The Washington times., 1910-08-10
LAST BOUT SHOWED
JOE CANS WAS Ill

SAN FRANCISCO Aug I0.-ThOse
who sat by TIE ringside at Ce Cans
last battle. on September 9, sos and
saw Battling Nelson simply drive
down the great little fighter. who was
Nelson's superior in every angie Of
the lighting art except the ability 70
"a Ike punishment, believe now that
even then Cans was IN the death grip
OF the plague which counted him out
in the life battle today.
5 little more than q month before,
on July (, Cans had lost the cham
pionship in the same rims az Jimmie
CCGrOLh's COlma arena, but he could
not believe that the end had come
He insisted that he was not In COndi-
ton, that he must have been stale,
and Nelson readily gave him the re-
turn enga cement
Looked Good, But
When Cans entered the ring on
July 4, he looked like he was as good
as he ever was in his prime, but Il
soon became apparent that ne was not
the Cans who fought Nelson forty
two rounds at GOldfeld, New, where
Cans was given the decision he vas
stiu the trim-IOoking, gOOd-huu55 ed.
1.-THE, quick, skillfuI fighting machine,
displaying the marvellous headwOTk
that gained him many a victory
But his steam was gone. His en-
durauce had passed. and after the
tenth round Of the July fight his
hackers began 20 realize that he
would lose It was the seventeenth
round when he was counted out
The fstic arena presented no more
pathetic sight than Cans. as he looked
tmplOringly at his friends at the ring
side. He was on mis- hands and knees.
fully conscious, fully aware Of what
y as going on hearing and realizing
referee as he tOlIed OF the seconds,
but simply unable TO rise an inch. He
tugSed st himself but il was as II
great leather belt had been fastened
about his waist and upon i suspended
a l,000-pOUnd weight.
Hit Nelson At VIII.
All through the fight Cans had hit
/ Nelson almost at VIII. He had left
heavy marks on the Bzttler-s face. jab-
bed him about the body, and swung
Z several "hay-makers'- that seemed 10
f go home, but made no more impression
or Nelson than a feather buster.
Nelson, knowing his game. mad played
I il with fearful precision He ha6 taken
all the punishment that Cans had to
offer and bored IN time after time rain
ing countless blows on the h1dneys-nO
one single blow seeming 10 have mUCb
effect, but every one taking away 2
. fraction OF the strength which held Cans
on his feet and the utter absence Of
which finally left him defeated, hope
: IeSSIy beaten, and pitifully cOgniEant
Of H.
The September Fight
I The September fight lasted longer than
the July combat but 1t was the same
story. Cans had been a big favOrite
IN July, but on Labor Day che wise
money was all on Nelson Cans had
E recuperated. apparently. but he had not
been injured BY NelSOn-he had simply
been pounded into leiDlessness-
For twenty-oue rounds Cans faced
the Battler and hit him as before But
this time there was even less steam
{ behind Cans blows Nelson was more
3 confident fighting a Wearlng-Out fight.
I letting Cans use Up his strength by hit
{ ting. and driving Il out or MIN little
by little with that deadly, continuous
+ rain Of blows on the kidneys
Cans went out as before, fully cen
sclOus. and on his knees, but this time
he knew that il was the final count OF
Z his career, and the look Of pleading
turned to one OF mental as well as phys
zeal pain II was the end OF the great
I little fighter from Baltimore. and Mel
son was carried or in triumph.
Then Nelson Cot His.
J The story was much the same IS that
which marked the end Of Nelson's caam-
pIonship, when Ad WoIgast- young and
strong wore the strength out f the
! Battler at Richmond
Cans was web liked among the fight
fans and his career was IN marked. con
tTast 10 that Of Jack Johnson When
{ Cans walked into q ring the sporting
writer's sll spoke to him with real pleas
uTe, and Cans. always polite. returned
/ the greeting with a cleaning smile that
i carried with il the manner that won his
popularity.