The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04
CANS GETS THE DECISION.
TRIES HARD TO KNOCK "sPIDER"
REILLY our, But FAILS.

The Californian Is Game and shows n
Good Defence in the Twenty -Five-Roun
bout at tho Lepox A. C.-DNiy Whips
Titus in the Preliminary of Six Rounds.
Joe Cans. the Baltimore lightweight. out
pointed Spider" Kelly OF San Francisco in
twenty. Ave round glove night at the Lenox A.
C. last night Kelly was very shifty and for
that reason escaped a knockout. He received
pretty severe punching in the Ramest way.
however.
Harry Titus OF this city crossed arms with
Andy DAILY OF Boston in a sx-round pre-
liminary bout at llS pounds Charley
White was tho referee. They fought 80
fast in the opening round that the spec
tators applauded. 1t was give and take without
amoment's rest in tho second. neither having
an advantage. They kept on smuggling in the
third until both fell In clinch. The fourth was
even better than the others. Titus mixed IT
and DAILY got an advantage by landing heavy
punches on the Jaw in rapid order. They were
at II again in tho nth. hammer and tongs. Titus
having a shade tho better OF tho argument.
The last round was as hot as the others DAILY
landing tho more effective blows. He was de-
slarsd tho winner.
Cans was pronounced favorite over Kelly.
but there was little betting. Cans was taken
care OF by Al HEREFORD. Herman Miller and Jack
McCabe. In Kely's corner were Joe Kennedy.
Tim McGrath. Frank Mcconnell and Tommy
Hogan The articles called for twenty-five
rounds at 1873 pounds. Quoensberry rules.
Kelly was tall and thin. with a long reach.
He began tho fight with feints. followed by
left on the face. He also tried his left for the
body. with poor success. Cans finally OK
changed swings with the Californian and shook
him vislbly with a right on tho side Of the
head.
Cans came to close quarters in the second
round for a sharp rally In which he showed
that he could outpunch Kelly. The latter
stood away after that and threw in let's that
were little more than taps. Cans tried heavy
right for the jaw, missed and nearly lost his
balance
Kelly was more aggressive as the third round
began. He shot in stir lefts that sent the
colored pugilist's head back and ripped his
right around to the ribs. Cans mixed it with
him. reaching the head and body. Kelly at long
range then iabbed the face. and Cans swung
right and lett catching his man on the
close, and both landed effectively Kelly began
the fourth round with q rush. Cans hooking
right to the heaEt Cans M9rssd With
s9' task to and as p m"ae
and rights. The Calitornians showing was
Kelley landed a low left in the nth round and
poRRsH , whff IN coss s tbs
soIdy to the neck and stomach. ! coupis, q
Cans landed two swings and an uppsr, cut on
the face The latter missed two left leads in
stepping and driving his right to the body;
H. an exchange Of swings Cans reached
thG Ksy HsF9 Blows grew ns vesis and
Cans. who kept at him steadily. scored the
mr.
Gans's LETT found the Spiders" face without
with waS 'Ps for asS"
whipped in the Furnishes. including several
hooks and jots on the Jaw.
sie BE d freely The spiaer" could not hit hit
apple apple G De- He was on the dsiens iv.' using his
legs to get away from the colorsd mans inces-
oFsed Gan hoash e9se the
and jaw he did no harm.
hs attack WhSp dsSy IN
IeifS in, in ths incs which s,qpDsd An rush;
!hs latter. SWINGING hard. STAGGERED the
Kelly met Cans leads n tn. tenth y round md With With
left-hand counters in the face. Cans drew
swung both hands quickly to the head. Kelly iy
worked his left steadily in the face. but Cans
Kelly landed an effective hook on the Jaw in
the eleventh round. but it did not deter Cans
from io9winG him closely Ihe latte, worked
move so much that his defence was effective.
Cans began to rush now and got to the head
having no effect
Cans did not deslst from his assault for
were not vast ed and he soon had Kelly back
ing aEop9d the ring The labs that reached
mouth beginning to swell rapidly
Cans rushed in thirteenth round and Kelly
did a little jahbing, but it am ounted to nothing.
90 Cans stuck to him wi tn all sorts of blows
mne T0m ks on h chin
Californian down Cans reached the head and
did no damage Kelly, countered him. on. the
mouth and with sudden storm OF body blows
them and pouna.d the 'ff s man ' So
hard that he was, in some trouble, ,Gans's
strG min h NJ helped him out and he was
Kelly was busnes.;like when he leaped out
promptly drove Cans to corner, but could
not keep him there: Joe rallied with swings
h' into seL Hsy G9Sesd and bis
sharply on the mouth: Cans rstaIiatGd
with caution in the, sixteenth round. as Cans
made determined effort to stop him with
Cans sent In a dozen efts ON the Spiders
face during the seventeenth round. but they
were not backed up with the force necessary to
send the Californian down. Again in the eigh-
teenth Kelly, received good penpering In
his face and was almost hoorsd with a
right hander on the ear. The Spiders steam
was about gone. Kelly was staggered in tho
nineteenth round with two jo!ts on the jaw.
Cans fol!3wed him with more swings. but al
sponded wit several head rocking returns.
Ke!ly's clever foot work in the twentieth
round puzzled Cans, who tried harder than
eyer TO knock his man out. Kelly danced about,
throwing in his leg occasionally and keeping
lut far enough away TO nullify Joe'1 swings,
Kelly was in great distress during the last half
OF the twenty-1lrst round hut Cans could
not finish him. In the twonty-secoud round
Kelly was something OF punching bag, He
was game i 10 Inc core. however; Cans did al
legs saved him. In the wentyy,tourth round
Kelly got another punching. The latter was
going in the last round. but managed to
stay by clinching and holding. Cans got the
decision.
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