Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS
Quick Ending to the Cans and
 Erne Battle.

The Colored Boxer Sent Erne to the
 Mat in Less Than Two Minutes of
 Fighting-Backers of Erne Were
 Astonished and Will Get Another
 Chance-Some Battles in Boston
 Last Night-Ole Olsen and Joe | Flaherty Go Six Round Draw. | Fort Erie, May 13.-Joe Cans is now l the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. He won that title here i last night by completely knocking out Frank Erne in one minute and forty seconds of fighting with right hand upper cut to the jaw point. The knock out punch was so clever, so unexpected and so quick that even Cans and Rel cree Charley White stood motionless for an instant, staring at the white l form of Erne as he lay on his stomach vainly attempting to get to his feet. l The COCO or more men in the arena l For the first tree seconds not single person moved or spoke. Then sudden ly mighty cheer broke forth. Men jumped to their feet and surged toward the ring. Cans stood not five feet from the prostrate form of Erne, with his I hands at his side. He simply watched Erne turn over on his stomach and stretch himself at full length. beaten man. Cans never moved an inch until | the fatal ten seconds were counted. Charley White stood side by side with Cans, his right arm rising and falling, 1 slowly but surely counting
 At the fifth count Erne partly raised 1 himself on one arm to roll over on his l face at the count of six. Erne with a game effort worked his hands under him, but at the end of ten seconds he was still on his stomach, frantically trying to get up. An instant later Erne drew his feet under him and attempted to stand. His seconds were at his side and with the aid of Referee White they bore him to his corner. He was still unconscious, but dash of cold water brought him back to life.
 Did he knock me out?" he asked of his seconds. Then he began to weep. bitterly. Tn the meantime Gans's l friends and packers broke into the ring and carried him to his dressing room. I During the minute and forty seconds of boxing not more than eight blows were struck. The men met in the cen ter of the ring. Both were cautious. Cans feinted with his lift for the head and Erne shot his right to the face. Some more sparring followed Again Cans feinted with his left. This time he let drive. The blow caught Erne 1 squarely on the nose. As Ganss glove drew back tiny stream of blood began to flow from Erne's nose. They spared again. Cans feinted. left for the head once more. Erne stepped toward him and as he did Gans's right went to the jaw. This was the blow that won and lost the championship. Erne fell toward Cans and then to the floor. After the bout Cans offered Erne return match. He accepted. Cans said: Tt was lucky punch'' Erne declared emphatically that it was noth- ing else. Erne wept like a child ill his dressing room. ga
 I The New York delegates were the first out of town people to arrive. All of the New Workers were backing Cans to win. Just before the preliminary contest went on Erne money went hun gry. Odds of $1,OOO to S75O were Of fered, with few takers.
 I Promptly at o'clock Erne and Gans weighed in. Both boxers were beIo1v the stipulated weight, 136 pounds at the ringside. Erne weighed exactlv lo5 pounds; Gans's weight was an nounced as being 134H pounds. Tn Ganss corner were Al Herford. Youne Peter Jackson and Jimmy Murray. Erne was seconded by Frank Zimnfer Slip hreiger and Jimmy Connors Joe McMahon and Eddie Kelly wara the participants in the preliminary con- test. They were announced to % eight rounds. After four and two-thirds of a round the police officials entered the ring and ordered Referee Mcbride to stop the contest It was draw.
 The most important battle in Con- necticut this week will be between
 Billy Gardner of Lowell and Sam Bo- Ian of New York, at New Britain. They will box twenty rounds at the Casino under the auspices of the Pas time club. Bolan recently fought Spike Sullivan and made him look like third rater The preliminary will
 be between Tommy Connolly of. New Britain and Harry Galway of Water bury. Honest Jack'' Willis will ref cree.
 Chicago, May 13-Ole Olsen of Chi cago and Joe Flaherty of Boston fought six hard rounds to draw last night before the Twenty Ward Athletic club here.
 Boston, May 13.-Owing to sickness in his family, Patsy Sweeney of Man. chester did not meet Charley O'Rourke of Boston at the Criterion club last night Andy Watson was substituted for Sweeney and he went the fifteen rounds to draw. "Jig'' Stone of Bos- ton stopped Jack Smith of Worcester I in four rounds in the preliminary. At the Bowdoin A. c. Jack Bennett of Me Keesport, Pa, and John Twin" Sulli- van of this city boxed ten rounds to a draw. In the preliminaries Bob Mont