The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-04
BATTLER EATS
Up PUNISHMENT
Hardest Blows Could Not Stop
His Onward BUSHES for
a Second.
is HUMAN PUNCHING BAG
COMES TO SCRATCH IN EVERY
ROUND STRONG AND FRESH,

son drove Cans back to the ropes and
put in two lefts to the body before Cans
cInched. They both missed left swings
and rally followed, Cans landing repeat
edly on Nelson face Nelson had a shade.
Round Twenty-Five.
Nelson rushed at once and swung his
right to the ear They fought and
wrestled at close quarters and Nelson
breaking away sent his left 10 the stom-
S s ana tnen drove his. right to the jaw.
Nelson then sent two short arm left joIts
10 the face and a moment later whipped
left TO the face. Nelson rocked the
negro head with right and left to the
and left TO the jaw. Joe awoke from
ms apparent somnolence and more than
eVened up matters by hammering Mel
sons face viciously with right and left
punches. They then went in close and
just before the bell rang Cans shot his
leIt 10 the face. Cans was a bit yVorstad
early IN the round but had the better
or the closing rally.
Round Twenty-six.
Nelson forced Cans TO the ropes but
could not penetrate Cans marvellous de-
tense while in dangerous positions They
wrestled again about the ring. Cans rest
ing up. Nelson landed hard right swing
on the head but two left swings for the
same place went glimmering. Then thew
boxed and Cans landed a left swing over
the mouth and followed 1t with three
straight iefts to the face. Then followed
the inevitable clinci emerging from
which Nelson uppercut Cans on The is1l
with lert. Both men appeared tired al
TINS stage of the contest. 1t seems hard
To predict the winner at this time
Round Twenty-seven.
Cans spared, while Nelson wasted his
vitality with useless swings Nelson
pushed Cans against the ropes and the
latter, working himself free, sent his left
10 Nelson's mouth. Nelson missed a hard
left swing and in mix Joe put in two
Ilght rights to the face Nelson sent
TWO straight left to the face the last one
sending Cans beau back. Cans then cut
loose He drove his left to the stomach
with terrific force and then drove right
ana IeIt 10 the jaw; Nelson. maddened
gro more than he had received as the
round terminated. 1t was an even round
with both men tired.
Round Twenty-eiqht.
Cans jabbed Nelson on the mouth with
Ieit ana Nelson butted the colored man
with his head. Nelson then put left and
right to the jaw and shortly afterward
swung his left 10 the stomach and right
to the jaw. Then they closed in and Mel
Sor, drove Joe TO the ropes with a left
nCok 70 the race The men wrestled to
the center OF the ring and Cans sent two
right swings TO the face. Nelson tried
20 "restle Cans to the ropes but Cans
IKE a reJuvenated man. drove Nelson
.
Jaw. the first Of which sent Nelson to
tottering half across the ring. Cans kent
at his man, who was groggy and the
bells clang was a welcome sound to Mel
son, as he went to his corner. II was
Cans round.
Round Twenty-nine.
Nelson rushed to close quarters an
parently as strong as ever He followed
Cans about, but failed TO land on the ne
gro Nelson's recuperative powers are
almost superhuman. The men wrestled
and rOughed il in the center of the ring
and exchanged right swings TO the law.
Cans then cut loose again and merci-
lessly peppered Nelson's face and jaw
shook his head and wrestled the black
champion to the ropes. Cans rested per
hitting Nelson TO waste his energy try
ing to land swings Cans was against
ropes as the bell sounded. Cans round.
Round Thirty.
They fell against each other and siler
agained warned Nelson to cease fight
ing with his head. They then locked
heads and fought at close quarters Mel
son doing all the work but not landing
Cans then put in two right uppercuts and
then stalled and rested. apparently with
a view of saving his strength 1t is in
this manner that Cans displays his great
generalship Cans then put in a right mn
percut 10 Nelson's mouth and the Dane
missed several vicious left and right
swings for the jaw. AS the bell rang
Nelson deli deliberately hit Cans and the
protest. Some one started three cheers
for the negro which drew forth a rousine
response.
Round Thirty-one.
Cans cleverly blocked Nelson's attempts
to land wild swings and again rested
permitting the younger man to do ali the
work. Again Siler told Nelson to Quit
using his head and they went to close
quarters. wrestling and stalling The men
wrestled for fully minute without a
blow being struck. They stalled and bOth
appeared to be tired. In mix Cans
landed several uppercuts with left to the
face and then sent Nelson's head back
men were locked in a clinch as the hell
rang. The fight apparently has settled
down to question of the survival of the
fittest
Round Thlrty-two,
Cans danced away from the Danes
leads and as usual closed in mostly on
Nelson's initiative. Siler again and again
spoke to Nelson about using his head on
the Negroes chin. Again came the almost
intermlnabie clinching and wrestling FL
nally Nelson swung hard right to the
jaw and quickly followed il with a left
swing to the same place. Nelson's left
Cans sent Nelson back with two straight
lefts and three rights to Nelson's sore
eye. Cans caught Nelson a terrific clip
on the jaw with a right hook and then
sent in a dazing left to the face. Again
the gong brought relief to Nelson and
saved him from almost sure defeat Nell
son did not look very cheerful as he took
his seat.
Round Thirty-three.
They closed in. Nelson butting with his
head. Cans peppered Nelson's face to p
jelly with terrific right swings Nelson's
left eye is entirely closed Nelson
punched Cans 10 the ropes and thev
fought at close range, Cans resting and
saving his strength. Nelson bled pro
fusely as the men worked to the center
OF the ring and was a sight TO behold
Cans rested AGAIN as Nelsnr hnrnd ~ > IA