Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-21
CANS DEFEATS
BAT NELSON
MOVING PICTURES OF BATTLE
Dramatic Scenes Attendant Upon the
Great Ring Contest at coldfield
Pictured In Effective
Fashion

Joseph Cans gave Battling Nelson a
terrific beating at the Peoples theater
last night only to fall in the forty
second round as the Dane swung to
his body. Whether the thrust was foul
remains for individual judgment to de-
termine.
The moving pictures which are to be
shown during the remainder of the
week are certainly worth going long
way to see and those who have labored
under an impression that the negro did
not thrash Nelson in a satisffying
manner will probably change their
opinion. During the first ten rounds
Cans had Nelson in bad condition,
though Bat forced the fighting and not
for a moment ceased his boring-in
tactics.
After the foul blow was strucl Ref
cree Siler. who stood slightly behind
Cans, knelt over the PROSTATE man
and did not render a decision for some
so often been retold, stood in the CEN
ter of the ring after knocking Cans
down and then returned to his corner.
Scenes of wild excitement are pic
tured in the wrath as Nelson's adj
mrers, under an impression that he
has won, crowd to his corner shower
ing him with congratulations. Siler,
however, makes a motion toward the
Dane and q moment after Cans sec
onds leap with joy as they hear his de-
cision giving Joe the verdict
A wonderful panoramic effect is en-
bodied in the entire roll of films. which
commence iwth scenes in and about
Goldfeld showing the drilling con-
tests, and whirling over the famous
mining country lying adjacent to the
camp.
A nightly concourse is visible on the
streets and picturesque in the ex-
treme is the Immediate scene which
precedes the call of time.
Banked about the arena are thous-
ands of faces brimming over with in
terest and excitement. Women are to
be seen in numbers moving about the
throng and walking. past the ring.
Tex Rickard and his associates; Jim
my Britt, frankie Neil and many
other celebrities all jump between the
ropes, bow their Acknowledgements and
skip out.
Then comes the weighing-in process
in which Cans and Nelson hop on the
scales.
After the battle Cans was accredited
with having fought one of the cleanest
battles ever Witnessed in the annals
of the ring. This fact is borne out in
the pictures. In several instances he
is seen to help Nelson to his feet as
the latter slipped and fell.
That Nelson fought an equally rough
battle is also to be observed. In the
thirteenth he is seen to fall beneath
the ropes and deliberately strike Cans
after the former had courteouSly as
sisted him to arise.
At times when Cans appears to have
Nelson all but out a striking effect is
produced when the great crowd rises
to it's feet and becomes waving mass
of humanity watching for knockout.
In the twenty eighth, which was
shown last night, Cans knocks Nelson
across the ring and appears to have
him at his mercy. 1t is in this round
that Cans is said to have broken his
hand, and that he did might be borne
out in the fact that he seldom uses
his right during the remainder of the
battle.
The twenty-third round, where Nell
son was reported to have come within
an ace of knocking Cans out, was
omitted last night and in fairness to
Nelson 1t is probable that the absence
Of that round detracted from his
as exhibited.
From the tenth to the twentieth
both men wrestled and hugged about
the ring, though occasional flashes ap-
in which Cans slashed in ter
rife rights and lefts at distance.
At all events the pictures are ex-
ceptionally effective. The final blow
which sent Cans down is clearly to be
seen but whether or not it landed foul
is another question.
Referee Eyton witnessed the exhi-
bition last night but would give no
opinion regarding the foul proposition.
He SAL
"From the position in which Siler
is standing he should have been able
to judge correctly whether the blow
went low"