New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-24
ERNE DEFEATS CANS.
NEGRO QUITS IN TWELFTH ROUND
AFTER RECEIVING CUT OVER
THE EYE.

Frank Erne, the champion lightweight of the
world. defended his title by defeating Joe" Cans.
the colored Baltimore lightweight. in the twelfth
round of bout that scheduled for twenty
five rounds the Broadway Athletic Club last
night Owing to the high price charged for admis
sion, which from s. to a much higher sum,
there were many vacant seats. Erne had the bet
of the fight throughout. and punished his oppo-
nent severely. In the twelfth round he sent his
right 10 Gans's face and clinch followed. After
they separated Cans dropped his hands and gave
up the fight Blood streamed copiously from
cut his eye. Gans's manager alleged that
Erne had butted Cans and Cans said that e
could continue.
Before the fight began Cans the favorte
100 to So but before it had gone far the bet
ting changed in favor of Erne There
delay in beginning account OF Ernes
ayers. who insisted that judges should not de-
eide the fight but that the referee should give the
decision. The club finally decided in his favor.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Each seemed TO be IN perfect condition when the
gong called them to the centre Of the ring for the
first round. There considerable sparring done
in the round and only few blows struck. Erne
forced Cans into the formers and landed
a straight left the stomach. the close of the
round Cans landed a straight left hand punch
Erne's face.
Erne opened with rush in the second round.
forced Cans into and landed a right and
left to the head. Erne then forced Cans
the ring and sent three swift left jabs the face
and an uppercut the negro's chin He put his
In the following round after an exchange of lefts
on the face. Cans landed straight left on the
jaw.
Erne swung light right to the wind in the
fourth round, and Cans hooked a light left 10 the
face. Erne then led his left the face. and
close quarters Cans sent his right three times
rapidly over the kidneys.
Cans landed left the face In the fifth round.
the hardest blow struck up to that time. Cans
succeeded in sending hard rights on the body and
on the head Erne then sent left swing on the
jaw, and Cans returned it with short left to face
Cans cut his opponents right eye with a left
same place ON Gans's face in return. Both fought
furiously. and Erne staggered his rival with
heavy swing the neck.
Erne began the seventh round with Z, rush and
staggered Cans with right swing Il the head.
Erne landed hard left on his rivals body, and
Cans replied with right the head. Cans
swung his left to the Jaw 1t staggered Erne, but
a the closing of the round.
Erne again began to rush his man in the next
round He put straight left to the face and
Erne rushed in the ninth round sending his
right over 20 the head, and fast mix up followed
the body with his left lightly. 1t all Erne's
round.
uppercut on Erne's face. Erne landed a har
left on the stomach He rushed Cans across the
sent straight let to the face. .
Erne attempted to land a right and left swing
for the head in the eleventh, but missed and Cans
sent a right to the body. Erne then sent a left to
the body and right to the jaw. furious mix up
followed; and Erne landed a solid right Ganss
Erne landed left smash on the eye in the twelfth
round and then landed on the other. He smashed
his right to the stomach and Cans started toward
Ernes corner staggering. Cans dropped his hands
10 his sides and Charley White the referee
Cans said I'm blind; I CAM SEE an eU nm, ana
Cans then went to his corner and the fight went to