The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04


other and Siler again warned Nelson
to cease fighting with his head. They
then 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 saving his strength.
Cans then put in right uppercut to
Nelson's mouth and the Dane missed
for the jaw. AS the bell rang Nelson
deliberately hit Cans and the crowd
went to its feet in a storm of protest.
Some one started three cheers for the
negro, which drew forth a rousing re-
Spouse.
Nelson's attempt to land wild swings
and again rested, permitting the
younger man to do all the work. Again
Siler told Nelson TO quit butting in and
they went to close quarters, wrestling
and sailing The men wrestled for
fully a minute without a blow being
struck. Cans sent Nelson's head back
with a straight left to the face. The
men were locked in a clineh as the bell
rang. The fight had apparently set
tied down to a question Of endurance.
Round 32=Gans danced away from
the Danes leads. Siler again and again
spoke to Nelson about using his head
on the negrO's chin. Again came the
clinching and wrestling. Finally Nell
son swung a hard right to the jaw and
quickly followed it with a left swing to
the same place Nelson's left eye was
badly swollen and almost closed. Cans
sent Nelson back with two straight
lefts and three rights to Nelson's sore
eye. Cans caught Nelson terrific clip
on the jaw with right hook and then
sent in q dazing left to the face Again
the gong brought relief to Nelson and
saved him from almost sure defeat
Round 33-They closed in, Nelson
butting with his head. Cans peppered
Nelson's face to jelly with terrific
right swings Nelson's left eye was en-
tirely closed Nelson punched Cans TO
the ropes and they fought at close
range. Cans resting and saving his
strength. Nelson bled profusely as the
men worked to the center of the ring
Cans sent Nelson back with a left to
the gong sounded Nelson for the first
time showed great WEAKNESS. It was
claimed that Cans had turned his foot
in this round. Cans round
Round 34-The men wrestled and
stalled in the center of the ring. both
seeming content TO rest. This thing
continued, neither landing blow. It
was Wrestle, stall, WrestIe and stall
again. Nelson forced Cans to the
ropes and received right and left
two short arm lefts to the stomach and
both men wrestled. Cans nearly put
ting Nelson through the ropes. Nelson
appeared very tired. Joe was the
fresher as the round ended with a
wrestling match.
Round 35@The sun was going
down. 1t was the same old story
wrestle. stall and rest without a blow
being struck Cans finally ripped in
straight left to the jaw and again they
rested. Cans put in a right uppercut
that lacked force and they went quick
~ to clinch. Both men tottered
about the ring. not landing blow
Nelson at close quarters worked two
short blows q f1Cn q haI
closed a very slow and tiresome round.
Round 36-Both spared and then
Cans sent in a straight right to the
face. The wrestling was resumed. Mel
son missed a forcefui uppercut intend
ed for the jaw. Cans cleverly ducked
a right swing and then ran into right
hook over the heart Nelson hooked
a left to the stomach and at close quar-
ters got his right lightly to the jaw
Nelson pushed Cans against the ropes
and Cans barely got cut of the way of
a right upper cut
Round s7-Nelson was again told to
stop fighting with his head, Cans Wig
Orously 0bjecting to Siler against this
style of scrapping. The men started
wrestling and Nelson swung his left for
the jaw that missed its mark three feet.
They leaned up against each other and
little attempt to strike a blow was
made. Then Cans whipped a powerful
left to the wind and they clinched.
Both men were very careful. Cans
woke up the crowd by putting in sew
eral straight lefts to the face. Then
came the rest.
Both Men Very Tired.
Round SS-Nelson rushed in and
Cans backed up quickly, trying to keep
the Dane at a distance and force him to
spar at long range. Cans complained
20 Siler about Nelson resting his head
on his (GansD chin and shoulders
Nelson swung a left to the jaw and
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to the Danes face. Both men were
leg weary and stalled and clinched as
much as they could. 1t was next to
! impossible to get the Dane to fight al
long range and he realized that his
1 only hope of winning the battle lay in
close range fighting or rather wrest-
ling. Cans likewise seemed content 10
ease up and rest.
Round 39-Gans jabbed his right
1 twice to the face before Nelson could
get away Then followed stalling and
wrestling, which was broken UP by
Cans punching Nelson viciously over
the heart with his right Cans fol-
| lowed this with two straight let's to
the face and again it looked as though
the deadlock would be broken. 1t was
only flash in the pan, however, and
the men resumed the tiresome stalling
! Nelson being the chief offender. Mel
son, by way of variety, sent in a haro
| left to the jaw and Cans came back
with two lefts to the jaw. Nelson
LETT eye was closed entirely now and
| he appeared to be firing rapidly.
Round 4O-They started in at a live
~ pace. Cans landing his left to this
ear. Then they stopped In a clinch
Cans drove left to the jaw. Nelson
coming back with a left uppercut tC
the chin. The men did very little fight
| ing. Cans got Nelson at ARM length
and took advantage of this by sending
his left twice to the Danes face Cans
complained again about Bats head
and sent Nelson's head back with q
left uppercut to the jaw.
Round 41=They came up slowly
and clinched. Cans asked Billy Nolar
facetiouslv, What time is it?" ther
they resumed the cliDching contest
Cans shot a strong right to the mouth
| and Nelson reta1iated with two let's tC
the stomach. Nelson whipped his lef
] to face and the men ceased fghtIng en-.