The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04

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a light left 70 the mouth as the bell
rang If anything. Nelson had a
slight lead ia this round.
Round 12--Nelscn rushed in and they
fought shoulder to shoulder for an adj
vantage. Cans getting Nelson away
from him, whipped a stiff right to the
face. Nelson forced Cans against the
held out his hand and assisted him to
his feet and they Immediately re-
newed hostilities. Cans rested himself
az ana l. seemed content t., to Permit Nelson
TO breast like two bulls. and Nelson
butted. Cans on the jaw with his head.
They ,,oeo bent very I lew head TO head in
night as best fitted his style The bell
rang. Cans had a slight lead of
tame round. Siler said that he be-
neved Cans was resting UP.
Round I3-Nelson rushed in and sent
Cans back with two left and two right
swings 20 the face. At close quarters
Nelson uppercut with left and right to
the mouth and a moment later swung
his left TO the mouth again, bringing
the blood again from Cans mouth.
Both men resorted TO wrestling tactics.
Cans being the chief of ender They
exchanged right swings to the face in
the center of the ring and went to d.
clineh. The men again fought breast
to-breast and at these close quarters
Cans worked his right and left several
times TO the jaw. They went in close
again, and Nelson sent in two left up
percuts to the jaw that made the
negro vince. The negro, however. had
a shade the better of the round when
the bell changed.
Round 14-Both men fought to close
struck. II was a long. shoulder-to-
shoulder contest Nelson tried to find
Cans body with left and right hooks
and incidentally butted the negro with
the ropes by sheer force of his weight.
Nelson fell back through the ropes
and Cans chivalroIsly pulled him back
to the ring. AS a reward for this act
OF courtesy the Dane smashed Cans on
the body, and the crowd yelled its dis
approval. At the close of the round
promptly retaliated in kind The bel
ligerents had to be separated by their
handlers.
Round I5-The round opened with a
Cans plainly. He was warned to desist
by Referee Sller and the seconds yelled
foul in unison. No attention was paid
10 the claim and the men roughed II at
close quarters, Nelson forcing Cans
against the ropes The men fought at
such close quarters, or rather wrestled
that little execution could be accom-
plished. Nelson. in a breakaway, was
sent to the floor with a right straight
to the face. Nelson looked bit shaky
as he got to his feet, and Immediately
self from further long distance swats.
The crowd cheered Cans Justify as he
went to his corner.
Round 16-Nelson missed a left and
tried to keep Nelson at a distance, but
Nelson followed him about the ring
trying to land some vicious right
swings. Cans whipped his right to the
the ring. Cans holding on Nelson
scored with a stiff right to the face,
and once more they leaned against one
another. Cans wrestled Nelson clear
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son pulled the negro after him. They
were pushed back into the ring and
Immediately resumed their wrestling
right twice to the face and a right to
the mouth at close quarters, sending
Joe TO his corner with blood streaming
from his mouth as the bell rang. Nell
son. had the better of a round replete
with wrestling.
Round 17-Nelson landed his right
on the mouth and they went to a
hitting low. Nelson swung his right
to the kidneys and they wrestled about
the ring, during which Cans worked in
moment later applied a similar punch.
Cans, after Nelson had twisted his
arm, sent the Battler back with two
hard short-arm right chops to the face,
and moment later shot his right to
the wind Both men rested on their
oars for some time and the round ended
with honors a bit in Nelson's favor
Round !s-Gans rushed in with a
straight right to the face and Nelson
swung two lefts to the negro's face.
Siler again warned Nelson about using
his head. Cans blocked Nelson's leads
cleverly and they again bent down,
fighting shoulder-t -to-shoulder Nelson
sent in two left swings, but Cans re-
taliated with two stinging rights to
ring and Cans drove Nelson against
the ropes with two right smashes to
the face Nelson nearly went to the
floor as Cans backed away, and at
good right punch TO the Danes face
The men did not hear the gong ring
aaTnd and were pulled to their seats BY
with no advantage.
Round 19-Siler warned Nelson once
more for butting and laid his hand
on Nelson's head twice as a reminder
that the Dane should cut out this kind
and Siler stepped in and pulled Nelson
from his reclining position. The men
remained in locked position, Cans
Cans sent Nelson back with right and
left Jolts to the Jaw, staggering Nelson
bit. Just before the gong rang Cans
sent In left and two stiff rights to
the Jaw and Nelson put in a right on
the head. There was more wrestling
than flghting in this round, and de-
rogatory comments were passed around
the ringside.
Round 20-The men rushed together
and Siler grabbed Nelson by the head. |
in ndicating that the Dane should cease
boring in with his head. Cans straight
ened Nelson up with two lefts to the
jaw and Nelson landed several ieffs to |
the body. An exchange followed. both
landing lefts to the chin. Nelson
pushed Cans almost through the ropes,
then missed a left for the face. In a |
clineh Nelson landed a severe left .up-
percut TO the jaw and they mixed 1t. !
Cans putting right and left to the
jaw. He followed his advantage and
sent In a volley of right and left
swings to the jaw as the round ended.
The gong apparently came Just in time
70 save Nelson from defeat. Cans had
the lead.
Round 2I-Nelson came up as though
nothing had happened His left eve
was badly swollen and his right dis
colored. They fought to a clinch and
Cans poked right and lefts to the face.
Cans then sent in a stiff uppercut over
the eye. Nelson then sent in two right
body punches. and at close range Cans
hooked his left to the mouth They
then stood off and Cans trimmed Nell
son beautifully with two straight
rights to the face and a left Straight
to the jaw Nelson missed two vicious |
swings and Cans shot in a Straight
left to the face as the gong rang Cans
had a shade.
Round 22-Gans sent a straight left
to the face and Nelson retaliated with
a left hook to the stomach Nelson
drove a straight right punch against
the ribs and, closing In, wrestled Cans
to the ropes. Mixing IL Cans xvarIra<l