Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05
crowd rose to its feet in excitement. The
bell ended a round which was in Nelson
favor.
Nelson Forces the Fighting.

Nelson Forces the Fighting.
In the eighth Nelson waded right in.
forcing the champion to break ground.
Nelson staggered Cans with left and right
short arm swings to the jaw, and mo.
ment later sent in a hard right to the
kidneys. Cans sent in a straight right
and left. but Nelson swung three lefts to
the jaw and forced Cans to cover up. 1t
was Nelson's round.
When time was called for the ninth
round Nelson came up like bulldog. He
rushed Cans around the ring and finally
jabbed his left to the face. Cans retaliat-
ing with left and right.
Cans caught Nelson at arms length ana
sent three rights to the Danes jaw.
Hold your head up shouted the ref
cree to Nelson.
Nelson did so. and Immediately Cans
closed him with vicious rush to the
jaw. AS they broke from a clnch Mel
son caught Cans quick with a vicious left.
He followed his advantage with sue
.cession of rights and lefts.
Nelson did not cease fighting a moment
in the tenth, and although bleeding. fire.
quentIy 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 was slightly in favor Of
much chaf until finally Cans caught him
a terrific clip on the point. which stag
gered the Battler. Nelson set a furious
pace and, although doing all the work.
was the fresher Of the two.
Cans Is Groggy.
The twelfth almost resulted disastrously
for Cans Nelson made him groggy and
almost sent him through the ropes with
a right and Cans seconds threw water
on him. A moment later Cans dropped to
his knees from a left uppercut and looked
all but out. Nelson followed him about,
planting right and left to head. Cans
took the count of nine. Nelson rushed
up to the beaten champion and Cans
again took the count. 1t looked as though
he could not last out the round. When
Cans got to his feet he planted a straight
left to the jaw and the bell rang. Cans
| would have fallen had not his seconds
rushed In and dragged him to the corner.
Nelson tried hard to press his advantage
in the thirteenth, but Cans stayed in
close. Nelson floored the champion with
a left uppercut to the stomach. 1t was
wicked blow and Cans face took on
an agonized expression as he arose and
hung on. Nelson worked increasingly to
put in the final punch, hammering Cans
stomach and forcing him against the
ropes. Joe fought back determinedly, but
was weak.
Cans used all his generalship in the
fourteenth to keep Nelson at bay. but all
his cleverness could scarcely keep the
Battler off. Nelson swung his left to the
jaw but Cans countered. rocking Mel
sons head with right and left short arm
jabs. The round was comparatively even
and both men bled profusely as they
sought their corners.
| They fought shoulder to shoulder in the
| fifteenth and Cans put in two rights to
the face. showing to better advantage.
He rocked Nelson's head with two rights,
Nelson countering and forcing Cans to the
ropes. Nelson played for the colored
mans stomach and planted three short
arm jolts to that spot as the bell ended a
round in his favor.
Cans appeared to have a slight chill in
| the sixteenth, coming up shivertng. 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 left found its way to
Cans stomach. sending him to his
launches for the count Of nine.
Cans Knocked Out.
| Round 17-They wrestled for half a
minute, Cans appearing a bit freshened
up. Locked together the men fell through
| the ropes, due to Nelson's stumbling.
| Again in the ring, Nelson sent Cans down
| with right uppercut to the stomach. He
| took the count of eight. When he rose to
| his feet Nelson 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 excitement. The
| crowd swarmed into the ring and Nelson
was fairly smothered with congratula-
| lions. He was finally carried to his dress
ing room on the shoulders Of his admir-
erS.