The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-06
Nelson Fought Exactly Right
And Cans Defeat Was Logical
Study of Fight Shows Nothing Crooked = Champion
Could Not Hurt Dane and Weakened With
Every Body Blow.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

trying 10 swing around TO the Negroes
kidneys in a ClnCh. for then he simply
hurt has arms against the champion 8
elbows. Therefore, as the detailed de-
sCription shows. he changed his at
tack and began early on Saturday 20
uppercut straight TO the wind. In this
he was fooled time after time, but no
was also landing often enough for these
blows 10 become prominent feature.
and one by one they pushed that bacon
further from the Baltimorean- An of
Cans actions as well as can be judged
at this distance, were those Of man
who was gradually succumbing for the
reasons just given.
Why Fight Causes Little Talk.
In conclusion It should be remembered
that Cans or nobody else had ever
knocked out Nelson. The worst the
Dane had ever suffered was the loss OF
decisions on points. 50 that lie did not
labor under that physical ami mental
handicap which Is the part OF every
fighter who has been sent to dreamland
when well up in the business Cans
had beaten him at Goldfeld, but II was
on tie referees say-so, and while me
Dane was SIN full of fight, hence there
was TO reason why he should have the
Isar in his heart
The suspicion which has tainted the
last Gans-NelsOn fight ana which is still
IN the air because OF the uutA IieCLeu re-
suit, may, perhaps, be explained on the
ground that il did not attract much at
tentiOn in the East compared TO the
fight at Goldheld. The reason for this
is apparent TO newspaper people, al
though many or them have not inquired
Il in their calculations. IL Is that the
affair took place IN the very midst Of
baseball season Most or the baseball
writers are also fight critics. and they
have been too busy with the national
game TO devote their time to long
stories about pUgilism IN general and
this engagement IN particular. Hence.
the bout was neglected IN the Eastern
papers, and from that fact the public
and newspapermen came 10 the con
clusion that Il did not amount 70 much.
Had the bout taken place IN the winter
IL would have had a greatly different
aspect
Nelson is now the lightweight cham
pion, but, unless all signs count for
naught he will not hold the title long.
He has taken ard stiH takes too much
punishment 10 stay AZ Jue top Of his
class If he goes ahead and fight legiti-
mate cOntenders.
The Washington bali team has a day
of rest today, but begins a long series
or brulsing gimes with the Western
clubs tomorrow, when IL meets the Chi
cago White SJx in a doubleheader.
This series at home against the strong
We tHLL4eISs WHO are running rampant
in the American League viii practical
~ decide the fate Of the Washington
club ana let Us know just how good it
Is. II II cannot sustain its recent sur
prising streak Of Improvement and de-
liver the goods at this time IL can
hardly hope 20 do so later. for the four
Western clubs should be getting better
right along in their fierce pennant com
petition, where they all have "a splendid
look-in, and there is little hope that
the three Eastern clubs will remain
permanently in such a slump that they
would all be as easy for the Nationals
as the New York HiEhlauders were in
four of the hve games played here last
week.
Burns and TannehiH will probably be
the Washington pitchers against the
Sox IN the doUbleheader tomorrow,
with street catching both games.