Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-06

son got in right over the eyes. Cans
hooked wicked right to the stomach,
and Nelson shot a straight left to the
face. Several of Nelson's swings went
wild. They went to furious mix in
the center of the ring. in which Cans
drew blood from Nelson's nose with al
straight left Nelson got in right
to the face as the bell tolled. Nelson
was being outpointed, but he never
gave ground, and seemed to thrive on
Cans punishment 1t was Cans round.
Nelson Gets Shade.
Round 4-Nelson missed a left for
the body and chased Cans about the
ring, but his blows invariably fell
short. In clinch Cans worked his
right and left to the face. Nelson went
after Cans body and bored in with his
head the black man breaking steadily
away, but at the same time peppering
his man with right and left stabs to
the face. Nelson caught Cans terri
fic right swing to the jaw, and, cutting
loose, drove Cans against the ropes,
landing both hands to the side of the
head Nelson, bleeding from the nose,
kept after Cans, but this time Cans
shot straight right to the face, which
he duplicated moment later. Cans
then put right to the stomach and
the bell rang. Nelson brought the great
crowd to it's feet as he went to his
corner, with faint smile on his face.
Nelson had shade.
Nelson Is Badly Punished.
Round 5-Gans quickly shot a left to
the nose as Nelson rushed in, and they
went to close quarters. Nelson swung
right to the ear, forcing Cans about
the kidneys, but the black man rocked
Nelson's head with series of let's
and rights. Nelson swung back ~fldly,
and Cans slashed Nelson's sore nose
with terrific right drive. Cans
brought the blood afresh from Nelson's
nose, with singing left punches to that
organ In mix-up Cans uppercut with
right to the jaw. Not for a moment
did Nelson break ground He swung
heavily to Cans face with left, for
which he was rebuked by stiff right
| to the face. The gong changed and
Nelson went to his seat splitting blood.
Nelson was badly punished in this
round Betting was then to l in ia
vor of Cans.
Nelson Butts; Cut to Ribbons.
Round 6-Nelson rushed Cans, but
the colored lad smashed him on the
face three times with right and easily
avoided Nelson's attempts to land. Nell
son bored in, forcing Cans to the ropes.
The crowd objected to Nelson's boring
tactics, especially with his head
against Cans chest After breaking
from clinch Cans planted right to
the jaw, and followed 1t with several
terrific right drives to the face, send
ing the blood from Nelson's mouth in
stream. Cans bent Nelson's head
back. hammering him almost at will
Nelson fought back desperately, but
could not locate his shifty antagonist
Nelson was%in bad condition when he
took his seat. His face was cut into
ribbons. Cans has big lead and
looks like a sure winner, unless Mel
son should get in chance blow
Round 7-As usual Nelson forced
Cans about the ring. Cans contented
himself with watching for an opening
Cans pecked away with left and right
blows for the face. Nelson missed two
right swings, and Cans met Nelson
with a fusillade Of rights and lefts
which staggered Nelson. Cans receiv
ed right punch in the body as the
men worked into corner. Cans
swung his right twice to the face, and
Nelson swung back wildly. Cans neat
/ ly ducked two right swings again and
kept up a merciless hammering or
Nelson's face. The bell rung and Mel
son went to his corner with BLOOD
streaming from his mouth and nose
With all the punishment Nelson did no
break ground at any time.
1 Cans Retains Big Lead.
Round Scans had no trouble il
avoiding Nelson's onslaughts, and mo-
Bat with a right swing over the kid
neys. He then swung left and RICH
to Nelson's face and found no diff
Guilty in keeping away from Nelson's
swings. Cans played with the Dane
sending ralling right to the jaw ant
, then working a left shift to the face
Nelson swung desperately for the face
but seldom, If ever, found the blacl
mans anatomy. They closed mixii.s
it roughly. Cans swung his right an;
left with fearful force, and Nelson
slipped to his knees. He was up il
jiffy and Cans went at him like
demon and landed almost at will. TIL,
gong was q great relief to Nelson, an,
he appeared groggy when he fell int
t his seat.
/. Round 9-They stood shoulder t.
I, shoulder in the center of the ring
} Cans walloped Nelson with RICH
and left to the face. Nelson trie,
t desperately to work, in two hard right
: swings to the body, and for his pain
e received two wicked short arm right
0 to the jaw. At close quarters Nelso
4 swung his left twice at Cans jaw, an
3 a moment later swung right to tn
s same place. They mixed it furousl!
t Cans landing four punches to Nelson
S one. Nelson swung right and lief
0 hard to Cans jaw, but Cans NOR
e than evened up matters, sending tn
e Dane back with rapid fire rights an
r lefts to the jaw Cans bled slight
q from the mouth as the bell rang.