The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
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nent professional man. beyond a dive
keeper. next a politician Small boys
were here and there. Boys and men
sold sandwiches and scalped uckets.
But every one was orderly.
when Joe Cans. accompanied by his
wife. arrived at the gate in big au-
-onoobile there was = smart rushing
IF small boys to see one Of the NATL
nee heroes of the afternoon. but there
was no demonstration 1t was all
very inpersonal Nelson's machine ar
rived without any more ado.
MANY WOMEN PRESENT
Bv 1870 the amphitheater was well
fued. Many women were present
some OF them were Of an unmistak-
able type. Others seemed out OF
place Among the women were many
~ color. The brightest blue hat was
worn 10y a dusky damsel but the most
gorgeous plumes were sported by a
person who cheered for Nelson. Mrs.
cans was sOmberly clad in some dark
stuff and she wore an expansive black
lat and q heavy veil She Is hand
some woman. large and graceful, with
the great dark eyes Of her race. Her
,omplexiou represented about the same
fraction of white blood that the pugiiist
husband has.
Tie 20 foot ring was raised in the
center Of the arena and sloping up
from ir We're The seats. Behind barb
wire cattle pen fence were the 81
places.
The preliminary bout between Red
Cornct and sam Nelson was tame for
few rounds. bur then became so bloody
that the spectators called 10 'Tiv
EreIing to stop it. Kreling let the bout
20 ITS limit and gave the decision 10
Nelson. II was a Nelson day appar-
entity.
After that there was q wait while
the ring celebrities We're being passed
around by Announcer Billy Jordan.
Some faint cared spectator insulted
Jordan grossly by asking the human
aeeaphone 10 speak louder. but Jor-
Gan was there with the repartee. Take
-he cotton out Of your ears; If 1 had
said YOU were going to be hanged you
would have heard" he shouted at the
faint cared one Protests ceased.
There was a further wait Every
body got up to wave hats while the
panorama camera expert took pie
ture which hereafter viii be labeled.
scene at the ringside when Nelson beat
cans" The picture would be true TO
life if ii were not for the fact that
many smiling black faces viii show.
one corner of the ring became q bet
Ting booth where Tex Rickard and
Jim May made bets on what was to
happen In good Nevada bills and gold.
AT The sight of so mucn Goldfeld-R Raw
hide wealth stock ia Bush street
Jumped.
There was little 10 suggest the
fourth Of July in the day. A great flag
huttered from one corner and an indi-
vidual or two wore the patriotic colors,
5ut IL seemed that the declaration of
independence was promulgated on July
a. 1876. for no other purpose than that
san Francisco 1872 years later could set
a dag apart to see the battle for the
lishtw ight championship Of the world.
when the fighters appeared. each
wearing an American flag for a belt
1hc glory Of the nation shone brighter.
Jim Conroth led the parade of the
Gghters into the ring. Nelson came
Hrst. wit. Cans at the heels of the
Danes rctinue. Joe won the toss for
corners and chose the northwest.
where the Nevada money had been so
generously wagered. He slipped his
bath robe and appeared in black sateen
trunks reaching TO his knees, of the
cat affected by track athletes. Nelson
was i'm shorter trunks. white and tight
hitting. Referee The Honorable Jack
Welsh" was so introduced. At 3:07
o'clock the battle begun.
BRTTT-S NOISY ENCOURAGEMENT
Joe Cans had his wife smiling in the
second round. For Nelson, Britt was
nollering his head" off in encourage
ment. but Mrs. Joe then seemed to have
fortune with her Cans was working
gracefully. He was quick and sharp.
His work then seemed but the simple
twist OF The wrist and the art of know
ing how In the third Cans drew
blood from his opponent and Mrs. Joe
still smiled. But Nelson was getting
The trick. keeping in close and not let
Ting Cans DO any fine boxing. Still Joe
and Mrs. Joe smiled.
II was in the seventh when Mrs. Cans
realized that Joe was not in the game.
She raised up in her seat. her handker-
chief TO her mouth. Nelson punished
The negro more and the wife sunk down
low. Henceforth the wife Of the pugil-
ist was up and down as the fortunes of
The ring went for or against Cans. She
raised her hands on high, she closed her
ears. she buried her face. When Cans
would be down she would count off the
seconds with her arm. When the end
came she kissed Joe where Bat had hit
- him