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

and yelled, Nelson Nelson 1t was
the Danes round.
Round 24-Nelson went right after
Cans. having received Instructions from
his corner to go in. They roughed it
and at close quarters Nelson swung his
left and right to the face. Nelson smil-
ed determinedly and gave Cans no
chance to rest. He swung his left hard
to the jaw but Joe retaiiated with two
wicked right uppercuts to the jaw. Nell
son then missed two vicious left upper
cuts and they worked in close Nelson
drove Cans back to the ropes and put
in two lefts to the body before Cans
elinched. They both missed left swings
and rally followed. Cans landing re-
peatedly on Nelson's face. Nelson had
Round 25-Nelson rushed and swung
his right to the ear. They fought and
wrestled at close quarters, Nelson
breaking away and sending left to
stomach. He then drove his right to
the jaw and sent two short arm jolts
10 Cans face. A moment later Mel
son whipped left to the face. Nelson
rocked the Negroes head with right
and left to the jaw He followed this
with two rights and a left to the jaw
Joe more than evened up matters by
hammering Nelson's face with vicious
right and left puches. They went close
and just before the bell rang Cans shot
his left to the face. Cans was a bit
worsted earlier in the round but had the
Deltef OF the closing rally
Round 26-Nelson forced Cane to the
ropes but could not penetrate Cans
marvellous defense while in dangerous
positions They wrestled again about
the ring, Cans resting. Nelson landed
a hard right swing on the head but
missed two left swing and Cans landed
a left swing over the mouth and fol-
lowed It with three straight lefts to the
face. Then followed the inevxita BILE
clinch. emerging fran which Nelson up
percut Cans on the jaw with the left
Both men appeared tired at this stage
of the contest. It seemed hard to pre-
/ dict the winner at this time.
Round 27-Gans spared while Nelson
wasted his strength with useless sings.
Nelson 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 fought Back
/ viciously and gave the negro more than
he had received as the round terminal
! ed. 1t was an even round with both
men tired.
Round 2S-Gans jabbed Nelson on the
mouth with left and Nelson butted thu
| colored man with his head. Nelson thea
put left and right to the jaw and short
" afterward swung his left to the
stomach and right to the jaw. Then
they closed and Nelson drove Joe to
the ropes with a 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 a rejuve-
mated man, drove Nelson back with sew
eral fearful clouts to the jaw. the first
| of which sent Nelson half way across
the ring. Cans kept at his man. who
was groggy and the bell was welcomed
/ as \ elson went to his corn1r.
Round 29-Nelson rushed to close
quarters, apparently as strong as ever
He followed Cans about the ring. but
i failed to land. Nelson's recuperative
powers appeared almost superhuman
The men wrestled and roughed it in the
center of the ring and exchanged right
swings to the Jaw. Cans then cut loose
again and nnercilessly peppered Nelson's
face az jaw with right and left jolts