The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-05
Cans IS DEFEATED
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drove his fists into face and body.
Nelson WINGED and Cans seconds
shouted gleefully, The last minute
OF the round was one long clinch,
Cans protecting his body from the
Danes assaults,
Round d Cans missed an upper
cut and laughed at his poor success.
Joe backed around with the Dane
after him, Joe got in two uppereuts
and Nelson put in lett jolts on the
jaw at close quarters, Nelson sew
eral times hit with left swing and
Cans smashed him again with d
right uppercut Nelson got in a right
jolt on the ear when near the ropes
and Cans reeled slightly; they went
around the ring half elinching. Mel.
son putting in body blows under
Joe's guard and taking right upper
cuts on the mouth in return. Just be.
fore the gong sounded Cans hit Mel
son with two or three extra forceful
right uppercuts.
Round 7. Cans blocked two or
three attempts by Nelson and backed
away Joe got in another upper cut
and Nelson poked him twice in the
stomach with the left. This round
was very elinehy, Cans saved him.
self from Nelson's body blows in
swaying around, They livcned up
towards the end and fought freely
Cans putting in right uppercuts and
Nelson coming back with leits and
rights Nelson was holding his own
at this stage and was greeted Cans
appeared to be tired and he was
clinging TO Nelson at the sound OF
the bell,
Round s. Nelson went close and
Cans began to back, They elinehsd
for second and Cans broke away
using left and righ, uppcrcuts, Mel
son pressing again, putting in right
body punch and right jolt on the
ear. They land together and Cans
saved himself from Nelson's smashes
with cross fore arms. They break
and Nelson hooked Cans with both
hands on the side Of the head. Cans
was on defensive for full half minutci
then he put in lefts and rights on face.
Nelson also swung with both hands
and punished Joe with several right
uppercuts They were landing to-
gethcr and Nelson was hammering
Cans at the gong.
Round 9, Nelson rushed and Cans
backed away. Cans blocked Nelson's
blows and sent home a right upper
cut and two or three straight lcits.
Cans did not allow Nelson TO get
close keeping him off with straight
let's and right on the face They
leaned together for some seconds
neither making an attempt to fight
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cuts and Nelson put him back with q
left and right hooks on face. Cans
used the clinches for resting spells.
Once after break Nelson hooked
Cans with a hard left. Cans stag
gercd and Nelson hammcring him 10
the ropes Cans was powerless and
Nelson was beating him down with
lefts and rights when bell sounded
and Welch pulled the Battler away.
Cans staggered as he went to his
corner.
Round 10 Nelson went right after
Cans. Cans drew away from Mel
sons swings and pcppered the face
with lefts and rights and Cans puts
in one extra hard right which did not
hurt Nelson kept forcing the negro
who clinchcd and blocked the Danes
blows, Nelson got in two or three
left jolts on the face and Cans broke
and used right uppercuts. After
break Cans stood his ground and
knocked Nelson's head from side to
side with hard lefts and rights, 1t
was another bad moment, but Nelson
stood his and worried through
heavy siege Of punishment.
Round II. Cans shot in a straight
left and Nelson countcred him on
the ear with the right. Joe then boxed
cleverly drawing away from Nelson's
blows and shooting in straight lcfts.
Nelson pressed him clear around the
ring but missed many times. Cans
hooked him with left and right and
seemed to tire while doing 50 Nelson
pressed him along the ropes, sending
in jolly lefts and rights on the face
and hard rights on stomach. Cans
was wedged into corner and punish
ed with stomach punches. He worked
his way out and Nelson forced him
clear around the ring. Nelson swung
with both hands and Cans sent in
singing right uppercuts.
Round Il. Cans puts in a straight
left on the face and followed with
two rights using a straight left to
face, Nelson closed in and saved his
body. Cans got in a right uppercut
on the break and Nelson staggered
him with hard left swing on the