The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-03
SPORTING news.
Cans Is Now Out OF the Light.
weight Class Forever.
CoIored Man Cannot Make 1873
Pounds and Be Strong.
TO RELINQUIsH TITLE.
Jimmy to Become Holder of This
Title Hereafter.
The Foul Blow Cost the CAL
ifornia Lad Just So, 552.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 3.-The pu-
gilistic star of Joe Cans as the world s
premier lightweight has set. This is
the consensus of opinion among the
sporting men who witnessed the battle
in Mechanics pavilion. That Jimmy
Britt is destined to become the lS3
pound title holder is not doubted by one
fight follower out of hundred. Up
to the time that he entered the ring,
Cans declared emphatically that he
would be strong at the weight he agreed
to meet Britt, but his performance
against the Californian, which was pitt
able in the extreme for a champion. did
not substantiate his assertions. Cans
today reluctantly admitted this.
Although L believed that l had a
good chance to win, even when BTU
had me on the floor" said Cans, the
weight was little too low for me. L
might have been stronger if / had train
ed more SYSTEMATICALLY, but won and
that's all there is to it,
Britt emerged unscathed from the
rather one sided battle.- After greeting
his friends his first declaration was that
he wanted another fight with Cans at
the earliest possible time.
Il think the contest proved that am
Cans superior without a shadow of
doubt said James Edward. Had |
not become a bit excited at critical
moment. l would have been the cham
p1On To-Day. On the strength OF my
showing against Cans public opinion
will compel him to give me another
chance
Realizing his inability to scale in at
the lightweight limit and be strong,
Cans, according to a report that was
freely circulated in pugiliStic circles to-
day, will relinquish his title to Britt. 1t
is a well known fact among Cans
friends here thatshe wishes to enter the
welter-weight ranks, but is being re-
strained by Manager HEREFORD. His last
battle, however will probably convince
Herford that the colored boy has out
grown the lightweight class. Herford
refused to say whether Cans would give
Britt another fight.
II cost Jimmy Britt just $5552 to
strike Joe Cans those foul blows when
receipts were S31.72S. OF this amount
the fighters received 20 per cent or $22.-
60. AS Cans received so per cent of
this amount he drew down $11 ,104.S0.
Britts eye to business enabled him to
force an agreement of so per cent in
the event that he lost He drew down
as much as Cans, $11,104.S0.
AS Britt was. to have received rs per
cent of the fighters share of the gate
receipts in the event of victory for him,
it can be seen that he tossed off S.
$50. 40 by handing those foul punches
to the dusliy man from Baltimore.
Young Corbett, who was an interest
ed spectator at the fight, says Cans
several times went down without being
struck. He said:
81 would have beaten Britt if he had
only come up to me as he did Cans.
could not get him near me. / am con-
fident that I can defeat him at 100 at
o'clock and will not fight him on any
other terms. [ would like a chance at
Cans at 49,
1t became known today that Cans
had only bet 800 on himself. HEREFORD
cleaned up 81, 900. James Ray of De-
troit was probably the heaviest winner.