Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-08

HIS uSdu' DlluS lhH DlOOO 'O A'SASNi " mouth in a stream. Cries of ''foul" all over the room.
 Sixteenth round - Nelson lands a heavy swing on the jaw and followed it up with strong blows to the body and face. Cans returns with several to face and body,
 Seventeenth round-Fierce fighting throughout this round. Ends with honors about even.
 Eighteenth round-Gans lands heav- fly on Nelson's body. Furious fighting when gong sounds.
 Nineteenth round - Fighting hard this round, Cans having slightly the better of it, At call of time Nelson was staggering.
 Twentieth round - Nelson several times butted Cans with his head, when clinched. Cries of foul. Referee Siler pulled the men apart and warned Nelson against fouling. Nelson rushed Cans hard and pushed him through the ropes.
 Twenty-frst round - Nelson's left eye is swelling, his right eye badly discolored. Both mixing it, Nelson doing foot work and Cans tries to fol- low, both sparring. No jaw blows. Round slightly in favor of Cans.
 Twenty second, twenty third and twenty-fourth rounds Furious fight ing. both men landing heavily, Nelson delivering severe punishment on Cans, mostly body blows Round slightly in favor of Cans.
 Twenty fifth twenty sixth and twenty-seventh rounds Nelson deliv- ering frightrul punishment but Cans drives him several times to the ropes. Nelson 's hands seem 10 be bothering him some. Cans is taking the brunt of the battle and standing hard punish ment, allowing Nelson to chase him around the ring.
 Twenty eighth round Fighting hard. both trying to land a decisive blow. Cans lands several times on Nelson's jaw. At end of round Nelson appears groggy while Cans appears to be freshcning, showing wonderful recuperatiyc powers after severe pun i,hmenf The gOng saves Nelson.
 Men Mix Fiercely
 Twenty ninth - Nelson opens the round as strong as ever, rushing the fight. Fierce mixing. Nelson lands hard on Cans several times and forces Cans to the ropes.
 Thirtieth round-NelSon weakening. Cans tries a bombardment of blows but falls short in most of them.
 Thrty-frst rouud-Nelson trying to butt again but is cleverly blocked by Cans: repeatedly cautioned by Referee Sier but Nelson seems determined to butt.
 Thirty-second round - Cans again forced to block Nelson'S putting with head. and manages to get couple of heavy swings on Nelson's jaw. Nelson staggers with Cans following him closely, but gong again saves Nelson.
 Thirty-third round-Gans peppering Nelson with right and left on face, pounding it to jelly. Blood is stream inc down Nelson's face. Cans knocks Nelson against the ropes with right swing as gong sounds. Siler claims Cans sprained his ankle in this round.
 Thirty-fourth round--ROund opens as wrestling match, Nelson hugging Cans. Cans with hard left drives Nelson to ropes. Gong. Cans ap- pears much the fresher of the two. Nelson looks tired.
 Thirty-sixth round-Gans starts with left to Nelson's jaw, Nelson clinches, again wrestling; Cans pushes Nelson to ropes: Nelson comes back fighting hard as gong closes round.
 Thirty-seventh round-Nelson swings left to Cans jaw but very wild, misses by three feet. Both leading one another around the ring, resting and clinching. Cans breaks away and whips powerful left to Nelson's wind. Both clinch as gong sounds.
 Thirty-eighth to forty-hrSt round Both men showed weakness, jabbing blindly and clinching for rest. Cans seems the stronger but unable to land final blow. Nelson seems inclined to foul by putting with his head ever since the twentieth round. At this stage the betting is on Cans, two to one.
 Forty-second round-Round opened with Cans leading; Cans drives hard right to Nelson's jaw, Nelson came back with terrific blow below the belt; Cans slowly sank to the floor. Everybody saw the blow delivered.