Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
CANS LAID DOWN
McGOVERN UNDISPUTED LIGHT.
WEIGHT CHAMPION.
WON FIGHT IN SECOND ROUND.
Colored Pug Knocked Down Eight
Thresholds Like Fake
Fight.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE Times Herald,
in it's account of the McGovern Cans
fight says:
In a bout heavily scented with crook
edness. Terry McGovern became the
lightweight champion of the world at
Tattersalls last night by putting Joe
Cans into a state of apparent helpless
ness in two minutes and five seconds af-
ter the opening OF the second round.
Singularly enough the result of the
contest conformed in every respect to the
suspicious betting offered Wednesday
and repeated last night at the rngside
by men who passed through the audi
ence with hands full of bills Offering the
false odds of even money that Cans
would be knocked out by the Brooklyn
terror. Referee Siler admitted that the
fight had bad look. He did not see any
blow that should have put Cans into a
state of grogginess in the first round.
If Cans actually made his best showing
last night, he is SO far outclassed by Nc
Govern that no other lightweight on
earth need ever expect to equal Terry In
a fistc encounter
In a signed statement to the Times
Herald, Terry McGovern says:
Il did not fake that is certainty
tried to finish the fight as soon as l pos
sibly could. but l must confess the re-
suit was somewhat of a surprise to me-"
Joe Cans in signed statement to the
same paper, says: "The better man
won. That is all I can give in explana-
ton of the result. I did not lay down. /
was hit hard early in the fight and that
seemed to take the wind out Of me-
don't think there is anyone who can
stand UP before McGovern at the light
weight limit"
The Tribune, in it's account of the fight
which was written by Geo. Siler, the
referee, says:
''The fight, if such it can be termed
was the poorest and weakest from the
| Cans end, that was ever witnessed in
Chicago. I do not wish to accuse any
fighter of taking, but If Cans was try
ing last night, 1 do not know much about
the game. Cans. of course, is entitled to
| the benefit of the doubt as to whether or
not the numerous body blows which Ter
| ry pumped into him at close quarters
| during the early part of the fight, weak
! ened him. But the fact remains that the
| few blows he delivered, We're the weakest
| ever sent from a man of his known hit
! ting abilitias.'
The Tribune adds: mot only did the
betting shift remarkably in McGovern $
! favor yesterday in Chicago, but it was
reported that thousands of dollars were
! sent to other cities to be placed on Nc
Govern. 1t was also reported that Cans
| was up nearly all night Wednesday night
| and that co,ored sports all over the city
were betting on McGovern yesterday,
| they having received a tip as to the out
! come"
| The Record says: TERRY McGovern
knocked out Joe Cans at Tattersalrs last
| night in what appeared to be fake
| contest. The end came after two min
utes and five seconds of fighting in the
second round, Cans failing to arise at the
count of ten in his sixth knockdown from
| blows which seemed hardly strong
enough to jar him.
"Perhaps the most suspicious feature
was the betting. Until within few
days ago, the betting has been one to
two that McGovern would win by a
knockout Then report gained ground
in the levee district that Cans was to sc
out and there was a hurried effort to
hedge by colored porters and others who
had wagered on Cans. Last night at the
ringside the betting had shifted to even
| money that McGovern would win by
knockout and this in the face OF the fact
| that Cans had to stop McGoVern to gain
! the decision"
The Chronicle says: "Gans made a mis-
| erable showing for man with cham
pionship aspirations. In fact, so bad was
the work done by the colored man tha'
many of the big crowd decided that the
contest was not honestly fought. II
might not have been. The betting JUS
before the fight as we'll as for two days
previous, showed that somebody Nigh
have given out tip that Cans Woule
not do his best On the other hand, i
can scarcely be said that McGovern wa!
a party to the affair, for he fought tht
colored man with all the ferocity OF
| tipar"