Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-05

~ sending the champion through the
ropes with right and left swings.
Round 1O.-Nelsen quickly rushe I
in and Cans followed and tried 10
keep him away. Cans then planted
two solid rights to the Battler's jaw,
catching him at arms length. They
Immediately went in close, and Cans
sent right and left to the mouth.
Nelson, however, did not cease fight
ing for an instant. Cans again. land
ed right and left to Nelson's mouth.
Nelson's seconds sat up wild howl
that Cans was holding on. The Ba.-
tiers mouth was covered with blood.
One particularly hard punch stag
gered Nelson. Nelson fought back
viciously, however, and gave Cans No
rest.
Round 11.-Nelson danced to the
center of the ring, and Immediately
forced Cans about. Cans pegged
away with his left for the jaw, but
Nelson was relentless: He shook
Gans's blows off like SO much chat.
Finally Cans caught him terrific
clip on the point of the jaw, stagger-
ing him. Cans put another to the
same place, but Nelson, fighting like
fiend and bleeding at the nose,
forced Cans to his (Gans's) corner
and layed several good wallops to the
face. Cans contented himself with
nursing his strength and permitte1'
Nelson to do all the work. They
fought viciously in midring, Nelson
planting aleft and two rights to the
Jaw. Cans rested up. but Nelson
flung the worst yet to the stomach,
which forced Cans to cover.
Round 12.-Gans met the Battler
with straight left to the face AMI
started to punch him with right AMI
left to the kidneys. Nelson swung
his left to the jaw, as they came from
clinch, and Cans came back with two
rights. Nelson made Cans groggy
and almost sent him through the
ropes with right Gans's seconds
threw water on him. Cans droppe l
to his knees from left uppercut, and
he looked all out. Cans took the
count of nine. Nelson rushed up and
Cans again took the count. 1t looke1
as though he could not last out the
round. When Cans got to his feet
Nelson planted a right to the Jaw.
and the bell rang. Cans would have
fallen had not his seconds rushed in
and dragged him to his corner.
Round 13.--Nelson rushed and
landed two lefts on Gans's jaw. Cars
stayed in close and tried to reach the
Battler's body, but he was easily
blocked Cans fought Nelson, catch
ing him with right and left to the jaw
right to the same place.
Round 15.--Nelson missed a vi
cious left swing and rushed Cans To
the ropes. Get on to him" came
the inquiry from Nelson's seconds.
Nelson responded by forcing the
champion against the ropes. Cars
apparently held on, which prevented
Nelson from landing They foughr
shoulder to shoulder, and Cans poJ
III two rights to the face. Nelson put
in several short-arm rights and lefts
to the stomach, and varied this with
right to Gans's sore mouth. Nei
son again put his left to the stomach. |
Joe retaliating in kind. Cans rocked
Nelson's head with two rights, Nei-
son countering by sending in a right
swing to the face and forcing Cans
to the ropes.
Round 16.-Gans came up appar-
emily from slight chill. Nelson kept
after him, giving the champion no
rest. But none Of his blows landed,
as Cans covered up. Finally Nelson
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to the ropes. Nelson hammered ar. "
at the champions head and h y !
Cans was hardly able to protect him
self. Nelson forced Cans into his
own corner, but the champion wrig-
gled out and shot right and left to
Nelson's stomach. 1t looked like
Cans was trying to invite foul. Mel
son sends Cans to the floor for count
of nine, with right to stomach.
Round 17.-They wrestfed forI
half minute in the center of the
ring. Cans appearing bit freshens j
up. Some ineffectual sparring fol-
lowed, with the men locked in each
others arms. Finally both men fell
through the ropes. They were quick
" up, when Nelson was right on TOP
Of the champion, forcing him about
the ring. Nelson sent him down with
an uppercut to the stomach. Cans
took the count of eight, and immedi-