The age-herald., 1900-03-24
FRANK ERNE STILL HOLDS THE TITLE Put Joe Cans Out in the Twelfth
 Round. HARD EYE SMASHER DID II The Marylanders Backed Their Man Heavily and Returned Home
 Sorer But Wiser-Big
 Crowd Present.
HARD EYE SMASHER DID 1T

| BuHdlO SuccSSSIulIy ueltIueu HIS litie Ol lightweight champion of the world against Joe Cans, colored, of Baltimore, before the Broadway Athletic club tonight Erne did most of the heavy fighting, displaying better judgment and more skill than his opponent. Cans received his punishment gamely until the twelfth round, when his left eye was started from his socket by left-nand swing from the Buffalo boy. Cans was helpless, and there was no alter- | native for the referee but to award the decision to Erne.
 The fight drew an enormous crowd. There was much Baltimore money in sei1t that Cans was made favorite at odds of 100 to 70 There was strong money laden contingent from Buffalo at the ringside, however, and every man of the party bet | heavily on the little lad from their city, taking every bet offered by the Maryland CTS. The men agreed ito nave a return | match, no matter who won.
 The men shook hands at 9:55
 Fight by Rounds
 Round 1.-tBoth men were careful. Erne | forced Cans into his corner and tried left. Cans blocked. Erne forced again and | landed a straight left to stomach, getting away cleverly. Then he tried left and right | for head, but failed 10 land. At the close l oI the round Cans landed a straight left | on the face.
 Round 2.-Erne opened with a rusCl and forced Cans into his corner again. The | Buffalo lad was very quick and sent right and left to the head cleverly blocking a left blow which Cans attempted. Erne | then forced Cans across the ring and cut the negro under the chin with his right. | Gans tIled left for the head, but Erne | blocked and sent his own left 10 the wind, | uorcing Cans to the corner once more, where Erne planted another left on the | face.
 Round 3-Erne kept Cans in his corner | ana landed light left on the wind Cans tried straight left as he jumped to the center Of the ring, but Erne lodged 1t. Cans placed his right to the body. An ex- | chahge Of lefts on the face followed Erne | ieadlhg, Cans countering. Both blocked eleverly until Cans landed a straight left Erne tried left to wind, but Cans stepped | out of reach As the bell rang the men were in a mix-up in Cans corner
 Round 4-Erne led left for head but was 1 blocked. Cans sent a well directed left l swing to the jaw, but Erne stepped in quickly and planted his right on wind at | close quarters. Erne swung a light right to the wind and Cans sent a light left to the side. At close quarters Cans sent h.s righ. three times rapidly over the kidneys. Cans sent right and left to the wind just before the bell.
 Round 5-Gans landed left to the face and Erne returned straight left, which was the hardest blow landed up to the time. | Erne tried left for the stomach and fail l ing to land stood in awkward position, | but got well set before Cans could take l any advantage. Cans sent left ito head and | followed with right hard on the body and | again stopped Erne sent back left swing ! on the jaw to which Cans replied with l short left to face and right over to the l head
 Round 6-There was a lot of Adding. Cans | hrf3l{inU Tha st oed ClId- | denly and swung his left to Erne's right | eye, cutting 1t. Cans then went in sending | right and left swings to the head and Erne surprised everybody by replying with s.mi- l lar blows. Erne continued to slam both hands on the negro, reaching the latters l head half dozen times, stopping Cans rushing and forcing the negro to back | away. Erne bleeding from the mouth | and nose at the bell
 | Round 7-Erne rushed and staggered Cans with a right swing on the head. He tried | a left, but fell short, and stepped in and | shot his right to Cans shin. Erne sent a | hard left to the body and Cans landed good right the head Cans swung his left to the jaw and Erne staggered but | quickly recovered and rushed pack with left and right 10 the body. The bell found them sparing with Cans on the defensive.
 Round S-Erne jumped right to his man. He tried left swing for the head, but Cans got inside of 1t. They warmed up.
 
 hooked it again to the ear. Cans failed to counter and Ecne reached the body and head with left forcing Cans to break ground Cans slipped after falling short with the left and. upon recovering put one on the face with the right. Cans tried a left for the head but Erne blocked it a the close of the round
 Round 9-Erne tried rushing his right. The Buffalo champion then jumped right at his man but Cans landed right and left on hno cta tad nd hot mon let their arms go like wind mills, Erne be- ing the better of the mix up. Erne hooked three lefts to the ear and Cans reached the body with the left lightly. Erne had all the better of this round. keeping up his att 1 tack until the gong rang.
 1 Round 10.-Erne resumed the attack, | landing '.Cne left to the wind. He tried for the head and Cans slipped and almost went through the ropes. Erne stepped in, send ing a hard left to the stomach and Cans failed to reply Cans then swung left to head and Erne countered. Erne rushed his man across the ring and planted heavy | left to the wind. Then he sent a straight l outleft to the face and swung Cl,s right to the race, but too high for a knockout at close quarters. Cans planted left on | Erne's body.
 Round 11-Erne opened with right hook | on the head, Cans countering on the ribs | Cans swung his right for the jaw but 1 Frank stepped back and going in quickly. | sent his left to the ribs. Cans landed a | little right on the ear. Erne attempted | right and left swings for the G1ead, but 1 missed and Cans sent right and left to the | body. Erne jumped in with left to the l body and right to jaw. Erne then came 1 like whrlWfnd, starting Cans with l left swing on the jaw, and both went at l it hammer and tongs until the bell sounded, | With Erne having the call by long odds | Round 12-Erne opened with left smash on the eye and followed with one on the other optic. Then he smashed his right to the stomach and Cans started toward Franks corner, staggering bindly He I dropped his hands to his sides and referee l White, seeing that the negro was in dis | tress, caught hold of Cans, who said: "I am blind, l can't see anymore" White | threw up both hands and told Erne to go to his corner. He then led the colored man to his corner and for the first time saw that | Cans left eye was out of its socket