Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-13
MISTAKE OF HERMAN BACKERs
Error Made in Allowing Cans TO
Modify weight Clause.


Modify weight Clause.
Kid Herman's manager seems to have
made serious mistake In allowing Joe
Cans to insert that 600 conditional weight
clause. Otto Floto sums the case up as
follows: "A great deal Of interest In the
approaching light weight battle between
Kid Herman Of Chicago and Joe Cans, the
present champion, has been taken away by
the action Of Cans in inserting in the new
articles Of agreement that II either man
Is over weight he must forfeit 5000 ana
agree to fight Just the same There Is no
chance for Herman being over weight, for
he is much the smaller man and can easily
make the legitimate limit-l8 pounds ring
side-so that the new proposition must De
for the benefit Of Cans and not Herman.
IL means that Cans has all the better OF the
Weighing bargain, although when the match
Herman in everything. At the legitimate
light weight limit Herman was gsinins
TF friend because "a they knew sst po SS6s
two hours before the contest, especially In
colder weather than when he worked for
his bout with Battling Nelson. They were
willing to take the Herman end Of the
contest, but under the new conditions the
chances are that few bets will be made on
shout making weight now, for he can for,
felt the 5000 and go into the contest strons
and Weighing nearer the welter weight
limit than the light weight. To a man as
clever as Cans It will mean big advan-
taRe, and the wonder Is that Nate Lewis
manager Of Herman, ever stood for such a
AFFORD to forfeit 5000 when II would prac,
tically mean the long end Of the $4,000
FTy for Tr the ' battle and his friends would
be pulling all the harder for him to win
now since Cans has seen ut TO impose con-
ditions that will give him all the better OF
the argument II only goes TO prove that
Billy Nolan. manager Of Battling Nelson
was a pretty shrewd fellow and knew what
he was about when he made Cans toe the
scratch regarding weight conditions and the
like, even though he did make himself un>
popular with the sporting public. II Her
man could do the same thing now, MS
chances OF winning would be much brighter.
II only demonstrates once more the old
saying that a match well made is a match
half won"
Here is what the Milwaukee Sentinel
thinks Of scrappy Jack Doyle; .-o,. IN,
admirers Of the Brewers thought that when
Joo Cantlllon left Milwaukee the mainstay
Of the club had been withdrawn This was
true. but in a modified way: Joe Cantillon
is n great manager. No better evidence
Of the fact is presented than that mis-
managerial services command a salary or
$40 200 a year but Scrappy Jack Doyle,
who has recently been selected as MS sue
cessor. is no mean rival In ability, - ,-o,,
beginning to end. He has engaged in all
branches Of the game, from player TO man
ager. and ne has been among the best In
characteristics that Cantillon possesses and
consequently may reasonably be expected
to make worthy BuCCeSsoI W NhS loAAiSi
manager. =,
with real scrappy manager at the
head Of the team there Is no reason to fell
at all alarmed about the Brewers next sea-
SON II local patrons will give the, team
support and loyalty Jack Doyle will look
after the rest OF IT,
The injury to Jensen's arm. which was
sustained in his boxing bout Tuesday night
with Mcmahon, may keep him out of his
| fight with Kid Campbell a week from Fri
day. Jensen is a game youngster and moth
! ing but a fracture will keep him from full
| filling his engagement on the appointed
| day.
The skating season on the ice Is again
| set back by the coming OF the warmer
| weather for the ice on the lakes Is so thin
! II will not stand much. OF thaw and yet
carry the skaters. No attempt has been
| made to I'LL the new rink at 1wentieth and
| Farnam streets, as the prOprtetors are wait
! ing for the coming Of real winter when
| the water will be turned on ana the youths
| will have an ice rink In the heart OF the
| city. Roller skating will be resumed Sat
! urdav and next week the deVotees OF the
! balI-bearing skates will have the Audito'
! rum all TO themselves.
! The Incompatible and eccentric Rube
! WaddeIl was recently in custody for nom
| ma yment OF a board bill, but escaped his
| rural captor by jumping into an automo-
! bile and hiking for parts unknown. Tho
| seeming simplicity OF the Rube Is good
| disguise for one who Is thoroughly 'city
| broke"