Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-04
tion of the arena. About zoe women
were in attendance.
The Fight by Rounds.
Time was called at 3;20 y. m.
Round 1-Gans led off with


The Fight by Rounds.
Time was called at 1925 p. m.
Round 1.-Gans led off with two
light lefts for the face and they
clinched. Nelson received right on
the body and Cans quickly shot right
and left to the face. He followed 1t
with a right to face and Nelson
missed three left and right swings for
jaw. Cans, in a mix, shot right twice
to the face and out fought his man ut
every point of the game. Cans Jared
Nelson with two rights to jaw and fol-
lowed 1t with left to the face. After
breaking from a clinch Nelson wal
Topped his right hard to the jaw and
followed it with left to the same place.
Cans then peppered Nelson's face with
trip-hammer rights and lefts to the
face and jaw and kept this up until
the gong sounded. Cans went to his
corner with a big lead. Blood flowed
from Nelson's ears as he went to his
seat.
Round 2.-BoJn men were up quick
ly with Nelson the aggressor. Cans
uppercut twice with right and then
Jared Nelson with two terrific punch
es to the jaw. He followed it with a
straight right to jaw Nelson seemed
impervious to punishment and came in
all the time. Cans measured his dis
tance and time and again shot his
short arm rights to the Battler's face.
They went to close quarters and Cans
uppercut Nelson twice to the jaw. At
close quarters he Clipped to the body
and jaw with stiff rights. Nelson
fought him to a clinch and lined ter
rifle right to the face. In a mix up
Cans rocked Nelson hard with two
right punches to the face and fol-
lowed it with a short arm jolt to the
ear. AS the gong sounded Cans
worked a hard lot to the jaw. Cans
had a good lead, out-bouted and out
landed his man throughout
Round 3-Nelson tried to get in
close and Cans whipped his right to
the ear. At close quarters Cans upper
cut twice with right to the chin and
as he fought close Cans swung right
and left to head. Nelson got in high
right over the eyes Cans hooked 4
wicked right to the stomach and Nell
son shot a straight left to the face,
Several of Nelson's swings went wild,
| They went to a furious mix in the CEN
ter of the ring in which Cans drew
blood from Nelson's nose with a
straight left. Nelson got in a right to
the face as the bell tolled. Nelson Is
being out-pointed, but he never gave
his ground and seems to thrive on
Cans punishment. 1t was Cans
round.
Round 4-Nelson missed left for
body. Nelson chased Cans about the
ring but his blows invariably fell
short. In clinch Cans worked his
right and left to the face, Nelson
went after Cans body and bored in
with his head, the black man backing
steadily away but at the same time
peppering his man with right and left
stabs to face Nelson caught Cans a
terrific right swing to jaw and Nelson,
! cutting loose, drove Cans against the
ropes. landing both hands to the side
of the head. Nelson, bleeding from the
nose, kept after Cans but this time
Cans shot straight right to the face
which he duplicated a moment later.
Cans then put a right to the stomach
and the bell rang. Nelson brought the
great crowd to its feet as he went to
his corner with a faint smile on his
| face. Nelson had a shade the best.
Round 5.--Gans quickly shot a left
| TO the nose as Nelson rushed in and
they went to close quarters. Nelson
swung his right to the ear. forcing
Cans about the ring. Nelson drove
his right to the kidneys but the black
1 man rocked Nelson's head with a
| series of left and right punches. Mel
son swung back wildly and Cans
smashed Nelson's sore nose with ter
rifle right drive. Cans brought the
blood afresh from Nelson's nose with
singing left punches to that organ. In
a mix Cans uppercut with right to the
! jaw. Not for a moment did Nelson
break ground. He swung heavily to
Cans face with left He was rebuked
by stiff right to the face. The gong
changed and Nelson went to his seat
splitting blood. Nelson was badly
punished in this round. Betting now
to in favor of Cans.
! Round 6.--Nelson rushed Cans but
the colored lad smashed him on the
face three times with right and easily
blocked Nelson's attempts to land
Nelson bored in forcing Cans to the
ropes. The crowd objected to Nelson S
boring tactics and especially against
Cans chest. After breaking from a
clinch Cans plnted a right to jaw and
followed it with several terrific right
drives to face, sending the blood from
Nelson's mouth in a stream. Cans
sent Nelson's head back hammering
his man almost at will. Nelson fought
back desperately but could not locate
his shifty antagonist Nelson was in
bad shape when he took his chair
His face was cut into ribbons. Cans
has a big lead and looks like a sure
winner unless Nelson should get in 1
chance blow.
Round 7.--As usual Nelson forced
Cans about the ring, Cans contentinS
himself with watching for an opening
Cans pecked away at the face with
left and right blows. Nelson missed
two right swings. Cans hit Nelson with
Il fusilade of right and left punches to
face that staggered Nelson. Cans
swung his right twice to the face and
neatly ducked two right swings again
and kept up merciless hammerinc
on Nelson's face. The bell rang and
streaming from his mouth and nose
In spite of all punishment Nelson die
not break ground at any time.
Round S.-Gans had no trouble il
avoiding Nelson's onslaughts and me
Nelson with a right swing over the
kidneys. He then swung right and lef
to Nelson's face and found no troubl.
In keeping away from Nelson's swings
Cans played with the Dane, sending {
raking right TO the jaw and ther
worked left shift to the face. Nel
son swung desperately for Cans fac.
but seldom If ever. found the blacl
mans anatomy. They closed in, mix
ing 1t hard. Cans swung his right an,
left with fearful force and Nelson
slipped to his knees. He got up I'm
jiffy and Cans went to him like a de
mon and landed almost at will. Tn,
gong was great relief to Nelson. II,
appeared groggy when he fell into hi
seat