The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-04
Fight BY Rounds.

First Round--Gans led of with two
light lefts for face and they clinched.
Nelson received right on body and
Cans quickly shot right and left to ace.
He followed it with right to face and
Nelson missed three left and right
swings for jaw. Cans in a mix, 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 followed with left to face, After
breaking from clinch Nelson wallowed
his right hand to jaw and followed it
with left to same place. Cans then
peppered Nelson's face with trip ham
| mer rights and lefts to face and jaw
and kept this up until gong rang. Cans
went to his corner with big lead. Blood
flowed from Nelson's ears as he went to
| his seat.
Round Second-Both were up quickly
with Nelson the aggressor Cans upper
cut twice with right and then Jared
Nelson with two terrific punches to
Jaw. lie followed it with straight right
10 Jaw. Nelson seemed imperyious to
punches and came in all the time Cans
measured his distance and time and
again shot his short arm right to the
"Battler's" face. They went to close
! quarters and Cans uppercut Nelson twice
10 jaw. He chopped Nelson on the jaw
again with stiff right. Nelson fought
him to clnch and landed terrific
right to face, In miX.up Cans rocked
Nelson's head with two wicked right
punches to the face and followed it with
a short arm Jolt to the ear. As the
gong rang Cans worked hard left to
the Jaw Cans had good lead and out
boxed and out generated his man
throughout.
Round Three-Nelson is being out
pointed but never gives ground and
seems to thrive on Cans punishment. 1t
was Cans round
Roud Four-Nelson missed left for
body. Nelson chased Cans about the
ring. but his blows invariably fell short.
In a clinch Cans worked his right and
left to the face Nelson went after
Cans body and bored in with his head,
the black man backing steadily away,
but at the same time peppering his man
with right and left stabs to the face.
Nelson caught Cans terrific right
swing to the jaw and Nelson 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.
Round Five-The gong changed and
Nelson went to his seat splitting blood
Nelson was badly punished in this
round
Round Six-Nelson rushed Cans, but
the colored lad smashed him on the
face three times with his right and
easily avoided Nelson's attempts to
land. Nelson bored in, forcing Cans tc
the rope. The crowd objected to Mel
sons boring tactics and especially with
his head against Cans chest. After
breaking from clineh Cans planted q
right to the jaw and followed it with
several terrific right drives to the face
sending the blood from Nelson's mouth
in stream. Cans sent Nelson's heaC
back, hammering him almost at will
Nelson fought back, but could not 10
cate his shifty antagonist. Nelson was
in bad shape when he went to his chair
His face was cut into ribbons.
Round Seven--As usual Nelson forced
Cans about the ring, Cans contentins
himself with watching for an opening
Cans pecked away at face with left anc
right blows. Nelson missed two righ
swings and Cans met Nelson with fu'
silade of right and left punches to th'
face that staggered him, Nelson re
ceived right punch in the body al
the men worked into corner. Cans
> swung his right twice to the face anc
Nelson swung back wildly, Nelson neat
" ducked two right swings and agail
: Cans kept up merciless hammering OF
Nelson's face. The bell rang and Mel
: son again went to his corner with tn,
blood streaming from his mouth anC
nose In spite of all the punishment
Nelson did not break ground at an,
; time.
Round Eight-Gans had no trouble il