The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-04

about the ring not landing a blow Nelson
at closet quarters worked two left Short
arm blows to face and the bell closed a
very slow and tiresome round
Pushed Against Ropes.
36. Both spared and then Cans began
with straight right TO the face. Again
the wrestling was on. Nelson missed u
forceful uppercut inteut<d for the jaw.
and for a brief moment 1t looked as II
the men were going to fight but such was
not the case Cans cleverly ducked a right
swing and then ran into right hook
over the heart. Nelson hooked left to
the stomach and at close quarters got his
right lightly to the Negroes jaw Nell
son pushed Cans against the rope and
Cans Just avoided a right uppercut.
81. Nelson was again told to stop fight
ing with his head. Cans vigorously OBJ
jecting to Siler against this style OF
fighting. The men again wrestled and
Nelson swung his left for the jaw but
missed by three feet. They leaned against
each other and made little effort to strike
a blow. Then Cans whipped a powerful
left to the wind and they cllnched. Both
men were very careful. Cans woke up
tho crowd by catching Nelson within arms
distance and putting in several straight
lefts to the fact. Then came the rest.
Round 3S. Nelson rushed in, and Cans
backed up quickly. trying to keep the
| Dane at a distance and force him to
spar at long range. Cans complained to
Siler about Nelson resting his head on
his (GansD chin and shoulders. Nelson
swung a left to jaw. and after clinch,
put I'm two rights to the Danes face
Both men were leg weary. and clinched
as much as they could. 1t was next to
impossible to get the Dane to fight at
long range, and he realized that his
only hope of winning lay in close-range
fighting, or ather wrestling. Cans like
wise seemed perfectly content to rest.
Nelson Tires Rapidly.
Round 80. Cans iabbed his left twice to
the face before Nelson could get to close
quarters. then followed stalng and
wrestling, which was broken up by Cans
punching Nelson Cans landed over the
heart with right. Cans followed this
with two straight rights to the face. and
again it looked as If the deadlock would
be broken. The men, however, resumed
their tactics, Nelson being the chief Of
fender. Nelson, by bit of variety, sent in
a left to Jaw. and Cans came back with
two lefts to the jaw Nelson's left eye
was entirely closed, and he appeared to be
firing rapidly.
Round 40 They started in at a lively
pace, Cans landing his left to the ear.
In a clinch Cans drove to the jew. Nelson
came back with n left uppercut to the
chin. The men did very little fighting.
Cans got Nelson within arms length. and
took advantage Of this concession by
sending his left twice to the Danes face.
Cans complained about Nelson's head.
and sent It back with a left nppercut
to the jaw.
Cans Asks the Time.
Al. They came up slowly and elinehed.
Cans asked Billy Nolan facettiously:
What time is it2''
Then they resumed the ciinching con-
test Cans shot straight right to mouth
and Nelson rebuked him with two lefts
to the stomach. Nelson whipped his LETT
to face and the men ceased lighting en-
tirely. Suddenly Nelson landed hard
left hook to the jaw and Cans fought him
away landing two let's 10 face and right
on body. Both men wrestled YEARLY about
the ring, and 1t was hard to tell which
was the more tired Of the two as the
men went to their corners.
A. Cans started the round with a
straight left to the face and they clinched.
As the men broke Nelson deliberately
struck Cans low and the negro slowly
sank to the floor. The blow was clearly
observed by everyone in the arena and
there was not a murmur of dissent from
the spectators as the long-drawn-out fight
was terminated
Cans was given the decision on the foul
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