Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05

IeIenI OCCASIONS. NelSon punished MIN
severely about the body and face. but it
was the b, w blows that eventually
brought the ampion to grief. In the
fourteenth. showed a flash of his
Grass. Althou apparently hopelessly
beaten at this zee Of the contest, he
rocked the Dane me and again with his
famous short-arn wallops. But they had
not the slightest effect, and when Cans
went to his corner he seemed to realize
he was beaten man, and SO informed his
seconds
"The Old Story" Says Cans.
''The best man won beyond DOUBT was
Cans frank admission as he left the ring
Its the old story of one fight too many.
After the third round began to feel my
self firing. Old age will tell and that is
all 1 have to say
Nelsol. when seen in his dressing room
after the fight. presented a battered up
appearance. but was apparently as strong
as before the fight commenced. He said
u knew ! could lick him. l took all The
bets l could get and cleaned up big
sum. I have Won the lightweight cham
pionsh!p and have all the money 1 want
don't care H. never see a boxing glove
again. l may or may not. however. fight
again.
Referee Jack Welsh had this to say
after the fight:
Nelson won a clean-cut victory I do
not, however, think that Cans Of today
was the Joe Cans Of old. He seemed to
have lost some of his cleverness. and to
my eye his blows did not seem to have
the same vim behind them. Nelson was
too strong. and it was a case Of youth
having its fling"
The attendance at today's battle was the
greatest. with two exceptions. that ever
attended prize fight in California.
The receipts approximately amounted to
$4,000.
Every Seat Quickly Taken.
At II o'clock the doors were opened and
inside Of the hall within half an hour
every seat was occupied. So great was
the crowd about the entrance that it re-
quired a score Of mounted police to keep
1t In check AT 1 pm. the police re-
fused to permit the sale of additional gal
lery seats and several hundred were I'M
able to gain admission.
Joe Cans came to San Francisco shortly
after noon and was Immediately whizzed
to the arena in an automobile. Nelson
whose training quarters were within
short distance from the arena, did not ar
rive until weighing-in time at O'Clock
The ringside betting was lively at 10 to
4. with Cans favorite. There was much
even money being offered that Cans
would knock out his opponent within
twenty rounds.
The preliminary between Camp Nelson
and Red" Corpett was concluded at 2:1O
pm. Nelson was given the decision at
the end of the eighth round just as the
sheriff jumped into the ring to stop the
contest.
Cans and Nelson weighed in at 2:45,
making the weight of 1913 pounds stripped
rooms to the ring.
1t was PAS pm. when Nelson entered
the ring. he got hearty cheer and was
quickly followed by Cans. He, too, was
accorded warm reception.
Willus Britt was Nelson's chief second,
while Ben Selig acted in like capacity
for Cans. The men then tossed a coin
for corners. Cans winning. He chose the
southwest corner, with the sun at his
back.
Jack Welsh, the referee, was then in
troduced and the fight was on.
Cans Had Advantage.
The men shook hands. and after feinting
with the left Cans sent in three smashes
to the face and ear. At close quarters
Nelson put a short right to the body, and
Cans landed right and left to the face.
Nelson retaliated with a left to the nose.
rushing Cans against the ropes. The
round was in Cans favor. but his lip
bled slightly as he took his seat.
Cans met Nelson in the second round
with two straight lefts to the jaw. and
the Dane rushed and swung wildly three
times. Cans was quick to take advantage
Of this and planted three hard lefts to the
face, following this with two short right
arm jabs to the jaw. Cans then staggered
Nelson with succession of short swings
to the jaw, but they did not appear to
worry him. They continued to fight head
foot away from Cans shoulder Cans sent
in right and left wallop to the jaw.
Cans in the third continued to play with
Nelson as If he were but a child. landing
right and left to the face at will. The
blood started to squirt from Nelson's
nose as they emerged from a clinch. Nell
son went to the floor from a we'll directed
swing, hut was up at once and was rush
ing. The round was all Cans.
Both Wrestling.
They wrestled around the ring In the
fourth and fifth. Cans trying to make
Nelson step back, but the Dane persist
emily refused. Nelson scarcely landed
blow, and every time he stepped away his
head proved a target for Cans lightning
left. Cans outfought Nelson whenever
they had their heads locked. They wres-
tied about the ring. Cans permitted Nell
son to do all the work, while he nursed his
strength. For the first time the men
fought for half a minute at arms length
In the SlXtn, ana GanS lanQed a couple
Of lefts to the Battler's face. They soon
resumed their shoulder-to-shoulder tao
tics, however, Nelson showing Cans about
the ring. In clinch Nelson sent hard
right to Cans face, and Cans started the
blood from Nelson's mouth with two hard
left punches. Nelson swung a hard left
to the jaw. which was the best blow he
had landed during the fight. The sixth
was more even than the previous rounds.
In the seventh Cans staggered Nelson
s-IA sn.,v
rally followed, Nelson having the better
of It, He landed right and left on Cans