The evening world., 1902-10-14
M'PARTLANO PUT TO SLEEP
BY HIS OWN FAVORITE BLOW,
Cans Landed the Solar PIexus Sleep Producer
in the Filth Round.

BUFFALO, n. Y. Oct. 14.-Joe Cans
put Kid Mcfarland down and out n
the fifth round before the International
Club at Fort Erie last night. The fight
was a rough and bitter struggle while
1t lasted. but even McPartland's friends
admitted that he was no match for the
champion. The Kids efforts to make
weight had evidently stripped him OF
vlgor and staying power. Stretching
the clean-break Canadian Interpretation
of the Marquis of Q~ueensberry rules
to Its utmost. Mcfarland tried his
best to get Cans into a mauling. waltz
Ing match. but the negro, with recel-
l~ections of similar affairs in the past
with the Kid, held aloof. and, hiding
his time, finally dropped Mcfarland
with the blow, the use of which has
made the name of Mcfarland famous
in ring annals. a left jolt to the pit of
the stomach-the solar plexus punch.
my punch wept Mcfarland, after
he was counted out in the fifth round.
lie got there first"
MCFARLAND put forword a very fair
effort as far as the battle went. but the
effort to make the weight had evidently
lDlu HtdNllN VI MS ITdlIlGs anu rams ,
was distinctly the master hand all
through the contest. Cool, collected
holding himself in reserve from the
first gong, he stealthily pursued the
white boy from corner to corner, never
vanturIng into dangeous depths and I'M
erringly Grasping the occasional oppor-
tunities left open for him.
An Exhibition of ~CIeverneAs.
Cans stripped splendidly, looked good
and strong, and as the bout resulted.
1t was little more than another exercise
gallop for him. Cans boxed beautifully
and both men blocked prettily during
the bout. Mcfarland found the great
est difficulty in getting to his man
He landed but few clean blows during
the bout and one Of these was a smart
rap in the wind In a clinch. which was
overlooked by the referee,
McPartland's defense itself was good
and both men succeeded in smothering
lead after lead, But when Cans got
either hand home it told. 4 left, short
arm jab to the face dropped Mcfarland
on his back early In the fight, and the
left to the solar pleXus at the END
went home so hard and sure that the
black champion walked to his corner AT
once and began preparations for de-
parture while Mcfarland was still
struggling against fate on the floor
Zurbrick Won "Preli6l."
Warren Zurbrick, the Buffalo cycler'
and Herman Miller, the white boxer
from Baltimore in Herford's string. also
weighed at the 40 pound limit, the
Buffalo boy Ave pounds under. ZurbrieK
was given the decision In the seventh
round ON a foul. Then the ring was
cleared for the main bout. Ed. Nc
Bride. who oficiated In the frst bout
introduced Charley White for the main
bout, and Matty Matthews entered the
ring and challenged the winner.
Cans entered esquired by AL Herford.
Curley Supplies and Herman Miller, and
McPartland's seconds were Phil Silver
burg, Art McElroy. Joe Lawrence and
Pete Kuhn. The black crossed the ring
and shook hands with his old foe, Nc
Partland accepting the salutation non
chalantly. They got under way in short
order.
Cans Careful Starting Out.
Round Leans edged his man right to
his corner and then led carefully. both
clinchinE. Mcfarland tried a left swing
for the head, but was blocked neatly
and Cans go a left to the head, Mac
scurrying about behind him TO clinch.
Cans got right to cheek and Mcfarland
got light left to the eye. Cans forced
a mix-up in which he got home two to
one, and Mcfarland gave the old war
whoop as he felt the smashes go home.
They were sparring at the bell In Macs
corner.
Round Both led with no result.
Mac tried laft for body, was blocked
and swung right savase.y over Gans's
head Cans sent wicked right 10 body
cans slipped in trying to aim a swing
and went to n knee. lac crossed the
rug and slaped his feet in the resin.
Mac got left to wine n swung left
and Cans sent a straight right TO the
h1al at the end,
Tho UKid" FIOOred by Left jolt.
u,uud S-Maa tried LEFT for body, but
u,as blocked half way, and. pennlng he
IN in a coTLer, Cans put right TO the
hndv. Mcfarland tried to smother his
a"sperately for the head. but missed.
Gahs then boxed prettily stopping
everything that approached him, He got
N Ieft 10 Macs face and right to the
wind, and as a negro In the upper tier
sang out Hurry up, Joe, wants nah
winter SYercoat" Cans Jolted with the
left short on the mSuth and he KID"