The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-07
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Dtspstes Of Sporting Matters Decided IN tits CelsnaI

Sporting Matters Decided In
The sixth was more even than the
previous rounds.
In the seventh Cans staggered Mel
son with q right swing TO the Jaw,
Nelson having the better Of the bal
ance Of the round. He landed right
on Cans jaw, which staggered him.
The crowd rose to its feet In excite.
ment. The bell ended the round In
Nelson's favor.
Nelson Evene Up.
In the eighth Nelson waded in,
forcing the champion to break ground.
He staggered Cans with left and right
short arm swings to the jaw and q
moment later sent In hard right to
the kidneys. Cans sent in q straight
right and left. but Nelson swung three
let's to the jaw and forced Cans to
cover up. It was Nelson's round.
When time was called for the ninth
round, Nelson came UP like a bull
dog. He rushed Cans around the ring,
jabbing left to face, Cans caught Mel
son at arms length and sent three
rights and q left to the Danes Jaw.
"Hold your head up" shouted the ref
cree to Nelson. Nelson did SO and
Immediately Cans clouted on the jaw.
AS they broke from q clinch Mel
son caught Cans with a vicious left.
He followed his advantage with send
ing the champion against the ropes
with a succession Of rights and lefts.
Nelson did not cease fighting a
moment in the tenth and although
bleeding and Jared by wicked blows,
he forced the pace throughout. He
was wild IN his efforts and Cans took
advantage Of this, the round ending
in the champions favor.
The eleventh round was slightly
4 W.
In favor Of Nelson. He shook Cans
blows so much like chaff until finally
Cans caught him a vicious right on
the jaw which staggered the Dane.
Nelson sent In q right to the jaw
which did Cans no good.
Disastrous for Cans.
The twelfth almost resulted dis
%astrously for Cans. Nelson made him
groggy and almost sent him through
the ropes with a right and Cans sec
onds threw water on him. A moment
later Cans dropped to his knees from
a left uppercut and looked all but
out. Nelson followed Inn about plant
ing right and left to the head. Cans
took the count OF nine. Nelson rush.
ed up to the beaten champion and
Cans again took the count. It looked
as though he could not last out the
round. When Cans got to his feet
he planted a straight to the jaw and
the bell rang. Cans would have fallen
had not his seconds rushed In and
dragged him to his corner.
Nelson tried hard to press his ad-
vantage in the thirteenth, but Cans
stayed in close. Then Nelson floor
ed the champion on with a left up
percut to the stomach. It was a wick
ed blow and Cans face took on an
agnonzied expression as he arose and
hung on. Nelson worked to put in
the final punch, hammering Cans
stomach and forcing him against the
ropes. Joe fought back very deter
minedly, but was weak.
Cans used all his generalship in
the fourteenth round, but all his
cleverness could scarcely keep the
Battler of. Nelson swung his left to
the jaw, but Cans %countered, rocking
Nelson's head with right and left short
arm jabs. The round was q onpara-
lively even and both men hled nro-
fusely 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 advantage. He rocked Mel
sons head with two rights, Nelson
countering and forcing Cans to the
ropes. Nelson played for the c,lored
mans stomach, and planted three
short arm jabs. sen,1ing him to mis-
launches for the count of nine
Nelson ls Victorious.
They wrestled for MALT a minute in
the seventeenth. Cans appeared
freshed up. Locked together the men
fell through the ropes, due to Nelson's
swing. Again n the ring Nelson sent
Cans down with a right uppercut to
the stomach. He took the count Of
eight. When he rose to his feet Nell
son 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 and was counted.
out. Nelson was declared the winner
amid a scene of tremendous excite