Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-08
JOE CANS, LIGHT
WEIGHT CHAMPION
OF THE WORLD.
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and shot a hard right 10 Same r.55..'
cans old not respond. and Nelson aeuf
his corner with right hook 10 the bof,
nat was peach. The crowd rose to
round.
Round 3s-Neisen went right after Cans.
having received instructions from Lis
Sorhsr 20 50 IN. They rouEhed IA, and al
eose quarters Nelson swung his ieft ana
EFht 70 the face. Nelson smiled deter
CANS RALLIES AT CLOSE.
EsSuno z2-Nelson rushed and swung his
right 20 the ear. They fought and ygres
ueo al close quarters. Cans was bit
the better or the closing raiiv, MAJ
round a-Nelson forced cans 20 e..
rcPes, out could not penetrate Ga1s.s
tss.aiTNeious defense while IN dangero1,s -,
ssee's1 ne wrestled again about tbo
ring. Both men appeared tires ~ ~, ne
81 'he contest II seemed hard TO
breaio, n '7"er az this time.
Driver no Ru-.
wasted his VENTS ,stPfrea while Nelson
Rourd Scans jabbed Nelson On the
mouth with LEFT and Nelson butted the
% wrestle Cans 20 the romeo , 80 c .s.So
IKE A rejuvenated man drove Eoisor
BACK with several fearful clouts 10 TIE
Jaw. inc urst or which sent NeIsor, a. ~
centre or the ring half way across Cans
Aept az his man. who was groEgy. ard
Nois,r 80. -. anu was welcomed, as
Round Ss-Nelson rushed TO close quar-
f5iic,,aess 'ss.eil'iy rs strorg as ever He
70 i9ha- cans WAS against the ropes -
the bell sounded Gans's round
NEGRO UPPBRCUrs-
- . s, so-Ihsy fen against each othor.
hshting vita his head. They than fo-ce.
-, -. e-sFters Nelson doing All the
80 Guy not landing Cans then qua m y
risht upPercut 70 Nelson's mouth. ans 80
Dane missed several vicious left aud ,fsIt
sN.uEs ior the Jaw. A. the bell NO.
Nelson deliberately hit Cans. ana a. -r-ss;
Vent o. its feet ln a storm, ~ 49,.
Some one started three cheers fo- 49, f, ,.'
which drew forth rousing response
Round 2i-Gans cleveriy hfocIxeI S-.f.,-.
attempts 90 land Wild swings. ana araf1
the work The men we're locked IN n ciircs
az the ben-ranE The nEht aBba~Sntlv So
:e,t'se down &c A question OF the survival 81
Round 92-Gans danced away from Oh.
nAne leads and. as usual. closed IA mostly
on nelson's Initiative. siler again and again
spoke 20 Neison about using his head on
the neErc's chin. Again came the almost
The song brought rsiief io Ss ss-s'1 as Assis
him from almost sure defeat.
DANES BYE CLOSED
Round 23-Thcy closed IN s-sison by,,t,,-
90 a Jelly with terrific richt swfnrr Nsfs,ns.
sst eye vas entirely closed Both men
Nere very weak az the gong sounded. Nelson
for the FIRST time showing sreat wariness
GanHH round
Round st-The men wrestiei ant stalled
IN the center ~ the ring. both seeming
Content o. reat Neiron appeared very tircd. |
ended the wrestling match
Round s5-lt T. the same old story
being struck. Both men totterrd about ~
rms not landing blow Nelson. az eioso
quarters. worked two left short-arrn blows
O. the face and the bell closed a very slow
and tresome round
FORCES FIGHTIN0.
Round 3e-Both spared. and then Cans
started hshuns with a straight right 20 !
the face Again the wrestling d. on Nelson |
pushed Cans against the ropes. aud Cans
Just did step out % the way OF right
e--r- s5-Neison was again told 20 stop
nshtins WITH hia head. Cans vigorously OBJ
jectng Co Slor against this style % scrap
pins. 1he men agr-n went Co the wrestling
stunts Cans woke Up the crowd hy catching
Nelson within long distance ant putting la
several straight let's 90 the face Then
came the
Round as-Nelson rushed In and Gems
backed up quickly. trying 90 keep the Dane
AZ distance and force aim 90 spar NJ lons
stalled ana cIincbed aq much as tb~v couif
Il was next 20 impossible 90 set the Dane
q nght az long range. Cans likewise seem
ed perfectly content content % ease W and rest
Round 2s-Gans 1abbed his left twice 20
the face before Nelson could get 20 close
Inns. which was broken up by cans punching
Nelson vicousiy over the heart with right
SUES. ana again % looked az n the dead
lock would be broken. 10 only nash
in the pan. however. and they resumed the
ures me statlins Nelson being the chiet
offender Nelson. hy way Of variety. sent
IN hard left 20 Jaw. and Cans came back
Win Two leits 20 the Jaw Nelson's eye
trims rapidly. The bell closed the round
Round ao-They started In az a lively
pace. Cans landing hts left 20 the Then
they stopped. In Clinch Cans drove left
% the Jaw. Nelson coming back with left
LNneFcut
nghting. Cans got Nelson at arms length.
and took advantage OF this concession by
sending his left twice 20 the Danes face
Cans complained again about Nelson's head.
and sent Nelson's head back with left upper
suf 20 the jaw
Round Ii-They came up slowly and
elinched. Cans asked Billy Nolan face
resumed the clinching contest. Cans shot
straight right 20 mouth and Nelson re-
Nelson whipped hts left 20 the face and the
men ceased hrhtfnC entirely. Suddenly Nell
eon landed hard left 90 the jaw and Cans
face and right on body. Roth men wrestled
YEARLY abou, the ring. and st was hard 10
tell which was the more tired Of the two
the men went 90 their corners.
Round 42-Gans started the round with
As the men broke from a clinch Nelson de-
Hherately struck Cans low. and the colored
man slowly sank 70 the noor. The blow
eereane. and there was not mgrmqr OF
dissent from the spectators a. the long
AL HEREFORD SURPRISED.
BALTIMORE. ND, Sept. Al Her
ford, the man who developed Cans from
a hsh-cleaner IN Center market 10 a
champion pugflist, was IN a fever OF in
terest over tie battle. No man knows
Cans as well as Herford. and yet no
man was more surprised than Herford
al the resDlt
Il was fIerford's tip that Cans 20 win
must do SO in ten or fifteen rounds. and
when the battle heightened. Herford
thought Nelson would have the advan-
taee. Gans's marvellous stamina, In con-
nection with his other excenencies as
fighter. stamp him as the greatest fight
ing machine Of all time. Herford said
that ne had not bet on the result AMI
that he had none but a friendly Interest
IN Cans. lie denied that Larry Sullivan.
who has been looking after Cans. rep
resented him, or that he had any betting
commission.
Nothing but age VIII beat Cans now.
eaid Herford- Nolan viii never be able
20 force Cans 20 make conditions so fa-