The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-05
CANS DEFfAT[D
IN HOT FIGHT
NEl0ON WINS BACK
TITLE OF LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPION OF WORLD.
IN SEVENTEENTH ROUND
AS Desperate a Bout as Was Ever
Fought - Negro Sent Down
Three Times BY Dane
Fight By iounds.

Ihree Times BY Dane
Fight By rounds.
san Francisco, July 4.-Ra t'ina
Nelson today won the title of light
weight champion puglist of the world
from the man who defeated him al
Goldfield Nevada, two years ago. II
Knocked out Joe Cans In the seven
teenth round after a fight as desper
ate as any seen here III years. Fiat
ing from the beginning to the end of
every round, moving ceaselessly for.
ward and never giving ground, Mel.
sen with his bulldog tenacity and
; wonderful stamina slowly bat tered
the veteran coIored champion into
submission.
! The end was not sudden and there
We're a few who watched the progress
of the battle and saw Cans grow
weaker and weaker from round to
round but had made up their minds
as to the result long before the count
was given that made the Illinois lad
champion.
! Three times Cans was sent to the
floor in the final round, each time
taking all the time allowed.
A blow from Nelson's left glove to
the nit of the stomach ended the fight
and Cans toppled over and rested on
his knees, his face wearing a most
painful expression. He tried in vain
to regain his feet but failed and was
counted out. Then the 10000 men
and a score of women who had gath.
cred in the omen air arena on the San
Mateo Hills. chered the man who had
become champion after defeat aud
rushed in frenzied enthusiasm for the
ring.
The police were bowled over aud
,.clscn swept off his feet and hois "a
on the shoulders cf MS friends and
carried about the arena and to his
dressing room while the beaten,
bleeding Cans was carefully escorted
by his seconds from the scene of his
defeat
BY Rounds.
Round One-The men shook hands
and after feinting with a left Cans |
sent i'm three smachcs to the face and |
ear. At close quarters Nelson put a |
short right to the body and Cans |
landed right and left to the body |
Nelson sent left to the nose rushing !
Cans to the ropes.
Round Two-Gans met Nelson with |
two straight lefts to the jaw and the
times. Cans was quick to take al
of this and planted three hard
efts to the face, following this with
TWO short arm iabs to the jaw Cans
then staggered Nelson with a success
sion of short swings to the jaw, but
at the close of the round Cans sent
right and left to the jaw
Round Three-Gaus continued to
,lay with Nelson, landing right and
eft at will Blood spurted from Me-
'linch Nelson went to the floor from
dell directed swing but was up at
,nce and rushing
Rounds Four and Five-Like those
preceding them. Nelson scarcely land
ID blow. Cans was outtightng him
It every point. For the first time the
nen fought for half a minute at arms
ength in the sixth round and Cans .
anded a couple of lefts to the Pat
lers face. Cans started blood from
Nelson's face with two hard lefts.
Rond Sevcn-Gans staggered Nelson
With right swing to the jaw and
ot rally followed Nelson having the
ctter Of it. The bell ended the round
which was In Nelson's favor.
Round Eight-Nelson wadded in. a
orcing Cans to break ground. Ne'son |
taggored Cans with left and right i
hort arm swings to the jaw. and q
lomcnt later sent hard right to the q
idneys Cans sent straight right q
nj left but Nelson swung three lefts y
, the Jaw aud forced Cans to cover. c
Round Nine-Nelson rushed Cans a
round the ring and finally iabbed
,ft to the face, Cans retaliating with !
left and right. Cans caught Nelson n
t arms length and sent three rights o
, the Danes jaw.
Round Ten-Nelson did not cease [
ghting moment and although n
leeding and frequently Jared he u
,rced the pace throughout
Round Eloven-Nelson shook Cans r
lows off like chaff until finally Cans u
lucht him a terrific clip on the point a
( the chin which staggered him. Mel y
IN set a furious pace and although h
ping all the work was the fresher of a
le two.
Round Twelve-Nelson made Cans ls
roggy and almost put him through n
le ropes with a right. aud Cans sec
1ds threw water on him. moment
ter he dropped to his knees from a
# uppercut and looked all in. but
2 rallied and as the round ended &
mt a straight to the jaw. u
Round Thirteen-Ne.sun had the al