Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-10-12 | Page 10 | Nelson Wins First Fight in New York

NELSON WINS FIRST FIGHT IN NEW NE YORK By International rna News Service Ice New York Oct 11 Bat Bat Nelson the former ormer lightweight champion mado made his New Nev York debut at the Madison Athletic Athletic Ath Ath- letic club and he showed Gotham Gotham Goth Goth- am such a line of goods that he will be bewelcome welcome to return where and arid when he will The Thu Battler outfought Willie tho the pride of the East Side In ten of the fastest rounds that havo been shown the light fans Cans o of this city In years ears It ma may not have havo been the old Bat that beat Joe Gans Gaas into his grave rave But the heart of oC the Illinois pugilist was a as stout as ever er and the old endurance that I made him the terror of or the boys bOs in his class flashed forth In all its brilliancy Courage and stamina was as highly marked as ever el The punch alone perhaps perhaps per per- haps bad had dimmed a bit Nelson came me back with the tho roar of or a ac c cyclone clone Willie HUe Is a n good boy He lie usually has been Invulnerable In against champions of ot former days a s 's who tr try to como come back But never stopped stepped up against such a n flying brigade bri bri- bri ga gade gaile e of or wild fists as Nelson shot at him throughout several rounds of or the ten Nelsons Nelson's only chance for or a l came in the ninth round and he lost the opening because of defective hearIn hear hear- In lag ing Toward the en end of this session the Battler landed a hea heavy right Jolt to the tho tho I Jaw that shook Willie from his head tolila to lo his lila toes TIle TUe East Easl SIder wobbled and seemed r ready ady to lo sag sa- sato to lo th the tho floor In Instead Instead In- In stead of following his advantage Bat turned for tor his corner lIe Ito thought the bell had rung Before Referee Charlie White Whit hit could motion him to follow had sufficient time to recuperate ate enough to hol hold hIs hia man until the end of or the roun round Nelson again went vent after his m man n under under un un- un- un der a full pressure of ot steam In tho the el eighth and literally chased the East SIder all over O the ring wIthout a a. moments moment's moments moment's moments moment's mo mo- ments ment's let up In the tenth Nelson elson put up a whirlwind finish an and again Beech Beech- cr or was forced to lo do o a Marathon to lo save savo his bacon