Arizona republican., 1908-09-10
HOTEL MAN
 Is MIR. CANS
He Was Retired From the
 Ring Forever
He Never Had a LOOk-in In His Fight With Nelson.

Colma Arena, San Francisco, Cal, Sept 9.-Battling Nelson clinched his claim to the lightweight pugilistic championship by defeating Joe Cans for the second time, in Colma arena, this afternoon.
 The fight ended in the twenty first round when Cans, beaten down by a succession of blows from his sturdy cOnqueror, failed to get upon his feet within the count of 10. The veteran colored fighter was severely punished but the champion too has marks of the battle.
 | From the first clang of the gong to the last moment Nelson forced the | fighting, never giving ground and gradually he battered down his older and less vigorous opponent. Cans succumbed in the twenty-first round after being most unmercifully trounced | by the lad from Hegewisch. Nelson in | this round, rained right and left smashes to the jaw and body of Cans. and soon beat him into a helpless state. Cans sank to the floor and the referee began to count. Mechanically the defeated man watched Referee Ed l | apparently too far gone to hear him count.
 The count of ten was tolled off and Cans. ashen pale. his face terribly cut, and his eyes glassy, sought to rise. He , realized, however, that it was too late and feebly muttered, "I have fought my best battler
 The fight was most spectacular, and at no time did it appear as if Cans had a chance. Time and again he shot wicked punches to the Battler's face and body, but the latter never for an instant wavered, From the tap of the
 initial gong Nelson was on top of his man, flashing out right and left at the stomach, head and jaw, giving the col ored man no opportunity for a rest.
 Referee Smith, after the fight said: Cans was all in after the ninth round. In the twenty-first, both the time
 keeper and myself counted ten, there fore making Nelson the winner. Cans I believe, did not know he was counted out, but it was just as well, as Nelson had him completely at his mercy, and it was useless for the game colored | lad to take a further beating. Time after time Cans landed his right flush on Nelsons jaw staggering the Dane and making his eyes glassy. As quick as a flash, however. Nelson came back, apparently showing no ill effects from his punishment. It was a clean fight throughout"
 | When Cans was seen in his dressing room, his face presented a terrible pie ture. His right eye was closed, his tIeft partially so. his lips and nose bad fly lacerated. and his face puffed out Hike an inflated balloon. He mumbled out the following statement: "I made one fight too many. Nelson is a tough boy and beat me fairly. I will never fight again. I will return to Baltimore immediately and attend to lmy hotel business there."
 Nelson said: Cans is tougher than before. He is in good shape and fought me a different kind of a fight but proved conclusively that I am his master in any kind of a fight. From now on I will never fight a colored imam again I shook hands with Billy Papke today and we both made this Icompact"
 | Nelson appeared to be as strong at the finish as at the beginning of the fight. One of his teeth was knocked out in the fourteenth and blood flowed freely as a result. The sight of the blood spouting from Nelson's mouth caused the shortenders to mount their seats and shout encouragingly to the fast dying colored lad. He responded Igamely in the following round and made what probably was the most furious round of the fight