Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-04
Battling Nelson Loses One Of
Longest and Most Terrific
Mills Ever Seen in Prize
Ring,
NEGRO BREAKS HAND
IN THE THIRTY-THIRl
Cans GeneraIShip, Agility and
Endurance Make Him Hero
of the Hour in GoIdfieId,
Says Foul Was Intentional,

Arena. Goldfield, New, Sept. B.
Battling Nelson deliberately foulea
. Joe Cans in the forty-second round Of
the best and longest fight seen here
in many years. Both men were tired
when the fight ended, but Cans was ap-
parently the stronger He was away
ahead on points and had smashed and
cut Nelson all through the fight with
out being badly hurt himself Shortly
after the fprty-second round conf
menced the men were in their usual
clinch. Nelson had his head on Gaus'
shoulder and his arm down.
Several times he hit Cans below
the belt, apparently feeling for a vi.
tai spot, At last he drew back Nj;
right arm and hit a vicious bloW
square in the groin. The colored boy
sank to his knees and rolled off his
back, Referee Siler without hesitation
ordered Nelson to his corner an1
awarded the fight to Cans on a foEl,
Siler's decision received almost unan-
imous approval The foul was so OBJ
Vlous that not even the men who hal
bet on Nelson could say that it had
not been committed. All through the
long contest Nelson had employed
rough taetics He repeatedly butte
Cans and had to have his head hauled
away by the referee.
Referee Siler stated to the Associat-
ed Press that while he would not saY
that the foul was intentional there
was no doubt but that 1t had bcen
committed. Nelson, he said, had used
his usual tactics all through the fight
and while he knew that Nelson was
butting whenever he had an opport1-
nifty he didn't disqualify him for thai;
because he saw that it was not hurt
ing Cans. and as no other referee hau
ever disqualified Nelson for doing tho
same thing he didn't feel like doing t.
Besides, the people were there to 5S5
the fight and he didn't want to disap-
point them.
Sier was loudly cheered as he left
the ring, as was Cans, who was car
ried to his dressing room. Nelson and
his seconds were Kissed as they de
parted. Billy Nolan, Nelson's mana.
ger, made a disconnected statement u
which he said that Cans had promised
not to claim the decision on a fOu
and yet he jumped at the very frs
opportunity to make such claim.
All Nelson would say was that Gan:
was tired and quit.
Cans in many ways put up mos
remarkable fight. OF course his ski
: as a boxer was expected to be shown
but his endurance surprised every
one. His work was the more wOnde".
full when 1t is known that in the th!r
ty-third round he broke his rig,,
hand. Never after that did he stri q
a blow with 1t with the exception u
few shOrt-arm jolts while clinching
He did all his work with his left hanC
and put 1t all over Nelson. Cans gen
eralship was shown when he broke hi
hand In the thirtythird round n'
landed a hard right punch on thu
side of Nelson's face. A bone in tn
hand snapped and Cans stepped bacl
with an expression of pain
He limped around as if he had step
ped on his foot or turned It, and IA
one realized that he badly injured hi
right hand, although it was suspected
that 1t might have been injured.
Cans stated after the fight that Mel
son Intentionally fouled. He said II
knew he could finish Nelson as he wa
comparatively strong and Nelson w
growing weaker all the time Larry
Sullivan announced for Cans that -
would meet Nelson in two weeks II
another fight, as he was sure he coul,
whip him and did not want to TAX
advantage OF the foul. 1t is hardl
probable, however, that the men wi,
meet again In that time.
The first fifteen rounds of the figd
were very fast After that the me'
slowed up and only at intervals WI
there a rally although Cans was IA
ahead of Nelson In points and most o
the time looked like a sure WHINE.
Nelson put up a wonderful fight on hi
side. The endurance and recupera
tive powers shown by Nelson were eX
traordinary. Time and time agau
Cans would jolt him on the jaw, send
ing the Dane back. His knees woul,
) bend and his eyes be closed, but h
always fell into clinch and held 0l
and then would come back fightin
as hard as ever In his peculiar styiS
The minutes OF rest at the corner al
ways did him good and he won
come up fresh and strong.
Cans fought remarkably clea
fight He was fair In everything an
twice when he Knocked Nelson dow
picked him up. One time when on
Of the Cans punches knocked Nelso
through the ropes Cans helped him I
his feet AS the coored boy stoo
with his hands down waiting for Mel
son to steady himself the Battle
gave him a vicious blow In the sto
ach. He was roundly hissed for thi
by the crowd.
Cans was undoubtedly the favorit
with the people. His gentlemanly be
havIor won the admiration of tn
Goldheld people. and they showed
Cans Il a hero In Goldfleld tonigh
There was not hitch Of any kind an
the fight could be seen from any po!