The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-04
Negro Was Hero Of GOIdfl8Id
Last Night
GOES FORTY-TWO ROUNDS
Nelson Shows Great Endurance, But
Deliberately Hit Low In Forty
second Round-Hissed as
He Leaves the Ring.

Arena. Goldfed. New, September s.
Battling" Nelson deliberately fouled Joe
Cans in the forty-second round of the
best and longest fight seen in Nevada or
on the Pacific coast in many years. Both
men were tired when the fight ended, but
Cans was apparently the stronger. He
was away ahead on points and had cut
and smashed Nelson all through the fight
without being badly hurt himself.
Shortly after the forty-second round be-
gan the men were in their usual elineh.
Nelson had his head on Cans shoulder
and his arm down. Several times he hit
Cans below the belt apparently feeling
for a vital spot. At last he drew back his
right arm and hit Cans a vicious blow
square in the groin. The negro sank to
his knees and rolled over on his back.
Referee siler without hesitation ordered
Nelson to his corner and awarded the
| fight to Cans on foul
Decision Meets Approval.
Silers decision received almost unani-
nous approval. The fo1l was so obvious
that not even men VIII, ad bet on Nelson
could say that 1t had not be encommit-
ted. All through the long contest Nelson
had employed rough tactics. He repeatedly
u'ted Guns and had to have his head
Ay By the referee
r R-1erts 5. stated to the Assor or'atef
| Press that while he would not say that
the foul was intentional, there was no
doubt but that it had been committed.
| Nelson he said, has used his usual tae-
ties all through the fight, and while he
knew that Nelson was butting whenever
he had an opportunity, he did not disqual-
ify him, because he saw that 1t was not
hurting Cans, and as no other referee
had ever disqualified Nelson for doing the
same thinr. he did not feel like doing II.
Besides the people were there to see the
fight, and he did not want 10 disappoint
them.
siler was, loudly cheered as he left the
ring, as VS. Cans, who was carried 20
his dressIisg room. Nelson and his Sec
onds were hissed as they departed.
Says Cans Was Tired.
! Billy Nolan. Nelson's manager. made
a disconnected statement in which he
said that Cans had promised not to CLAIM.
the decision on a foul and yet he jumped
at the very first opportunity TO maks
such a claim. All Nelson would say was
that Cans was tired and quit.
| Cans in many ways put up a most re-
| marltable battle. OF course his skill as a
/ boxer was expected to be shown. but his
endurance surprised every one. His work
was the more wonderful when 1t Is known
| that In the thirty-thrd round he broke
his right hand Never after that did ne
strike a blow with 1t with the exception
! of a few short-arm jolts while clinch-
| ing. He did all his work with his left hand
| and put 1t all over Nelson. Cans general-
| ship was shown when he broke his mana.
In the thirty-thrd round he landed u
hard right hand punch on the side OK
| Nelson's face. A bone in the hand snapped
! and Cans stepped back with an expression
of main He limped around as though he
had stepped on his foot, or turned II. ana
no one realized that he had badly injured
his right hand. although 1t was suspect
ed that 1t might have been injured.
Cans stated after the fight that Nelson
Intentionally fouled. He said he knew ne
could finish Nelson as he was eompara-
! lively strong and Nelson was growing
! weaker all the time.
Willing to Fight Again.
Larry" Sullivan announced for Cans
| that he would fight Nelson In two weeks.
as he was sure he could whip him. and
did not want to take advantage OF the
foul. Cans explained his course OF bat
tie by saying that he did not want to
box Nelson for fear of firing himself.
He found early in the game that he could
protect himself in clinches. and also real
lied that the ex-rtion In fighting that
way was much less than If he stood back
and did some snowy boxing. He was hit
ting Nelson all tho time and maneuver-
ing so as TO make the Dane do most OF
the work.
The first fifteen rounds of the fight were
very fast After that the men slowed
up and only at intervals was there a
rally Although Cans was far ahead of
In, INT n
looked like a sure winner. Nelson put up
wonderful fight on his side.
Nelson Showed Great Endurance.
The endurance and recuperative pow
ers shown by Nelson were extraordinary.
Time and again Cans would jolt him on
the Jaw sending the Dane back. His
knees would bend. and his eyes become
| glazed, but he always fell into clinch
and held on and would then come back
fehtine as hard as ever in his peculiar
style The minutes rest at the corner
always did him good. and he would
| come up fresh and strong. Nearly half
| dozen occasions when IL seemed any
blow would put the white boy out the
| gong rang and saved him On several
| occasions however, Nelson apparently
had the advantage. Cans fought re-
markablyi clean fight. He was fair in
everything and twice when he knocked
Nelson down. picked him up. Once when
|
| for Nelson to steady himself, the Bat
| tier" gave him a vicious blow In the
stomach. and he was roundly hissed.
! The crowd which saw the fight was
orderly.
| Cans was undoubtedly the favorita
with the people His behavior won the
admiration of the Goldheld people, and
they showed II. Cans is hero in Gold
/ field tonight.
! The attendance was 5000, although esti-
mates were made as high as $500 About
200 women were present.
Neither Tipped the Beam.
| i:30 p. m.-Both Nelson and Cans
weighed a second time at 80. Neither
one of them joggled the BEAM They both
wore the garb they will use in the contest
President Rockard has just announced
that the purse s33,50o, to be divided
| in the following manner:
| Nelson to get s22500 and Cans Sl,0O0.
! (CONTINIIED ON PAGE ii