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After fnm uparrlrgr both tr.ished I" s ai,,i t' y er.'t to clone quar-tera. quar-tera. tetti 'g In .left lightly to C'orbett s face, and ducking a vlcloua right utipcrcuL Corbet t ruslied to a cinch ati'l- jine vi.-loua. ln-f:ghttnf followed. fol-lowed. NcVon pUut-d lomii puod lefta CO Corhett'a body ard a rijrt t to the .law. Kelson w anoct'wiih slrakrht left. Cor-bett, Cor-bett, niRhed. feinted with left and drove bls-rlniit hkrj to NelR.-n'B hetid. A similar simi-lar biaw went lid and. they apaln. went to clr-a quarters, rnixinR it without flam-ere. flam-ere. Quick .as a f.asn Corbett hooked his right to th Jaw and Nei!on retaliated retali-ated lr. kind wuh rlirht to tha face. Cor-bett Cor-bett then chanred hi tactics and tried straight lefts for the jaw. Out of five attempts, two w?re successful. Corbett waa bleeding; allKhtlv from the mouth as the gong ran;, and the men went to their Corners. Virtually the honors were even. Round Ther went to the center and exchanged lefts to the head. Corbett then swung a -vicious rlpht to the head fund Nelson retaliated with a left upper-cut upper-cut t the Jaw. Nelson rushed Corbett to the ropes, landing left and tight on the ez-champlon. As they squared off Nelson sent a straight right to the Jaw and followed It with left swings to the face, . making Corbett wince. Nelson forced Corbett to . neutral corner, but the latter got deaf and they fought to the center of the ring at close quarters, Corbett landing several punches on the I f -. ( . -i t t j t r . ' t . . . s . . ' i : 1 It . . . i y ' ' i i ? 1 ' . ' ' ' t t i i t i . e l o.-. C-. . ,t -ai .ir-1 .ir-1 . i t t o t f ' t- t t x - f. p-e h t r j i ' I i. Nt i i - - - '. --'' ' bio 1 . i tue ..: t- 1 J t .-m and he uc- . J la v:it: " .) t-a I'-uvis. Pou"3 4. I.i-lf.in swurr 1- 't to t'- e hfad and 'c-bett rn.-sed a i i f 1 ri .t vo-T-rci:t for the J iw. T! v v t f c" -a q ,firt-rs and Curbett r ... 1 two :.ort arm paincs for the Jaw. iclson forced CoiN"t e.-iinst the rop'-s and thea eroud t. e rs; luiilr-i timost st wi.l on Ci'rbttfs head and fce. Corbett stalled and then In some h-vy ln-f: -nt-InfT Cort a p t ri,ht and Kit to the Uce and bo.iy. .Hif-v fou-vt shoubler to ehouluer, both n.''t: l.-rce ruht and 1 ft upwrcuts. IscKun landed left snd right swings to the Jaw,- but Corbett stiaightened Nelson, out with straight ritfht to the Jaw. Corbett followed it iih rl?ht and left swings, as the bell ran?, which made Nelsoo. isroggy.Uie was a bit unsteady as ho went to his corner. Corbett's work at the close of the round olf-eet the load f-nined by Nelson in the early stages. v ben Corbett ont hie rlpht arid left to the fare and Jaw there was a world of power behind him. Round 6 After some sparring Corbett was short with right for the body and they went to close quarters. Nelson shoving shov-ing Corbett atjut the ring with his head on Corbett's shoulders. Nelson swung his left hard to the head and Corbett was wild with a right counter. It looked as If Corbett Invited Nelson's blows in order or-der to clear the way for his wicked right Corbett crossed Iwice with left to the face and in a mix Nelson whipped his right to Corbett's Jaw. Nelson forced Corbett against the ropes but the latter upper-cut right to the Jaw that sent Nelson Nel-son back. In the center of the ring Nelson Nel-son sent straight left to the face and as the bell Bounded repented the dose. Corbett's nose was bleeding slightly as he took his seat. The round was about even. Round 8. They at once went to close quarters, and Corbett planted a vicious right to the body. Both swung viciously with right and loft, but none cf the blows landed. Nelson continued to force Corbett Cor-bett about the rng and against the ropes, mostly with his head and shoulders. While In this position Corbett got In some good short-Arm blows, a left to the Jaw and a riirht uppercut to the face. Corbett Cor-bett received a straight right on the nose, but Corbett drove In a telling right to the body. Nelson brought the blood from Corbett's nose and mouth, landing several sev-eral terrific left and right short-arm blows. Corbett. fought back wildly. Nelson Nel-son kept after Corbett landing almost at will. The gong sounded with Nelson landing straight lefts and rights to the ex-champion's face, bringing the blood from Corbett's nose. 7 he bell eejmed welcome to Corbett It was Nelson's round. ' . . Rounf 7. Both missed lefts tor the body. Nelson resumed his shoving tactics and at close quarters staggered Corbett with three lights to the Jaw. He followed it with straight right to the. face, forcing Corbett to give way. Another right found a resting place-on Corbett's mouth. - At this stage Corbett got In a wicked right to the Jew, but Nelson gave two for one and planted left and right on Corbett's face. Corbett fought back hard, but was met with a right swing to the Jaw and a left straight to the face. Nelson kept up the bombardment, finally flooring Corbett With a wicked -right swing to the Jaw. Nelson had Corbett groggy, forcing him against the ropes, with blood streaming from his mouth and nose and presenting a sorry spectacle. Corbett was weak and almost tottered to his corner as the gong clanged. It was Nelson's round by a wide margin. Round 8 They went to close quarters at the outset Nelson missed several lefts for the face. Nelson then sent right to the face and Corbett stalled deeper ately. Corbatt's fsce soon - broke out bleeding afresh. Corbett kept In close, missed several desperate swings and was then forced into Nelson's corner. Nelson pegging away mercilessly at his face. Corbett Cor-bett drove a wicked right to Nelson's face but the latter handed out a crushing right that caught Corbett on the Jajr. The fighting here was most desperate. Corbett Cor-bett fought wildly, while Nelson made his blows tell, seldom falling to land. He upper-cut Corbett viciously several times with right and brought more blood from Corbett's face. Just before the gong rang Corbett landed a fearful rlght swing to Nelson's Jaw, but there wss no perceptible effect on t he Battling Demon. ' -.Nelson's round. . - ' Round 9. Corbett comp!alned . to the referee that Nelson was butting him with his head, hut no attention was paid to the claim. Corbett missed right and left swings for the Jaw, but received two straight lefts and a right -on the Jaw that forred him back. In a mix Nelson drove his left to the face and a hard right to the body. Corbett missed two fearful left swings for the Jaw. Then they mixed it again and Nelson forced Corbett against the j opes. Corbett swung a fierce left to the jaw, but It had no effect ef-fect on the Chicago man, who forced Corbett about the ring, landing fearful right and left Jolts at will. Corbett was helpless and could not protect himself. Nelson landed an avalanche1 of straight rights snd lefts to the face and the gong kved Corbett from almost certain defeat It looked as if he was motioning to his seconds to throw up thv) sponge. Round 10. Nelson went right sfter Corbett Cor-bett Corbett hung to Nelson desperately, fighting back like a wild man. His swings were wild, however. Nelson again rushed Corbett to the ropes, landing at will with right and left on the face. Corbett was groggy and the crowd yelled to "Stop It! Stop it!" Nelson went after Corbett, who could scarcely raise his hands. Corbett's seconds, seeing the helpless condition of their man, threw up the sponge as a token of defeat Corbett was carried to Ma corner with blood streaming stream-ing from his nostrils, mouth and ears, an utterly defeated pugilist Nelson left the ring with scarcely a mark to show that he had been In a fight. |