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- . : PATRONIZE ONE ANOTHER FOR THE UPBUILDING OF TOW N AND COUNTY rr LUME V LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1906 NUMBER 149 m AWARD Eft DECISION I A 11 AflER E01IRTYTW0 GRUELING ROiDS tfit.t.i. ! ews Association) Sept. 5 Th.s is the crraat fight day. To use a wall known iooal sports remark,' "This ;s the day when Goldfieid will be placed on the map with mark! ind.catirj that it is the greatest sport.nj city in the nation." Thes.;n is out in ail its glory today and such a thing as a ciol sport coii.d not be found in the town. Early this morning spaca! trains began - -- uy noon na as sumed a truiy busy aspect. Most of ' the betting is being done at ten to eight in favor of the boy with the fighters were up early this morn ing, but neither did any work, beyond a few limbering up stunts. Nelson seems confident and happy aud says his smile is "one that won't come off." The colored boy wears that old time worried look, but claims to be confident that he will be able to clean up the Dane in proper shape. He looks lean, but his friends claim that he is in the very pink of condition. There is beginning to be some activity displayed around the camps of the two fighters. Gans has selected Jack Walsh to be h,s time keeper, and he announces that Frank McDonald. Jim Griffin. Bob Turner and Kid Sims will also accompany him to his corner when the battle begins. Beh;Neison will be found Nolan, Bob Lun(. Johnny Raid, Kid McCoy and Tim McGrath. Referee Siler, who will referee the fight is in spiendid condition and seems to be taking little or no interest in the final ar rangements, When questioned he only says. "1 will be on hand all right." THE CLUB CAME THROUGH At the final moment the ciub came through with the additional three thousand three hundred dollars. This additional lift bring the purse up to thirty three thousand three hundred dollars. Both the f.ghte4yjoi for the holdup declaring that they "Sd not fight if their demand was not complied with. Tne manager of the club balked a littie at first but came through as soon as he saw that the fight ers meant business. Under the ne v deal Nelson will get twenty-two thousand and Gans eleven thousand. At noon the betting was not as heavy as was expected. A strange condition exists, in as much that both bettors and non-bettors are unanimous in picking Gans as the winner. MANY WOMEN PRESENT Looking out over the crowd as the pre liminaries were about to btgin there ap nflaroH t t. .k?f ...... uu. Ji(.j willloll present. They did not seem to be of the sort which one would naturely expect to be in evidence at a prize fight. On the contrary they appeared to be women of refinement and were in most instances accompanied by escorts and conducted themselves as though they were witness ing a presentation of some theatrical per formance. BOTH MEN WEIGH AT NOON Promptly at noon both men weighed in with full ring costume. Neither man tipped the scales which were set at one hundred and thirty-three pounds. It was announced at this time that the prelimin ary would be pulled off promptly at two o'clock and that the big fight would begin at three sharp, Pacific time. PRELIMINARY STARTS The first preliminary pulled off prompt ly at two o'clock. This was a bout be twean Bob Lundieof San Francisco and Jack Clifford of Montana. This was sup posed to be a ten round contest for one thousand dollars. The first round of this fight was satisfactory, but Clifford suc ceeded in landing a knock out blow in the second round. A SLIGHT HITCH At two thirty-five the time keeper se lected by the club had failed to put in an appearance and another man had to be selected. This gave Billie Nolan an op portunity to make another grand stand play. He entered an objection to any California man being chosen. Bert Ulmer of Goldfield was selected. FIGHTERS ENTER RING At two fifty the fighters entered the ring. Battling Nelson was the first to etep within the ropes. He was closely followed by Joe Gans. Both were covered with heavy bathing robes, Gans addressed the newspaper men say ing that he wanted it understood that he did not want any of his men to enter the ring or throw the spung for him. The only thing that would go would be if Siller asked him if he had enough or was counted out. He did not want to take a of i ?---! by any ? !. man iii iiis corner. On the tossupGans won the toss and secured the south corner. Nelson made a few remarks in which he stated that he held the same views as Gans regarding action of his men enter ing the ring and throwing up the rpung He said that all that Gans said applied to him as well. ROUND ONE Gans led off with two light left for the face and they clench, Nelson received a right on the body and Gans quickly shot right and left to face, he then follow ed with a right to face and let Nelson miss three left and right swings for the jaw. In the mix up Gans shot his right twice to the face and out boxed his man at every point in the game, Gant jarred Nelson with two rights to the jaw and followed it with left to the face. After breaking the clinch Nelson walloped his right hard to the jaw and followed with left to the fame place. Gans then pep pered Nelson face with triphammer with his rights, and lefts to the face and jaw and kept this up until the gong rang. ROUND TWO Both men came up quickly with Nelson the aggressor. Gans uppercut twice with two terrible punches to the jaw. He then followed it with a straight right to the jaw. Nelson seemed impervious to pun ishment and came in all the time. Gans measured the distance and time and time again shot his short arm right to the Dane's face He then went to close quarters and got upper cut to the jaw and again a stiff rifcht on the same spot. Nelson fought to a clinch and landed a terrific right to the face. In rhe mix up Gans rocked i SOME GOOD POINTERS ON SOME VERY GOOD SHOES f&babiy you are familiar with the shoe standard of this swe. Perhaps you already know we have no room in our stock for any shoe that does not come up touu'r idea of a good shoe. We are veritable cranks on the ques tion of quality in shoes and so far as possible we try to protect our patrons by excluding all shoes which look dubious or doubtful. This fall's showing surpasses all previous display in the essential points of style lines and superior con struction. Not a shoe on sale at this store which we cannot commend to our customers. We hold ourselves pwsonally responsible for the worth and wear of our ST2S. 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They went to a furious mixuo in the center of the ring in which Gans drew blood from Nelson's nose with a straight left. Nelson ie being out pointed but he never gives ground and seems to stand punishment. This was decidedly r--.' - ROUND FOUR Nelson missed left for the body. Nel son chased Gans about the ring but his blows invariably fell short. In a clin-h Gans worked his right and left to face. Nelson went after Gan body and bored in with his head, the black man backing steadily away at the same time pepper his man with right and lefts to the face. Nelson caught Gans v ith a terrible right swing to the jaw. Nelson cutting loose drove Gans against the ropes landing with both hands on the side of the head. Nelson bleeding from the nose kept after Gans but this time Gans shot a straight right to the face which he duplicated a moment latter. Gans put a strong right to the stomach as the gong rang. Nelson brought the great crowd to its feet as he went to his seat in the corner with a faint smile on his face. Nelson had the best of this round. ROUND FIVE Gans quickly shot left to nose a Nelson rushed in and they went to close quarter Nelson swung hie right to the ear, forcing Gans to the ringside drove hi right to the blackman's kidneys but Gan rocked Nelsons head with a series of left and right punches. Nelson swung back wildly and Gans swated him on the (ore nose, and with a terrific drive Gan brought the blood from Nelson nose again with a stinging punch to that organ. In the mix which followed Gane uppercut with right to jaw and not for a moment did Nelson break ground. He s ung heavily to Gans face with a left. He was rebuked with a stiff rightvin the face Nelson went to his corner spitting biood Nelson was badly punished in this -ound. ROUND SIX Nelson rushed Gans but the colored man smashed him on the face three tiiret with his right, and easily avoided Nelson when he attempted to land. Nel son bored in and forced Gan to the ropo The crowd objected to Nelson' boring tactics, in punching his head against Gans. After breathing from a clinch Gans planted a right to the gall and fol lowed it witn several right drives to the face sending the blood from Nelson's mouth in a stream. Gan tent Nelson's head back and hammering his man all around. Nelson was in bad shape when he went to hi corner. His face was cut into ribbons. Gans has a big lead and looks like a sure winner unless Nelson gets in a chance blow. ROUND SEVEN They stood shoulder to shoulder in the center of the ring and Gans walloped the Dane with right and !ef to face. Nelson tried desparately to break two right swings to the body and for his pains re ceived two short arm swipes on the jaw at close quarters. Gant had no trouble in averting Nelson's onslaught and let Nelson swing over the kidney, he then swung right and left at Nelson's face and found no trouble in keeping away from Nelson's swings, Gans I plaved with his man sending rattling right to jaw and then worked hi left to the face. Nelson swung desperately for Gans' face but seldom if ever found the black man's anatomy. ROUND EIGHT As usual Nelson rushed Gans contenting himself with watching for an opening Gans met Nelson with a right to the face that staggered Nelson. Gans receiv ed a right punch as the men worked to a corner. Gant swung his right twice to the face and Nelson swung back wild ly. Nelson neatly ducked two left swings and Gans kept up a mercilesshammering on Nelson' face. In tpite of all punish ment Nelson will not give ground at any time. Nelson went to hi corner with blcod streaming down his face. Gans swung hi right and left hand Nelson slipped to hi knee. Nelson got up in a jiffy and Gan went at him like a demon and smashed him almost at will. The gong was a great relief to Nelson and he appeared grogy when he went to the chair. ROUND NINE Nelson swung his left twice to Gans' jaw and a moment later ewung right in the same place and Gans landing four punches to Nelson' one. Nelson swung right and left hard to Gan' jaw but the latter more than evened matters by tend ing stinging blow with right to left jaw Gans was bleeding slightly from the mouth as the gong rang. This was Gans' round. ROUND 10 Gans met Nelson rush with a stinging left to the face. "Stay with him a,nd don't I let him get away" was thejnjunction from the Battler's corner. They went in close I and Gans smothered Nelson with two rights and following it with left to face. letl to the regro s jaw. Nelson then brought biood from Gan' mouth by a stream of successions of lefts and. rights to the mouth. The mix resulted at closed quarters. The fighting arena is red with blood and resembles a shamble. Both men fought at a nervous pace and ' the bell rang with Nelson having the better of a most vicious round. ROUND ELEVEN ' They closed in with Gan fighting hard and requesting by Referee Silei that Nel son stop batting with hi head. Nelson apparently realized that hi only chance was to fight breast to breast and judging from the preceding round he i the better man at thi style of the game. Nelson started a stream of blood from Gan' mouth by two wicked upper cuts, They broke from a clinch and Gan immediate ly whipped in two nice ones to Nelson's jaw. Gans was cautioned to keep away by hi seconds but Nelson kept at close quarters and finally swung a light left to the mouth as the bell rang. If anything. Nelson had the slight lead in this round ROUND TWELVE Nelson rushed in and they fought shoul der to shoulder for an advantage Gans getting Nelson away from him and whis ped a stiff right to the face. Nelson forced Gant against the rope and slipped to the floor. Gans held out hit hand to assist him to his feet and they immediately resumed hostilities. Gans rested himself and seemed content to permit Nelson to do the leading. They fought breast to breast like two bulls and Nelson butted Gans on the head with lis head. They went very low, head to head fashion, and then in a monotonous fashion each sought to fight according to the style best adapted to their diffetent styles. The bell rang. Gans had a slight lead in this round. Siler said that he believes Gans was rest ing up. ROUND THIRTEEN Nelson rushed It and sent Gans back with two left hand and two right hand swings to the ropes. Nelson uppercut with left and right and a moment iater reached Gan's month; bringing the blood. He again landed on Gan's mouth. Both men resorted to wrestling tactic, Gans being chief offender. They exchanged right swings to the face in the center of the rigbt, and then went to a clinch. The men again fought breast to breast and at these close quarters Gans worked his right and left several times to the jaw. They went to close quarters, and Nelson worked in two left uppercuts to the jaw (Continued on Page 6) BANKER STEHSLAHD (MUD (Scrlppi New Association) Tangier Sept., S Paul O. Stensland president of the Milwaukee Avenue bank of Chicago, was arrested here this morn irg. on complaint of Assistant state at torney OSsen who pursued Stensland from Ch cago through England and Spain Stensland travelled under the name et Polsen. of Norway. . . Stensland chose Morrocco as his per- . manent residence, thinking .it is safe there because there is na extradition treaty between the United States. ' Stensland s oapture was due to a woman whom ha scorned who gave attorney Olsen the first hint of his whereabodts. - The banker Wt Chicago July 12. for New York, sailing for. Liverpool : where remained for two days when he hoarded a eteamer for Gibraltar. Definite clew of his whereabouts being found there where he has established a bank account of $12,000. He was not careful in preserving his identity and left a wide open trail. He lived In a inconspioioue hotel but a frequenter of cafes and associated whit dancers. It is not likely that he will quibble over extradition. NOT A (ANIDATt , (Scrlpps New Association) Chisago Sept., 3 William Hearst tele- : graphs the Chicago Tribune denying that he is a canidate for the vice presidential nomination on the Democratic tickets in 1 908, as reported in the paper. MONSTK RECEPTION (Scrlpps News Association) Boise. Sept., 8 A monster patriotic reception is to be given Vice-President Fairbanks, who is attending the National Irrigation Congres this evening. NORTH PASSAGE L MID (Scrlpps News Association) London. 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