The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-20

After waiting for a long time and hav-
ing to 20 down into their pockets TO make
up the amount the receipts were shy to
remunerate the fighters, less than 200 per-
sons saw Joe Cans make a chopping block
of Howard Wilson before the Scituate
Athletic club at Saundervile last night.
The affair was a nzzle from the start
and II was the last straw. so To speak.
on the backs of those who have attended
the various mills held by the club IN the
last three months. Two frosts in success
sion have chilled the enthusiasm of those
who have experienced the drop In the
mercury OF sporting opinion, and moth
ing save n complete change OF manage
ment nd positive assurance of the merits
OF the entertainment will attract people
In future.
The enthusiasts reached Saundersville
early in the evening and they waited
around for a couple OF hours for the pir-
lim.nary bout between Jack Ryan OF
Brooklyn and Peter Nails of this city.
= Ryan did not materaliZe and Nails stated
to some OF the sports that while he hah
been given but short notice he was willing
10 go on and he would take on Tom Brod-
erick OF Yonkers. who was present, II the
cash was ready for distribution.
No cash was ready. To the contrary
Howie Hodgkins entered the ring and
stated the management was So shy and
unless the s35 was produced the fight
would not take place. Hodgkins had
made inquiry and found the men would
20 on for $500 and there was S35 less on
hand Slowly and sadly the sports west
into their pockets and Clipped I'm and II
was IL O'Clock before the men appeared
In the ring.
stanton Abbott, Jack McCue and Maui
rice Herford were behind Cans and Clar-
ences Gillespie. Tom Broderick of
YonKers and Jack Kelly.of Brooklyn were
in wilson's corner. Broderick was the
man who, as Tom Reilly, was knocked
out by Jimmie Gardiner on Thanksgiving
day. As the men appeared In the ring,
while there was little difference between
them in weight from every other view
point Cans was the superior of Wilson.
Cans started i'm business-like and from
the start he went after Wilson, following
him around the ring. Wilson was quick
and there was some fight in him, for the
first two leads reached Cans face and
then came alinch with lively in-fighting.
Cans chased Wilson into another corner
and though Wilson tried TO fight him of
he did no better than to get to another
corner, and then there was chase around
the ring with Cans a close second.
Cans was I'm fne trim. shifty and ag-
gressive. and he displayed splendid judg-
ment. Wilson dove under a swing as the
round closed that would have ended IL
there and then. Wilson had little fight
left In him in the second, for he began to
drop 10 one hand and knee when Cans
jabbed and the spectators began TO pro-
test against these tactics. hook in the
ribs fioored Wilson and the crowd hssed.
for il was believed the blow was light.
Then Wilson began to circle the ring and
he kneeled over from a left jsb on the
face and was on his hands and toes when
the bell rang.
Cans went into the finish the bout In the
third when Wilson clinched after a lead
he threw Wilson off and handed him
left jolt that hoored Wilson. Wilson did
not take the count but arose and landed
both hands on Cans body. Cans blocked
the rush cleverly and went back at Will
son, driving him across the ring with
volley Of jabs and though Wilson placed
right on Cans ribs as he tried a second
time Cans poKed his left into Wilson's
wind and Wilson dropped.
Gillespie jumped into the ring and threw
water on his man. and this act gave the
decision to Cans, though Wilson was
plainly unable TO continue.
The sports sorrowfully rushed out and
headed for home. ruminating on the vars-
gies OF fighting and particularly on the
popularity of Scituate events.