Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-28
JOE CANS A WINNER.
The Baltimore Boy Easily outpointed
Turner.

Joe Cans made his first appearance In
the ring in several months when he met
RUFF Turner, colored, of Denver, before
the Washington Sporting Club at Philadel-
phia last night. The bout was for six
rounds and attracted a big crowd. Al
though the contest lasted the journey, it
was apparent that the lightweight cham
pion was Turner'S master. He fought in
his old-time FORM delivering enough hard
blows to subdue two ordinary men.
However. he failed to knock Turner out,
although he had him going several times.
At one stage during the bout Turner drop
ped to the floor to avoid the champions
heavy blows. In the first four rounds Cans
reserved his strength for a deciding punch.
He succeeded only In making Turner weak,
the latter's gameness alone keeping him on
his feet. The attendance was a record
breaker, every available seat In the house
being sold at $50 o'clock.
Cans had in his corner Al Herford,
Young Peter Jackson and Kid Howard.
Turner's seconds We're Fred Blackburn,
Jack Blackburn and Bill Smith. They
agreed to break clean at the order of the
referee. Turner started off conspicuously,
putting four straight lefts on the face and
a light one the chest. Cans hooked a
left on the face and received a return on
the ear.
After missing. Cans caught Turner a
straight left in the wind. This round was
slightly in Turner's favor. Cans took the
initiative, but could not connect In the sec
ond. He swung for the head, but received
two lefts on the face in return. Cans was
wild in his delivery. but Turner's aim was
true and he poked at Cans visage to his
hearts content. Cans, though, bored in
and with a hard right on the jaw sent
Turner to the ropes. Turner evened this
punch up by sending home hard left to
the wind.
He appeared to advantage in this round.
At the beginning Of the third round Tur-
planted a left on Cans face, but Joe
retaliated with three left swings on the
jaw. A mix-up followed. in which both
landed hard. At this stage Cans COM
menced to fight viciously. letting out swing
after swing. The blows came so fast that
Turner dropped to the floor to avoid pun
ishment. This round was Cans.
Cans appeared to have his man sized up
in the fourth and scored many telling
blows. He hooked both right and left, but
although he connected with his opponents
jaw. the blows were too high to cause Tur-
any distress. Cans rushed and had
Turner bleeding from the nose with a left
jab. He also had Turner staggering from
two right smashes the face. and sent
him Keeling to the ropes with right swing
at the bell. Cans was at his best in this
round.
Cans kept his advantage In the fifth. Al
though Turner landed the left. his punches
seemed to lack steam. Cans. however.
made his blows tell and made Turner hug
repeatedly. Cans planted three heavy
rights in the wind just before this round
ended.
Turner showed some fight at the outset
of the sixth, but Cans sailed In and with
straight jabs caused RUFF to embrace
Cans swung in lefts and a right to the face
and hooked a left to the chin. Toward the
end of the round Turner found Cans for a
couple of stiff smashes. but failed to do
any damage. Cans easily had the better Of
the round.