The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-04
STORY OF THE FIGHT

y, sent two jolts to face and momen
+, later whipped left to face. The Dan
. rocked the negroes head with RICH
, and left to Jaw following this with tw
y rights and lefts to jaw, Joe ham
: mered Nelson's face with right ant
\ lefts and later shot a left 70 Nelson's
face.
i, ROUND pr Nelson forced Cans tC
] the ropes and landed right on heat
. but two lefts for same place failed
Cans landed a left over the mouth
and followed with three straight let's
to face. Nelson uppercut Cans on
Jaw with left.
| ROUND 27-Neson pushed Cans
against the ropes, but the latter sent
left to Nelson's mouth. In the mixup
Joe put in two rights TO face. Nelson
retaliated with two straights to face.
the last one sending Cans head back
Cans drove left to stomach and right
and left TO jaw. Nelson fought vic
iously and gave the negro more than
he had received as the round ter
minated
ROUND 2S-Gans jabbed Nelson on
the mouth with left and eNlson put
left and right to jaw and left TO stom-
aeh and right to jaw. Nelson drove
Joe to the ropes with left hook to the
face. Joe drove the Dane back with
several fearful clouts to the jaw and
had his man groggy as the bell
changed
ROUND 29-NelsOn rushed to close
quarters and followed Cans about the
ring, but failed to land. They rough
ed it in the center of the ring and eX-
changed rights to jaw Cans then cut
loose and mercilessIy peppered Mel
sons face and jaw. Nelson wrestled |
Cans to the ropes where he was when |
the bell sounded.
ROUND 30-Neither man landed /
very hard. apparently both resting AS
the bell rang Nelson deliberately hit
Cans and the crowd went to its feet
in a storm Of protest.
ROUND 3t--Little was done until
near the close when Cans sent Mel
sons head back with left to the face
They locked in a ciinch as the bell
rang.
ROUND 32-The fighting did not be
gin until near the close of the round
Nelson swung right and left to jaw
Cans sent Nelson back with two left5
and rights to Nelson's eye. Cans
caught Nelson a terrific clip on the
jaw an dthe gong saved Nelson from
llomts sure defeat
ROUND Cans peppered Mel
sons face to a jelly with terrific right
Nelson's left eye is entirely clo-ed
Selson punched Cans to the ropes and
hey fought at close range Cans sent
Nelson back with left to jaw Both
men were very weak as the gong
ounded.
ROUND 34-The first part of the
ulntl was mostly wrestling and
leither landed a blow. Nelson fairly
orced Cans to the ropes and received
4 right aud left on the head Nelson
worked in two lefts on the stomach
ROUND 35--After a slow start Cans
tipped left to jaw and a right upper
mt Both cIlnched and at the close
Nelson worked two efts TO the face.
ROUND 36-Gans started with a
traight right to the face. Little else
vas done until near the end Nelson
rocked left to the stomach and got
ght to jaw Nelson pushed Cans
gainst the ropes.
ROUND 37-Wrestling was the fea,
ire but just before the gong sounded
cans caught Nelson within dis anoe
md put several straight lefts to the
ace
ROUND aS-Both men are appar-
nifty willing to 90 low The only
lighting was done when Nelson swune
ctt TO jaw and after clinch Cans
lut TWO rights To the face
ROJN ND 80 Cans iabbed left twice
% face and punched Nelson viciou.ly
'ycr the heart. following with two
tights to face Nelson sent left TO
cans coming back with two lcfts 10
aw.
ROUND io-Nerv little fighting
md blows did no damage A. The
ound closed Cans complained about
h Dane hwting with hi head. and ;
cent Nelson's head back with left mp. ,
1orcut 10 jaw.
ROUND l1-They cluched az the
.ery tart Cans shot right TO mouth !
and Nelson rebuked him with two ,
efis 10 the stomach Nelson whipped
eft 10 face and later landed left hook
O jaw Cans landed TWO lcfts TO face
md right ON BODY
ROUND i2-Gan- started with a
Ell to face and they clinched. As they
roke away Nelson deliberately struck .
fans low and the colored man slowly
ank to the floor The blow was clear
y observed by everyone in the arena .
nd the.e was a murmur of dissent
rom he spectators as the long drawn
ui battle was terminated.