The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-09-12

The fight between Battling Mel.
son and Joe Cans. pulled off in
San Francisco on thv afternoon OF
the 9th, was the fastest OF the
three they have had; Cans suffer.
ing terrible defeat in the twenty.
first round. The fighting weight
oi the men was one hundred and
thirty-three pounds stripped. The
betting as liberal AT the beginning
at ten to six that Nelson would de-.
ieat Cans IN twenty rounds. Nell
son announced al the beginning
that he would not hght unless the
people were quiet. The agreement
was, that seventy per cent. oi the
gate receipts would go to the fight.
rTS: forty per cent. to the winner
and thirty per cent To the loser.
The fight 10y rounds is as follows;
No. I called at IoI p IN.
Nelson rush-s to the center. Cans lands
on him with right To- aw as they break
away. Nelson lands with lett to neck and
Cans lands right and lett to face Cans
returns with right chop 20 Jaw. Nelson
continues to bore in only tu he met by
several light rights and let's to face, he
continues to- follow hut Cans backs away
he leads right and lett to face as gong
rings. Nelson went to his corner bleeding
from nusc
Round Nelson puts two let's to Jaw,
Cans counterrd, they then fought at close
quarters Nelson reaching stomach twice
with left upper.Cuts they again cllnChrd
with Nelson nghting strongly, Gan, was
forced To the ropes and at close quarters
Nelson drove him to center OF ring land
Ing right and lett on the ncgros stom.
arh which worried Cans in the break
away Cans worked in right and lett upper.
cuts tu the law one OF which sent Nelson
back a foot Cans put lett to face and the
round ended IN Nelson's favor Cans wore
a rather serious appearance on his tace A.
hr sat down.
Round Nelson jumped rgh, into the
game he went IN close and fought 10 right
upprT.cuts. some OF his blows we're block.
ell. but ssNrra. found . resting place, the
negro broke up the cllnching by shooting a
TiRhi and left to jaw and tried TO keep the
Baitlcr away and fight AT long range they
CLOSED. Nelson reaching the Colored man $
body with short arm strokes and l-its, h-
varied with right aud left punches To- mouth
and nose, starting the blood from Cans
lips. Cans fought back valianlly and
punched the batilrr The round ended IN
Nelson's favor
Round Nelson pushed into, but Cans
stopped him With short ji5 To- lips a. Mel
son wadrd IN. Cans met him With rlShts
and let's to law forcing The battlrr m stu
closer quarters. Cans backed away when
Nelson led rights and then backed tn
ropes blocking Nelson's blows Nelson
lands hard blow to stomach followed by
short right sending Cans TO ropes again
Cans chopped Nelson face with terrific
right swing and moment later swung
hard right over kidneys they fought head
To head Nelson lands hard body punch,
Nelson's round.
Round s-Gans sent Nelson head bach
twice in succession, the Dane shook his
head and Naded in Cans pat in hard up
per-cut to body and got away Just before
gong rang. Cans apparently staggered
Nelson with wicked right to jaw
Round q Nelson rushed 10 hrrN and
they alosed IN quickly with damage Gan'
watched all Neleons leads tor body which
he successfully smolhered Nelson continu
ed 10 pound away Tor stomach, he finally
changed tactics like a fash, hooked leil
and right tc Jaw forcing Cans to cllnch
after putting body blows received LET
arm swing to face,
Round Nelson rushed m but was me
two slinging rights to jaw Nelson rushet
Cans around ring constantly but Gan'
met him with a short iab to stomach, Mel
80, .ushsd in rlog- slamminp way at IN,