The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-24

New York, March 23.-Frank Erne OF
r,reslo successfully defended his title
:" uobt,reight champion OF the world
int Joe Cans (colored) Of Balti-
- before the Broadway Athletid
- tonig.6t. E1ne did most Of the
Ssavv fghting, displaying greater Juug-
- and more skill than his opponent
Il1.'s recsiyad his punishment gamely
I'll the twelfth round, when his left
UNI UNI rs started from its socket by
tsrri7c rigs1t-hand swing from the BUT
ell boy. Gems was helpless and there
80 M alternative for the referee but
A award the decision to Erne.
The contest drew an enormous crowd
- he Broadway Athletic club. There
- nqav who wagered large sums
of money that Cans would carry away
.bA c1,anuionship. There was so much
15sl+iT1ore money I'm sight that Cans
-rss made a favorlte at 100 to 80 week
40, and tonight the choice of the
MARYLAND Deepie was 80 we'll liked that
fbev bet on their man at odds of 100 to
IN There was a strongly money laden
contingent from Buffalo at the ring
Side and every man of the party beU
beTyilv on the little lad from their city,
taking every bet offered by the Mary
landers. One hundred to seventy on
Cans was the price offered, and the
Buffalo people snapped this up so
quickly that the price rose to 100 to so.
Frne's seconds were Frank Zimpfer.
Zoe Fitzpatrick and George Salter. Cans
was accompanied by Al HerfOrd, Harry
Lyons and Caleb Bond.
Before the men were introduced ID
was announced that George AIcFadden
Of this city would challenge the winner4
The men agreed to have a return
match, no matter who won. Straight
Queensbury rules governed.
Erne's Rushing Tactics.
Erne began rushing in the opening
rounds forcing Cans into his corner,
but ne was unable to land a telling
blow. In the second. third and fourth
rounds Erne cOutinued to force the
fighting, repeatedly driving the negro to
his corner, but Cans blocked cieverly
and avoided heavy punishment.
The first hard blow was handed in the
fifth round, when Cans put a light left
10 the face and ETne returned a jolt
from che left straight on the face. In
the sixth round, after Cans had been
forced 10 break ground ne stopped sud
denly and swung his left 10 Erue's
right eye. cutting IT, Cans then Wenf
IN sending right and left swings to
the head and Erne surprised everybody
BY replying with similar blows. Erno
continued 70 slam both hands on thu
negro, reaching the latter's head halE
a dozen times, stopping Cans rushing
and forcing the negro to back away.
Ene WAS bleeding from mouth and
nose at the BELL.
At the beginning Of the seventh
round Erne rushed and staggered Cans
with q right swing on the head, then
stepped IN and shot his right up to
Cans chin. FTne sent a hard left to the
body. and Cans planted a good right on
the head. Cans swung his left TO the,
Jaw and ETne staggered. but quickly
recovered and rushed back with left
and right to The body. The bell found
them sparring with Cans on the defen-
sve.
All ETne's Way.
Egne jumped right to his man in the
eighth. He put a straight left to the
face and hooked il again to the ear
uane failed to counter. and Erne reach
ed the body and head with left, fore
ing Cans 60 break ground Cans
stepped I'm after falling short with the
ieiJ and upperCut Erne on the face with
tight.
Erue rushed again in the ninth, send
M h6 right over 10 the head. Cans
landed right and left on the head. This
Started Erne, and both men let their
arms go ike windmi1ls, Erne having
decidedly the better of the uIx-up,
Erne hooked three lefts to the ear. and
cans reached the body with left lightly.
Erne had all the better OF this round.
ETne tried for TIE head in the tenth.
ana Cans slipped and almost went
through the ropes. Erne stepped in.
S.nulng hard left to the stomach, and
cans failed 20 reply. Cans then swung
ieit t0 mead and FTne counter ID. Erne
rushed his man across the ring and
Planted heavy LEFT to the wind. Then
ne sent straight left to the face and
swung his right 20 the face. but too
llsa FOR knockout at close quarters.
cans planted a left on Erne's body.
End in Sight.
Erne opened the eleventh with right
hook on the head. Cans counterjDe on
NE ribs. Cans landed a light rieslt on
Ne ear Er-ne attempted right and left
s"lrgs for the heed but missed, and
vans sent right and left to the body.
TINE jumped in With left to the body
sad right 10 the jaw. EFne then came
Aae wtnrlWiDd, starting Cans with
slett SWING on the Jaw. and both went
q t hammer snd Uongs until the bell
s-ParaJed them, with Erne having all
te best Of it,.
Erre opened the twelfth with a left
smash on the eye, and followed with
We on the otEer optic. Then ne smash
e. MS light To the stomach. and Cans
started towards Franks corner. stag
serns olindly. de dropped his hands
70 ms side, and Referee White. seeing
mat the negro was in distress. caught
A91 of Cans, who said: I'm blind: l
O1lnat see any more
y, Eta threw Up both hands and told
L-'ls TO go 70 his corner. He then led
we col7red man to his corner, and for
ne HreJ time saw that Cans left eve
vas out Of its socket.
a. Erne wins shouted White, as DR..
S.-sner Jumped into the ring and re-
D--.-a the injured optic.
%. Wy rght did the trick" said Erne
ns left the ring. ard the Buffalo
N'"d carried him te his dressing room.