The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
- Sporting Addenda -:-

in excitement The bell ended round which was in Nelson's favor.
 In tho eigbth. Nelson waded right In, forcing the champion to break ground. Nelson staggered Cans with left and right short arm swings to the jaw and moment later sent in hard right to Kidneys Cans sent in straight right and left. Nelson swung the left to jaw and forced Cans to cover up. It was Nelson's round.
 When time was cslied for the ninth round, Nelson came up like a bull dos. He rushed Cans round the ring and finally jabbed his left to face Cans retaiiated with ieft and right. Cans caught Nelson at arms length and sent three rights to the Danes aw.
 The eleventh round was slightly in favor of Nelson. He shook Cans blows like so much chan until finally Cans caught him terrific clip on the point of the chin, which staggered the Bat tier. Nelson set furious pace. ana although doing all the work was the aggressor-of the two.
 The twelfth round almost resulted disastrously for Cans, Nelson made him grogsy ana almost sent him through the ropes with a right. and Ganss sec ond threw water on him. A moment later Cans dropped to his knees from left uppercut and looked all but out. Nelson followed him about, planting right and left to the head. Cans took the count of nine. Nelson rushed up to the beaten champion. and Cans again took the count. It looked as thoush he could not last out the round. When Cans got to his feet he planted straight to the jaw and the bell rang. Cans would have fallen had not his seconds rushed in and dragged him ts the corner.
 Nelson tried hard to press his advant- age h the thirteenth. but Cans stayed in close. Nelson fioored the champion with q left upper-cut to the stomach. It was q wicked blow and Ganss face took on an agonized expression as he arose and hung on. Nelson worked increasingly to put in the final punch, hammering Gans's stomach and forcing him against Che ropes. Joe fought back deterTninediy. but was weak.
 They fought shoulder to shoulder in the fifteenth and Cans put in two rights te the face. Cans showed to better advantage and rocked Nelson's head with two rights. Nelson counter ing and forcing Cans to the ropes. Nelson played for the negro mans stomach and planted three short arm punches.
 Cans appeared to have a sIight chili in the sixteenth, coming up shivering. He tried to avoid close contact with Nelson, who rushed desperately. He hammered away at the champions head and body and Cans was scarcely able to protect himself. Finally a left found It's way to Gans's stomach. send ing him to his launches for the count of nine.
 Round 1T. They wrestied for half a minute, Cans appearing bit freshen- ed up. Locked together the men fell through the ropes. due to NeIson's stumbling. Again into the ring, Nell sen sent Cans down with q right up- pereut to the stomach. He took the count Of eight. When he rose to his feet Nelson sailed in and landed left to the body. Cans went down for the third time. and although trying to regain his feet, he was too slew, and was counted out. Nelson was declared the winner amid A scene of tramen- dous excitement. 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.