The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-30
Will NELSON OR CANS WIN?
Opinions of Some of the Fighting Esx-
perts of America.


Opinions of Some of the Fighting Ex-
perts of America.
Cincinnati, Aug. SO.=The Enquirer
says:
Who will win the Gans-Nelson glove
contest at Goldheld. New, on Labor
day? That question has been put to
the writer a dozen times each day by
sporting men of the Queen City. The
answer is, Nelson. The reasons are:
Nelson is a younger and stronger man
than Cans He is a gamer. man than
the darby. and has in his late battles
shown up better than Cans. Nelson
has always fought on the square. Cans
is a self-confessed faker and threw
down his friends for the benefit of
others. Nelson was never known to
have shown the white feather. Cans,
on the other hand, displayed the yell
low when he fought Frank Erne in
New York city on March %, 1900. On
that occasion Cans quit in the twelfth
round after having the best of the
fighting the first ten rounds or more
He received very common injury,
nothing more than a cut over the eye,
and was so overcome with fright that
he refused to continue the fight. Hun
dreds of other boxers met with the
same mishaD and refused to stop
fighting, but Cans would not stick it
out and quit standing fatfooted in the
ring.
It is quite hard to understand why
! Cans. is such q pronounced fayorite
over Nelson. Ten to seven is offered
on Cans with a scarcity of Nelson coin
in sight. Cans is a wonderful fighter
and can punch as hard as any light
weight in the business. He is a fin
ished ring general and possesses many
good points that no white fighter can
show, but. withal, he has been beaten
and can be beaten again. and it looks
as though the strong and sturdy Dane
is the boy to do the trick Cans has
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years of age on November rs. Nelson
has been doing pugilistic stunts since
1896. He is "a years OF age. Cans
has made many poor and dtsgraceful
fights Nelson has not made a poor
fight since 1904. when he whipped Art
Simnls, Jack O'Neill, Spider WEIGH,
Tommy Markham. Martin Candle,
Eddie Banlon, Aurelia Herrera and
Young Cofbett: Since that time the
Battler's stock has been at par, and ne
has been regarded as one of the
greatest fighters that ever put on a
glove. Cans has had his trouble in
beating second raters at various times.
1t took him 4 rounds to whip Spike
Sullivan, 20 rounds to win the decision
over Kid Mcfarland and % rounds to
win over Jack DAILY. The colored man.
although stiff puncher, has been put
out himself by Terry McGovern in two
rounds, by George McFadden in %
rounds.
But Battling Nelson's chances of de-
feating Joe Cans are very slim, If the
opinion Of many prominent pugilists
counts for anything.
Here is what some of them have to
say:
Terry McGovern-Gans for mine.
He is the marvel of the prize ring.
Young Corbett-Ne1son is a great
fighter, but Cans is the class. He is
the daddy of us all.
Jimmy Britt-Have fought them
both. and Cans is rs per cent the bet
ter man.
Willie Lewis-Nothing to it but the
Smoke. He has a sleep potion in both
hands, and is the greatest general in
the ring.
Willie Fitzgerald-It will be cur
tains for the "Battler-' long before the
fifteenth round.
Sailor Burke=The man with the
punch is the best bet, and that's Cans.
Tom Sharkey-The Dane viii think
he ran against a man-of-war when Joe
hits him, and I don't think he can
miss.
Abe Atteil-I pick Cans to win on
the bit. He is clever and has the
punch.
Jim Jenries-It's a stake horse
against a nerry-go-round pony. Cans
will walk in.