The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-14
FIGHT LOOKED like A FAKE.
M'GovERN AN EASY WINNER OVER
JOE CANS.
Baltimore Negro Was Knocked out
by the BROOKLYN wonder In the
Second Round of q battle That
Was All One way-Much Kicking.

CHICAGO. Dec. Is-Terry McGovern is
now the undisputed lightweight champion
or the world. He knocked out Joe Cans.
or Baltimore, after two minutes end five
seconds of fighting. in the second round.
Cans put up very poor exhibition,
and was never in II at any stage of the
game. McGovern started rushing h m
at the sound of the gong, and never let
up until Cans was counted oct Cans
never delivered an effective blow during
the fight and for a man of his reputation
he made a fight which will gain him no
friends among lovers of true sport in the
ring. George Siler, the veteran referee,
who presided in the ring. said after Cans
had been taken to his corner:
Cans put up very poor fight. That's
all / have to say"
McGovern put up a clean. fast fight
from start to finish, and is entitled to
all the credit of a victory. He fought
hard and fast, his blows went home
straight to the mark, and IL the fight
Is to be cried down at all II is on the
miserable showing made by Cans. Dur
ing the first round he never attempted to
mix up. He never made an effort to use
his left counter. for which he is so IA
nous, and did nothing but back away,
with scared look on his face. In the
second round he attempted to fight lit
tie at the opening. but soon resorted to
his backward march. attempting no re-
turn blows. and making no effort to block
the hot ones which McGovern sent in on
his mouth and face. As he was rolled
down on the floor time and again after
every rush McGovern made. he looked
around with helpless expression. On
the last Touchdown he was on his back
for six seconds. rolled over on his face.
to his left knee and remained In that
position until Siler tapped him on the
shoulder. telling him that the fight was
over and that he was loser. He was
lifted and was able to walk In feeble
manner to his corner.
McGovern Men JubiIant.
AS McGovern, smiling and waving his
hand. turned towards his corner he was
picked up In the arms of his manager
and seconds and carried bodily to his
chair. In an instant the ring was throng
ed with wildly cheering McGovern ad-
herents. who gathered around the Brook
lyn mans corner and cheered him again
and again as McGovern. painting little
from his exercise. but with no marks of
any kind; started to put on his clothes
He only hit me once" said McGovern.
and that was I'm the first minute OF the
first round. He poked his left into my
mouth. good and hard, but / knew | had
him on the next exchange
Cans had no excuses to offer for his
all dav
There was a long delay after the pre-
liminary fights. In order that the ring
might be spread with fresh canvass and
the picture-making device set in opera
ton. The ring was lit up by sixty-eght
arc lights and four enormous refiectors,
the whole giving candle power of 10000
Despite the great heat generated by the
lamps. the hall was uncomfortaby cold
the windows and doors having been
opened on all sides to permit the breeze
to blow through, and the 1900 people
the largest crowd ever assembled in Tat
tersalfs. shivered and stamped their feet
to keep warm before the fighters made
their appearance.
Talk Of q Fake.
After the fight. which was under strict
Marquis of Queensbury rules. there were
many vigorous expressions of dssatisfac-
ton among the crowd. 1t being openly
asserted by many that Cans made de-
liberate fake of his fight. Cans weighed
134iA, McGovern less than 49,
There were numerous stories last n ght
and TODAY that the fight was fixed for
McGovern to win, and the betting set
steadily in that direction during the last
twentv-four hours Wednesday night IL
was to two that McGovern would
stay the limit. Just prior to the fight Il
was even money that Cans would be
knocked out.