The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-11
GANS.NELSON WAS
A BLOODY AFFAIR
DANE RUSHED FIGHT FROM
START TO END-SAYS HE WILL
NEVER BOX ANOTHER BLACK
MAN IN ROPED ARENA.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1O.-Bat-
Ting Nelson clinched his claim to the
lightweight pngilistie championship
by defeating Joe Cans for the. second
time at Colma arena. The fight end
ed in the 21st round. when Cans,
beaten down by succession of
blows from his sturdy conqueror,
failed To get upon his feet within the
count of ten. The veteran eolored
fighter was severely punished, bul
the champion. too. bore the marks of
battle From the first elang of the
gong 10 the last moment Nelson fore
ed the fighting. never giving ground.
and gradually battered down his
older and less aggressive opponent.
Cans sueeumbed in the 21st round,
after being most numerically troune-
ed by the lad from Regewiseh. Nell
son. in this round. rained right and
left blows TO jaw and body and Cans
sank TO the floor. Mechanically the
now defeated fighter watched Referee
Eddie Smith wave his hands. appa-
rentiy too far gone to hear him
count. Not until the count of ten
was finished did Cans. with his face
terribly cut and with his eyes CLASSY,
attempt to rise. He realized, how
ever. that it was too late and feebly
declared. II have positively fought
my last battle.
FIGHT WAS SPECTACULAR.
The fight was spectacular. and at
no time did it appears that Cans had
a chance to win. Time and again
he would shoot wicked punches to
Nelson's face and body, but the lat
ter never for an instant waYered.
Failing TO arrest the rushing cham
pion at any stage. Cans seemed TO
lose heart and gradually weakened.
though he often rallied and fought
back fiercely.
Referee Smith, after the fight. gave
out the following statement:
Cans was all in after the ninth
round. In the 21st both the time
keeper and myself counted ten. there
fore making Nelson the winner. Cans.
| believe. did not know he was count
ed out. but ii Is just as we'll that he
was. as Nelson had him completely
at his mercy and IT was useless for
the game eolored lad TO take fur
ther beating"
CANS TERRIBLE APPEARANCES.
When Cans was seen in his dress
ing room his face presented terri
BILE picture. His right eye was clos
ed. the left partially So his lips and
nose were badly laeerated and his
face puffed out like an inflated bal
loon. He mumbled ont the following
statement:
81 made one fight too many. Nell
son is a tough boy and beat me fair
ly. I will never fight again. This is
no Patti farewell. but indeed in earn
est"
Willie Keefe. one of Cans princi-
pal seconds. said after the fight:
Cans was in after the ninth
round. In the 11th I begged him to
allow me to toss the sponge into the
ring This he would not allow me
to do. saying he preferred to be
knocked out and would fight as long
as he had the strength to stand. For
II rounds Cans fought ON his eour-
age alone, as he could not land
damaging punch
Nelson said:
Cans was tougher than before.
He was in good shape and he fought
me a different kind of a fight. but
proved conclusively that I am his
master in any kind of fight. From
now on I will never fight a colored
man again. shook hands with Billy
Papke today. and We both made this
compact
"I hurt my hand In the second
round. but kept on using 1t, regard
less of the pain"