Evening journal., 1906-09-03


bled from mouth and ears. Nelson had
a shade Of a most vicious round.
Eleventh Round-They closed IN
Cans fighting hard and requesting
siler TO tell Nelson 70 stop
butting with his head. Nelson appar-
emily realized that his only chance
was TO fight breast to breast, and
judging from preceding rounds he Isl
the better man at this game Nelson
started a stream Of blood from Cans
mouth by two wicked right uppercut
They break from clinch and Cans inn
mediately whipped IN two rights to
Nelson's jaw. Cans was cautious 70
keep away but Nelson kept at close
quarters. Nelson finally swung left 70
mouth as bell rang.
Twelfth Round-Nelson rushed IN
and they fought shoulder to shoulder.
Cans got Nelson away from him and
whipped stiff right to face Nelson
forced Cans against the ropes and he
slipped TO the floor. Cans held out
his hand and assisted him to his feet.
and they Immediately renewed hostili-
ties. Cans rushed himself and they
fought breast to breast like two bulls.
Nelson butted Cans on the jaw with
his head. Cans has slight lead at end
OF round.
Thirteenth Round-Nelson rushed in
and sent Cans back with two left and
two rights TO face at close quarters
Nelson uppercutted with left and
right to mouth. and a moment later
swung left to mouth bringing blood
from Cans mouth. Both men resorted
to wrestling tactics. Cans being the
chief offender. They exchanged right
swings in the center and went to a
clnch. They fought breast to breast.
Nelson drove Cans TO the ropes. The
men fought at such close quarters or
rather wrestled that little was accom-
pllshed.
BOTH MEN USE THEIR FEET
Fourteenth Round-Both men fought
at close quarters. but very few blows
were landed in a shoulder to shoulder
contest Nelson tried to find Cans
body with a left and right hook to his
head. Nelson sent Cans against the
ropes with a right hand smash. Nell
son smashed Cans with right at close
of the round. Nelson kicked at Cans
and the latter promptly retaliated
The men had to be separated by their
handler.
Fifteenth Round-The round opens
with a clinch and Nelson butted and
elbowed Cans painfully He was
warned TO desist by Siler and the
seconds yelled foul" in his corner.
No attention was paid 20 the claim
of foul and the men again fought at
close range. Nelson forced Cans to
the ropes. The men fought at such
close quarters that little could be
seen. Nelson was sent to the floor
with a straight right and he looked a
DIT shaky as he got to his feet. and he
Immediately went TO close quarters to
protect himself from further long dis
tance punishment. The crowd cheer
ed Cans as he went 10 his corner.
THROUGH ROPES
sixteenth Round-Nelson missed a
left and right swing. Cans drove him
away with a shower OF rights and lefts
but Nelson kept following Cans all
around the ring trying to land some
vicious right swings. Cans whipped
right to jaw and Nelson wrestled
about ring Cans holding on. Nelson
scored with stiff right to face and
once they leaned against one another
Cans wrestled Nelson clear through
the ropes. Falling. Nelson pulled the
negro after him. They were pushed
back into the ring and resumed the
wrestling. In a mix-up Nelson drove
his right twice to face and right tc
mouth, sending the negro to his cor
ner with blood streaming from his
mouth as the ben rang.
Seventeenth Round-Nelson landed
his left on mouth and they went to a
clinch Siler cautioned Nelson against
hitting low. Nelson swung his right tC
kidneys and they wrestled about the
ring during which time Cans worked
in left uppercut TO mouth and a mo-
ment later applied same punishment
Cans. after Nelson had twisted his
arms, sent the Battler back with two
hard short arm right jolts to face and
later shot his right to the wind.
AGAIN CAUTIONED FOR BUTTINo
Eighteenth Round-Gans rushed in
with a straight right TO face, and Mel
son swung two lefts 10 negro's face
Sner cautioned Nelson about using his
head. Cans blocked lead cleverly and
they again beat down. fighting shoul-
der to shoulder. Nelson sent two left.
to face. but Cans retaliated Will
singing rights to face. The wrestling
keeps up Cans drove Nelson against
ropes with two rights to face, and Mel.
son nearly went to the floor. Gan:
backed away and at the end of tbs
round Cans got a good right to the
Danes face. The men did not heal
the gong and they were pulled to theil
seats by theit seconds.
Nineteenth Round-Siler warned
Nelson once more for butting. and laiC
his hand on Nelson's head as a re-
mlnder that he should cut out this
kind of work Nelson continued t'
butt and siler slipped in and pullet
1 Nelson from his reclining position
Cans resting and wrestling, finally
sent Nelson back with right and lef
to the jaw. staggering Nelson a bit
Just before the gong Cans sent In lef
and right 70 Jaw and Nelson sent II
right on the head. There was mor'
wrestling than lighting.
NELSON PERSISTS IN BUTTING
Twentieth Round-The men rushed
together and Siler grabbed Nelson b,
the head and said he should cease hor