Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-04
FOUL HIT GIVES
CANS VICTORY
Continued from paoe 5

Grath, Jack Grant and his brother Pc.
ter, jack WEIGH. Eddie Graney. Colonel
Martin Brady and many others promi-
nent in banking and social circles in
San Francisco.
Betting was at odds of 10 to I. with
Cans favorite.
President Richard announced that
the actual size of the purse was S33,-
500. of which Nelson is to get $50. 800
and Cans $1,000. Nolan would not
agree to fight until this amount was in
sured him.
At the ringside Cans received this
wire from his mother:
Joe. the eyes of the world are ON
you. Everybody says You ought to
win. Peter Jackson will tell me the
news. and you bring back the bacon"
The fight. on account OF the known
dislike of the boxers for one another.
drew a great house, The 10000 peo-
pie who came into the arena paid
$4,000 for a sight of the lightweights
in battle.
Betting was terrific all day, and dur
ing the battle up to the time it ended
money was being wagered on the out
come.
Sullivan announced that the men
weighed 1924 pounds each. Cans had
$1,000 in bills in his hands that he Of
fered TO bet Nelson at any odds the lat.
ter chose.
Announcer Sullivan addressed the
audience, saying:
Ladies' and Conference.-The battle
will he for the lightweight champion
ship of the world.
There are about 300 deputy sheriffs
III this town to preserve order and be
III the lookout for trouble. | warn YOU
IL against jumping into the ring dur
,ng or after the fight.
"The club has sent a telegram to
President Roosevelt, but has received
no reply. although the presidents son
Is now at the ringside."
The announcement that young Roose-
welt was at the ringSide was received
with cheers, and some one yelled out.
SHOW yourself and turn your face to-
ward the moving pictures"
Cans led off with two light lefts for
the face, and they clinched. Nelson
received a right Oh the body. and Cans
quickly shot Il right and left to the
face. He followed it with a right to
the face, and Nelson sent three left
swings for jaw. Cans in mixup shot his
right twice to the face and outboxed
his man at every point of the game.
Cans Jared Nelson with two rights
to the jaw and followed with left to
face. After breaking from q clinch
Nelson walloped his right to jaw and
followed with n left TO same place.
Cans then peppered Nelson's FACE with
trip hammer rights and lefts to the
face and jaw and kept this up until the
gong rang.
Nelson frequently rushed Cans. but
the latter smashed him on the face
three times with right and easily
avoided Nelson's attempts to land.
Nelson 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 Il clinch Cans planted right to
jaw and followed 1t with several ter
rife right drives to the face. sending
blood from Nelson's mouth in Il
stream.
Cans sent Nelson's head back, ham
mering his man almost ut will. Mel
son fought back desperately, but could
not locate his antagonist. Nelson was
in bad shape when he took his chair.
His face was cut into ribbons. Cans
had a big lead and looked Il sure win
ner.
In the twentieth round the men rush
ed together. and Siler grabbed Nelson
by the head, indicating that the Dane
should cease boring in with his head.
Cans Strengthened Nelson up with two
lefts to jaw, and Nelson landed sew
eral lefts to the body. An exchange
followed, both landing lefts to the
chin. Nelson pushed Cans almost to
the ropes and then missed Il left for
the face. In Il clinch Nelson LANDED a
severe left uppercut I. jaw. and they
mixed. Cans putting right and left to
the jaw. He followed his advantage
II sent Il volley of right and left
swings to the jaw rs the round closed.
Cans ~cleverly blocked Nelson's at
tempts to land wild swings and again
rested, permitting the younger man to
do all the work. Again Siler told Mel
son to quit butting in. and they went
to close quarters, wrestling and stall
ing. The fight apparently had settled
down to a question Of the survival of
the fittest. Nelson's left eye was bad
ly swollen and almost closed. Cans
sent Nelson back with two straight
lefts and three rights to Nelson's sore
eye. Cans caught Nelson Il terrific clip
on the jaw with Il right hand hook and
then sent In Il daZing left to the face
As round thirty-five was fought the
sun was going down. The same old
story-wrcstle, stall and rest without Il
blow being struck. Cans finally ripped
in II straight left to the jaw, and again
they rested each others head against
one another's shoulders. Cans put in
Il right uppercut that lacked force, and
they went quickly to Il clinch. Both
men tottered about The ring, not land