Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-04

,ner,ng nis man almost at will. Nel- son fought back desperately, but could not locate his antagonist. Nelson was in bad shape when he took his chair. His face was cut into ribbons. Cans had big lead and looked sure win ner.
 In the twentieth round the men rush. cd together and Siler grabbed Nelson by the head, indicating that the Dane should cease boring in with hls head. Cans strengthened Nelson up with two lefts to jaw, and Nelson landed sev- eral lefts to the body An exchange followed, both landing lefts 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 jaw, and they mixed, Cans putting right and left to the jaw. He followed his advantage and sent vollcy of right and left swings to the jaw as the round closed.
 Cans cleverly blocked Nelson's at tempts to land wild swings and again rested, permitting the younger man to do all the work. Again Sller told Nel- son to quit putting in. and they went to close quarters. wrestling and stall ing. The fight apparently had settled | down to question of the survival of the Attest. Nelson's left eye was bad i! ly 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 hand hook and i then sent in dazing left to the face.
 As round thirty-five was fought the sun was going down. The same old story-wrestle. stall and rest without blow being struck. Cans finally ripped in straight left to the jaw, and again they rested each others head against l one another's shoulders. Cans put in a right uppercut that lacked force, and they went quickly to cllnch. Both men tottered about the ring, not land ing blow. Nelson at close quarters worked two left short arm blows to l the face.
 In the thirty-seventh round Nelson was told to stop fighting with his head, Cans vigorously objectlng to Siler against this style of scrapping. The men again went to the wrestling l stunts, and Nelson swung his left for the jaw that missed the mark three ! feet. They leaned up against each 1 other, and little attempts to strike l blow were made. Then Cans whipped 1 a powerful left to the wind and they ] clinched. Both men were very careful. l Cans woke up the crowd by catching Nelson within long distance and put ting in several straight lefts to the face.
 In the thirty eighth round Nelson rushed and Cans backed up quickly trying to keep the Dane at a distance and force him to spar at long range. Cans complained to Siler about Nelson resting his head on his (Gans) chin and shoulders. Nelson swung left to the jaw, and after clinch Cans put in two rights to the Danes face. Cans likewise seemed perfectly content to ease up and rest.
 In the thirty ninth round there was stalling and wrestling, which was broken up by Cans punching Nelson viciously over the heart with right. Cans followed this with two straight rights to the face. and again it looked as if the deadlock would be broken. It was only flash in the pan, how ever, and the men resumed the tire some stalllne, Nelson being the chief offender. Nelson, by way of variety, sent in a hard left to jaw, and Cans came back with two lefts to the jaw. Neison's left eye was closed entirely.
 The fortieth round started at lively pace. Cans landing his left to the ear. Then they stopped. Tn cl!nch Cans drove his left to the jaw. Nelson came back with left uppercut to the chin. The men did very little fighting. Cans got Nelson at arms length and took advantage of this occasion by sending his left twice to the Dane's face. Cans complained again about Nelson's head and sent Nelson's head back with a left uppercut to the jaw.
 In the forty-first round they came up slowly and clinched. Cans asked Billy Nolan facetiously. "what time is it?' Then they resumed the clinchlng con test. Cans shot straight right to the mouth, and Nelson rebuked him with two lefts to the stomach. Nelson whipped his left to the face. and the men ceased fighting entirely. Sudden Iy Nelson landed a hard left hook to the jaw, and Cans fought him away. landing two lefts to the face and a right on the body. Both men wrestled wearily about the ring. and it was hard to tell whieh was the more tired of the two as the men went to their corners.
 In the forty second round Cans start. cd the round with a straight left to the face. and they clinched. As the men broke from a elinch Nelson delberate- ly struck Cans low, and the colored man slowly sank to the floor. The blow was clearly observed by every one Tn the arena. and there was not q murmur of dissent from the spectators as the long drawn out battle was terminated.