Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-10

force him to tight at long range II pos
| sible. But they Immediately closed in,
Nelson reaching the coored mans body
with short arm rights and lefts. Cans
| fought back valiantly and punched the
Battler hard The gong changed and ended
the round slightly in Nelson's favor.
Fourth Round
Nelson rushed In, but Cans sent him back
| a foot with a straight right and two lefts
to the jaw. As Nelson waded in Cans
met him with short arm rights and lefts
| to the jaw, forcing the Battler into still
closer quarters. Nelson forced Cans against
| the ropes and landed a hard left to the
stomach and followed this with a short
arm right swing to the face. They then
| went to close quarters and Cans chopped
| Nelson's face with a terrific right swing
and a moment later swung his right hard
| over the kidneys. The round was COM
| paratively even.
Fifth Round
They went at it. Cans planting hard
| right to the body. The Dane, however.
was not to be stopped and it took all Of
| Cans cleverness to avoid his onslaughts
| Cans sent Nelson's head back three times
| in quick succession with right and left
| uppercuts. but the Dane merely shook his
| head and waded in for more. Cans up
! percut twice hercely with his right to the
| jaw and a moment later sent another
| right to the same place, all of which shook
| Nelson up considerably. Just before the
gong rang Cans staggered Nelson with
/
ever, trotted cheerfully to his corner. Cans
had the advantage in this round.
Sixth Round
Nelson continued to peg away for the
stomach. He finally changed his tactics
and like flash hooked a left and right
to the Jaw, forcing Cans to clinch. They
| closed in again and Cans, after putting
two rights to the body, received right and
| left short swings to the face. Cans
caught Nelson in the face with a right
and left swing, but Nelson retaliated with
| similar blows as the gong ended the round.
The round was fairly even.
Seventh Round
Nelson rushed Cans around the ring
| constantly, but Cans met him with ter
riho right hook to the stomach and a left
to the jaw. Nelson put in two or three
| short Jabs to the body and followed
1t with left uppercut to the Jaw. In
return, however, Cans staggered him with
two solid right jolts to the jaw and
left to the same place. The gong ended
the round, which belonged to Cans by a
good margin, though Nelson showed no
effects OF the punishment handed to him.
Eighth Round
Nelson closed in at once and shot two
| lefts to the mouth, which started the blood
| flowing. Cans contented himself with
blocking and smotherng and permitted
| Nelson to do all the work. Cans then sent
in two vicious rights to the jaw and they
inch of the way. Cans kept busy
| blocking and the bell terminated a round
slightly in favor of Nelson
Ninth Round
The Dane rushed in fast and Cans
| backed clear around the ring. Cans slugged
away at Nelson. landing two right upper
cuts to the face Again the close range
lighting followed, during which Nelson put
his left to the negro's Jaw. Nelson's right
leads were rather low, which caused the
two rights and a left to the stomach as
the fought closely together. The bell
ended the round in Nelson's favor.
Tenth Round
Nelson came up dancing. but was met
with a straight right to the jaw. After
some clinching Nelson uncorked a hard
right swing to the jaw. Nelson quickly
with short rights and lefts. The men
constantly fought head to head and Shout
der to shoulder. Cans sent in two right
uppercuts, in return for which Nelson
point of the jaw. The crowd vigorously
hooted Nelson. Nelson was cautioned by
the referee at the conclusion of the round,
which was about an even affair.
Eleventh Round
Nelson came up dancing like a 2-year-old,
He rushed in close and had Cans constantly
on the defensive Cans, however, rallied and
| several right uppercuts to the head and jaw
Nelson went after his with fury and
landed several right and left smashes on the
| jaw. Cans looked a bit groggy he sought
his corner The round was all Nelson Cans
looked worried as his seconds worked over
| him.
Twelfth Round
Nelson, usual, went right after Cans and
| the colored man held on. Nelson swung his
left to the jaw and Cans was kept busy
| blocking the Danes relentless bombardment
! for the stomach. Nelson rushed Cans to the
ropes and nearly sent him through with right
enG left swings to the face. Cans hung on in
| desperation and at this stage looked like
| beaten man. AS the round ended Cans caught
Nelson on the face with a hard right upper
cut, steadying him for an Instant 1t only
flash in the pan, however, and Nelson took
his seat looking all over winner.
Thirteenth Round
Nelson forced Cans all around the ring, but
was met with two hard rights to the body.
Cans spat blood from the effects of a stiff
left that reached his mouth. In a fierce rally
Cans landed reveral times with his left to the
body and succeeded in holding the Dane at
| bay. 1t was only short lived, however, as
Nelson rushed IN close and swung a terrific
left to Cans mouth, starting the blood afresh.
Fourteenth Round
Cans seconds worked over his sore face
during the intermission. AS Nelson rushed
In Cans met him with left and right to
two short arm rights and a left to Nelson s
face. The blows however. lacked force.
Cans then reached the body with right and
Nelson backed Cans against the ropes and
pushed him right among the newspaper
= men. No damage was done. however. Cans
/, took a brace in this round and succeeded
in making an even break.
Fifteenth Round
Nelson pranced to the center faster than
ever. Cans caught Nelson with terrific
right and left swings TO the mouth and the
blood spurted from Nelson's mouth in a
J stream. Nelson rushed in furiously land
: ing a wicked left to the body. which forced
Cans to hold terrific mid-ring rally
followed. during which both men landed
some fearful close range wallops to the
face and jaw. They both spat blood freely
and Cans appeared very tired Nelson
closed the round by landing left and right
to the body and then rushed to his corner
with blood flowing freely from his mouth.
4 Cans also bled as he took his seat He
II looked very tired. 1t a furious round
in which Nelson secured the advantage.
i Sixteenth Round
Nelson rushed in. but was met with q
straight left to the Jaw. They worked &c
close quarters and Nelson did much execu-
ton on the body and mouth with left up.
percutA Nelson cautioned to hreal
away by the referee and moment later
, similar Injunction was issued to Cans FOL
a similar ohense. The men continued L
fight I'm close, Nelson battering away will
right and left to the body and face. Gam
suddenly straightned Nelson with left Z
Il the same place. This brought the. vas