The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-01
CANS AN EASY WINNER.
HAS NO TROUBLE IN oUTPOINTINa
M,FADDEN IN 20 ROUNDS.

Baltimore Pueiiist Scores Clearly and Ef-
fectively in Alnsost Every Round-BiR
Money Changes Hands on tho Result
Reagan the winner in the Preliminary.
In a fast twenty-five round fight at the
Broadway A. G. last night. Joe Cans. the col
orod lightweight pugilist Of Baltimore. easily
outpolnted and won from George McFadden. the
local boxer who recently knocked out KidL
vlene. Thousands OF dollars changed hands on
the result as McFadden was hot favorite.
After the battle Cans issued a challenge to
Frank Erne to fight for the lightweight cham
pionship. McFadden and Cans met twice be-
fore. The latter was knocked out In the fret
go and made draw OF the second.
Although the management raised the prices
OF admission for the occasion. choice seats
went like hot cakes and the building was
crowded at an early hour. The betting was
heavy. McFaddon ruling favorlto at 100
to 80. Cans had host OF admirers.
including many colored sporting men who
seemed to have money to burn. The prellmi-
nary was slated to 60 twelve rounds at ITO
pounds. the psgilists being Johnny Reagan aud
Kid Trueman. Reagan got the decision after
q sharp encounter.
McFadden entered tho ring without delay.
His seconds were Billy Rcachs. Harry Tuthlll.
Tommy Shortell. Archie Warden and Paul
Bracksn. Cans was looked out for
by AL Hsrford. Herman Miller. Caleb
Bond and Billy Hill. A pile Of
MoFadden money made it's appearance while
the men were putting on the gloves. so that the
Cans supporters were forced to q standstill.
The conditions we're rs rounds ut 1873 pounds.
Quesnsbsrry rules. John White was the
referee
McFadden opened the fight a. II he wanted
a.. ,GaL nafz NlAw haA
been at II a half minute they were warned for
holding. McFsdden fought wide open until
near the close OF tho first round. when Cans
nailed him on the Jaw with right hand swing.
McFaddsn came again 10 the second with
heavy blows and practically no defence. Cans
was cautious and did soms clever blocking.
There was moro holding In the clinches
and tho crowd yelled Break! Break"
MeFadden rushed his adversary to the ropes.
but Cans protected himself eleverly. McFad-
but he did not inf lct serious punlshment,
SAM SGfssd s and &c "a put
he 60. ny h. began to asht Wildly
blows, were cleaner than those Of the local
man. but they, were not extraordinarily heavy.
face The Us latter ala hot show h
best defence for the reason that he was taking
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thrown cautiogsness to tho winds and at that
nt ss NO. ' al Of fScF.dden sdv.nc.,n tn.
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judgment and was wild in his attack. Cans
had the points in the number OF clean blows
The sixth round was full OF miI-ups. McFad-
den did the Leading but Gan, landed his right
white man shook from nv head TO heels. Stu he
came back with heavy drives which kept Cans
nervous =. state u, to The gong, :, -, 800,
vas sd II The Del Slsa, f Lara
"sST r..sssG Gw the Jaw f.pe.ts eqPa MSFsa .
den was without mis- former speed In the eighth
sna 'sR :. GuiR tho nn him va, ..o To
work and then roash.d i II the enshes Wv
wanted rest. took the defensive. MoFaddsn's
SsS 'r coE ' Tor 'a as .fy %S ' %
reached the law AZ the conclusion OF the
the twelfth. although McFsddsn rus he'd incs.s-
Hptly In tho thlrt.:pth MoFadden fought
CANS was cool :S.si.t' ana and 'T Tsrl.S WITH III
sroHeer %cF.dden adSp,od X. .sm ss' tactics te:
in thu. fourteenth. but this time Cans fought
him or and also nut him on the defensive with
oleen-cut smashes. not one OF which was
wasted.
Cans had away the better OF the fifteenth.
He wound itupwlth rally that brought the
blood from McFnddens mouth. Cans again
scored the points in the sixteenth. His de-
fence. too was so inyincibls that Mcfaddsn
didn't land square blow In the round.
McFaddsn improved somewhat In tho seven
tsenth round. but Cans made II an even break
In the eighteenth round Cans landed short
sTTHE on the Jaw on a brsakaway and
self BY elinching, and roughing. Cans
landed four blows TO hcFadden's
one in the nineteenth but the colorsd mans
punches were not powerful enough q, drop his
rival. In the twentieth Cans landed q great
right-hand swing on the Jaw and NcFadden
fell groggy 20 the floor. He took a count and
stayed TO the gong, although Cans worked
Ike 4 dem on to put him out.
NcFadden was on tho defensive In tho
twenty. frat but Cans did not ovsreIert him
sell. In the twenty:second Cans had smother
advantage In point OF science. In tho twenty
third IL, was Cans ngnin. as McFadden
appeared to be tired. Cana maintained his
lead In the last two rounds and LOOKED like an
easy winner. He got the decision.