Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-04

He followed II with right to the face
and Nelson missed three left and right
swings for the Jaw. Cans In a mix
shot his right twice to the face and OUT
boxed his man at every point Of the
game Cans Jared Nelson with two
rights to the jaw and followed them
with left to the face.
After breaking from a clinch Nelson
walloped his right hard to the jaw and
followed It with a left to the same
place. Cans then peppered Nelson's
face with triphammer rights and lefts
to the face and jaw and kept this up
until the gong rang. Cans went to HIS
corner with a big lead, Blood flowed
from Nelson's ears as he went to his
seat
Round Two
Both were up quickly with Nelson
the aggressor. Cans uppercut twice
with right and then Jared Nelson with
two terrific punches to the jaw. He
followed 1t with straight right to the
jaw. Nelson seemed impervious to
punishment and came In all the time.
Cans measured his distance and time
and again shot his short-arm rights to
the battler's face. They went to close
quarters and Cans upper cut Nelson
quarters and Cans uppercut Nelson
on the jaw again with stiff right.
Nelson fought him to a clinch and
landed a terrific right to the face. In
mxup Cans rocked Nelson's head
with two wicked right punches to the
face and followed II with a short-arm
jolt to the ear. AS the gong rang
Cans worked a hard left to the jaw.
Cans had a good lead and outboxed
and outgeneraled his man throughout.
Round Three
Nelson tried to get in close and Cans
whipped his right to the ear. At the
close quarters Cans uppercut twice
with right and left to the head. Nell
son got in a high right over the eyes.
Cans hooked a wicked right to the
stomach and Nelson shot q straight
left to the face. Several of Nelson's
swings went wild. They went to a
furious mix in the center of the ring,
in which Cans drew blood from Nell
sons nose with a straight left. Nell
son got in a good right to the face
as the bell tolled. Nelson is being out
pointed, but he never gives ground
and seems to thrive on Cans punches
1t was Cans round.
Round Five
Nelson missed a left for the body
Nelson chased Cans about the ring, but
mis- blows invariably fell short. In a
to the face. Nelson went after Cans
body and bored in with his head, the
black man backing steadily away but
at the same time peppering his man
with right and left jabs to the face
Nelson caught Cans a terrific right
swing to the jaw, and Nelson, cutting
loose drove Cans against the ropes.
landing both hands to the side of the
head. Nelson, bleeding from the nose,
kept after Cans, but this time Cans
shot a straight right to the face, which
he DUPLICATED a moment later. Cans
then put a right to the stomach and the
bell rang. Nelson brought the great
crowd to it's feet as he went to his
corner with a faint smile on his face.
Nelson had a shade the better of this
round.
Round Four
| Cans quickly shot left to the nose
as Nelson rushed in, and they went to
close quarters. Nelson swung his right
| to the ear forcing Cans about the ring.
Nelson drove his right to the kidneys,
| but the black man rocked Nelson's head
| with a series of left and right punches.
Nelson swung back wildly and Cans
smashed Nelson's sore nose with a
| terrific right drive. Cans brought the
blood afresh from Nelson's nose with
stinging left punches to that organ
In a mix Cans uppercut with right to
| the jaw. Not for moment did Nelson
break ground. He swung heavily to
Cans face with left, for which he was
rebuked by a stiff right to the face.
The gong changed and Nelson went to
his seat, splitting blood. Nelson was
badly punished in this round. Betting
was then 2 to in favor of Cans.
Round Six
Nelson rushed Cans, but the colored
lad smashed him on the face three
times with the right and easily avoided
Nelson's attempts to land. Nelson
bored in, forcing Cans to the ropes.
The crowd objected to Nelson's boring
tactics, especially with his head against
Cans chest. After breaking from a
clinch Cans planted a right to the jaw
and followed it with several terrific
right drives to the face, sending the
blood from Nelson's mouth in stream.
Cans sent Nelson's head back. ham
mering his man almost at will. Nelson
fought back desperately but could not
locate his shifty antagonist. Nelson
was in bad shape when he took his
chair. His face was cut into ribbons.
Cans had big lead and looked like
| sure winner, unless Nelson should get
in chance blow.
Round Seven
! AS usual, Nelson forced Cans about
the ring, Cans contenting himself with
watching for an opening. Cans poked
away at the face with left and right
blows. Nelson missed two right swings
and Cans met Nelson with a fusillade
of right and left punches to the face
that staggered Nelson. Cans received
right punch in the body as the men
worked into corner. Cans swung his
right twice to the face and Nelson
swung back wildly. Cans neatly
ducked two right swings again and
kept UP a merciless hammering on Nell
sons face. The bell rang and Nelson
went to his corner with blood stream
ing from his mouth and nose. In spite
of all the punishment Nelson did not
break ground at any time.
Round Eight
Cans had no trouble in avoiding Nell
sons onslaughts and met Nelson with
right swing over the kidneys. He
then swung right and left to Nelson's
face and found no trouble in keeping
away from Nelson's swings. Cans
played with the Dane, sending rak-
ing right to the jaw and then worked
left shift to the face. Nelson swung
desperately for Cans face, but seldom
il ever found the black mans anatomy.
They closed in mixing 1t roughly. Cans
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