds. I f ROUND 1. Both men sparred caullous- r , ft ly for a moment. Nelson feinting. They j 13 exchanged lefts and went Into a clinch, 1 Ifi "Nelson put in a scries of short arm Jaba j lw to the body. Welch put his left to Ncl- j i son's face and another clinch ensued with If more Infighting. The round closed with y l'; Monors even. J 5 ROUND 2. Nelson was right after tho I Calirornlan and some rapid exchanges oc- 'a curred. Several clinches followed, with M the Chicago fighter doing tho best work at short range. They sparred a moment 1 I and Welch put a left to the head. Nelson again forced matters and In tho clinch landed a succession of blows to Wolch's 1 , body. Tho men seemed eager to mix 1 f things and some lively milling occurred. ,... This was Nelson's round. HI ROUND 3. Both men come to the cen- t tcr with a rush; rapid exchange followed i and the Californian landed four vicious J lefts to the head. Nelson seemed both- I ; ered, but kept after his man and In tho 1 h mix-ups that followed had clearly the best H! , . ROUND 4. At the tap of tho bell Nel- 1 son went after bis opponent and with a 'r hurricane o blows carried him to the ropes. A succession of rights and left3 I 4 lo the head and body bewildered tho Call- 7 fornlan. who covered up and fought clear- Hl ly 011 the defensive, and when time was . called Welch was groggy and tho gong H , saved him from defeat. t(Vv HI1 i ft ROUND 5, Welch came back conslder- , t 'tf ably revived. Nelson forced matters and ' , ' rfr endeavored to land a dreamland spot, but I i ' , Welch made a running fight for it and H , '- kept out of the Chicago man's way. Nel- i s; ' son followed him around tho ring, trying H) , f hard for a knockout, but by Btalllng and H j backing away Welch stayed the limit. ' ' ROUND C Nelson again forced mat- I tors. Welch was unsteady at first, but I j gained strength as tho round went on. He 1 : m bad almost an eveu break in tho ex- r changes and landed several good blows I ' 1 on Nelson's head and neck. Both men H i were mixing and fighting fiercely when ' tho gong sounded. H j i ROUND 7. Both men came to the ccn- I i . ' ler quickly; Nelson led and forced the fnllfornlan around tho rln, doing most H i ; . of the leading. Welch got nono of tho H i ' worst of it, however, c-iuntcrlng several HI ' ' left hard swings to the head. He seemed J " fo have compl9tcly recovered and was Hi ' llphtlng strongr than ever. Both men I i I , wero going a fearful pace. This was HI , Welch's round. M r ROUND S. Nelson carried the fighting ' ' to the Californian and followed him Hj , I M around the ring, looking for an opening. I A rapid exchange occurred and Nelson H , , ! landed a number of short armed jabs in H 1 ! ' ' ' the clinch. Nelson forced the Spider to H , : j h his corner and landed four vicious rights H ' 'i 1 I , to the head, while the Californian was i' j hanging on tho ropes. This was Nelson's I I Hr t i ROUND 0 Both men came to the center I; I iy slowly and appeared to be tired. After ! sparring a moment Nelson rushed mat-H mat-H l 1 ters, but Welch evened uy with several j i ! ,L soods lefts to the head. Fierce fighting ; 1 ' followed. Nelson again proved his su- ' : i . perlorlty at short-range work, and put In Ml . j ' half a dozen good Jolts on the Spider's Hi y , anatomy. Tho round closed with honors H i; 1 - even. H V ; ROUND 10 The tenth was an unevent- H t j ful round. The men fought slower and fi J Welch appeared to be tho stronger of the two. Toward the end of the round the ' a 1 men exchanged lefts to the head and T J went Into a clinch, Neither man seemed J J ' strong enough to land a knockout punch. ! ROUND 11 Tho round began with a , S fierce exchange, which ended in a clinch. I Nelson did somo good work at ln-fight- ' Ing and as thoy broke landed a stinging right to the Caltfornian's jaw. Welch , fi covered up and seemed groggy. Nelson 1 f. - went after him, but a moment later Welch 1 " ' rallied like a flash and with a vicious left ' ' ii r uppercut sent Nelson spinning to the : if . ropes. Nelson camo back strong and had the best of tho round by a slight margin. I ROUND 12Nclson again forced tho fighting and put several stiff blows to tho Californlan'3 head and stomach. Welch retaliated with a vicious left to tho ear and fast fighting followed. The men stood shoulder to shoulder and swapped punches. Nelson had the better of tho . ln-fightlng, but Welch appeared to be tho stronger. R.OUND 13. Both men appeared to bo w6ak. Nelaon rushed but the Spider sidestepped side-stepped and Nelson went through tho b ropes. They sparred a moment and Welch put his left hard to Nelson's . mouth. Nelson seemed to have exhausted ,d hlTiself and Welch looked easily tho stronger of the two. He did most of .the ,.3? leading In this round, but could not stop vj-i tnc Chicago lad and his punches lacked ?r;J Btcam- This was Welch's round. 1 ROUND 14. Both men rallied in tho j fourteenth; both seemed eager to mix j and some vicious fighting resulted. Nol- iJ son put a straight left to Welch's al- ready bleeding noso and caused the blood j5 to fairly stream from the Calif ornlan's 'r - nostrils. NclBon forced the fighting l i throughout tho round and sevoral times X , had Welch against the ropes. This was J Nelson's round by a shade. If ROUND 15 When tho fifteenth opened J Nelson seemed to have recoved strength. T He went after the Spider and again start- ;l cd the blood spouting from tho Wcstcm-i Wcstcm-i er's nose. The Californian seemed dazed JJ and a moment later Nelson landed a 5 vicious right to tho Spider's stomach. The blow was the most effective that Nelson had yet landed. The Californian fairly gasped. A moment later Nelson crossed I "M his left to Welch's Jaw, sending him to n tho mat for tho count of nine. When m Welch arose he was very groggy and all -W but out. Nelson went after him with rc- T nowed energy and essayed to land the Hjm If knockout punch. Ho forced the Callfor- HI 1 nlan to hjta corner and when tho gong sounded tho Spider was hanging on for dear life. ROUND 1C Welch came up very weak. Ho backed away and tried to keop out of the Chicago man's blows. Ho was successful suc-cessful for a few seconds, but Nelson backed him to the ropes and whipped his right across to tho Jaw. The Californian barely escaped going down and his finish was In sight. With hlB eyes half closed ho staggered toward his opponent, only to receive a vIcIouh left that sot his head rocking and sent him reeling around tho ring. The crowd called to the referee to stop the fight, as Welch was clearly whipped. Nelson again rushed, but Referee Ref-eree Bean Interfered and gave him the fight Welch staggered to his corner and shortly afterward relapsed Into uncon-HClouHncsa. uncon-HClouHncsa. Bean announced that NcIboq was tho winner |