The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
the round that the men had fought and
Cans had the advantage

the round that the men had fought and
Cans had the advantage
Round 23-They rushed to ciineh,
and Siler warned Nelson constantly
about boring in with his head. Cans
then. crossed with his right to the jaw.
Then Nelson drove his left twice to the
lefts to the face. At close quarters
Nelson put two good rights over the
negro's heart and then followed the
usual course of wrestling. They broke
away, and Nelson staggered Cans with
succession OF hard left swings TO the
jaw and several hard rights to the
jaw. Cans did not respond, and Nelson
sent the crowd into frenzy by driv-
ing Cans TO his corner with a right
hook to the body. The crowd rose to
It's It's, feet ia, at the the end OF the round and
Danes round.
Round 2z--Nelson went right after
Cans. having received Instructions from
his. corner to go in. They roughed 1t,
and at close quarters Nelson swung his
left and right to the face. Nelson smiled
determinedly and gave Cans no chance
jaw, but Joe retaliated with two
wicked right uppercuts to. the jaw.
Nelson then missed two vicious left
uppercuts, and they. worked in close.
and put in two lefts to the body before
Cans clinched. They both missed left
swings, and a rally followed. Cans
Nelson had a shade.
Round 25--Nelson rushed at once and
swung his right to the ear. They
fought and wrestied at close quarters.
and Nelson, breaking away, sent his
left TO the stomach and then drove his
right 10 the jaw. Nelson then sent two
short-arin left jolts to. the face and
moment later whipped q left to the
face. Nelson rocked the negro's head
with right and left to the Jaw. He
followed this with two rights and a
left to the Jaw. Joe awoke from his
apparent somnolence and more than
evened up matters by hammering vi
clously Nelson's face with right and
left punches. Then they went close
and just before the bell rang Cans shot
his left to the face. Cans was a bit
worsted early In the round, but had the
better of the closing rally.
Round 26-Nelson forced Cans to the
ropes, but could not penetrate Cans
marvellous defense while in dangerous
positions. They wrestled again about
the ring, Cans resting UP. Nelson land
but two left swings for the same place
went a-glimmering. Then the lighters
boxed, and Cans landed a left swing
9Eer fhsaa the he, mouth han and followed it with
followed the inevitable clinch, emerg-
ing from which Nelson uppercut Cans
peared tired W at this si stage Of msn the con- ap
test. 1t seems hard to predict the win
ner at this time
Round :7--Gans spared, while Mel
swings Nelson pushed Cans against
the ropes, and the latter, working him
self free. sent his left, to Nelson's
mOgaR wnF anS Seaon a missed Joa nna narG a left
light rights to the face. Nelson retaIi-
ated with two straight lefts TO the face
Cans then cut loose He drove his left
to the stomach with terrific force and
then drove right and left to the jaw
Nelson, maddened, fought back vicious
w M
had received as the Pound terminated.
tired.
Round 2s-Gans jabbed Nelson on
the mouth with left. and Nelson butted
the colored man with his head Nell
son then put left and right to the Jaw
to the stomach and right to the jaw.
Then they closed in, and Nelson drove
Joe to the ropes with left hook to
the face; The men wrestled to the GEN.
right swings to the face Nelson tried
to wrestle Cans to the ropes, and
Cans, like. a rejuvenated man, drove
to the jaw, the first of which sent Mel
son tottering half way across the ring.
Cans kept at his man. who was groggy,
sound as he went to his corner. Cans
round.
Round 2s-Nelson rushed to close
quarters, apparently as strong as ever.
He followed Cans about, but failed To
land on the negro. Nelson's recupera-
tive powers are almost superhuman.
The men wrestled and roughed 1t in
the center of the ring and exchanged
right swings to the jaw. Cans then
cut loose again and mercilessly pep
pered Nelson's face and jaw with right
and left. The Dane merely shook his
head and wrestled the black Champion
to the ropes. Cans rested, permitting
Nelson to waste. his energy trying to
land swings. Cans was against the
ropes as the bell sounded. Cans
round.
Round 30--They fell against each
other and Siler again warned Nelson
to cease fighting with his head. They
then locked heads and FOUGHT at close
quarters. Nelson doing all the work.
but not landing. Cans then put in two
right uppercuts and then stalled and
rested. apparently with a view of saw
ing his strength. 1t Is in this manner
that Cans displays his great general
ship. Cans then put in a right upper
cut to Nelson's mouth and the rane
missed several vicious left and nit
swings for the jaw. As the bell ring
Nelson deliberately hit Cans and the