Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-30
CANS AFTER RIG GAME,

Baltimore. Md, Oct 30-Finding 1t out of the question to keep himself busy by meeting men of his class. Joe Cans. the lightweight champion oN the world. yesterday issued challenge to box Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Joe Walcott. Cans says he will meet O'Brien in a six-round bout and will go after the nliddleweight to bind a match just as soon as he returns from England T will let Cans box O'Brien." said Manager .Herford, s.in a six-round bout and feel sure that Joe will not be knocked out. O'Brieu Is 9 clever man. has the advantage in weight by about 35 pounds, but I in- tend to try and bring them together. We must have one concession, how ever. and that is that the club before which we box must guarantee 40 per cent as Gans's ends A club of Boston of which Billy Pierce is manager. wrote Herford yesterday asking if Cans would meet Wa1cott on Decem ber 8. Herford replied in the affirnia- tive. with the conditions that Wal eott make 40 pounds at ringside and that Cans be given 8 purse with guarantee of percentage privilege. Cans and Walcott were to meet on tf1e coast some months ago at the same weight. but no club would offer them suitable Inducements. Gans's greatest desire however. is to get go with Yonug Corbett, and he goes as far as to say that he will knock him out in six rounds or not ask for q cent.
 The proposed ffteen-round bout be- tween Terry McGovern and Kid Good man. which was practically clinched to be fought before the Criterion A. c. of Boston in three weeks, has been called off by Goodman. He says he was asked to give 10 per cent of his winnings to get the match, and sooner than do so has cancelled 1t. <.
 Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan, the featherweight who was appointed box Ing instructor of the Missouri A. c. of St Louis. to take the place of Tommy Ryan, who resigned the position, will not do any fighting so long as he is un- der contract to the club. Sullivan cam celed three matches when he was ap- pointed instructor It is said his sal ary Is g. 800 year, and that his con tract is for two years.
 Hugo Kelly. the Chicago welter- weight, and Mike Donovan of Roches- ter have been matched to box six rounds at catchweights before the Mill waukee Boxing club tonight. Kelly has bested all the good welter weights in the west Donovan recently gave Joe W&lcott a good drubbing for ten rounds. The winner will be matched with Tommy Ryan. who is in Chicago looking for fight-that is, they say he is
 Matchmakers of the. various big fighting clubs are getting their bids ready for the fight between Tommy Ryan. the middleweight champion. and 'sPhiladelphia'' Jack O'Brien, for the title. Jack McGuigan of the National A C. of Philadelphia says he will offer 2 purse of $500 for six-round bout Christmas afternoon. and if Me f4uigan's offer is accepted the big club house will doubtless be filled to it's ca- uaeity. The fight is expected to be q fine one Both men are game and have strong followings among the sport loving public.
 Erankie Neil. the bantam champion, n1ay be seen in the east in fight. Two clubs want his services and are willing to give him good percentage ok the gate receipts to face Tommy FeItz. The Metropolitan 4. c. of De-