| Show BATTLING NELSON IS KNOCKED OUT BY LITTLE SAN FRANCISCO Nov For For the first time in iii his career Battling Nelson was knocked out Saturday afternoon And for fOI the first time lime in the same period he ho was knocked do down n not once but six six- times In one round tho the eleventh of what was to havo been a twenty-round twenty contest i iOwen S Owen Moran beat the former lIght lIghtweight lightweight weight champion of the tho world to a bruised and helpless form upon the mat I Moran showed himself the master of theman the theman theman man whom Ad Wolgast beat for or the championship last Washington's birthday birthday birthday birth birth- day at Richmond and whom third rato rate fighters havo have been holding at at oven terms terns since Battling Nels Nelson elson on S Sal Saturday a tu was not the same man whose brilliant ring work ork has raised r him to the highest pinnacle of popularity that a fighter fI had ever en en- joyed j ed He was weaker his eye was slower and his judgment of distance was so poor as to make mako old admirers wince Owen Moran Moral beat Nelson at every department department department de de- de- de of the same game ame The little Briton fought scientifically and cleverly and ad refused refused refused re re- re- re fused to mix it at close se quarters In the opening rounds After he had Nelson elson going going going go go- ing he showed coolness and ring general generalship generalship gen gen- eral hip worthy of or a champion At no time did ho he lose his head and andI he measured his opponent with well di directed directed di- di I punches which carried carrie with ith them every ever ounce of strength at his command The end came in the middle of the eleventh round when the men came caine out of a clinch and sharp They were in Morans Moran's corner when the Briton Brilon sent a terrific s swing ing to the battlers battler's jaw sending the latter to the mat Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son took the count of seven but ros rose with his usual gameness and staggered to his feet In Tn this weakened condition condItion condi condI- tion lie he was as easily sent to the floor again Five times s more morp was this repeated re re- re- re and just as Referee Selig had called d him out th battler staggered to his feet an arid and begged beggE for a chance to continue continue con con- the tho fight tight He wa was a thoroughly beaten mall mali however For the first time in his fifteen years of active work Jv the faM ten the oni only time that the doleful seconds have hae ever eer gone gOl that far over his hig hI prostrate body Owen Moran nt after ft fter th file Hie lI fI light fight nt I said sala lI ho lie no Owen Moran nt after ft fter th file Hie lI fI light fight nt I said sala lI ho lie no noaR was aR open op n to fight Ad for tor the wel ht championship of the world The Englishman said saM that he already alrea y had demonstrated thi this afternoon that he has the Dunn nuni which compares favor- favor favorably ably with that of ny man who can sc e the te light weight el ht limit The battler was surprised at the speed d. d stamina and strength of his adversary ho still has an Idea that he c can n fae beat be t Moran 4 While X Nison lson appeared to be in better belter condition than he be has shown since he lost the title of weight champion to Ad W h at last Wash Wash- inc ons he did not ot have that dash dah and terrible r tunch that won the title for him ar ard d that has Ilas' put so many aspirants out ont of the game Moran loran wac was trained tn to the minute He hit hard and his bis ls judgment of If f distance was b better than I Nelsons Nelson's and better than his hi own has b been en in many fights Morans Moran's punches commanded more re respect pet and seamed to have more morp steam behind them than ha hab haM b ben been en usual with him and nd he h withstood the r better than he did pre are v i l y The fight was as one of ot the thrill thrill- in that has hac ben bem seen h here ro except nt pt ina In Ina Ina a bout bOllt am arid anti the spectators were prE brought ht t to their feet many times to r heel heer the men nien declared him the Wh When n Referee Sells victor Ictor Moran 1 turned 9 a into the arms of his seconds and lashed flashed without mark to indicate indi Indi- from the rint ir a cafe cate that h hI he had been in a 1 Sr r r a always s knew I 1 rould ouli turn the trick he later l declared and you bet T I feel to have b been en the firt man to nut mit I T want Wolgast The Tw Nelson nut mitt Now I sooner tho the match can bl be ma made c the bett bet bet- ter t er Nelson ln declared that thit ho hI hail been conn COI tort tol out lul r Tie lie Paid laid It uIt lac lacker NJ but buti seconds for t tn tl found to end nd and nd T I believe that T I would have bc been tn a as fresh frei as ever eer in hi the next round el Morar l deserves e r e all the tho credit He Tie is a grett little fighter an and will be able ahle to hold his own against any I of It is ps estimated that SOO flOO p persons witnessed wit wit- 1 th fbi fi fight ht and Promoter Coffroth sted t d t th thit lf f the receipts will 11 approximate 1000 mate |
