Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-08
BOTH PUGS WERE
GAME TO THE FINISH
The COldneld Fight Given to
Cans. the Dusky Boxer
on a Foul.
.FoRTYwo VICIOUS ROUNDS
"A Summary oftho Bout. IN Which
Nelson Lost Ills Title BY
Striking Below the Belt

Arena. 0olddold New. sept g--
Battling Nelson deliberately fOuled
Joe Cans in he foriv-socund round of
the best and longest hfht seen ere
in many years Both men we're tired
when the fight ended. bat Cans was
apparently the stronger ue was away
ahead ON points and had smashed and
cut Nelson all through the fight With
out being badly hurt himself Shortly
after the inriyaecund round com.
monced the men were ~ their usual
clinch. Nelson had his head on Cans
shoulder aud his arm down
Several times BE- hii Cans below
the belt, apparently feeling for a vi
tal SPOT. Az last BE- dfoN back his
Right arm and his a vicious blow
square in The er0in Tho eolorod boy
sank 90 his knees and rolled over on
his back Referee siier without hoaita-
tion ordered Nelson 20 his corner and
awarded the hght 90 Cans on n fOui,
Siler'a decision received almost unan.
imous approval The foul WIS $50 OBJ.
yi0ua t..at not oven the men who had
bet on Nelson could sn. that 30 had
not been committed. An through the
long contest Nelson had employed
rough tactics. He repeatedly huttod
Cans and had 60 nave his head hauled
nwoy by the referee
Referee Sllor stated 90 tao Afsociat-
90 Press chat while be- would not say
that The foul was Intentional there
waa no DOUBT buy thar o. had been
committed. Nelson. 70 said. had used
hls usual tactics nl through tho nght
and while be knew that Nelson was
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nifty ho didn't disnunlify him Tor that.
becaus, ne saw that o. was noi hurt.
ing Cans. and as NO other referee had
over disqualified Nelson for doing the
same thing he didn't feel IKE doing a.
Besides. the people were there t0 see
the fight and he didn't want tn disap.
/ point incm
Siicr was loudly choercd as he left
the ring, as WAS Cans. who was car
ried TO his dressing room. Nelson and
\ mis- seconds were Kissed as they Dc
parted. Silly Nolan, Nelson's mana
ger. made a disconnected statement in
which he said that Cans mad promised
not go claim the decision on foul
aud yet he jumped az the very nre'
opportunity % make such a claim
AT Nelson would say was that Cans
/ was tired and quit,
Cans 80 many ways put up a moal
remarkable fgnt OF course bis ekil
as "a boxer was expected 20 be shown
but hts endurance surprised cverl
one His work wac the moro wonder
tai when u is know that Ia the thir
ty-third round he broke his righl
nand Never after that did he strike
a blow with q with the exception 81
a fow shortarm ioltz wnne clinchlng
Ho did an hls work with his Lett han,
and put it an over Nelson. Cans gen
oralghlp was shown wncn ne broke hiI
nand In tho thlrty.tnird round D.,
land q hard right punch on th'
side OF Nelson's race. a bone In ih'
hand snapped and 3anH stepped baci
with an expression OF pain.
He nmpod around az n he had step
ped on his foot or turned o., and nl
one realized that no badly injured ha
right hand. although Il was auspcctei
that it might have been injured.
Cans stated after the fight that Mel
son Intentionally foulod. lie said hl
know he could finish Nelson as he wa
comparatively strong and Nelson wa
growing weaker al ,ae time. Larry
Sullivan announced for Cans that ~
would meet Nelson IN tYo weeks u
another fight, as he was sure 40 ooull
whip him and did not want 10 talk
advantage OF the foul. II Is hardi
probable, however, that the men vii
meet again in that time.
The FIRST flitoon rounds OF the ngh
were very fast after that the mel
slowed up and only az Intervals wa
there a rally, although Cans was IA
anead ~ Nelson ~ points aud most d
the time looked Ike a sure winner
Neluon put up a wonderful nKht on hi
side. The endurance and raCupoFl
tive powers shown by Nelson were o.
traOrdinary. Time and time agni
Cans would jolt hlm on the Jaw, sem
ing the Dane bacK His knees woul
bend and his eyes be closed. but b
always foll Into a clinch and held o
and would tneu come back iighilu
aa hard as ever in his peculiar STYLE
, The minutes Of rest at the corner a
ways did him good ana be wOul
come up fresh and strong.
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