Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
TIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Terry MeGovern Lays Low the Dusky Joe Cans.

. Joe Walcott Knocks the Block Off 1 Bill Hanrahan ill Hartford-Jefrries After Fitzsimmons Again. i Chicago. Dec 14-Twelye thousand persons saw Terry Ncli0vern. the featherweight champion. stop Joe Cans, cUlorod. of Baltimore. one of the cl2yerest lightweight huNcrS in the country. i'll Ihe second roUnh of q six round go" :,t the Tatcr>:Ill Athletic club last night. and went away Wum- dcring if Cans had any intention of putting up Il winning fight. He blocked and UStd his left weakly. hold ing McGoVtrn at arms length. Me Govern fought in his usual vicious manner and 1T the cry of fake" which arose from ike spectators. had any foundation. the flake W.S not on Me Governs side. as tnn littIG Brooklyn terror did his best. Cans hled from tl" mouth from tli. start. He Was to have Iln,tckrd Mctuvcrn out la Wn.
 -An hoUr htf0r.. thp doors were open fllv streets un HiF sides of he ti- hui!d- in@ were blocked by a Sur@in% crowd of enthusiasts. anxious to witness the big contest. Ticket ;,cllp%rS r"Ip'd harvest un the curb and offers of Sl00 for boxes. the regular price being N:i0,
 
 splculatur., demanding even larger suns. WHilc. three or iour times th" regular l,rirr., for ordinary ScItS were paid.
 Thr interior arrangements were as perfect H$ thV crowded condition oi the building WouiI permit. for Ill" first time ill this city tl!r llanAgpmtnt installed q moving picture Hlrhinr, and in order tu insure the success Of thr venture siXty-four are lights were plHcrd under the canopy of the ring. While th" crowd Wis settling down 1t WaS anununccd that Cans who under the con0itinpS should weigh l:"; pounds Ut : u'cIork. Was one pound aud a half over. Harris. however. In- nuuncrl hat h,. WuUld Eut aSk for lltn furf,if unless Nl,.tiUVr|n lusI- Cans k said tn have weighed ill during inc ali triucdn ou l pair of S,':tlrs tested by thr ely seai;r and made lhe light weight limit. but hr failed tu make gi0d in the official ufalra1.
 Owing to the strenuous efforts of 'RrfoIlnvr'' Era3il; IIHll and d. lllnlh"r of local clpr@ympu to prevent thr con tgst taking: place by having warrants i~~ued for tlla, TriHripIiS and prompterS of 1hr fight. it WIS feared for some lime that il would uut come of. Hall iS l former saloon keeper. who's" ii- C, lIS,, was revoked hy Mayor Harrison recently. and il iS generally admitted that his arjiUu W3S rrtAll"tOTN. Hall had ali the principals arrested. nut the mana ger of thr cllib secured friendly warrants fuI. them hrfurr Halls war rants were served and the fighters were all rnllHr arrest up to the time the contest was over, the constahIcS accompunyiDg them To th" ringSid".
 Joe Humphreys acted aS announcer and master of t.gr2mDnivS Joe Kpnne- dy was tiElek"rper for the club. sport nouuelly WaS referee in the UrCt!mln- ary bouts and George Silpr in the main event.
 The opening bout was between the pair of Chicago kids. Herman and Finucan. and resulted ill an unintPr- estin@ draw.
 Tn,. second contest between Kid TernHtein and Young kunzi went to the latter on foul i.I the sixth round. Bernstein being disqualified for hitting in clinchGS.
 Danny Dohcrty. Mctiovvrn's spar ring partner. then came on for six rounds with Maurice Raurh. sam Harris acted as Gnp of DuU@hPrty S seconds. Dou@herrY bad all the better of tha first round. hut i'll the second it was Sta%gercd by a right Eand SWiE2 ' 'i4' better of this round.
 The third round was 'a lively affair with honur< even: but in the f"urtl D0ugherty was disqualified for hug cing. and thn decision went to Naurll
 Duffy and SielnT. the lightwci@lts then came on. Duffy got the decision over Sicloff.
 McGUvern'S seconds were sam liar ris. Danny DaUGhvrtY. Charley May hood and Jack I1onohue. r II. Sulil van Was tinrrsfOr Mr'ioVp1n.
 Beth men entered thp ring at fG:3t p. m. and tho Brooklyn boy ShoWe, marked Improvement over his condi tion when hp faced Broad.
 The seconds for Cans were Al Her ford Sam Bulrn and Harry Forbes Malachy Hogan held tlfe watch.
 An offer of S:5JD to N3Go was mad that McGovern would knock out CklS Martin Fiaherty challenged the win ner
 Round one: McGovern rushed 2 Cans and struck him in the face wit a left. upon which the negro clinche( The champion then rapped Cans ill th stomach with his right. Cans the began clinching. The white boy the followed the negro about the fin4 sending his left 10 the stomach. Gan landed two light iahS on the face. hr Terry retaliated with q hard left to tn jaw and sent the negro to the foo McGovern hammered his man on til face. bringing him to his knees. Whe Cans arose Terry flOored him with left on the jaw. The uproar was $ great neither man heard the bell fI the end of the round. Clans was nea ly cut out when the referee and se' onds finally notified them the rom had closed.
 Cans did not land an effective blo' during the round
 Round two: McGovern rushed rigl at his man, landed on the jaw twie with his left and then sent q terfif right to the body which brought Il negro to the canvas Cans taking count of Eine seconds, As soon as tl negro got on his feet Terry hooked hil on the jaw with a right. sending Gar down again. At that point Refefe Siler stopped the fight and gave Il decision to AIcGoyern. Time of SC ona round, two minutes and five se onds.
 According to the above report of il fight Cans was not technical knocked out When the negro wa knoked down for the second time A