Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-05

Battler off. Nelson swung his LETT to
the jaw but Cans countered, rocking Nell
sons head with right and left short arm
jabs. The round was comparatively even
and both men bled profusely as they sought
their corners.
They fought shoulder to shoulder in the
fifteenth and Cans put in two rights to
the face. Cans showing to better advant-
age. He rocked Nelson's head with two
rights, Nelson countering and forcing Cans
to the ropes. Nelson played for the colored
mans stomach and planted three short
arm jolts to that spot as the bell ended
a round in his favor.
Cans Counted Out.
Cans appeared to have a slight chill in
the sixteenth, coming up shivering. He
tried to avoid close contact with Nelson,
who rushed desperately. He
away at the champions head and body and
Cans was scarcely able to protect himself.
Finally a left found its way to Cans
stomach, sending him to his launches for
the count of nine.
Seventeenth ~Round-They wrestled for
half a minute. Cans appearing a bit
freshened up. Locked together. the men
fell through the ropes, due to Nelson's
stumbling. Again in the ring, Nelson sent
Cans down with a right uppercut to the
stomach. He took the count of eight.
When he arose to his feet Nelson sailed
in and landed a left to the body. Cans
went down for the third time and although
trying to regain his feet, he was too slow
l'and was counted out.
Nelson was declared the winner amid a
scene Of tremendous confusion. The crowd
swarmed into the ring and Nelson was
fairly smothered with congratulations. He
was finally carried to his dressing room
on the shoulders Of his admirers.
Then 10, 900 men and a score Of women
who had gathered in the open air arena
on the San Mateo hill cheered the man
who had become champion after defeat
and rushed in frenzied enthusiasm for
the ring. TIL special police were bowled
over and Nelson was swept off his feet
and hoisted on the shoulders of mis- friends
TO be carried about. the arena and TO his
dressing room, while the beaten, bleeding
Cans was calmly escorted to his seconds
from the scene of his defeat.
zone Fight Too Many" Says Cans.
THE best man won beyond a doubt"
was Cans frank admission as he left the
ring. 1T was the old story of one fight
too many. After the third round l be-
gan to feel myself firing. Old age Will
tell and tha is all l have to say"
There was the usual dispute about the
count. 1t is said that when Cans went
for the first and second time in the sew
enteenth round he was counted out, but
so great was the confusion that no one
could hear the official timekeepers count,
Many of Cans friends claimed the count
on the final knockdown was short and
that he was not properly out. II was APP
parent. however, that Cans was a defeated
man after the eighth round.
For the first five rounds Cans landed
at will or Nelson, terribly Furnishing him
about the face. II did not look that Mel
son had a chance in a hundred 70 win, but
he never hesitated to come to close
quarters with the champion and swung
his arms wildly seeking an opening.
Finally in the seventh round Cans began to
weaken and from that time the tide
turned in Nelson's favor. In the seventh
he caught Gansoff his guard and landed
heavily on the body. Thereafter 1t was
Nelson's fight. Cans used all his skill
and gen sralship to stull 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 il was the body blows
that eventually brought the champion to
grief. In The fourteenth Cans showed a
flash OF his class. Although apparently
hopelessly beaten at this stage OF the
contest, ne rocked the Dane time and
again with his famous short arm 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 IN
formed his seconds.
When seen in his dressing room after the
fight. Nelson presented a battered-up APP
~pearance, but was apparently as strong as
before the fight commenced, He said:
Il knew / could lick him. I took all the
bets l could get and cleaned up a big sum.
| have won the lightweight championship
and have all the money l want l don't
care II l never see a boxing glove again.
l may OF may not however. fight again.