Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-09
THE PUGILlSTS.
Joe Cans Whipped by Langford
 Last Night

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 corpett Win Not Fight fsitzsimmlons,
 as He Claims He Is a Has Been.
 Boston, Dec 9.--Sam Langford, local colored boxer who has been rap idly forging to the front ill the light weight in the last year, easily won the decision over Champion Joe Gans of Baltimore in a fifteen round bout at the Criterion A. c. last night. Cans weighed in at 13S pounds. while Lang ford was two pounds over, and the wTangling over this matter caused de lay m the appearance of the pair in the ring. Both men appeared to be in ex- cellent condition when they stripped. In the first three rounds there was practically nothing done by either fight. CT, except to fiddle and dance around the ring. Langford lacked confidence, and Cans was kept busy following him. Cans managed to land q few light blows, which had no other effect than .ho encourage Langford. Beginning with the fourth round Langford showed more courage and there was a little more doing, tl1e Baltimore man landing several stiff body blows and rights to the face. while Lansford showed that he had q long and powerful left, Cans had the better of the going in the ftl1 round also, but in the sixth the local man began sending his left home to lis opponents face. Honors were even in the seventh and eighth rounds also. From the eighth until the the end Of the bout 1t was all one way Langford assumed the aggressive and simply jabbed his opponent all over the ring. landing on the face, but ocea. sfepaly he whipped his right over hard 10 the face. Cans was worried. and what blows he did send home lacked stAaIa Several times he sent in hard body punches and few rights to the face, but he was outclaSsed
 HANGER WHIPPED MURPHY.
 Chicago, Dee 9-Benny Yanger of of Chicago knocked out Hughey AIur. phy of Boston in the third round Of six4rouIld bout here last night, Mur- phy put up poor fight. Yanger weakened him with blows to the stomach in the first and second rounds, and easily disposed of afup. phy in the third with a series Of blows to the jaw.
 hereby challenge to fight any i;s3e3;- pound man ill the world. and I will post certificate check of $500 as guarantee of good faith the same to go as forfeit for weight, or as a side bet. if desired Joe Cans Jimmy Britt, Martin Gamble or. Buddy Ryan preferred. Martin Canoae. whb has just returned from Frisco, tells me he would sooner fight Britt g dozen times than meet me again. I have tried in every wa y to get him to fight since our ten-round draw in T,au River, but he refuses to meet me I defeated Harry Berger in Philadelphia, and Berger gave Cans q hot fight for six rounds fn the sAI1e city
 CHARLES "KIDh' COFFEE.
 Care Standard Union. Brooklyn
 Terry AfcGoyernis injured hands haging had good rest the ex-cham- pion will appear ia the ring again. Mo Govern signed articles of agreement yesterday to meet Billy Willis in Phil adelrhia next Saturday night in 8 six round bout. This Blll be their second battle The last time they met Willis made an exceptionally fine showing. staring the limit Terry's youneeT brother, Hushey. wants a fight with Frankie Nell of California for the ban jam championship. Sam Harris. wha is young McGovern's manager, thinks that Terry's brother will be another champion. and offers to arrange match with Neil for S1 LOGO q side. HuGlsy has been fighting some time and has never been whipped Harris believes that if is only a question of fine when Hnshey will be 3 $ good as Terry was when he was on top
 Jim CeTbett, according to report. has been offered a purse to fight Jim Jef- fries before a club in St Louis during the worlds fair there next year. Both men are favorably disposed toward the idea, and apparently ready to close the deal The only hitch at present is the amount of the purse Both want guarantee, and if the inducements are satisfactory. articles of agreement will he signed in the near future. You can put rue op record that I will never fight Fitzsimmons. said Corbett .'Nhatever possible chance there was for us to meet is off. because he has frankly admitted that he is an old man and that his flsl1ting days arc over. It would not take me very long to get into condition for 1ght. would have ample time to get real good bvi fife time they want us to fight in St Louis The telarram received by Cora,ett was as follows James I Corpett, New York If you received effer of biz purse to fieht Ieffries or Fitzsimmona here. worlds fair. would zsasl sccert2 H w Lanigan Cor. hett said that the telearana gave him fhe trsf lznowlsdge that they antad hlm 10 1Glt n St LonlA. hnt knA4 la@