Show A A DOUBLE PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS CONTAINING I TERRIBLE DI DICK K HYLAND BY NELSON Superior Advantage Cleverness Experience Ability to Take Punishment Win the Fight for the Battler While Hyland Hyland Hyland Hy Hy- Hy- Hy land Struggles Manfully Although Steadily Hammered f by the King of the Lightweights 1 BY W. W W. W Y T NAUGHTON 2 San Francisco May ny 29 Battling Battling Nelson is still tho the king of the lightweight division He stood to his guns for twenty blistering rounds with tho the Grass Valley boy bor in in s sarena arena today and then coolly signaled tho moving picture men mento mento to get ready for the thc finish C Uc lic went at Hyland with double fury and dropped Fighting Dick twice in the twenty first first r-first round But the tho J contest did not stop here exhausted managed to keep on 1 Dick who was probably deck leek until the twenty-third twenty was well under way and then he sank beneath a sn savage age left dig in the stomach j As Hyland lay Jay on his side after the final blow his condition condition con con- i. i was so pitiable that Referee Eddie Smith signalled the timekeeper to desist from his labors and declared in in favor of f. f tho the Durable Dane Dano brother into It so happened that Hylands Hyland's was climbing the ring at the moment bent on saving poor Dick from further further fur fur- ther thor mauling so that there is not a chance of the thc referee being with interference It was slug aluS' slug Bluer slug slue from the fIrst firs tinkle of ot the b bell Jl It mattered not whether the mens men's arms wore were party interlocked or whether the tho PU pugilists were standing apart It was ns a Q caso of ot perpetual motion TaUt abo about t tour your our Marathon races races races- never ne a one of these teso cracks of ot the road rond put ut up with tho the wearing grInd rInd that the Dane bane and tho Grass Valley youngster wore a a. party to toda today As they stood and wrestled er e every fibre of ot their bodies bodle was as strained every oun ounce ouno e of ot strength was employed They boot and roughed hed each cacti other and they thoy tugged at each others other's guard to clear the rhe way for tor a damaging blow When they thoy wore free tree of entanglement their fists were workIng work work- Ing InS back and arm muscles It was doubtful whether tho same de degree ree of human exertion was ever crowded crodell into an hour and a a. half of ot effort H Hn a Good Nelson stood tho the punishment of or tho the pace paco better because ho Is b by nature headed cooler ani an and has had much larger experience than his younger True there were times when the Battler slowed and there may have ha been times when he faltered sll slightly r under swift cracks In tho the chin and Jaw But the excitement of ot tho the thing thInS was not eating him up n as S It was in tho the case caso of his moro more ambitious and antI Impulsive Impulsive sive alve opponent Nelson felt compelled compell d to steady himself his stress wa was simply on a apar apar apat par par- of or a a. man who had run to catch a n car When his breathing regulated Itself he was cool persistent and practical practical practIcal again whereas the other boy could not brace himself once he felt the wear of ot that orgy of or fist stinging and began besan to go down hill As Nelson slowed palpably once or twice the tho question had been asked tIll In ho tho the Durable Dane of old T It Is hard to tell but one thing is apparent He lie is such a a. marvel In the matter of or traveling pugilistic Uc distances and withstanding th the rigors of or the going that he can afford to loss 25 5 per POl cent of his present qualities and still carry guns guna enough h for tor the average ring man manof manof of ot his lila weight Some Somo of the tho Hyland Byland followers wore were sure suro that Dicks Dick's dreaded dod kidney punch would do for tor tho the Dane Well It didn't Tho The Battlers Battler's left side blushed rosy rod red under the steady flogging but the Norseman neither cringed nor keeled Ho lIe stood erect when whon tho the big splotch increased in area till it approached his spine and he fought right along In the tho determined manner In which ho always fights As Aa to no gamer lad latI ever peeled off ott a l sweater He lie kern kept going until he could go no longer When Whon nature began bogan to give he went L down under blows bloW's which would not L have havo teased while the fight was waa young Hand to th fiend l Encounter r. r That Is la was waa to be bo a hand to hand encounter was waa evident the Instant the gong sent seat them thorn together Nelson made a a. pa pass pan s or two and thon then they were breast St to breast their arms partly en entwined en- en twined and each trying to yank ank n a glove free and ond ram rain It Into tho the others other's eye ee The first clinch was such auch a long- long out drawn-out affair that the tho crowd bo- bo the fighters but it meant much to either olther man to get tho the mastery In that first spell of or ln In work In any aDY cn case cose e tho the result of test teet of or strength would teach tench each of tho the what to exp expect ot and what to provide against t In the tho grappling matches to follow tallow wa WU vcr very serious faced as they stood there thero twisting and swaIns swayIng sway away Ing Ins and trying to force torce openers opener Nellion Nel- Nel son lion grinned In an amused wa way From tho the look of ot things ho was learning L t. t more shoulders ever every When time Dick tho the crowd wrenched wrench rebelled ell his S Nelson that nothing grinned 1 harder harder an Intimation outside tho the ropes could rattle or him and that ho he wo was I going to fight his own fight Eddie Smith began to S got gel active o and whispered to them that tho they were both holding and that thc they ought to pull pun apart Then they mixed their thou rough work woric with spells spoils of or handed clouting but a 8 a rule rulo they P together during the of ot the greater part par 11 L There was no particular n advantage to speak peak of in tho first throe three spasms of ot milling punches punches- wore were very ery much In lu evidence c and Nelson employed all kinds of ot deliveries A All tv a matter of or fact tact tho the wilter for one oue never or suspected the tho man from front Denmark Den Den- r mark was waa so versatile A c. c good many others looked upon Nelson Noison as 08 a a n rooter S pure and wimple simple but tod today y he had as big a vocabulary as Jim Corbett CorbettS S that In his hla p days 18 Ho lIo used lefts lets aped sped as straight as a n spear and andS t when whon Dick S took to blocking them he threw solid lefts lofta into the stomach 1 S tho the When hc Battler those nod had on engaged a d left Dl Dicks Dick's ks k's hook attention which easy euy to Inte He lie also abo S made use of a 0 right heart blow that S 5 r was a holy terror te In the tho long run while his J choppy right chipped the tho theS S Grass Oray Valley bo boy many times and oft on oft'S S 'S in the tho latter laUer 4 There Them was some quite Quito hea heavy wager wager- Ing at tho the ringside 5 Most of ot the tue wa wagers ers I S were on tho the number of ot rounds Hyland S S would last Nelson ruled favorite at all times limes at nt 10 to 3 I S Nelson nod Hyland weighed in at tho the ringside nt at Hyland 5 stopped topped on tho the scales first and a emed seemed to be bo at least a pound over weight S The scales barely 1 1 vibrated as aa Nelson Nellon stepped on them Referee Boeree Eddie Smith SmithS S thereupon declared both men within the imposed limit limit pounds Both men mon stated that they thoy had eaten S r two full tull meals menla since linea arising this mornS mornIn morn morn- S In ing and there was to choose S between n their d declarations of absolute confidence Nelson entered the ring at nt He was 08 preceded by Willis who will act n ns as director general In tho the Battlers Battler's I corner Hyland entered the ring one minute later Tho The betting remained stationary at 10 to 4 c when hon the tho light fight S was about to b begin gln- gln Even lIn money was wasS offered that would be fighting S at tho the end of 26 6 rounds rg Tho The men tossed the coin for tor corners comers at p. p m. m Hyland lIland won and antI chose L tho the southwest corner with the sun athis at athis his back TImo was called caned at Fight DX Ely I. Houn-I. Bound Round 1 They I-They The They ru rushed hell Into close quarters n and nd each sought an nn opening for tho the others other's body and they were locked In close embrace Nelson elson drove two short arm rights to tho the body and anda a moment later sank ank another hard right to tho the Californians Californian's stomach Hyland whipped his rl right ht to the champions champion's Jaw and the ell short they exchanged arm Jolts to tho bo hotly boxly Nelson on forced Hyland Ily Hy- Ily- Ily land a against the ropes and for tor the tho first time the men parted Nelson whipped his left twice to the tho face tace and then danced to his corner as the gong clanged It was evident e that the men I Intended to fight on only 1 at close range Thero was no decided advantage for Cor eIther eIther- man In fn thIs round In the tho second round there was somo some quick work at close quarters both men fighting Both Doth landed several t times imes but bt not dangerously and honors o e on tn Round Rould 3 3 r Nelson rushed In and planted a 1 straight ht right to the face and duplicated it a n moment later With Witha ltha a left lert chop to the tho chin H Hyland land cau caught ht Nelson off ort his guard and almost floored the champion Tho The crowd cheered the Californian vigorously 1 The They mixed It at close ran rang battering at each others other's body during which Hy Ily- Ily land lantI landed more frequently Suddenly Nelson elson cut loose and antI caught his man With left and right short arm swings on oil orl tho the taco face kud Jaw They rushed to together to- to gether and Hyland swung his right twice to the bod body and a tl moment later scored again similarly H Hyland land hooked to Nelson twice on the Jaw aw with great force torce Nelson however howe retaliated with witha a stinging left and a clinch ended a rather vicious round Hyland had hall hada halla a slight advantage due to the fact tact that he had hatI landed tho the cl dinner aner blows Round 4 4 saw the first t blood a rl right ht to tho the taco face starting color from Nelsons Nelson's Nelsons Nelson's Nel Nel- sons son's mouth and i a l moment later II Hy- Hy land and brought bro blood from the champions champion's champions champion's champlon's cham cham- pion's plon's nose Hyland slot four vicious rights to tho the Jaw and the round ended In n his favor Quick Infighting In tho next round Hyland countered cleverly and there thero was quick infighting Hyland got In two left leU punches on Nelsons Nelson's Nel elsons elson's el- el sons son's Jaw and stopped a 0 rush with a straight right to tho the face tace Hyland rushed Nelson to the ropes but the latter latter lat lat- ter wiggled safely out aut and after a a. fu furious furious tu- tu rious outer ring rally the gong gon rang Round 6 was active but not Nelson elson staying on the defensive e and antI letting Hyland tire himself In round 7 I the crowd groaned when Nelson hit a blow low and a second later ho he got ot a stiff right uppercut on the tho chin Ho did not break ground however howe The They clinched and Hyland landed two rights h hard rd on Nelsons Nelson's kid kid- nes Nelson wrestled his man around tho the ring rinK and the tho crowd hissed Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son landed two hard rights to the tho stomach stomach atom atom- ach and got two punches on the race In return In round S Nelson landed his left hard on Hylands Hyland's eye 60 and an Instant later Inter swung two hard lefts find anti a right to tho the head Nelson then landed a hard right and left lett to the bod body but Hyland countered with a Q right uppercut uppercut upper upper- cut to tho the Jaw Nelson wrestled his man again against tho the ropes and nd was cautioned for holding on In round 9 Nelson took the res sive sl lie He landed several eral vicious blows and got ot tho the same In return but finally sent II land against the tho ropes with a straight right to too tho the body bolly In the tho next round Nelson seemed to bo be trying for a knockout but He landed two quick lefts left and Hyland countered with a right t to tho the ribs that made mado Nelson wince Nel Nd- son aon slipped to his knees from a reeled blow but was up Instantly X Nelson Take Aggressive In round 11 Nelson took the ag aggressive sive elve again and shot a n swift left lert to the bad body after which thC they clinched Hyland whipped his right ht to the mouth and Nelson sent In two solid soUd body punches Tho The men fought an Instant at long range and and after aeter ot Af rl hta f. f to thA k f. f fi ji an I exchange n a. a terrific right to tho the body Nelson came back at his man like a 0 tiger and landed Jandell s several lIe hard left and right ht wallops to t the he face faco Ho then rocked Hyland's Hylands head with a n hard uppercut and forced tb the latter a against the ropes seeking to l land a 0 knockout punch Nelson had hatI tho the advantage of ot the round Round Nolson Nelson came up fresh lIe He jabbed with a trio of ot lofts lefts to the tho face raco and sought Bought cover er Hyland Ily Hy- Ily- Ily land appeared to be a bit tired at nt this sta stage e but finding Nelson uncovered shot two wicked lefts to tho the Jaw law and Nels n n fought back wildly The best blow of ot tho the round was a staggering right to the JAW b by Nelson ollon ending a vicious slugging b bee o. o Round 13 was one of ot tho the best bent of tho the I fight Nelson peppered at Hylands Hyland's I taco face with Ith rights and lefts left forcing tho the latter against the ropes Ihland fought back fiercely and rocked Nelsons Nelson's head hend with a n. left chop A moment later Inter ho he shot a straight right too tor Nelsons Nelson's face Nel Nelson on swung a n. terrific left loft to tho the chin thir I and Hyland began to look serious A left to the body d delivered lIvered immediately caused to clinch but L he recuperated quickly and landed two awful rights and antI a left to Nelsons Nelson's unprotected un un- protected Jaw and the crowd cheered Round 14 H brought a pretty exchange of blows but with no na damage Round Nelson Iii Nelson drove o his man to tho the ro ropes rope but hut tho the latter by clever foot root footwork footwork work Cc escaped p d to the tho center of ot the ring where Nelson hammered him viciously A straight left started the tho blood flowIng flow flow- log Ins from the mouth freely Nelson kept after hl his hili man driving ing swift right and left shots to the body and mouth fought bade back gamely and both men were tired at tho the end of or tim the round II l Win Vin In n a Hound Round Round 16 Nelson It Nelson rushed in with his hi time old-time vigor I or and Hyl was Wf kept hUll blocking his whirlwind punch punches Hyland put In two lefts lerta to the chin and then i sent ent his hla loft left twice straight ht t to- to the Battler mouth lie He followed this with four tour right clouts to tho the jaw and a left lett to the samo Ramo place Hyland outfought Nelson In a vicious mil rally It was H Hyland's Hylands round Round 17 17 Doth Both came up They exchanged n ed hard right and lefts Jefts to the Jaw Nelson uppercut his antagonist antagonist o- o twice with rights to the emu nw tie He I then swung two hard rights antI and a left I to the same place and rushed In In doing so he lie peppered Nelsons Nelson's I face with a a. rain of left and right hand band blows and forced the tho champion against the ropes In n a ran rally that brought th the crowd to Its feet sent Nelson |