Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-18
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Joe Cans Has an Easy Time
 With Gus Gardner.

His Dusky Opponent-ln The 1il'u
 Round Came The Quietus For The White boxer-Young Corbett to Get
 The biggest End of The Purse
 Other Fight News.
 Baltimore, Sept, 1S.-Champion Joe Cans knocked out Gus Gardner ot Phil- adelphia in the fifth round at MUSIC hall last night. The bout was schea- uled for twenty rounds. The men weighed in at 13S pounds, Cans tlpplnS the beam at 134. It was Cans hght from the start Gardner was wild and failed to land an effective blow in the first two rounds. Cans seemed to De taking his mans measure. In Ihe fourth and fifth he vent at Gardner and f1oored him frequently.
 The knockout came after two and a half minutes of fighting in the hfth round Cans had Gardner on Queer street and knocked him down several times with lefts to body and rights to the jaw and mouth. It was the easiest battle Cans has ever won. The house was crowded, about 4,000 persons be, ing present. Charley White of New York was the referee. The men fought under QueensberTy rules, breaking at the command of the referee. Prior to ahe bout it was agreed that the winner should give a return fight.
 Round 1.-They came together cau- tiously. Gardner led off with right and came to a clinch. Gardner broke ground Cans following closely. Both landed lightly with lefts. Cans got 1n [ a right to the head.
 Round 2-Gardenr assumed the Jeff ries crouch and played for the body.
 looked to be afraid and breathed heavily. Cans landed hard on the head at the gong,
 Round 3.-Gans began to wade in, Gardner retreatfng Cans led left to the head and right to the body and landed effectively on Gardners ear. Gardner continued to run. Cans fol lowed and sst in stiff upper-cut.
 Round 4.--Ganss jumped into Gardner from the gong getting in on the ribs hard. GariIier swung wildly, and went down from right jolt on the jaw. He was up and was again floor ed with a right on the ear. Cans right worked like a gatling gun and Gardner was in bad way when he took his corner.
 Round 5.-Gans pushed right and left to body and face, He led a left and both fell in elinch. Gardner led for the jaw, but received hard right on lAC 41OuIA1 It1lU W Cl1I lO IAlO kCI. AAO took the count and came up With his mouth bleeding freely. Cans again sent a right to the jaw and Gardner again went down for the count. He came up staggering and Cans sent him down wlth a left to the body, At the tenth count he stood up weakly and rushed to a clinch and hung on. Cans ripped in another left and Gardner went down and out.
 i.ouisYElis. Ky, Sept 1S.-In the suit for an Injunction to restrain Young Corbett'' and McGovern from battling for the featherweight championship of the world on next Monday night, de positions were taken yesterday.
 Stakeholder Lamberton testified that instead of the winner receiving T5 per cent of the purse and the loser 25 per cent. as called for fn the articles of agreement MT Harris, McGovern's manager, told him that private agree ment had been made between the pugi- lists. in which Young Corbett" was to get the greater share of the clubs award.
 MT Labertson told the court that the agreement did not mean that the bout would not be decided strictly on the merits of the men. He said it was the usual thing for a champion fighter to get the lions share of the prize money. win. lose or draW.
 "Corbett." he further said, s'in de manding this simply followed in the footsteps of McGoyern, who got the biggest part of the purse when Corbett beat him at Hartford on last Thanks giving Day.
 Cincinnati, Sept, 1S.-The court pro- eeedings at Louisville do not seem to produce any ill effects at the training camps of the little pugilists. Both are going OH with their work, as if the fight was a foregone conclusion. Iraln- CT Tuthill declared that he had a wire from Bob Gray assuring him that there would be no interference whatever. in the arrangements for the battle
 As we have no desire to antagonize any person, I think the wisest thing we can do is to keep our mouths shut about this injunction business said Tuthill.
 Corbett is reported to have notified the. managers of the San Francisco A. c. that if the fight does not come off on next Monday night he will probably accept the clubs offera guarantee or S10,000 purse.
 Sammy Meyers and Austin Rice of New London Lave been matched to box twenty rounds at Baltimore on Septem- Der %.
 Jim Calvin, the Irish heavyweight, who was discovered by Matty Matt heWs, offers to box Al Weinig or any Of the second-rate big fellows
 The def of Mike Donovan of Rnches- 2. ter to Joe Walcott has been taken up by the latter's manager, Billy Pierce, and a match will probably be made in few days.
 Before Tommy Ryan stepped into the ring to meet Carter he asked Jack Hermann of the International A. O., whether his end of the purse, $2.500. was up in Referee George Sile1's hands. Hermann said no, and then A.yan replied: Well. there won't be any fight unless it is.''