Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06

doing all the work but not landing,
Cans then put in two right uppercuts,
and then stalled and rested, apparent
ly with a view to saving his strength.
It is in this manner that Cans displays
his great generalship. Cans then put
in a right uppercut to Nelson's mouth,
and the Dane missed several vicious
left and right swings for the jaw. As
the bell rang Nelson deliberately hit
Cans, and the crowd went to its feet
ma storm Of protest. Some one start
ed three cheers for the negro, which
drew forth a rousing response.
Round 31-Gans cleverly blocked
Nelson's attempts to land wild swings
and >sain rested. permitting the young
er man to do all the work. Again ST.
Ter told Nelson to quit butting in, and
they went to close quarters, wrestling
and stalling. The men wrestled for
fully minute without blow being
struck. Cans sent Nelson's head back
with straight left to the face. The
men were locked in a clinch as the
bell rang. The fight apparently had
settled down to question of the sur
vival of the fittest.
Gong Saves Nelson.
Round 32-Gans 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 negroes chin.
Again came the almost interminable
clinching and wrestling. Finally Mel.
son swung hard right to the jaw, and
quickly followed it with left swing
to the same place. Nelson's left eye
is badly swollen and almost closed.
Cans sent Nelson back with two
straight lefts and three rights to Mel
sons sore eye. Cans caught Nelson a
terrific clip on the jaw with a right
hook, and then sent in dazing left
to the face. Again the gong brought
relief to Nelson and saved him from
almost sure defeat.
Round 33-They closed in, Nelson
butting with his head. Cans peppered
Nelson's face to a jelly with terrific
right swings. Nelson's left eye was
entirely closed. Nelson punched Cans
to the ropes and they fought at close
range, Cans resting and saving his
strength. Nelson bled profusely as
the men worked to the center Of the
ring. 1t was a sight to behold. Cans
sent Nelson back with left to the
jaw. Both men were very weak as
the gong sounded, Nelson for the first
time showing great WEAKNESS. Cans
:, round 1t was claimed that Cans turn,
ed his foot in this round, which it was
feared might seriously incapacitate
him for the remainder Of the contest
: Cans Is the Fresher.
, Round 34-The men wrestled and
stalled in the center of the ring, both
seeming content to rest up. This
thing continued, neither landing a
blow. 1t was wrestle, stall, wrestle,
and stall again. Nelson forced Cans
to the ropes and received right and
left swings on the head. Nelson work
> ed in two short arm lefts to the stom
ach, and both men wrestled, Cans
nearly putting Nelson through the
ropes. Nelson appeared very tired
Joe was the fresher of the two as
! the round ended the wrestling match
Round 35-The sun was going down
when this session began. 1t was the
:. same old story-wrestle, stall ant
: rest, without blow being struck
: Cans finally ripped in straight lef'
$ to the jaw and again they rested
their head against one another's
| shoulders. Cans put in straight up
. percut that lacked force and they
3 went quickly to a clinch. Both mer
: tottered about the ring, not landing 6
blow. Nelson at close quarter worked
two left short arm blows to the face
\ and the bell closed a very slow ant
9 tiresome round.
S Resume the fighting.
t Round 36-Both spared and the1
/ Cans started something with ;
t straight right to the face. Again tn
9 wrestling was on. Nelson missed
s forceful uppercut intended for TIL
g jaw. and for brief moment it locke,
h as if the men were going to fight, bu
n such was not the case. Cans cleverl.
s ducked right swing and then raj
s into a hook over the heart. Nelson
J. hooked a eft to the stomach, and a
9 the jaw. Nelson pushed Cans agains
the ropes, and Joe just did step out Q
l. the way Of right uppercut.
d Round 37-Nelson was again told y
it stop fighting with his head, Cans vis
Il orously Directing to Siler against thi
K style of scrapping. The men agai
e. went to the wrestling stunts, and Ne
1T son swung his left for the jaw tina
6 missed its mark three feet. The
e. leaned up against each other and Ii
h tie attempt to strike blow was made
d Then Cans whipped a powerful lei
1T to the wind and they clinched. Boz
% men were very careful. Cans wok
le up the crowd by catching Nelson witt
n IN long distance and putting in sevel
al straight lefts to the face. The
came the rest.
Both Prefer to Rest.
ID Round 3S-Nelson rushed in an
Il. Cans backed up quickly, trying t
w keep the Dane at distance and fore
- him to spar at long range. Cans con
" planned to Siler about Nelson Resin
70 his head on his (GalsO chin an
- shoulders. Nelson swung left to tn
10 jaw, and after a clinch Cans put
- two rights to the Danes face. Bot
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