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Show Hogan Gains Popular ; J Decision Over Nelso i Californian Hammers Former LigKhvej Champion in Every Round, Usingl! Uppercut Effectively m ;KV YOUK. Dec. -.'2. "OllC-lound Hogan won the popular decision over Battling NclKon tonight in a ten-round bout before the Madison Athletic club. Nelson, onco lirjhtwolght champion of the world, fulled to show a flicker of his old-time old-time form. The crowd conceded almost every round to tho Culifornlan. Hogan wa:i active ac-tive with hlx punch, while Nelson a work was almost altogether In-fighting, which did little dumage. Despite Us one-sido-edness. the bout was faat. Hogan weighed In at 134 poundi at p. m.. with Nelson at catch weights about five pounds heavier. "One-Bound" easl-Iv easl-Iv had tho better of the first session, but he was much nt fault for clinching In a sharp rally In the fourth, Hogan 'out the Battler to the rope with a loft Jab and right awing, and Nelson came back weakly with short-arm work. i: i chin. Ilogun opened Uia ...V, I a left and right to th" hiS i??4 I turn. The Battler lator Sft J a right to the head. whkTM f back to be effective. Ch ti Hogan landed four lefts i,, '' cession In the sixth, bm", breaking a rlincli. uw staggering right to Hocan-c 'L,1 Battler got In another SS , eightli. a hard right uppcul 5 11 Hogan to the ropes. PP WJI' Hogan began with hard Ha !' i ninth. .and was rcnllv all ofc with Nelson resorting to ln.fl-Mi J In the Inst round nZ right to the pit of ilS, J a full minute of ff fighting followed, m which 1 voted Hogau had tlic bcufr changes. |