Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-24
ERNE DEFEATS CANS.
Coiored boy Quits In Twelfth Rouud
Being Badly Punished,


Frank Erne, the champion lightweight op
the world. defended his title by defeattn,
joe Cans. the colored Baltimore liebt.
weight. In the twelfth round of a bout that
was scheduled for twenty-five rounds at the
Broadway Athletic Club New York. last
hight. owing to the high price charged for
ADMISSION, which was from $ to a much
nlgher sum, there were many vacant SEATS
Erne had the better of the fight throughout.
ana punished his opponent severely In the
fsaa round ne sent his right to Cans
lace. and clinch followed. After they sen
arated Cans dropped his hands and gave
up the fight. Blood streamed copiousiy
from cut over his eye. Cans manager
| alleged that Erne had butted Cans and
Cans said that he could not see to continue
BEFORE the fight began Cans was the ia.
vcrite at 100 to so. but before it had gone
Iar the betting changed in favor of Erne
There was some delay in beginning on ac-
count of Ernes managers, who insisted that
judges should not decide the fight, but that
the referee should give the decision. The
club finally decided in his favor.
Each seemed to be in perfect condition
when the gong called them to the center Of
the ring for the first round. There was con-
siderable sparring done in the round and
only a few blows were struck. Erne forced
cans into the formers corner and landed
straight left to the stomach. At the closs
OF the round Cans landed straight left
hand punch on Erne's face.
Erne opened with a rush in the second
round, forced Cans into corner and land
ed right and left to the head. Erne then
forced Cans across the ring, and sent three
swift left jabs on the face and upper
cut on the negro's chin. He put his left
to Cans face as the round ended.
In the following round. after an exchange
of lefts on the face, Cans landed a straight
left on the jaw.
the fourth round. and Cans hooked a light
left to the face. Erne then led his left to
the face. and at close quarters Cans sent
his right three times rapidly over the kid
neys.
Cans landed a left on the face in the
fifth round. and Erne retaliated with
straight left, which was the hardest blow
struck up to that time. Cans succeeded
in sending hard rights on the body and on
the head. Erne then sent a left swing on
the jaw. and Cans returned 1t with short
left to face and right on the head.
Cans cut his opponents right eye with
left swing in the sixth round. Erne landed
in the same place on Cans face in return.
Both fought furiously, and Erne staggered
his rival with heavy swing on the neck.
Erne began the seventh round with
rush and staggered Cans with a right
swing on the head. Erne landed a hard
left on his rivals body. and Cans replied
left to the jaw. 1t staggered Erne. but he
quickly recovered. Cans was on the de-
fensive at the closing of the round.
next eo agan rus 1a sS M tn tn the the
face and hooked Il a pin to the ear. " NV
Erne rushed iEtheahinth round, sending
hi, his f rtEh. oyer the and fast mi1
ear and Cans t&ache1 the body with his
left lightly. Il 5as 81 Ernes round.
In In the next undH after a breakaway
Cans sent an tbperGAt on Erne's face.
Erne landed Nards5ett on the stomach.
He rushed Cans AcrosH the ring and planted
a heavy left onslhe Hpdy and then sent a
straight left to The fe1e.
Erne attempted to land a right and left
swing for the head In the eleventh. but
missed. and Cans Sent right to the body
Erne then sent left to the body and a
right to the jaw. A furious mix up fol-
lowed, and Erne landed q solid right on
Cans jaw. which tired him.
Erne landed a 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 Erne's corner, stag
gering. Cans dropped his hands to his
sides. and Charley" White, the referee.
seeing that Cans was In distress, went to
him. and Cans said: I'm blind; can't
see any more" Cans then went to his
corner and the fight went to Erne. Cans
eye was badly cut