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Show "BIT1ELS0H ID mm draw! I I SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31 Bat- ; tllng Nelson and Antone Lngrave of this city, fought a lo-round draw to night before tho Broadway Athletic club. While Nelson displayed all of his old time boring In tactics and kept ' after Lagrave from the ftart he clear- i ly demonstrated that he is to be classed with the fighters who cannot come back. Several times he had j the local boy worried, but the Dane could not gather the force to send : home a knockout punch. Lagrave was nervous at first. For three or four rounds it looked as though the old champion was going to have an easy time of it. Drlvlnsr In straight lefts varied now and then with the old right cross which helped him to the title, Nelson drove his man t around the ring. After 3 or 4 rounds of this. Ijagrae steadied down and ; fought back. He showed little scleuco but was rugged and game and his youth . stayed off defeat which threatened him as far along tis the tv.-elfth round. Nelson showed very little cleverness In blocking but this was offset by his wibiness. He m'.'Sed time and again with the right cross to the jaw. In the last round Lagrave stood up without flinching to give and take sluggiDg bout that brought the crowd to its feet. The men were hammering hammer-ing away without evidence of distress when the gong clanged. j |