The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.-Bnttllng
Nelson Knocked out Joe Cans In the
Ne We Mt nj h round. -

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Is san y FRANCISCO July 4.-The de-
feat of Joe Cans by Battling Nelson
in the forty-five-round fight for the
at Conrotfl's Mission Street Arena this
afternoon in the seventeenth round
was SO decisive that there was no
question bout It.
Cans was not actually knocked out.
but he faiIedsto rise before the count
OF ten and the referee naturally gave
the fight to Nelson. Cans was practi-
cally out, as he had been for four
rounds. being Knocked down repeated
~. and unable to protect himself de-
spite his great skill in blocking
In the seventeenth round. Nelson
started after Cans like al tiger from
the tap Of the bell and he knocked
the old champion down three times in
succession with Furnishing blows on the
body just over the belt. Gans's slow
ness. In rising after the third knock
down was not Intentional. but It SIM
ply saved him from further beating.
The showing by Cans was a great
disappointment, taking into consid-
Grafton the ease with which he de-
feated Britt and Boer Unholz. Most
OF the press men around the ring were
at Goldfield when Cans put up his
great fight and had Nelson all but out
half dozen times. IN the very first
round these men noted enormous diff
ference In Gans's fighting two years
ago at Goldfield. Then Nelson could
not laysa glove on Cans during the
first ten rounds, while he kept Battling
Nelson off and rocked him with swings
TO Jaw and straight tabs to the face.
To-day Cans appeared slow. and even
lin the first three rounds, when he WAS
fresh. he allowed Nelson to reach him
with Furnishing body blows and to clip
him with uppercuts in clinches.
Cans Getting Old.
One expert who watched the fight
to-day said ,aftersthe first round: {
e"Gans is feeling the effects of age,
and he can't come back with his old
,quickness. Hesis a beaten man unless
he improves.
But he did not improve. He stead
lily grew slower. It amazed any one
used to- Gans's old style to see the
champion slow in his returns and un-
able to block Nelson's short arm jolts
to the body. Cans also missed several
blows at short range. His only way
OF Furnishing Nelson was to land
stright left and ght jabs to mouth
and nose occasionally varying these
With uppercuts 4Whent coming out OF
clinches. Joe's only chance OF success
was to keep Nelson at arms length.
but this he failed to do in the very
first round. Nelson rushed in, clinched.
and then, with his head resting on
Gans's shoulder, he tried for. half arm
jolts to body and uppercuts to face.
This style OF milling was carried on at
lightning pace, and began to have its
effect on Cans before five rounds were
over. His age showed.
He began to tire. to lose his wind
and to be confused when Nelson
swarmed over, him and forced him to
the ropes. It was plain to every ex-
pert around the ring that Cans had
misconceived his own statement yes
terday. He counted on stopping Mel
son with his powerful jabs to the
face. but these simply brought blood.
They did not weaken Battler. and
they helped to torture Cans. With "a II
the5wrestling and hanging son by el-
son. Cans gradually grew more and
more tired, and In the sixth round,
Cans slowed down SO much thatstit
was perceptible. He could mot connect
.