Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-04

swollen and his right discoiored. They
fought to q cllnch and Cans poked
right and left to the face Cans ther
sent In a stiff upper cut over the eye
Nelson then sent in two right body
punches and at close quarters Cans
pushed his left to the mouth. They
then stood off and Cans trimmed Nell
son beautifully with two straight rights
to the face and a left straight to the
jaw. Nelson mSsed two vicious swings
and Cans shot In a straight left tc
the face as the gong rang. Cans had
a shade.
Round twenty-five
Cans sent a straight left to the face
and Nelson retaliated with a left hook
to the stomach. Nelson drove a straight
right punch against the ribs and clos
ing in wrestled Cans to the ropes. Mix
ing it Cans worked in two right upper
cuts TO the body. They again leaned
shoulder to shoulder and did little more
than wrestle, Nelson pushing Cans
against the ropes. This thing continued
with monotonous regularity Finally
Cans pushed Nelson away and smashed
him twice with his right to the jaw
He followed this with two left jolts
to the Danes head, simultaneously
with the gong. This was the only time
during the round the men had fought
and Cans had the advantage.
Round Twenty-Three
They rushed to a clinch and Siler
warned Nelson constantly about boring
In with his head. Cans then crossed
with his right to the jaw. Then Mel.
son drove his left twice to the eyes
after the colored lad had put two lefts
to the face. At close quarters Nelsor
put two good rights over the negro's
heart and then followed the usua
course of wrestling. They broke away
and Nelson staggered Cans with a sue
oesslon of hard left swings to the Jaw
and several hard rights to the jaw
Cans did not respond and Nelson sent
the crowd into a frenzy by drivirs
Cans to his corner with right hook e
the body. The crowd rose to it's feet al
the end of the round and yelled mel
son, Nelson!" 1t was the Danes
round.
Round Twenty-Four
Nelson went right after Cans. having
received Instructions from his corn ei
to go in. They roughed 1t and at close
quarters Nelson swung his left and
right to the face. Nelson smiled de.
terminedly and gave Cans no chance tc
rest. He swung his left hard to the
jaw, hut Joe retaliated with two wicked
right upper cuts to the jaw. Nelson
then missed two vicious left uppercuts
and they worked In close. Nelson
drove Cans back to the ropes and put
in two lefts to the body before Cans
clinched They both missed left
swings and rally followed, Cans land
ing repeatedly on Nelson's face Mel
son had a shade.
Round Twenty-Five
Nelson rushed at once and swung his
right to the ear. They fought ana
wrestled at close quarters and Nelson
breaking away, sent his left to tho
stomach and then drove his right to the
jaw. Nelson then sent two short arm
left jolts to the face and a moment
later whipped left to the face. Mel
and LETT to the jaw. He followed this
with two rights and a left to the jaw
Joe awoke from his apparent somno-
lence and more than evened up matters
by hammering viciously Nelson's face
with right and left punches. Then they
went close and just before the bell rang
Cans shot his left to the face. Cans
was bit worsted earlier in the round
but had the better of the closing rally
Round Twenty-sx
Nelson forced Cans to the ropes, but
could not penetrate Cans marvellous
defense while in dangerous positions
They wrestled again about the ring
Cans resting up. Nelson landed a hard
right swing on the head. but two left
swings for the same place went a-glim-
mering. Then the fighters boxed, and
Cans landed a left swing over the
mouth and followed it with three
straight lefts to the face Then fol-
lowed the inevitable clinch, emerging
from which Nelson uppercut Cans on
the jaw with left. Both men appeared
tired at this stage of the contest. II
seems hard to predict the winner at
this time.
Round Twenty-Seven
Cans spared, while Nelson wasted
his vitality with useless swings. Mel
son pushed Cans against the ropes, and
the latter, working himself free, sent
his left to Nelson's mouth Nelson
missed a hard left swing, and in a mix
Joe put in two light rights to the face.
Nelson retaliated with two straight
lefts to the face, the last one sending
Cans head back. Cans then cut loose
He drove his left to the stomach with
terrific force, and then drove right and
left to the jaw. Nelson, maddened
fought back viciously, and gave the
negro more than he had received as the
round terminated. 1t was an even
round, with both men tired
Round Twenty.Eight
Cans jabbed Nelson on the mouth
with left and Nelson butted the colored
man with his head. Nelson then put
left and right to the jaw, and shortly
afterward swung his left to the stom
ach and right to the jaw. Then they
closed in and Nelson drove Joe to the
ropes with left hook to the face. The
men wrestled to the center of the ring
and Cans sent two right swings to the
face. Nelson tried TO wrestle Cans to
the ropes. and Cans, like rejuvenated
man, drove Nelson back with several
fearful clouts to the jaw, the first OF
which sent Nelson tottering half way
across the ring. Cans kept at his man
who was groggy. and the bells clane
was welcome sound as he went to his
corner. 1t was Cans round.
Round Twenty-Nine
Nelson rushed to close quarters ap
parently as strong as ever. He fol
lowed Cans about, but failed to land Oh
the negro. Nelson's recuperativ,
powers are almost superhuman. TIL,
men wrestled and roughed 1t in tn,
center of the ring and exchanged righ
swings to the jaw. Cans then Gu
loose again and mercilessly peppereC
Nelson's face. and jaw with right ant
left The Dane merely shook his heat
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