Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03

1 W
faee. Nelson smiled determinedly and
gave Cans no show to rest. He swung
lis left hard to the jaw, but Cans re-
turned with two wicked right uppercuts
| to Jaw.
Nelson then missed two vicious left up-
percuts and they worked in close. Nelson
drove Cans back to ropes and put in two
| lefts to the body before Cans clinched.
They both missed left swings and rally
followed, Cans landing repeatedly on Nell
sons face. Nelson's round by a shade.
Twenty-Fifth Round.
| Nelson rushed at once and swung right
to ear. They fought and wrestled at close
quarters. Nelson breaks away and sends
left to stomach and then drove right to
Jaw. Nelson sent two short-arm left tolts
to the face and moment later whipped a
Left to the face. Nelson rocked Cans head
with right and left to Jaw. Nelson foi-
lowed this with two rights and left to
| tho jaw.
Joe awoke from his apparent somnolence
and more than evened up matters by vici-
| ously hammering Nelson's face with right
and left. Them they went close and Just
before the bell Cans shot left to face. Cans
was bit worsted early In round, but had
| the better of the closing rally.
Twenty-Sixth Round.
Nelson forced Cans to- the ropes. but
could not penetrate Cans marvellous de-
Tense while in dangerous positions. They
| wrestled again about the ring. Cans rest
ing up. Nelson landed q hard right
swing to the head, but two left swings
for the same place went a glimmering.
Then they boxed and Cans landed left
swing over the mouth and followed 1t with
| three straight lefts to face. Then followed
the inevitable clinch, emerging from which
Nelson uppercut Cans on Jaw with left.
Both men appeared to be tired at this stage
| Of the contest. Seems hard to predict the
winner at this time.
Twenty-Seventh Round.
Cans spared while Nelson wasted his vi
| talfty with useless swings. Nelson pushed
Cans against the ropes and the latter. work
| ing himself free. sent his left to Nelson's
mouth. Nelson missed hard left swing and
| in mix Joe put in two light rights to face.
Nelson retaliated with two straight lefts
to face, the last one sending Cans head
back.
Cans then cut loose. He drove his left
to stomach with terrific force, and then
| drove right and left to jaw. Nelson. mad
dened, fought back viciously and gave
| the negro more than he received as the
round ended. 1t was an even round, both
men tired.
Twenty-Eighth Round
| left, and Nelson butted the colored man
with his head Nelson then put left and
right to jaw and shortly afterward swung
r &c 1off TO oh n 30hk 70 To-
| then closed in, and Nelson drove Cans to
| the ropes with left hook to face.
They wrestled to center Of the ring when
Cans sent two right swings to face. Nelson
| tried to wrestle Cans to ropes and Cans,
| like a rejuvenated man. drove Nelson back
| with several fearful elouts to Jaw. the first
of which sent Nelson tottering half way
| across the ring. Cans kept at his man, who
| was groggy, and the bell was welcome
| sound to Nelson.
Twenty-Ninth Round.
| Nelson rushed to close quarters, appar-
emily as strong as ever. He followed Cans
| about. but failed to land on the negro.
| Nelson's recuperative powers are almost
superhuman. The men wrestled and
| reughed 1t in center of the ring and ex-
changed right swings to jaw.
| Cans then cut loose again and mercilessly
peppered Nelson's face and jaw with right
and left jolts. The Dane merely shook his
head and wrestled Cans to the ropes Cans
rested, permitting Nelson to waste his en-
ergy trying to land swings. Cans round.
Thirtieth Round.
They fell against each other, and Siler
| again warned Nelson to cease fighting
| with his head. The men then locked
| heads and fought at close quarters, Mel
son doing all the work. but not landing
Cans put in two right uppercuts and then
stalled and rested. apparently with view
Of saving his strength.
! 1t is in this manner that Cans displayed
| his generalshfp. Cans right uppercut to
Nelson's mouth. and Nelson missed several
vicious left and right swings for jaw. AS
bell rang Nelson deliberately bit Cans and
the crowd went to its feet in storm of pro-
| test.
| Thirty-First Round.
| Cans cleverly blocked Nelson's attempts
to land wild swings and again rested.
permitting the younger man to do all the
work. Siler again cautioned Nelson about
butting in, and they went to close quar-
tiers. wrestling and stalling.
|
| a blow being struck. Cans sent Nelson's head
back with straight left to face. The men
were locked in clinch as the bell rang. The
| fight apparently had settled down to ques-
| ton Of the survival of the fittest.
Thirty-Second Round.
Cans danced away from the Danes leads
| and as usual closed in mostly on Nelson's
| initiative. Siler again and again spoke to
| Nelson about using his head on the negro S
1 chin. Again came the almost interminable
| clinching and wrestling. Finally Nelson
| swung hard right to jaw and quickly fol-
lowed it with left swing to the same place.
| Nelson's left eye is badly swollen and al
| most closed. Cans sent Nelson back with
| two straight lefts and three rights to Mel
| sons sore eye Cans caught Nelson q
| terrific clip ON the jaw with right hook, and
| then sent in dazing left to face. Again
| the bell brought relief to Nelson, and saved
| him from almost sure defeat.
| Thirty-Third Round.
| They closed in, Nelson butting with his
head. Cans peppered Nelson's face to a