Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-14
FIGHT HAD \ BAD LOOK. "
So Says Referee Siler Who Off, \
 ciated Last Night.

Chicago People Think ItVWas q Fake Fight-Terry Says There Was No
 Taking by Him-He Went ill to Fin
 iSA Cans Early and He Did-GanS
 Says the Best Man Won and That He Did Not Lay Down.
 Chicago, Dee 14-Thp Timcs-IIcrald iii it's account of the McGoy ern- Cans fight says:
 In q bout heavily scented with crooke,lnesS. Terry Mc:iovern became the lightweight champion of the world at TatterShllS last night by putting Joe Cans into a state of apparent help leSSneSS in two minutes and five sec ondS after the opening of the second round
 ''$ingularly enough, the result of tho contest confGrmcd in every respect 10 Ih" suspicious hctting offered We'd neSdaE and repeated last night at the flhgSIdc by men who passed through Inc audience with hands full of bills oHerlng even money that Cans would nc knocked out hy the Brooklyn ter TOY.
 Referee Silcr admitted that the hGAt had q bad look. He did not see any blow that should have put Cans into q state of %r0ggineSS in the first round lf'GlnS actually made his best showing last night he is far outclaSsed by McGnyern."
 In signed statement to the Times Herald Terry McGovern says: II did not fake, hat iS Il certainty: I tried To linISh the fight as soon as possibly could. but l must confess the result Was somewhat of Il surprise to me-
 Joe Cans in q signed statement to the same paper. says: 'fhr better man won. That is all I can give in explanation of the result. l did not lay down. l was hit hard early in the fight. and that seemed to take the wind out of mo. I don't think there is any one who can stand up before Me Govern at the light weight limit
 The Tribune in it's account of inc fight. which was written by George Si- Ter. the referee of the contest says: "Thc fight. if such it can be termed. lasted five minutes and five seconds. and WaS the poorest and weakest. from the Cans end. that ever Was wit messed in Chicago.
 "l do not wish to accuse any fighter of fakinG. but it Cans was trying last night l do not know much about thc game. Cans. of course. is entitled tO the benefit of the doubt as to whether or not the numerous body blows which Terry pumped into him in close uuar- terS during the early part of the fight weakened him. But the fact remains that the few blows he delivered were the weakest ever seen from a man of his known hitting ability"
 The Tribune. in it's account of the betting. says: Not only did tue bet ting shift remarkably ill McGovern'S favor yesterday in Chicago. but it was reported that thousands of dollars were sent to other cities to be placed on Me Govern.
 1t was also reported that Cans was up nearly all night aud that colored sports all over the city were betting on McGovcrn yesterday. they having re- ceivod q tip as to the outcome. The Record says: ''rcr1y McGoyern knocked out Joe Cans at TatterSalls last night in what appeared 10 be a fake contest The end came after two minutes and five seconds of lighting in the second round. Cans failing to arise .at the count of ten in his sixth lnocktiown from blows which seemed hardly strong enough to jar him. "Perhaps the most SusDiciouS fca- furc was the hcttin@. Until within a few days the bettin" has been l to that McGovern would win a knockout Then a report gained oround that Cans was to go ont. and there was q. hurried effort to hpdre by colorCd pnrterS and l others who had wa a~orcI on Cans. Last | Dirh+ at tho r;"'~s,i'7H ih" betting had shifted 70 even money that AF.' would win bH knockout, and this in ! the face of the fact that Cans had to stop McGOvcTr to gain the d2ciSion.' The Chronicle says: Cans mad" q i miserable showing for a man with | championship asDirltionS. In fact, so | bad was the work done by the coiornG man that many of the big crowd decid- l ed that the contest was not honestly | fought