The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-04
KING OF BENGAL
IS DULY CROWNED

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TAKES HIMSELF SERIOUSLY.
PAPERS JEER AT PROCEEDINGS
AND DECLARE THEY MAKE BEN
GAL RIDICULOUS.
Bombay September "A new king of
Bengal has been crowned at Calcutta
with all kinds of regular pomp The new
monarch who is named Surendranath
Banerjee, was the leader of the agitation
against the division of the province of
Bengal into two lieutenant governorships,
which went into effect October 16, last He
seems to take himself seriously, but the
native papers jeer at the proceedings
which they declare make Bengal ridicu-
lous in the eyes of all India and they
scornfury invite Baneriee if he wishes to
be king Of Bengal to first conquer his
kingdom.
in a humorous manner how the great
lightweight battle had been finally
brought to Goldheld >and reviewed the
club presidents career. He asked for
three cheers for Riekard and the audience
gave them in a vigorous manner, 1t was
then announced that Jack WEIGH of San
Francisco would be official timekeeper.
Jimmie Britt was dragged into the ring
and was presented to the spectators. Britt
said he wanted another chance at the win
ner.
Eddie Hanlon and Eddie Graney were
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hands with Cans and Nelson and wished
them both luck.
frankie Neill, the bantam weight fight
er, was next introduced. George Sier, the
referee, was then presented.
Nelson asked Sullivan to announce that
he shared Cans views In respect to the
! throwing up of the sponge and other mat
ters' as per Cans announcement when he
entered the ring and stated that the same
thing would apply TO him. Both men were
cheered The cheering was pretty evenly
divided. The ring was cleared as Nelson
and Cans posed for the moving pictures.
Sullivan announced that the fight would
be to a finish for the lightweight cham
pionship. Siler was called to the center
of the ring to give them instructions. No
Ian would not take Cans bet of $1,000
Fight BY Rounds.
Round 1. Cans led off with Two lefts for
ceived right on the body and Cans
quickly shot a right and left to the face.
He followed it with a right to the face
and Nelson sent three swings for the
jaw. Cans in the mix up shot his right
twice to face and outboxed his man at
every point of the game. Cans Jared
Nelson with two rights to jaw and fol-
lowed with left to face. After break
ing from a clinch Nelson walloped his
right to jaw and followed with left to
same place. Cans then peppered Nelson's
face with trlphammer rights and lefts to
face and jaw, and kept this up until the
gong rang. Cans went to his corner with
a big lead Blood flowed from Nelson's
ears as he went to his seat.
Round 2. Both were up quick Nelson
the aggressor. Cans uppercut twice with
right and then jabbed Nelson with two
terrific punches to the jaw. He followed
it with straight right to jaw Nelson
seemed impervious to punishment and
came in all the time. Cans measured his
distance and time and again shot his
arm right to the battler's face. They
went to close quarters and Cans upper
cut Nelso twice to the jaw. At close
quarters he chopped Nelson on jaw and
again with a stiff right. Nelson fought
him into a clinch and landed a terrific
right to the face. In a mix up Cans
rocked Nelson's head with two wicked
rights to the face and followed 1t with
a short-arm jolt to the ear AS the gong
rang Cans worked a hard left to the jaw
Cans had a good lead and outboxed and
out generated his man throughout
Nelson Is Outpointed.
Round 8. Nelson tried to get close and
Cans whipped his right to ear. At close
quarters Cans uppercut twice with right
to chin and as they fought at close range
Cans c. loft IN
son got in a high right over the eyes.
Cans hooked wicked right to the stom-
ach and Nelson shot a straight left to
face. Several of Nelson's swings went
wild. They went to a furious mix in the
center of the ring in which Cans drew
blood from Nelson's nose with straight
left. Nelson got in a good right to face
as the bell tolled. Nelson is being out
pointed and gives ground and seems to
thrive on Cans punches. 1t was Cans
round.
Round A. Nelson missed for body Nell
son charged Cans but his blows invari-
ably fell short. In a clinch Cans worked
right and left to face. Nelson went after
Cans body and bored in with his head
and the black man backed away steadily,
but at the same time peppering his man
right and left to face. Nelson caught
Cans in terrific swing to the jaw, and
Nelson, cutting more, drove Cans against
the ropes landing both hands to head.
Nelson bleeding from nose, kept after
Cans, but this time Cans shot a straight
right to the face which he duplicated a
moment later. Cans then put a strong
one to the stomach and the bell rang.
Nelson brought a great crowd to It's feet
as Nelson went to his corner with a faint
smile on his face. Nelson had a shade
the best of It..
Nelson Is Badly Punished.
Round g. Cans shot left to nose as Nell
son rushed In and they went to close
quarters. Nelson swung right to ear,
forcing Cans about the ring. Nelson
drove right to kidneys, but the negro
rockee Nelson's head with a series of
lefts and rights. Nelson swung back wild
ly and Cans smashed Nelson's sore nose
with terrific right drive. Cans brought
blood afresh from Nelson's nose with
singing left punches. In a mix Cans
uppercut with right to jaw Not for a
moment did Nelson break ground. He
swung heavily to Cans face with left,
but was rebuked by stiff right to face.
Gong changed and Nelson went to his
seat splitting blood. Nelson was badly
punished in this round. Betting now 2 TO
In favor of Cans.
Round 6. Nelson rushed Cans. but the
negro smashed him in the face three
times with right and easily avoided Mel
sons attempts to land. Nelson bored in
forcing Cans to ropes. Crowd objected
to Nelson's boring tactics, especially with
head against Cans chest After breaking
from a clinch, Cans planted right to jaw
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