Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03

with two left and two right swings to face.
At close quarters Nelson uppercut with left
and right to mouth and latter swung left
to mouth, bringing blood again from Cans
mouth. Both resorted to wrestling tactics,
Cans being chief offender. They exchanged
right swings to face In center Of ring and
clinched.
The men again fought breast to breast.
AID at these close quarters Cans worked
right and left several times to jaw. They
went to close quarters and Nelson work
ed in two left uppercuts to jaw that made
the negro vince. The negro, however,
lad shade better Of this round when bell
rang.
! Fourteenth Round.
Both men fought to close quarters, but
very few blows were landed In shoulder
to shoulder bout Nelson tried to find Cans
body and with left and right hooks to his
head. Nelson sent Cans against the ropes
with right to head. Nelson smashed Cans
body with right. At close of the round Mel
son kicked at Cans and the latter promptly
retaliated in the kidney.
Fifteenth Round.
Round 15-Opens with clinch and Nelson
butted and elbowed Cans plainly. He was
warned to desst by referee, and seconds
yelled foul" Men roughed at close quar-
tiers. Nelson forcing Cans to ropes. They
fought at such close quarters, or rather
wrestled. that little execution could be
done. Nelson, in a breakaway, was sent to
floor with a right straight to face Nelson
looked bit shaky as he got to his feet, and
he Immediately went to close quarters to
protect himself from further long distance
swats. The crowd cheered Cans as he went
to his corner.
Sixteenth Round.
Nelson missed left and right swing.
Cans dancing away. Cans tried to keep
Nelson al distance, but Nelson followed
Cans about the ring trying to land some
vicious right swings. Cans whipped right
to jaw. and Nelson wrestled with Cans
about ring, Cans holding on. Nelson
scored with stiff right to face and once
mere they leaned against each other.
Cans wrestled Nelson clear through the
ropes, and in falling Nelson pulled the
negro after him. They were pushed back
into the ring and Immediately resumed
their wrestling. In a mix Nelson drove right
twice to face and right to mouth at close
quarters, sending Joe to his corner with
blood streaming from his mouth. Bell rings.
Seventeenth Round.
Nelson landed his left on mouth and
they went to clinch. Siler cautioned Mel
s u against hitting low. Nelson swung
his right to kidneys and they wrestlel
at out ring, during which Cans worked in
a left uppercut to mouth and a moment
later applied similar punch. Cans, after
Nelson had twisted his arm, sent the bat
tier back with two hard short-arm iol.s
to face, and a moment later shot his
right to wind. Both men rested on their
cars for some time, and the round ended
with honors a bit in Nelson's favor.
Eighteenth Round.
Cans rushed in with straight right to
face and Nelson swung two lefts to the
negro's face. Siler again warned Nelson
about using his head. Cans blocked Nelson's
leads cleyerly. and they again bent down,
fighting shoulder to shoulder. Nelson sent In
two left swings to face, but Cans retail
ated with two singing rights to face.
The wrestling continued about the ring.
Cans drove Nelson against the ropes with
two rights to face. Nelson nearly went to
the floor. Cans backed away, and at the
end of round Cans got in good right on
bell and were pulled to their seats by
their seconds. 1t was tame round.
Nineteenth Round.
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 Of work. Nelson continued to
butt and Siler stepped In and pulled Nelson
from his reclining position.
The men remained in a locked position,
Cans resting and Bat wrestling. Finally
Cans sent Nelson back with right and left
jolts to jaw, staggering Nelson bit Just
before the bell rang Cans sent In left and
two stiff rights to jaw, and Nelson put in
right on head. There was more wrestling
than fighting In this round. and derogatory
comments were passed round THE ringside.
Twentieth Round.
The men rushed together, and Siler
grabbed Nelson by the head, indicating
that the Dane should cease boring in witt.
his head. Cans Strengthened Nelson up
with two lefts to jaw, and Nelson landed
several lefts to body. An exchange fol-
lowed both landing lefts to chin.
Nelson pushed Cans almost to ropes and
then missed left for face. In clinch, Nelson
landed severe left uppercut to jaw and
they mixed it. Cans putting right and left
to Jaw. He followed his advantage and sent
in a volIey of right and left swings to jaw
as the round ended.
Twenty-First Round.
Nelson came up as though nothing had
happened. His left eye was badly swol-
len and his right discolored. They fought
to clinch and Cans poked right and left
to the face. Cans then sent in stiff upper
cut over eye. Nelson then sent in two
right body punches, and at close range
Cans hooked left to mouth.
They then stood off and Cans trimmed
Nelson beautifully with straight rights to
face and left to jaw. Nelson missed two
vicious swings and Cans shot in a straight
left to face and bell rang. Cans had shade
best of it.
Twenty-Second Round.
Cans sent straight left to face, and Mel
son retaliated with left hook to stomach.
Nelson drove straight right punch against
the negroes ribs and then wrestled Cans
to ropes. Mixing it, Cans worked in two
right uppercuts to body
They again leaned shoulder to shoulder
and did little more than wrestle, Nelson