The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-05


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Sun Francisco. July 4.-Battling Nell
son today won the title of lightweight
pugilist of the world from the man who
defeated him at Goldfield. Nevada, al
most two years ago. He knocked out
Joe Cans in the Seventeenth round after
fight as desperate any that had
been seen here in years. Fighting from
the beginning to the end OF every round,
moving ceaselessly forward and never
giving ground Nelson. with his bulldog
tenacity and wonderful stamina, slowly
battered the veteran colOred champion
into submission. The end was not sud
den and there were few who watched the
progress OF the battle and saw Cans
grow weaker and weaker from round
TO round but had made up their minds
as to the result long before the count
was given that made the Illinois lad
champion. Three times Cans was sent
TO the floor in the final round. each time
taking all the time allowed. blow
from Nelson's left glove to the pit of
the stomach ended the fight. and as Cans
toppled over and rested his knees
his face was most painful expression.
He tried in vain to regain his feet butt
failed and was counted out
New King Cheered.
Then 10000 men. and some score of
women who had gathered in the open
air arena on the San Mateo hills cheered
the man who had become champion AFTER
defeat and rushed in frenzied enthusi-
asm for the ring. The special police
were BOWED over and Nelson was swept
off his feet and hoisted on the shout
l.. H.. It'd hon
the arena and to his dressing room
while the beaten, bleeding Cans was
calmly escorted By his seconds from the
scene of his defeat
count. II is claimed that when Cans
went down for the first and second times
in the seventeenth round he was counted
out but so great was the confusion no
one could hear the official time-keeper's
count. Many of Cans friends claimed the
count on the final knock down was short
and that he was not properly out IL
was apparent. however. that Cans was a
defeated man after the eighth round.
Cans Good at Start.
For the first five rounds Cans landed
az will on Nelson. terribly Furnishing him
about the face. It did not look that
Nelson had one chance in a hundred to
win but he never hesitated to come TO
close quarters with the champion and
swung his arms. ceaselessly seeking an
opening. Finally in the seventh .oGnd
Cans began 10 weaken and IRON: that
time the tide turned in Nelson's favor.
In the seventh he caught Cans off his
guard and landed heavily on the body.
Thereafter IL was Nelson's fight. Cans
used all his skill and generalship to stall
off the Danes rushes but failed to stop
him.
In the twelfth round Cans went to the
floor for the count OF nine on three
different occasions. Nelson punished him
severely about the body and face. but
II was the body blows that eventually
brought the champion to grief In the
fourteenth Cans showed flash of his
class. Although apparently hopelessy
beaten at this stage of the contest. he
knocked the Dane time and again with
his famous short-arm walops.
Realized He Was Beaten.
But they had not the slightest effect
and when Cans went 10 his corner he
seemed to realize he was a beaten man
and so informed his seconds.
Nelson. when seen in his dressing room
after the fight presented a battered-up
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