Evening journal., 1906-09-04

Nolan. after the mob burst into the ring
atted him on the back and cried;
You've made the cur quit For few
minutes there was some doubt ms to
what the referees decision had been but
Siler soon made IL clear that Cans had
been fouled and declared him winner
The fight in addition to being one OF
The roushest and hardest ever fought
developed more hatred probably than had
ever been seen in a ring contest At the
end OF almost every round the boxers
would not take corners Immediately, but
would stand and glare at each other sew
tral times.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Following Is the story Of the fight as
told by rounds in The Evening journal
Sporting Edition last night
First Round CTime called 3.25)--Gans
led of with two light lefts for face
and they cinched. Nelson fixed right
on body ana Cans quickly shot right
nd left to face. He followed with
right 70 face. Nelson sent three left
wings for jaw. Cans, in mlx-up,
shot his right twice to face and out
boxed his man at every point Of the
game. Cans Jared Nelson with two
rights to jaw and followed with left
to face After breaking from a clinch
Nelson walloped his right to jaw and
followed with left to same place. Cans
then peppered Nelson with trip-ham-
mer rights and lefts to face and jaw
Cans kept this up until the gong rang.
Cans went to his corner with a big
lead Blood flowed from Nelson's
/ anro IA ha trapf "a his
Round Two-Both men were up
quickly, with Nelson the aggressor
Cans uppercut twice with right and
then jabbed Nelson with two terrific
punches 20 Jaw. He followed it with
a right heavily to the jaw. Nell
son seemed impervious to punishment
and came IN all the time. Cans meas
ured his distance and time and again
shot his short arm rights to the face
OF Nelson. They went to close quar-
ters and Cans uppercutted Nelson
twice to jaw. lie chopped Nelson's
jaw again with n stiff arm right Nell
son fought him TO a clinch and landed
a terrific right to the face in a mix
up. Cans rocked Nelson's head with
two wicked rights to face and follow
ed with short arm jolt 10 ear as song
rang. Cans worked a hard left to jaw
Third Round-Nelson tried TO get IN
close and Cans whipped his right TO
the ear az close quarters. Cans upper
cutted twice with right to chin and as
they fought at close range Cans shot
right and left to head Nelson got in
n hard right over eyes. Cans shot
wicked right to stomach. Nelson shot
a straight left TO face. Several Of
Nelson's swings went Wild. They then
got IN a furious mix-up In centre Of
the ring Cans drew blood from Nell
sons nose with straight left. Ncl-
son got in a right to face as the bell
rang
Fourth Round-Nelson missed left
for body. Nelson closed IN and drove
Cans about the ring but his blows
fell short In clnch Cans worked
} right and left to face. Nelson went
: after Cans body ana bored III 20 his
head. The black man was backing
steadily away. but at the same time
peppering his man with right and left
to face. Nelson caught Cans a terrific
swing on the jaw and Nelson cut loose
and drove Cans against the ropes
landing both hands to the side OF
head Nelson was bleeding from the
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a straight right to the face. which ne
duplicated moment later Cans thep
put a right to the stomach ais the bell
rang.
BETTING FAVORS CANS.
Fifth Round-Gans quickly shot a
left to nose as Nelson rushed In and
they went to close quarters. Nelson
swung his right to ear, forcing Cans
about the ring Nelson drove right Ia
kidneys. but the black man rocked
Nelson's head with a series of left and
right punches. Nelson swung back
wildly and Cans smashed Nelson's
sore nose with a terrific right drive
Cans brought blood afresh from Mel
sons nose with stingng left punches
to that organ In a miX-up Cans up
percut with right to jaw. Not for a
moment did Nelson break ground. He
swung heavily to Cans face with left
J for which he was rebuked by a stin
right to face.
Betting now to in favor of Cans
, sixth Round-Nolson rushed Cans
but the colored man smashed him or
the face three times with right and
e easily avoided Nelson's attempt tC
s land. Nelson bored IN. forcing Cans
b. 20 the ropes. The crowd objected "a
4 | Nelson's boring tactics, especially
q with his head against Cans chest
After breaking from a clinch Cans
= planted RIGHT TO jaw and followed
, with several terrific rights to face
j sending blood from Nelson's mouth ir
, a stream. Cans sent Nelson's head
!. back. Cans hammers Nelson at viii
! Nelson fought back desperately. bu
could not locate his antagonist Mel
son was IN bad shape when ne tool
: his corner His face Eas cut into rib
bons. Cans has big lead and look
e like sure winner
d Seventh Round-As usual Nelson
y forced Cans about the ring. Gam
II contented himself to watch for az
II opening. Cans peckcd away at Mel
b sons face with left and right blows
Nelson mixed two right swings an'
l. met with a fusillade OF right and ief
n punches 10 face that staggered him
d Cans received right punch on IN
IS body as the mon worked into cor
a ner Cans swung his right twice q
q face and Nelson swung back wildly
% Cans neatly ducked two right swins
again and kept up a merciless ham
mering on his face. Bell rings an
Nelson went to his corner with bloc
streaming from his mouth and nose
In spite OF all punishment Nelson al
- not break ground at any time.