The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-04

| Knocked Lundie out In the second round with right to the jaw.
 Announcer Sullivan then addressed the audience. saying:
 Ladies and Gentlemen: This battle will be for the lightweight champion 1 ship of the world
 There are about 300 deputy sheriffs | in this town to preserve order and be on the lookout for trouble l warn you all against jumping into the ring dur 1 ing 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 he ringside was received with cheers and someone yelled out. show yourself and turn your face to- ward the moving pictures"
 Sullivan introduced President Tex Rickard of the club to the crowd and told In a humorous manner how the great lightweight battle had been fl- nlaly brought to Goldheld and review
 ed the club presidents career. He asked for three cheers for Rickard and the audience gave them in viz orous manner.
 It was then announced that Jack Welch of San Francisco would be of l fictal time keeper
 Britt Wants Chance.
 Jimmie Britt was dragged into the ring and presented to the spectators. Britt said he wanted another chance at the winner. Eddie Hanlon and Eddie Gransy were then introduced in order. Graney shook hands with Cans and Nelson and wished them both | luck.
 Frankie Neil1, the bantam weight fighter, was next introduced. George Sler, the refere. was then presented.
 Nelson asked Sullivan to announce that he shared Gans's views in respect l to the throwing up of the sponge ana other matters as per Gans's announce ment when he entered the ring and 1 stated that he same thing would apply to him. Both men were cheered The cheering was pretty evenly divided. The | ring was cleared as Nelson ana Cans posed for the moving pictures. Sulil- van announced that the fight would De
 to a finish for the lightweight cham pionship. Siler was called to the cen ter of the ring to give them Anstruc- tions. Nolan would not take Banss bet of $2,000.
 The time keeper selected by the club failed to respond and another man had to be selected. Nelson's manager pro- tested against any California man pe- ing chosen to act. However, Bert Ui- mer of 0oldfield was finally chosen to act The deputy sheriffs, of which turesque western tinge tU the scene 1 They stood around in slouch hats. nn- l buttoned vests and corduroy trousers. Occasionally the breeze lifted the vests and showed an able bodied 45- caIibre pistol handle protruding from a holster. Cans time keeper IS Jack Dixon of the same place is acting Tor
 The betting Is now 100 to 60 on Cans.
 The following telegram was read by ! Announcer Larry Sullivan;
 Cans received this from his moth | CT: Joe, the eyes of the world arH on you. Everybody says you ought t0 | win. Peter Jackson will tell me the
 news and you bring back the bacon. Another from John L. Sullivan says:
 Regret cannot see the fight, It ought to be a corker. Regards to all nay friends at the riugsida"
 | Another from Sullivan sad: Please announce that will match Weary with the winner for $10.000 side. the men to fight in Gioldfield.
 from Manhattan, Nev.. offering a s15. Britt and Jack Clifford. The club III pay the training expenses of the
 Gans's seconds are Frank Mcdonald. Bob Turner. Gid Sims, Eddie Hanlon;
 Nelson Is looked after by Billy No- | Kid Mccoy and Tim McGrath.
 Both men weighed n at o'clock and came within the requirements. Nelson Enters Ring.
 Battling Nelson entered the ring first, lie was closely followed by 1 Cans. Both entered the ring clad in | heavy bath robes. The Cans people ob- ject to Ulmer es official time keeper on the ground of disappearance. Cans addressed the newspaper men. saying that he wanted them to under stand that he did not want any of his men to enter the ring or throw the i Cans won the toss for the corners. He selected the southeast corner by 1 which the sun woIld oe at his back. | Cans wore short blue trousers and shoes. He wore no socks Nelson as | clad in light green trousers entwint A with white. red and blue ribbons.
 Sullivan announced that the men weighed 1S2 Is pounds each. Nolan contradicted this. saying that the claimed that Cans should have weigh ] ed in with bandages. Cans then said: T don't want any tape anyway and bound with white tape.
 Round l.-Gans led off with two lefts for the face and they clinched. and Cans quickly shot right and left to the face. He followed 1t with right to the face, and Nelson sent three left swings for tho Jaw Cans | in the mix up shot his right twice to | face. and outboxed his man at every point of the game. Cans tarred Nel- lowed with left to face. After break | ing from a clinch Nelson walloped his right Jaw and followed with a left | to same place. Cans then poppered Nelson's face with trip hammer rights ] and lefts to the face and jaw and kept this up until the gong rang; Cans went. to his corner with, a big lead. | Blood flowed from Nelson's ears as he went to his seat Couldn't Hurt BattIer. Round 2-Both were up quick; Nell son tn aggressor. Cans uppereqt son with two terrific punches to the jaw. He followed 1t with straight right to the jaw. Nelson seemed i'm previous to punishment and came in tance and time and again shot his | arm right to the Battler's face They went to close quarters and Cans upper cut Nelson twice to the jaw. At close quarters he chopped Nelson on jaw and again with stinf, right; Nelson fought him Into clinch and | landed a terrific right to the face. In mix-up Cans rocked Helson's head | with two wicked rights to the face and | followed 1t with short-arm jolt to 1 the ear. As the gong rang Cans worked a hard left to the jaw. Cans | I ad |. good lead and outbOxed and out generated his man throughout. Round 3-Nelson tried to get close close quarters Cans uppercut twice with right to chin and As they fought at close range Cans iwung right and left to head Nelson got In high wicked right to the stomach and Nell son shot a straight left to face. Sew eral of Nelson's swings went wild. They went to furious mix In the cen blood from Nelson's nose with straight Iaff Nelson got in a good right to