Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-05
CANS LAID Low
BY The BATTER
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incoming Danes jaw. He. continued
/ to play with Nelson as if the latter
were but child, landing right AM
left to the face at will. The bloc
started to squirt from Nelson's nose
as they emerged from clinch. They
continued to fight in close quarters
After Cans had landed two hard
rights to the face, Nelson sent left
| to the face, for which he was reward
ed with vicious swing to the face.
Nelson fought in desperately, and
went to the floor from ,misdirected
swing. Nelson spat blood and welt
to his corner with serious look on
his face.
f. Round 4.-Nelson, as usual, tried
to get to close quarters, but Cans
steadied him with two lefts and a
right to the mouth. They wrestled
about the ring, Cans trying to make
him step back, but the Dane would
not. Cans then rocked the Dane $
head with his favorite short arm
right and left swings, which hal
force behind them. Cans smiled as
he covered up from the Danes fruit
less attempt to land. Every time
Nelson stepped away his head proved
target for Gans's lightning lef..
Nelson then surprised the champion
with hard right to the face. Cans
landed vicious right to the jaw, but
Nelson danced merrily to his corner
as If nothing had happened.
Round 5.--Nelson danced to the
center of the ring, and they immedi-
ately closed In. Nelson tried to up
percut Cans with his right, but the
latter guard was impregnable. Nell
son finally swung right to the jaw,
and Cans retaliated with right and
left to the same place. Nelson again
sought refuge at close quarters. Cans
outfought Nelson, as the men had
their heads locked, sending hard
right to the stomach and two lefts to
the face. BY way of diversion Cars
hammered away at Nelson's stom-
ach. but the Dane continued to fight
hard at close quarters. They wres,
tied about the ring, Cans permitting
Nelson to do all the work.
Round 6.-The men fought for
half minute at arms length, during
which Cans landed a couple 1f l,fts
to the Battler's face. Thep immedi-
ately resumed their shoulder to
shoulder tactics, without result. Nell
son landed short right to the COL
ored mans ear and forced the cnam J.
pion to the ropes. However, he
didn't land to any extent, and they
soon fought their way to the center
of the ring, where Cans planted vi
cious right to the kidneys. AS they
clinched Nelson sent a hard right to
Gans's face and they exchanged right
uppercuts to the jaw, Nelson giving
as much as he received. After Cans
had started the blood from Nelson's
mouth with two hard left punches,
Nelson swung hard left to the jaw.
which was the best blow landed dur
ing the fight.
Round Cams backed away and
seemed content to let Nelson waste
his strength in useless wrestling. Nell
son did not break away, and sudden
~ landed right and two light lefts
to face. Cans then staggered Nell
son with a right swing to the Jaw.
and rally followed He landed right
and left on Gans's jaw, and Cans an
parently clinched. They continued
to mix it, and Nelson drove left an i
right to the champions head, With
out return.
Round s .--NeIson waded right in.
forcing the champion to break
ground. Cans, however, drove Al
right and left to the Battler's face.
but the latter didn't give ground.
Nelson swung lightly to the face, af
ter which both men fought very care
fully. Nelson staggered Cans with !.
left and right short-arms swing to
the jaw, and a moment later. sent n
hard right to the kidneys. Nelson
crossed right to the face and forced
Cans to the ropes for moment. Mel
son continued to peg away at Cans.
Cans sent in straight right and fol-
lowed with vicious left uppercut to
the jaw. Nelson swung three lef.s
to the jaw and forced Cans to cover
up. After landing a hard swing to
the colored mans face. the round
ended.
Round 9.--Nelson came up like a
bulldog. He rushed Cans around the
ring and finally jabbed his left 20
the face, Cans retaliating with LETT
and right to the same place. Cans