Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-04

sons nose with stinglng left punches TO
that organ. In lntN-up Cans uppercut
did Nelson break ground He swung
heavily to Cans face with left. for which
he was rebuked by sstih right TO the
face. The gong changed and Nelson went
TO. bis scat splitting blood Nelson was
badly punished I'm this round Betting
nov S TO II , favor ,i od SaP gsrs hut the
cologed man smashed dim ON the iare
three times with right and easily avoided
Nelson's attempts TO land. Nelson bored
81, forcing Cans to the ropes. The crowd
objected to Nelson's boring tactics. espe-
cially with his head aEainst Cans chesIs
After breaking from clInch Cans planted
right to the jaw and followed
It with several terrific right drives Is
70 the face sending the .,r blood
CANS beat Nelson's head back, hammering
him almost at win Nelson fought back
sS{P3y sS 'ou Ses6 was 9'' bad
condition when he took his seat HIS
face was cut into ribbons. Cans has
lees Nelson should get in a chance blow
Round AS usual Nelson forced Cans Cans
about the ring. Cans .contented nm
pecked away with left and right blows
Tor the face Nelson missed two IlRn'
swings. and Cans met Nelson WITH Isses,
Nelson. dams received a right punch IN
the body the men worked into a corner;
Cans swung his right twice to the face anu an.
Nelson swung back wildly. Cans neatly
ducked two right swings and kept UP n
merciless hammeIing on Nelson $ face. inc
hell rung and Nelson went to his corner
with blood streaming from his mouth ana
nose with all the punishment, Nelson dlo
not break ground at any time. Es, g..
avoiding Nelson's onslaughts AND met Nel-
son with a right swing over the kidneys
He then swung right AND iett 10 Ee esning
away from Nelson's swings. Cans piayeo
with the Dane. sending rakins right 70
the Jaw and then working left SHIFT 70
the face Nelson swung desperately for the
face but seldom, II ever, found the oiack
mans anatomy They closed IN; mixing Il, IL
roughly Cans swung right and left with
fearful force and Nelson slipped TO his
knees He was up in iiffy and Cans Went
at him like demon and landed ist eIn MsIso Az
and he appeared groggy when he fel into
"'' 'e Ninth Round Is Cans.
Round 9-They stood shoulder to shoulder
in the center of the ring. Cans wal
The face. Nelson tried desperately to work
hard right swings 20 the eGpy shoT
arm rights to the Jaw. Al close quarters
Nelson swung his left twice to Cans jaw
same place, They mixed Il furiously, Cans
landing four punches to Nelson's jaw Nell
son swung right and left hard to Cans
! law but Cans more than evened UP mat
| ters sending the Dane back with rapid fre
rights and lefts TO the jaw; Cans bled
| slightly from the mouth as the bell rang.
Round ieHSians met Nelson's rush with a
| straight left to the face. Stay with him
don't let him get away was the injunc-
| ton from the battler's corner. They went
| in close and Cans smothered Nelson with
| two rights and a succession of let's to the
| face Nelson bored in and whipped his
right and left TO the negrols jaw Nelson
| then brought blood from Cans mouth in a
stlea which succession of rights and
lefts to that member. A terrific mix re-
| suited In close quarters. The arena was
a shambes. Both men fought at fearful
pace. Nelson having the best Of T., most
ously The bell rang with Nelson having
a shade the better Of most VICIOUS round.
! ing worked on by his handlers.
Eleventh Round is Nelson's.
| Round 11-They closed in with Cans fight
| Ing hard and the requesting of Referee
| Siler that Nelson stop putting with his
head, Nelson apparently realized that hi.
and judging from the preceding round he
is the, better man at this game. Nelson
started stream CT blood from Cans
mouth by two wicked right uppercuts. They
broke from clinch and Cans Immediately
whipped in two rights to Nelson's jaw.
Cans was cautioned to keep away by his
seconds. but Nelson kept at close quarters
Nelson finally swung u light left to the
mouth as the bell rang, If anything Mel
son had a slight lead in this round.
Round l2-Nelson rushed in and they
fought shoulder to shoulder for"an ad-
vantage. Cams getting Nelson away from
Nelson forced Cans TO- the ropes and Nel.
son slipped to the floor. Cans assisted him
Ehostiities Cans rested himself and seemed
content TO permit Nelson to do the leading
They fought breast to. breast like two
bulls. Nelson butted Cans on the Jaw witt
his head. They bent very low. head &C
head, in nonotonous fashion, each seeking
20 fight according to the way best adapted
lead in this tame round. Siler said he. be
fleved Cans was resting up.
Fight in Close Quarters.
I Round 1S.-Nelson rushed, in and SEN
Cans back with two left and two rights u
cut with left and right 10 the mouth anc
a moment later swung his left to the nioutf
again, bringing the blood again from Cans
mouth Both men resorted to wrestliRs
tactics, Cans being the chief offender They
eXhanged right swings to the face in tht
center Of the ring and wsnt to a clinch. The
men again fought breast to breast and al
these close quarters Cans worked his righ
and left several times TO the Jaw. They
left uppercuts to the Jaw that made th'
negro vince. Cans. however, had a shad,
the better of the round. .
Round lABoth men fought at close quar-
tiers, but very few blows were delivered
from the shoulders. Nelson sent Gan
against the by sheer force Of Iii
and Cans chivalrously pulled him back 4
the ring AS reward for this act o
! courtesy tne Dane SmdSneu Cans on .tnl
body and the crowd yelled its disapproyal
AT the close of the round Nelson kickeC
at Cans and the latter promptly retaliatet
in kind They had TO be separated, by thu
handlers. ....s as
Round 15-The round opened with clincl
and Nelson elbowed and butted Gam
plainly. He was warned to desist by Ref
cree Siler and the seconds yelled foul II
unison. No attention was paid to the CLAIM
and the men roughed II at close quarters
Nelson forced Cans against the ropes. Th
men fought at such close quarters o
rather wrestled. that little execution coul,
be accomplished. Nelson, in a breakaway
was sent to the floor with a right stragh
in the face. Nelson looked a bit shaky a
close quarters to protect himself iron
further long distance swats. The crow,
} cheered Cans Justify as he went to hi
| corner. ,--.
Round l6-Nelson missed a lett and RICH
: swing. Cans ducking. Cans tried to keel
Nelson at a distance. but Nelson followe'
| Cans about the ring. Cans whipped hi
! right to the jaw and Nelson wrestled Gan
about the ring, Cans holding on. Nelsol
scored with a stif right to the face an
once more they leaned against each other
l Cans wrestled Nelson clear through tn
} ropes and in falling Nelson pulled the negr
after him. They were pushed back into tn
ling tactics In the mix Nelson drove hi
{ right twice to the face and right 10 tn
5 mouth at close qua Fters. sending Joe to hi
: corner with blood streaming from his mouth
Nelson had the better of the round whic
was full Of wrestling
Nelson Gains strength.
I Round 17-Nelson landed right TO tn
! mouth and they went TO cllnch. Sile
{ paitionad NalsOn for hitting low Nalso