The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
Additional News Of Sports Events :.
Fighting Dane Thrives
on Punishment
Continued from page Q. column

couple OF occasions, but this was un-
called for, as the Battler was lighting
cleanly and fairly and hitting his man
Eisht apoNe the belt, where the blows
Gid the most damage.
The eleventh saw Cans fading away
very taSt- and those near the rinprSSde
-ookeo Tor the finish within a couple
or rounds. Nelson rushed Joe To close
quarters and hammered him on the
body with both hands. All that Cans
could do was TO hold on and protect
a couple Of rights TO the Jaw. but theT
did no good and at the end of the
round he was bleeding from a cut on
the nose and defeat was stained on.
lls coGntenance, while Nelson seemed
as strong as ever
The twelfth was a repetition of the
eleNentn, except that Cans landed
Few good ones down stairs and they
made the champion Vince In the thir-
teenth Nelson again pursued Cans re-
-enilessly and compelled him to hold
on Cans seemed 20 revive a bit along
in the sixteenth, seventeenth and
eighteenth and whipped many a good
one 10 the body, but these rallies were
only nashes in the pan and did not
last. Nelson thrived on them ana
WaNeo more aggressive, save in the
eighteenth, when Cans landed a full
rlgnt swing on his body. This blow
Lurned the Dane around. and after the
nght he admitted that il was the most
landed on him.
BLACK GLADIATOR DIES HARD
Cans was fading fast near the end
perately to end the battle then and
there But the black gladiator was
strong and game enough TO bring of
q couple OF rallies near the finish of
the round. Turning loose a voIIey of
rights and lefts on the champions head.
ne caused the crowd TO stand up and
shout itself hoarse.
Nelson was more aggressive than
ever in the twentieth and everybody
could plainly see that il was Cans
sheer gameness that kent him on his
feet lie was the picture of distress
and tried every trick he knew TO hold
on and stall.
Cans opened the twenty-frst and last
round with good left 10 the body
and e clinch followed. Then Nelson
rushed his man around, and. seeing him
stagger. landed a couple Of hard left
hooks 10 the jaw. After they came out
or clfnch Cans fell TO the floor and
then partly rising. rested on one knee.
Referee Eddie Smith and Timer George
Harting tOlled of the fatal seconds,
Try 10 continue the fight. Smith declared
Nelson the winner. It appeared that
Cans was down but nine seconds.
though both Smith and Harting assert
ed that he was counted out.
The men entered the ring at almost
the same ume-about 2:45 o'clock
Cans was first presented by Billy Jor-
dan as the eX-lightweight chamrion
rels. Nelson was presented as 1.-The
hardest nut in the world 10 crack the
nghting demon and the lightweight
champion OF the world"
Nelson was seconded by Willis Britt,
Jack Grace. Red COrnett and JEFF Perry.
while in Cans corner were Ben Selig.
Johnny Murphy, Willie Keefe and
Frank Mcdonald
GIFT TO BILLY JORDAN
Charley Harvey. the manager of
owen Moran. presented Billy Jordan
with 4 handsome watch and chain as
e token Of esteem from his many
friends Harvey has a wonderful, car
rying voice and made 4 great hit. The
veteran announcer was much affected
and replied in a fitting speech
Challenges were announced nom
Packey- Mcfarland and Cyclone Thomp-
so1. after which Billy Papke was in
troduced amid much applause
Bird Legs Collins. husky negro
lightweight. and Joe McGurn OF Oak
land supplied the ring warmer. a rath-
or tame mill OF six rounds. which was
declared q draw by Referee Sol Levin
son