The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-16

want to meet him."
O'Brien's remarks occasioned much
surprise in view of the statement he
made not long ago. when it was an
nounced that Jeffries would re-enter
the ring. Jeffries and the audience
laughed at O'Brien. Jeffries thanked
O'Brien for the compliment and fur
Their than that he had nothing to say.
To questions whether he would fight
again, Jeffries said he didn't know.
FOUL CLAIM Is UNSOLvED.
BY Adolph Mathis.
Whether the blow delivered by Bat
ting Nelson in the forty-second round
which caused Joe Cans to fall to the
floor was foul is left unsolved after a
review of the pictures at Peoples
theater Sunday. The incident occurs
SO quickly that it is impossible to state
accurately where the blow lands
However, there is one fact plainly
shown and that is: Siler did not have
his back turned to the fighters at the
moment the questionable blow was
struck. He is standing directly be-
hind Nelson, and as Cans goes to his
knees he rushes over and feels If he
is hurt. Then he announces his de-
cision, judging from the wild action
of the spectators. The writer was
standing at the side of Battling Nell
son during the exhibition of the pic
lures Sunday night. and Nelson ex-
planned many little incidents which
few would take notice of. A few Sec
onds before the alleged foul Nelson
said, Now watch me closely" Just
then Nelson reached over a short
left which catches Cans somewhere
near the waist line. The colored man
doubled up and fell to the floor, grab
bling himself. Nelson stands in front
of him and Siler behind Nelson. In
explaining this incident, Nelson said:
The blow landed over the liver and
did not travel more than six inches.
1t was deliberate lay-down and the
blow was no more foul than if l had
hit him on the Jaw
The pictures are without doubt the
best ever taken of ring battle They
are clear and distinct and nearly ev-
cry move of the men can be detected.
The first eight rounds, then the thir-
teenth to the twenty-first, inclusive,
and the twenty-eighth round to the
finish, are shown. The pictures bear
out many claims made by Nolan and
Nelson as regards foul work during
the battle. While Nelson frequently
used his head. Cans made good use OF
his shoulder and elbow in almost
every round. On several occasions,
noticeably in the fortieth, Cans is
clearly Sickened as he returns to his
corner
Nelson is shown as the aggressor
in almost every round. There are
only two occasions-the eighteenth
and nineteenth rounds, in which Nell
son appears to he getting much the
worst of 1T. The nineteenth, in fact,
was the worst round of the whole
fight for Nelson. The Dane is seen
staggering in Cans corner. and the
crowd is worked up to high pitch
of excitement. When this round was
being shown, Nelson said: There's
where he had ME going for fair, but
! chung to him for second to catch
my breath and then caught him two
hard blows. which changed the tide.
Just then the bell sounded, and I was
mighty glad to hear it."
The last five rounds plainly show
Nelson the stronger of the two and
what is more surprising, is that the
Dane is landing the more blows. 1t
will be remembered that the reports
sent out from Goldfield the day of the
fight were just the reverse.
AS whole, one cannot say it was
good fight, as there was too much
holding ON and wrestling in almost
every round. 1t was for this reason
that number of rounds were not
shown. Another incident plainly
shown by the pictures is Siler pulling
Nelson's hair in the fifteenth and six
teenth rounds. Nelson appears to be
using his head and it is then Siler
grabs him by the hair and pulls him
away. Nelson uttered harsh words
when he saw the picture Of his hair
being pulled. "He was violating the
rules right then" said Nelson. HE
did not have any right to touch me.
Every time he grabbed my hair he
would grit his teeth and give grunt.
He no doubt had it in for me. This
is the second time l have seen the
pictures. and think they plainly
show who was doing the more foul
work. AS regards the blow in the
final round. will leave that to the |
public to decide"
While the pictures show Nelson to
better advantage because he is the
aggressor, the fact must not be over
looked that Cans is putting up the
most scientific contest ever seen. He
stops many of Nelson's blows, and it
is the Battler's continued tactics of
boring in that causes him to break
ground. Nelson remarked at one
time during the exhibition: Don't