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Through the courtesy Of AL. Herford l
had the pleasure of watching Joe Cans
all through his course Of training yester-
day.
Cans ia to meet Jack DAILY in New
York the night after Christmas and l
wanted line on the black BOXERS work.
Leiperville is an ideal training place
and no man will suffer for care or advice
while under the eye of AL. Herford.
HerfOrd is Baltimore man who has
been identified with the fistic art for
years past. He has had stable full of
winners and several punches Of losers,
but win or lose AL. Herford was always
the same.
He took me aside yesterday to say
that he had 81 900 IN good coin to bet on
his man Cans and against Daily. He
wants anybody who has money to bet on
DAILY to name an hour when Herford can
meet him at THE Sun Building to post
the cash and agree upon terms. It's
money thattalks these days and if Jack
DAILY has any friends in Wilmington who
are ready and willing to back their good
opinion of the man with money here is
their opportunity. Herford will take
any part of $1,000 SO that those who
have only hundred or two need not be
backward. A telegram addressed to AL.
Herford, Leiperville, Pa, will bring that
gentleman and his bank roll to Whining
Cans has been in strict training for
some time past and is now in the best
of condition. The man is even now sew.
eral pounds below the weight required.
He goes through his work as if it was
only play and after firing ont three men
he wants to know if there are any more
who wish to try their hands.
Besides Jim Janey, Jerry Marshall
and Billy Farren, his manager has lot
of Chester Knights OF the Mitts to box
Cans.
Cans is quite an expert ball puncher
and uses one Of his own design. The
regular punching balls are round, but
his is spear-shaped and only weighs five
ounces while the others weigh nearly
three times as much. ice claims his
ball is much quicker than the old stvle
and therefore the user has to be much
quicker
Cans and his manager feel confident of
getting the decision over Daily and Joe is
sparing no pains to be in the best of con-
dition.
Cans days work consists of the follow
ing routine. He stars out in the morn
ing at 8 o'clock for a ten mile run ac-
companied by Jim Janey and Jerry
Marshall, and gets back to his traing
quarters about 10 o'clock. He then gets
a dry rub down and hot water bath.
Later he takes good alcohol rub down.
About this stage of the game dinner
comes in.
At 2.30 o'clock he boxes three men,
Jim Janey, Jerry Marshall and Billy
Farron and always makes them quit.
He then punches the bag for about 80
minutes. After this he takes very hot
soak for 80 minutes in bath tub. Then
hard rub down and last another alcohol
rub. Then comes a rest.
After supper he again goes to work on
the ball and punches the wind out of it
for half an hour. His days work is then
over and after sitting around awhile re-
tires for the night.
This sort of work tries man to the
limit. It's the man who can stand the
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punch that wins in fight.
As the day of finish fights is over in
this section Of the country the followers
of the great game must reconcile them
selves to the limited proposition. A man
who is really fit ought to be able to prove
it in an hours fight. Twenty-Five rounds
is good limit. Just make a guess at
the feet and inches travelled by two
speedy men within the "a foot squire! 1t
will surprise you just as much as it will
when you first realize how many miles
you must walk to count 100 at billiards.
Cans is willing to fight as everybody
knows. No four flush can make Jim
Janey quit as many alleged fighters have
learned to their sorrow. Cans can make
Janey 60 the limit without even warm
ing up. The two mel are fast friends
but that don't figure in this training
proposition.
When l told Herford that the Empire
Athletic Club was aiming to revive the
game in Wilmington and that there was
a hope of recognizing the old Warren
Club, he seemed to be delighted and ex-
pressed the opinion that there ought to
be enough thoroughbreds in bunch OF
5000 people to make both clubs sue
cessful. HARVEY.