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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04

WHAT THE PRINCIPALS SAY
Battling Nelson

GOLDEIELD, New, sept. 4.-Billy
Nolan generally does the talking for
me. Ny business is hghting. and ali
1 want 20 do now IS some more Of
it. with Cans as the other party.
Everybody who is any judge Of con
ditlon knows that Cans could not
POSSIBLY have lasted more than
three rounds longer. and / felt as
though 1 could fight all night.
Referee SiIer says that 1 hit Cans
low. and what be says goes for me.
/ certainly was surprised when,
after Cans went 20 the floor he or
dered me % my corner and / was
told that / had lost on a foul
was sure that had landed
square la Cans stomach. That was
the spot / was playing for in the
closing rounds. and every time 1
landed 1 could see that II hurt him.
/ saw a good opening and / let 70
wallop that I hoped would end
the show.
Wei. nobody can tell me that I
cannot beat this fellow I viii adj
nit that ne gave a harder fight
than I thought he would. but L
know how 10 fight him now ana
when we get together again / will
bet my clothes that 1 stop him In
side OF twenty-five rounds.
] want 70 take back one thing I
said about Cans some time ago
that he IS not game. He and Jimmy
Britt are two OF the gamest men
ever faced. and I thought both
Of them were yellow until 1 got
them into a finish fight. beat
Britt and I can beat Cans.
About this butting nonsense. I
am getting sick Of that Because
keep rushing my man all the time
and because l don't stick my jaw
out where he can land on IL when
am coming into him. they say i
am deliberately ramming him with
my head.
Wait till We meet again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
GIANTS CATCHER
AS MAN Of IRON
Run Over by Auto and
Horse He Is I'm
hurt.

NEW YORK. Sept. frank Bower
man, a catcher for the New York Giants,
put In a claim as the worlds champion
iron man By telling the police Of the
West 18th street station that he had
been run over by a TWO ton touring car
that would have crushed an ordinary
mortal without sustaining any injury
more serious than q bruised finger.
Bow erm8n was driving in light run
about with George N. BOehm, OF l3C
East Seventy-etghth street. AT st.
Nicholas avenue and lflst street an au-
tomobile driven by Charles +. Terhune,
OF 80 West Seventy-third street. struck
the vehicle throwing BOWerman into
The street. BOWCTman said that TWO
wheels OF the machine passed over his
chest and that his horse fell upon MIN
as he lay upon the ground. Efte- eNtri-
eating himself he accom- anied Police
man Turner TO the West 18th street
station, where a charge Of reckless driv-
ing was entered against TeThune, who
was bailed out by his wife
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04

While Nelson has lost on a foul the
fight leaves no doubt which was the bet
ter OF the two men who met before TO-
90 spectators here last night-a vast
picturesque crowd In which the rough
army Of the plains and the mountains
and the dapper men from the big cities
were shoulder 20 shoulder-in which, in
deed. by the ringside sat Theodore
Roosevelt. jr., son OF the President Of
the United States, with n noted gambler
on one side Of him and a rugged cowboy
on the other side. In fairness 1t has now
TO be admitted that Joe Cans. negro
though he IS, is the greatest boxer and
the greatest fighter alive.
Cans had won public favor before he
entered the ring in the hardest fight of
his whole career. He had patiently.
even humbIy, submitted TO every sharp.
shrewd. worrying demand that Nolan
Nelson's manager, had made OF him.
Now Who's a Faker?
Cans yielded every point. He had a
big. sincere belief that II he ever got
into the ring with the white champion,
on almost any terms, he could beat him.
From the thirtieth round 10 the end
Of the battle Cans fought with his right
hand broken.
Ii was a strange ending Of the fight
under the circumstances, for it had
been Cans who came TO Goldfeld under
q cloud. He had fakes against him in the
past. He had. they declared. nasty
tricks OF fOulng that he would play
upon the yoUHgster il the Tight did not
go his way
When the real contest had come,
Cans fought with a fine eye 10 fair
ness, obeying every tenet of the
sportsman's code of honor. And
whatever shady stain Cans may have
ever shown in his record may right
fully be forgotten now, for never
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Joe Cans

GOLDFIELD, New, Sept. 4.-Weu.
It's pity that can't make iS3
pounds I'm my lighting toys and be
strong enough 10 fight isn't II? / am
glad that the question Of whether
] am still lightweight champion IS
finally settled and / think ! have
shown cOnclusively that i don't have
To chop OF an arm 10 make that
weight
What 90 1 think OF Nelson2 He is
a game boy. but an unclean fighter.
He has a lot 10 learn about the
fighting game
knew that ! did not have to be
at my strongest weight 10 beat him,
and / am willing to admit that 1919
pounds, actual weight, three hours
before the fight and no chance TO
eat anything before going in, is not
my best weight. But have seen this
fellow fight and I know how he
won his battles, simply because he
was the strongest boy against men
who knew the game better but did
not have the punch 10 slow him up.
knew how was going 10 fight
and I knew that az the weight I
was forced 70 make / would not be
strong enough 10 quiet him with a
punch because he certainly has an
iron Jaw So I planned to beat him
at his own game-wearing him down.
Nelson is not and never will be the
lightweight champion. but he GER
talnly is the butting champion. The
hardest blows I got IN the fight were
taps he drove against my Jaw with
his skull, He should have been dis
qualified a dozen times before the
twouty-fifth round.
He knew that he was beaten when
that period was reached and from
that time On he used the most un-
fair tactics at all times.
The final foul was plainly DELHI
crate. He was saving himself the
disgrace Of a knockout
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
At the Ringstde

Theodore Roosevelt, jr., son Of
the President of the United
States, was at the ringside. He
displayed deep interest in the bat
tie, but showed no preference for
one man over the other. Asked
what he thought of the battle,
young Roosevelt said:
Cans plainly was the better
fighter, and if he had been able
10 go along a little farther he
might have knocked out the
Dane. He was doing better fight
ing than the Danish boy, and at
the end he was far ahead of Mel
son as far as staying powers is
concerned. The blow that Nell
son landed in the forty-second
round was plainly a foul.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Merits of Two Men Critically Compared
Wonderful Stamina of BOth-NeIsOR Had
One ChanCe-Many Plain Fouls.
By c. f. VAN LOAN.

GoLDFELD, New This is the that Joe the
lightweight championship the foryecond the
great
had getting the better of it, started the round
they cinched. Nelson had
apparently feeling spot
right and blow square groin
rolled
Nelson
o foul
clearly observed by everyone
spectators protest
hat ended
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04

fought. and Cans had failed IN his
hopes 10 lay the slzinny-lcgged. broad
shtuldered boy fiat and out quickly in
the championship battle.
No other little fighter alive could
have lived through this continuous
and terrific attack from Cans, whose
punches had stretched out such iron
men as Walcott and Twin Sullivan.
A half-curious respect came into
Gans' glance as he studied Nelson at
the end OF what was to prove the first
quarter Of the fight Undoubtedly the
little Dane was the toughest man on
whom Cans had ever raiued his blows.
The pace of the battle grew slower.
Cans realized that a long battle was
ahead-a fight that was 20 progress
from round 90 round through a gradual
ebbiIg of strength, until finally the
palsy OF absolute exhaustion should
strike one Of them. and stand him Jrem-
bling and nelpl--s Tor the final punch
OF the better man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
CAPITAL CITY.
Yesterdays Result.
St Stephens. Q. AtIantcs. o.
Standing Of rhe Clubs.
LARGE CROWD SEES
MISS SUTTON WIN

CINCINNATI. Sept 4-There was an
exceptionally large crowd present at tho
trIstaUe tennis le=i55ffel5IizEIt tu'iaF-
r. d. Little defeated Frank Martin,
CO. 6-3
Miss Nay Sutton and Miss Marjorie
Dodd defeated Miss NJ Wildly and Miss
Mary Louise Burton. 60 f-L
The rest Of tie play consisted OF men
and wOmen's singles. first round, and
mems doubles. first rCuHd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
CANS UNDENIABLY BETTER.

did any man-white or black-6 fight
so magnificentIy, with greater skill,
with higher courage, with steadier
nerve. And never surely has nature
given "a man more wonderful
strength and enduring body than
that which he possesses.
Nelson Started Well,
The battle began with a slash at the
instant of the sounding OF the gong
And whatever Nelson was 20 prove
against himself al the end. at this time
he was splendid; at this time hearts
beat hard for him. as round after round
he stood up grizzly. with his yellow
head thrust forward against a frightful
rain of punches-against the lightning
raps and thrusts and jabs and joIts that
flew hercely from the negro's shoulder.
Nelson was superb IN his power to en-
dure-Gans was terrible in the full play
of his power.
Awkward Nelson could hardly touch a
glove TO Cans supple, gliding body.
Cans tapped him this way and that.
rocking his head till his yellow hair
new banging al the face OF the Dane
until il was "a blOtCh OF blood with only
the pale blue gray eyes glinting out OF
the sickcning red, wet paint on his
cheeks
Blundering. with arms swinging mad
", but undismayed. the yelloW-haiTed
Dane always was coming forward
Dane Ever Rushing.
Each time he met a dozen singing
blows. but he never fell back. Cans
mighty right hand blow cracked again
and again on Nelson's head-cracked
fairly on his jaw. and still the Dane did
not go down-stiH he rushed and ripped
out his arms. trying 70 reach his scien-
tiiic opponent.
There came an end 20 the one-sidedness
of the thing after ten rounds had been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Dane Ever Rushing.

Cans has battered and cut 10 pieces has
ever figured much afterward
Frank Erne. even when he won from
Cans by that blow over the. eye. was
never much account afterward because
Cans had made him a chopping block
before the accident Mike Leonard was
practically worthless in the ring after
Cans cut him up In San Francisco, Kid
Mcfarland was considered a conner I'M
I'll Cans defeated him twice. when he
disappeared of the pugilistc map. FL
bows McFadden knocked Cans out when
the champion was sick Later Cans
turned the tables and McFs1den drop
ped out of sight. Spike Sullivan never
fought good fight after Cans stabbed
and 1abbed him so badly the referee
had 20 step it. BAL Hawkins was another
TO go the same route.
Lost Their Nerve.
These boys apparently did not feel
any serious after effects when they had
recovered from their bruises. but the
fear OF punishment was in their hearts.
That awful and continuous rain of
blows. each singing biting, tearing,
and from which there was no escape,
for which no adequate return could be
made had done its work, and a man
slowly hammered into the semt-UucOn-
sciousness which comes toward the end
of a long battle has had il ever I'm his
mind even when he did not realize It,
and his career as a boxer speedily
closed. VIII the Dane be an excep-
ton?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Wonderful Strength.

Cans blows, terribly hard as they
are, were not sufficient, any one Of
them, u score a knockout. The Dane
had 20 be conquered by slow torture
Cans took up the task with the patience
Of a good general With the red stains
washed over Nelson's face, his eyes
were seen To CLEAN expectantly. He
felt here was where his chance came.
He had weathered the storm. He had
come into seas that were rough. but
in which he could navigate,
In the slowing Of the pace he was
able 10 break inside of Cans guard.
He was able 20 fight IN his favorite
way, burylng his yellow head against
the other mans chest. driving at his
body. tugging. wrestling. pushing to
the ropes. drawing out OF the tangle
TO swing vicious punches on unguarded
spots. He succeeded in doing these
things. and in his anxiety TO win. in
his knowledge of the other mans SUI
periority, he abandoned the squareness
OF method that a champion should hold
sacred. He fOuled repeatedly.
Every little while the square, yellow
head that he pushed against Cans chest
would jolt upward. butting the negro
In the middle of the fight Nelson had
his chance. and for a time the vast
crowd began to look for the defeat of
Cans. Youth, they felt. had now grown
10 be the all important factor II was
10 resolve itself into matter Of en-
durance, and there was Nelson, in his
early JWentIes, and there was Cans,
past his thiTueth year, and Nelson had
never dissipated and Cans had. They
looked 10 see the splendid body Of Cans
grow weary and wabby, and then col
lapse.
II didn't Rounds rolled into the past
and there was Nelson blindly rushing
battering at Cans with wildly swinging
arms and there was Cans. calm and
deft. striking always with certainty
and precision. There was one thing
that utterly discounted Nelson's youth
the calm generalship. the exact science
OF Cans.
Against Cans skill Nelson's blur1er-
ing. bullying. arm waving, wrestling
method OF fighting was taxing Nelson
harder than il was Cans. Cans was
wasting no strength. He was planning
every blow deliberately; he was at
tempting no punch that he was not rea-
sonably sure of being able to land.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Today's Games.

BROOKLYN At PHILADELPHIA
CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI
ST LOUIS At PITTSBTRG
BOSTON AT NEW YORK.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Standing Of The Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Brooklyn. S, Phlladeipnis. o.
Brooklyn. 10; Philadelphia. o.
Pittsburg p So Louis. I.
FittsburE, q ST. Louis J.
Chicago. z. Cincinnati o.
Chicago. .. CIncilnaU. g
New York. g Boston. @.
New York 9; Boston, 2
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as he liked I'm foullng without fear Of
suffering financially.
The guaranteeing of fiat sum to a
performer in competition always has a
bad look and is almost an invariable
accompaniment Of q crooked match.
When the Gans-Nelson purse was split
that way Il was pointed out in The
Times as an extremely bad sign and
one 10 be kept prominently in mind If
The bout should have any shady angles
II has probabl, proved to be the key
note OF the en- ire course of the Dane
while in the ring, and the explanation
OF the final decision Don't YOU smell
gornarhiug9
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Cans a Marvel.

Cans demonstration that he is not
vet dead one and his ability 10 stand
the pace m one of the longest champion
ship fights ever held under Queensber-
~ rules was nothing less than aston
ishing. Nelson could not reach him by
boxing. but his constant rushing, and
use of his head, were enough to grad
ually take the heart and stamina out OF
a wooden man. yet Cans seems to have
quit in comparatively good shape OK
cept for the temporary injury from the
low blow.
Nelson stood an enormous amount of
punishment and was we'll able 20 con-
tinue, but II is a pretty safe prediction
that he viii never be the same fighter
again. and has right now passed the
zenith Of his proves. No man whom
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Fiat Guarantee Explains It.

In view of the manner I'm which the
fight terminated the theory that Nolan
instructed his man TO take all sorts
of chances is greatly supported by the
fact that no matter which way the de
clsion went the Dane was TO set 500, 600.
II the purse had been cut on a per-
centage basis he would have thrown
away thousands Of dollars by his dirty
conduct, but as 81 is. he did not lose a
cent lie was at liberty to go as far
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04

Joe Cans is the greatest living
fighter.
Battling Nelson is the greatest living
punching bag-also. judging from ap-
pearances. the cheapest and most UNI
manly boxer that ever entered a ring.
second In these attributes only 10 his
manager. Billy Nolan
AS a specimen OF brute strength and
an example OF how much the human
frame can stand. Nelson has made a
place in history. As a man willing 20
take the lowest and meanest advantage
OF a fair opponent he has also made a
place for himself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Standing of the Clubs.
AMATEUR LEAGUES.
SUNDAY SCHOOL

Standing Of Jhe Clubs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-04
Typical Of Nolan.

Thi- course OF reasoning would be
typical OF a man of the type of Nolan
who has shown himself at all times
ready TO take advantage OF any dirty
underhand and unsportsmanlike trick
and If the true story of that last round
is ever told il Will be a good bet that
il will be something Ike that printed
here.
That Nelson should submit himself
TO such plan stamps him as no better
than his master and the Odlum at
taChed 10 one must go with the other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18
CALL FORTH MODERN CRIMES.
Charge of Forging VIII by Means OF
Phonograph.
Special oablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
VIENNA. February f.-Modern fnven-
tons appear to call forth modern crimes,
Alois Szabo, the son of a wealthy peasant OF
Szegedin, Hungary, who died recently, haV-
ing just been arrested on charge of forg-
ing a will by means of photograph.
Shortly before the death of the father the
servants were called into the room and
heard voice proceeding from the bed say:
1T leave all my property to my eldest son.
Alois. and my other children are to get
nothing"
AS a verbal statement made by a tesla
tor when on the point Of death in the pres
.ence of witnesses constitutes valid will
In Hungary. this disposition of the peas
ants property was upheld by the courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18

tombs of the Saxon kings, of Cardinal
Beaufort, OF William OF Wykeham, appears
sought to repair, according to the bishop of
Winchester, is an ancient one. 1t Is crack
about TOO years old, roughly and hastily
stopped UP. These cracks have been going
on from bad TO worse until the entire ca
thedral Is threatened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18

Fred Mines of London, who acted as cap
tain of the Pilgrims, the English Asso-
citation foot ball team, in their Ameri-
can tour last year, will bring foot
ball team to America next season. He has
Just mailed to the faculty of each American
college and to the officials of foot ball clubs
a circular, giving his views of the Ameri-
can game and comparing 1t with the Asso-
citation game. 1t will be sent to all the
leading American clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18
OF international Interest.
al Cablegram % nc star.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON, February 17.-An appeal is be-
Ing issued by the dean and chapter OF
Winchester for funds to repair the cathe-
dral The bishop OF Winchester explains
that II is really matter OF international
interest. Winchester Cathedral, with it's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18

A few days ago, however, the mistress of
Alois, with whom he had quarreled. said
that the voice that the servants heard was
not that of the father. but that Alois had
himself spoken the words In a photograph.
Szabo has been arrested. charged with
fraud.
The Monticellonian., 1906-04-12

Railroads help develop eoun- try and the more of them we get the better 1t will be for ns, but they are not the only things that will help out. Good public roads, all over the county, will do more for the benefit of the people than will railroads. If Drew County had public roads, Throughout its confines, that eould be used at all seasons of ,he year to a good advantage,
 he goddess of plenty and pros 9erity would begin to smile }pon the land. These roads we an have if the proper effort is aade. But there must be some ystem about the matter. some Intelligence must be directed To he making of them. The people lust become interested in the love and must pull with tine oad-makers and not against
 1em. Communities must vie kith each other as to which will ave the best roads, and indivi-
 uals efforts, also, must come
 to the work.
The Monticellonian., 1906-04-12

daty and ouly the citizens e tween the aees of Is and 45 wears will have the burdens of road duty to lear. There will be no money 10 build or repair bridges. nor for.auv other road purpose. Out of the S9OOO an nuaIlv collected from the road tax thc county farmer or small property holder pays less than one-third of it, and when this is divided up among them, to the individual 1t IS too insignificant tocpunt Hour road tax is only 30 cents on the hundred dollars worth of property you are as sessed, and as your proper tg is not assessed at more than halt it's true value, you pay about l , cents on the $1OO for road tax, and with q great many people the road-tax does not amount to one dollar q year. while with the Railroads. the big sa~-miIls, the banks and the foreign land owners and corporations, generally. f reaches up into the hundreds of dollars. all of which you would lose to your county by voting down the tax The road question has been made such a burning issue in the late campaign that the best energies and efforts of the road makers willmost likely be directed to the improvement of the roads, and by the aid of the people We can have good roads, something that we all desire.
The Monticellonian., 1906-04-12

There is talk of planting a colony of one thousand Polan ders somewhere in southern Ark ansas. The eyes of the world are turning toward this great and glorious section of country. Here we have the soil. the clim ate and conditions to make the garden spot of the South In side of ten years the population of this section of country will be doubled. and to be forewarned is to be fore armed. Those of our own people who have not homes, already, should get them, HOW, while they can. Land is not always going to be cheap here.
The Monticellonian., 1906-04-12
Devils lsIand Torture.

is no worse than the terrible case
 of Piles that afflicted me 10 years. Then I was advised to apply
 Bueklen's Arnica Sal-e, and less than q box permanently cured me, writes L s. Napier. of Rugles, Ky. Heals all wounds, Burns and Sores like magic. 25e It E, E. Vance Bordeaux druesrisi
The Monticellonian., 1906-04-12

Once in awhile we hear some le say that the road-tax will . voted down at the September ,ction, but We cannot believe
 It would be so extremely olish for the mass of voters to Ipple the public road building
 such a pennywise and pound olish policy that such thought
 unreasonable. The private operations, foreign land Syn. -ates and the municipalcorpor- .ons Of the county pay nearly rec -fourths Of the road tax, q if the tax Is voted out all of
 SC will be exempt from road