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


desist by Referee SiIer and the seconds
yelled foul in unison. No attention was
paid to the claim and the men rough
ed it at close quarters. Nelson forced
Cans against the ropes. The men
fought at such close quarters. or rather
wrestled. that little execution could be
accomplished. Nelson, in a break
away, was sent to the floor with
right straight in the face. Nelson
looked a bit shaky as he got to his feet
and Immediately went to close quar-
tiers TO protect himself from further
! long distance swats. The crowd
cheered Cans Justify as he went to his
corner
Round 16.-Nelson missed a left and
right swing. Cans ducking. Cans tried
to keep Nelson at distance but Nelson
followed Cans about the ring. Cans
whipped his right to the jaw and Mel
son wrestled Cans about the ring, Cans
holding on. Nelson scored with a stiff
right to the face and once more they
leaned against each other. Cans wrest-
led Nelson clear through the ropes ana
in falling Nelson pulled the negro after
him. They were pushed back into the
ring and Immediately resumed their
wrestling tactics. In mix Nelson drove
his right twice to the face and a right
to the mouth at close quarters. sending
Joe to his corner with blood streaming
from his mouth. Nelson had the better
of the round, which was full of wrest-
lir-.
hound 17-Nelson landed right to the
mouth and they went to a eiinch. Siler
| cautioned Nelson for hitting low. Nell
son swung his right to the kidneys and
they wrestled about the ring, Cans
working in a left uppercut to the mouth
and moment later applied a similar
punch. Cans after Nelson had twisted
his arm, sent the battler back with two
short arm chops to the face. Nelson
shot two right arm jolts to the face
and moment later shot his right to the
wind. Both men rested for some time
and the round ended with honors a bit
in Nelson's favor
Round 18-Gans rushed in with
straight right to face and Nelson swung
I left two let's to the negrO's face. Siler
again warned Nelson about using his
head Cans blocked Nelson's let's
cleverly and the latter again bent down
Nelson sent in two left swings to the
face, but Cans retaliated with two
singing rights to the face. The wrest-
ling continued and Cans drove Nelson
against the ropes with two right smash
es to the face. Nelson nearly went to
the floor Cans backing away, and at the
end of the round Cans got in good
right punch to the Danes face. The
men did not hear the gong and were
pulled to their seats by their seconds.
1t was a tame round.
Round 19-Siler warned Nelson once
more for butting and laid his hand on
!
the Dane that he should cut out this
kind of work. Nelson continued to butt
and Siler stepped in and pulled Nelson
from his reclining position. The men
remained in a locked position, Cans
! resting and Bat wrestling. Finally Cans
sent Nelson back with right and left
jolts to the jaw, staggering Nelson. Just
before the gong rang Cans sent in a
/ left and two stiff rights to the jaw and
! Nelson put in a right on the head. There
was more wrestling than fighting in
| this round, and derogatory comments
were passed around the ringside.
Round 20-The men rushed together
! and Sfler grabbed Nelson by the head,
/ indicating that the Dane should cease
! boring with his head. Cans straighten-
/ ed Nelson uD with two lefts to the jaw
4 and Nelson landed several lefts to the
! body. An exchange followed, both land
/ ing let's to the chin. Nelson pushed
! Cans almost to the ropes and then
missed left for the face. In a clinch
/ Nelson landed a severe left .uppercut to
the jaw and they mixed, Cans putting
right and left to the jaw. He followed
4 his advantage and sent a volley of right
and left swings to the jaw as the round
ended.
Round 21-Nelson came up as though
nothing had happened. His left eye was
{ badly swollen and his right discolored.
! They fought to a elinch and Cans poked
right and left to the face. Cans then
sent in a stiff uppercut over the eye.
! Nelson sent in two right body punches,
| ana a close range Cans hooked his left
1 to the mouth, Then they stood off and
! Cans trimmed Nelson beautifully with
] straight rights to the face and a left to
/ the jaw. Nelson missed two vicious
1 swings and Cans shot in a straight left
/ to the face and then the gong rang.
1 Cans had shade.
Round 22-Gans sent straight left to
the face and Nelson retaliated with a
left hook to the stomach. Nelson drove
a straight right punch against Cans
I ribs and then wrestied Cans to the
ropes. Mixing it. Cans worked in two
right uppercuts to the body Thty again
leaned shoulder to shoulder and did lit
/ tie more than wrestle Nelson pushing
Cans almost through the ropes. This
thing continued. Finally Cans rushed
/ Nelson away and smashed him twice
with his right to the Jaw. He followed
I this with two lefts to the Danes head
simultaneously with the gong. This was
the only time during the round that the
men had fought and Cans had the ad-
/ vantage.
Round Z3-They rushed to a clinch and
Siler warned Nelson constantly about
4 boring in with his head Cans then
crossed with his right to the jaw. Then
Nelson drove his left twice to the eyes
after the coloTed gentleman had put
two lefts to the face. At close quar-
tiers Nelson put two good rights over the
Negroes heart and then followed the
usual course of wrestling. They broke
away and Nelson staggered Cans with
a succession of hard left swings to the
jaw and several hard rights to the same
place. Cans did not respond and Nelson
sent the crowd into frenzy by driving
Cans to his corner with n right hook &c
the body that was a peach. The crowd
rose to its feet at the end Of the round