The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-04

rifle force, and Nelson slipped to his
knees. He arose IN a jiffy, and Cans
went at him like demon and landed
almost at will The gong was great re-
lief to Nelson as he appeared groggy
when he fell into his seat
Cans Is Bleeding Slightly.
Round g. The men stood shoulder to
shoulder in the center of the ring. Cans
struck the Dane with right and left to
the face Nelson tried desperately to
work in two hard right swings to the
body. and for his pains received blows
of the short-arm variety to the jaw. At
close quarters Nelson swung his left
twice to Cans jaw, and a moment later
swung the right to the same place. They
mixed 1t furiously, Nelson getting four
punches to the others one. Nelson
swung right and left hard to Cans Jaw,
but Cans more than evened matters,
sending the Dane back with rapd-fire
rights and lefts to the jaw. Cans bled
slightly from the mouth after the bell
rang.
Round 10-Gans met Nelson's rush with
a straight left to face Stay with him,
don't let him get away" was the iniune-
tion to BattlerW corner. They went in
close Cans smothered Nelson with rights
and a succession of lefts to the face Mel
son bored in and whipped his right and
left to the negro's jaw. Nelson then
brought blood from Cans mouth in a
stream with a succession of lefts and
rights to that member A terrific mix
resulted at close quarters. Both men
fought a terrific pace, Nelson having the
best of the heart-breaking rally. The men
bled from the mouth and ears. Nelson
had shade the best of the most of this
round.
Nelson Gets Slight Lead
Round 1.-THE round began with Cans
Eer11f arH ntaaf
Nelson stop butting with his head Nelson
apparently realized that his only chance
was to fight breast to breast. Nelson
started a stream of blood from Cans
mouth by two upper cuts They broke
from clinch and Cans Immediately whip
ped in two rights to Nelson's jaw. Cans
was cautioned to keep away, but Nelson
kept at close quarters. Nelson finally
swung light left to the mouth as the
bell rang II anything. Nelson had
slight lead in this round.
Round 12-Nelson 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 ropes and
slipped to the floor. Cans held out his
hand and assisted him to his feet and
they Immediately renewed hostilities. Cans
rested himself and seemed content to per-
nit Nelson to do the leading. They fought
! breast to breast and Nelson butted Cans
on the jaw with his head. They bent very
low, head to head, In monotonous fashion,
each seeking to fight according to the
style best adapted to their peculiar diff
ferent ways. The bell rang Cans had a
slight lead of tame round. Siler said he
thought Cans was resting.
Resort to Wrestling Tactics.
Round 1s--Nelson rushed in and sent
Cans back with two lefts and two right
swings to the face At close quarters
Nelson upper cut with the left and right
to the mouth and a moment later swung
his left to the mouth again. bringing
blood from Cans mouth. Both men re-
sorted to wrestling tactics, Cans being the
chief offender. They exchanged right
swings to face in the center of the ring
and clinched. They fought breast TO
breast and at these close quarters Cans
worked his right and left several times
to the jaw They went to close quarters
and Nelson worked in two left upper cuts
to the jaw that made the negro vince.
The latter, however, had shade the bet
ter of the round
Round a. Both men fought to close
quarters, but very few of their blows
were landed in a shoulder to shoulder
contest. Nelson tried to find Cans body
with left and right hooks. Nelson sent
Cans against the ropes with a right to
head Nelson smashed Cans body with a
right At the close Of the round Nelson
kicked against Cans and the latter
promptly retaliated in kind. The belliger-
ents had to be separated by their handlers
Nelson Looks Shaky.
Is. The round opened with clinch and
Nelson butted and allowed Cans con-
stantly. He was warned by Siler to deslst
and the seconds yelled foul in unison.
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the men roughed 1t at close quarters. Mel
son forced sGans to the ropes. The men
fought at close quarters, or rather wres-
tied that no execution could be accomp-
lished Nelson in a breakaway was sent
to the floor with right straight TO the
face Nelson looked bit shaky and he
arose and went to close quarters TO pro-
tect himself from further long distance
blows. The crowd cheered Cans Justify
as he went to his seat.
49, Nelson missed a left and right
swing Cans dancing away. Cans tried to
keen Nelson at a distance but Nelson
followed Cans about the ring trying to
land some hard right swings Cans
whipped his right to the Jaw and Nelson
wrestled Cans about the ring, Cans hold
ing on Nelson scored with stiff right to
the face and once more they leaned one
against the other. Cans wrestled Mel
son clear through the ropes and in falling
Nelson pulled the negro with him. They
were pushed back into the ring and i'm
mediately resumed their wrestling tao
ties In a mix Nelson drove his right twice
to the face and right TO the mouth at
close quarters. sending Cans 10 his cor
ner with blood streaming from his mouth.
In Nelson's Favor.
II. Nelson landed his left on the mouth
and they clinched Siler cautioned Nelson
against hitting low. Nelson swung his
right to the kidneys and they wrestled
about the ring during which Cans worked
in a left uppercut to the mouth and a
moment later applied a similar punch.
Cans after Nelson had twisted his arm
sent the battler back with two hard short
arm joIts to the face, and moment later
sent his right to the wind. Both men
the round ended with honors bit in Nell
sons favor.
IS. Cans rushed In with a straight right
to the negro's face. Siler again warned
Nelson about using his head. Cans blocked
Nelson's lefts cleverly. and the latter
again bent down. Nelson sent In two left
swings to the face, but Cans retaliated
with two singing rights to the face. The
wrestling continued and Cans drove Nell 4
son against the ropes with two right
smashes to the face. Nelson nearly went
to the floor. Cans backed away and at
the end of the round got a good right
punch to the Danes face. The men did
not hear the gong and were pulled to
their seats by their seconds. 1t was
comparatively tame round.