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ERNE WINS A BRUTAL FIGHT
CANS RENDERED HELPLESS IN
THE IWELFTH ROUND.

Referee Had No Alternative but to
Award the Decision 10 Erne-Lnttc,
Did Most of the Hcavy Fighting md
Displayed Better Judg gment.
New York, March 23.-Frank Erne OF
Buffalo successfully defended his title
of lightweight champion Of the world
against Joe Cans, colored, Of Baltimore,
before the Broadway Athletic club to-
night. Erne did most of the heavy
| fighting, displaying better judgment
and moro skill than his opponent Cans
received his punishment gamely until
the twelfth round, when his left eve was
started from it's socket by a terrific
right hand swing from the Buffalo boy.
Cans was then helpless and there was
no alternative for the referee but to
award the decision to Erne. The bet
ting just before the fight was 100 to so
on Cans. The contest was witnessed by
a large crowd.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round both were careful. Erne
forced Cans into his corner and tried
left and right, but Cans blocked. Erne
forced again and landed a straight left
to the stomach, getting @way cleverly.
Then he tried left and right for head,
but failed to land. At the close Of the
round Cans landed a straight left on
the face.
Round 2-Erne opened with a rush
and forced Cans into his corner again.
The Buffalo lad was very quick and
sent right and left to head, cleverly
blocking left hook which Cans at
tempted. Erne then forced Cans across
the ring and landed three straight
swings on the face and upper cut the
negro under the chin with his right
Cans tried a left for the head but Erne
blocked and sent his own left to the
wind, forcing Cans to his corner, where
Erne planted another left on the face.
Round 3-Erne kept Cans in his cor
ner and landed light left in the wind.
Cans tried a straight left as he jumped
to the center of the ring, but Erne
lodged it. Cans followed up, placed his
right to the body. An exchange Of
lefts OH the face followed, Erne leading
and Cans countering. Both blocked
cleverly until Cans landed straight
left on the jaw. Erne tried left to the
wind, but Cans stepped out of reach.
At the bell the men were in a mix up in
Cans corner.
Round 4-Erne led left for head, but
was blocked. Cans sent a we'll directed
left swing to the jaw, but Erne side
stepped quickly and planted his right on
the wind at close quarters. Erne swung
a light right TO the wind and Cans
hooked a light left to the face Erne
led left to the face and at close quar-
ters Cans, sent, his right three times
rapidly over the kidneys. Cans sent
right and left to the wind just before
the bell.
Round Cans landed left to the face
and Erne' returned a straight left which
was the hardest blow landed up to the
time. Erne tried a left for the stomach
and failing to land stock in an awkward
position, but got well set before Cans
could take any advantage. Cans sent
left to the head and followed with his
right hard on the body and again to
the head. Erne sent back a left swing
on the jaw, to which Cans replied with
a short left to face and right over to
the head.
Round 6--'There was lot Of f1ddling,
Cans breaking ground, The negro
stopped suddenly and swung his left to
Erne's eye, cutting it. Cans then went
In, sending right and left swings to the
head and Erne surprised everybody by |
replying with similar blows. Erne con- |
tinued to slam both hands on the negro, |
the latters head half dozen
times stopping Cans, rushing and fore
ng the negro to back away. Erne was
from the mouth and nose at
the bell.
Round 7--Erne rushed and staggered |
Cans with a right swing on the head.
He tried left, fell short, and stepping
n, shot his right up to Cans chin.
Irne sent hard left to the body and
Cans planted a good right on the head
Cans swung his left to, the Jaw and
Irne staggered, but quickly recovered
md rushed back with left and right to
he body, The bell found him sparring
With Cans on the defensive.
Round S-Erne jumped right to his
nan. He tried left swing for the
read, but Joe got inside of it. Frank
hen put a straight left to the face and
rocked it again to the ear Cans failed
o counter and Erne reached the body
md head with his left, forcing. Cans
0 break ground. Cans side-stepped
fter falling short with the left, and
Ippercut Erne on the face with his
light. Cans tried a left for the head.
nut Erne blocked it at the close of the
ound.
Round 9--Erne rushed sending his
light over to the head. Then the Buff
alo champion jumped right at his
aan, but Cans landed right and left
n the head. This started Erne, and
9th men let their arms go like wind
nils, Erne having the better of the
lix-up. Erne hooked three lefts to
he ear, and Cans reached the body
18th his left lightly. Erne had all the
etter of this round, keeping up his
tack until the gong rang.
Round 10--Erne resumed the attack
lnding left on wind He tried for the s
cad. but Cans side-stepped and almost |
ent through the ropes. Ernc stepptn
l. sending a hard left to the stomach,
nd Cans failed to reply. Cans then '
wung left to head and Erne countered. {
rne rushed his man across the ring f
nd planted a heavy left on the wind c
hen he sent straight left to the face f
nd swung his right to the fact, but G
10 high for a knockout. At close i
uarters Cans planted left ON Erne's i