The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-04

menced the men were in their usual
clinch. Nelson had his head on Cans
shoulder and his arm down. Several
times he hit Cans below the belt ap-
parently feeling for a vital spot
At last he drew back his right arm
and hit Cans vicious blow sat1are in
the groin. The negro sank to his knees
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Siler without hesitation order Nelson to
his corner and awarded the fight to.
Cans on q foul. Si1er's decision received
almost unanimous approval The foul
was so obvious that not even men who
had bet on Nelson could say that it
had not been committed. All through
the long contest Nelson had employed
rough tactics. He repeatedly butted
Cans and had to have his head pushed
away by the referee.
Referee Siler stated to the Associated
Press that while he would not say that
the foul was intentional there was no
doubt that 1t had been committed. Mel
son, he said, had used his usual tactics
all through the fight and while he knew
that Nelson was butting whenever he
had an opportunity he did not dfsquali-
~ him for that because he saw that it
was not hurting Cans, and as no other
referee had ever disqualified Nelsoncfor
doing the same thing he did not feel
like doing it. Besides, the people were
there to see the fight and he did not
want to disappoint them.
Siler was. loudly cheered as he left the
ring, as was Cans, who was carried to
his dressing room. Nelson and his sec
onds were Kissed as they departed. Billy
Nolan, Nelson's manager, made a dis
connected statement. in which he said
that Cans had promised not to claim
the decision on a foul, and yet he jumped
at the very first opportunity to make
such claim. All Nelson would say
was that Cans was tired and quit. =--
Cans Astonfshed All.
Cans MANY WAYS. DIt a re-
markable battle. Of course, his skill
as boxer was. expected to be shown
but his endurance surprised every one.
His work was the more wonderful
third round he broke his right hand.
Never after that did he strike a blow
with the exception of a few short arm
jolts while clinching. He did all his
work with his left hand and put it all
over Nelson. Cans generalship was
shown when he broke his hand. In
the thirty-third round he landed a
hard right hand punch on the side of
Nelson's face. A bone in the hand
snapped and Cans stepped back with
an expression of pain He limped
around as If he had stepped on his
foot or turned it, and no one realized
that he badly injured his right hand,
although it was suspected that it might
have been injured.
Cans stated after the fight that Nell
son Intentionally fouled him. He said
he knew he could finish Nelson as he
was comparatively strong and Nelson
was growing. weaker all the time.
Larry Sullivan announced for Cans
that he would meet Nelson in two
weeks in another fight. as he was sure
he could whip him and did not want
to take advantage of the foul. It is
hardly probable, however. that the
men will meet again in that time.
Cans explained his course Of battle
by saying that he did not want to box
Nelson for fear of firing himself. He
found early in the game that he could
protect himself In the clinches, and
also. realized that tI1e exertion in fight
Ing that way was much less than If lie
stood hack sEFnd did some snowy box
Ing. He was hitting Nelson all the
time and maneuverfng so as to make
the Dane do most of the work
The first fifteen rounds of the fight
were very fast. After that the men
slowed up and only at intervals was
there a rally. Although Cans was Tar
ahead in points and most of the time
looked like a sure winner, Nelson put
up a wonderful fight on his side.
Nelson's Endurance.
The endurance and recuperative pow
ers shown by Nelson were extraordi-S
nary Time and time Cans would Jolt
him on tn esJaeT, sending the Dane back
E7fs knees sFe0a1d pend and his eyes be-
came glazed but he always fell into
a clinehs and held on and then would
come back fighting as hard as ever in
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