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blows to face. and the bell closed very
slow and tiresome round.
Thirty-sixth Round.

slow and ttreSome round.
Thirty-sixth Round.
Both spared, and then Cars started
something doing with a straight right 20
face. Again wrestling. Nelson missed a
forceful uppercut intended for the jaw,
and for q brief moment It looked as IL
the men were going to fight but such was
not the case.
Cans cleverly ducked a right swing and
then ran on to a right hook over the heart.
Nelson hooked left to stomach, and at close
quarters got his right lightly to Jaw. Nelson
pushed Cans against the ropes and Cans
just did step out Of the way of a right up
percut. End OF round. beif sounds
Thirty-seventh Round.
Nelson was told again to stop fghting
with hts head. Cans vigorously objectinx
to Siler against this style Of scrappins.
The men went again to wrestling, and
Nelson swung left for Jaw that missed its
mark three feet
made little attempt to strike blow. Cans
whipped powerful left to wind and they
clinched. Both men are very careful. Cans
woke up the crowd by catching Nelson with
long distance and putting in several
Thirty-Eighth Round.
Nelson rushed in and Cans backed up
quickly. trying to keep the Dane at a
distance and force him to spar at long
range. Cans complained bitterly about
Nelson resting his head On his (Gans')
chin and shoulders Nelson swung a left
to Jaw, and after a clinch Cans put in
two rights to Danes face.
Both men were leg weary and stalled and
clinched as much as they. could. It was
next to impossible to get Nelson to fight at
long range. and he realized that his only
hope Of winning lies in close-range fighting,
OF rather. wrestling. Cans, likewise, seemed
perfectly content to ease up and wrestle.
Bell rings.
Thirty Ninth Round
before Nelson could get to close quarters.
Then followed staaing and wrestling,
which was broken up by Cans punching
Nelson viciously over the heart with
right. Cans followed this with two
straight right sti1s, and again II looked
as IL the deadlock would be broken.
It was only fash tn the pan, however.
and they resumed the tiresome stalling,
Nelson being the chief offender. Nelson, by
way of variety, sent in a hard left to jaw.
and Cans came back with two lefts to the
jaw. Nelson's left eye Is closed entirely,
and he appears to be firing rapidly. The
bell closed the round.
Fortieth Round.
They started in at lively gait. Cans
landed left to ear. They stepped in a clinch.
Cans drove left to jaw and Nelson came
back with left uppereut. The men did very
little fighting. Cans got Nelson at arms
length and took advantage of this conces-
sion by sending his left twice to the Danes
sore eye. Cans complained again about
Bats head He sent Nelson's head back
with left uppercut to the Jaw. Bell rings.
Forty-First Round.
They came up slowly and clinched, Cans
asked Billy Nolan facetieusly: What time
is it," Then they resumed the clinching
contest. Cans shot straight right to
mouth and Nelson rebaked him with two
lefts to stomach.
Nelson whipped his left to face and men
ceased fighting entirely. Suddenly Nelson
landed hard left hook to jaw and Cans
fought him away. landing two iefts to face
and right on body. Both wrestled wearily
about the ring and 1t was hard to tell
which was the more tired.
Firty-Second Round.
Cans started round with straight left to
face and they clinched. AS the men drew
from clinch Nelson deliberately struck
Cans low and the coiored man slowly sank
to the floor. The blow was clearly observed
by-eyery one in the arena, and there was
not a murmur Of dissent from the specta-
tors.
Cans Wins on a Foul.
Cans wins on a foul I