The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-22
Prize Ring

BY his recent sensational victory
over Battling Nelson for the worlds
lightweight championship Joe Cans
OF Baltimore again evidenced that he
is one OF the most remarkable fighters
that ever lived.
He is the Jim Jeffries of the light
weight world in spite of the fact that
he has lived a life that many people
would describe as dissipated. Cans is
now being showered with challenges
from every Tom. Dick and Harry that
can reach 1855 pounds in training. but
the three leading candidates are Mel
son. Jimmy Britt and the has-been
Terry McGovern.
Joe Cans was born at Baltimore,
Nov. %, 1876. and he is therefore
nearly thirty years old He began
fighting in 1894 at the age of eighteen.
He stands five feet six inches and
Qparter and weighs now 139 pounds.
From his debut with Dave Arm
strong at Baltimore in 1894 to his APP
pearance in the ring with Battling
Nelson he piled up a total of 146 ring
battles.
OF these he won a total of lifts
by knockouts. siXty-One by referees
decisions and five on fouls. He lost
six fights-one by knockout and five
by referees decisions. There were
twelve draws. thirteen mo decisions"
and one fight stopped.
Cans won over IS per cent of all
his fights of every nature. being ia of
the 146. Eliminate from the compu-
tation twelve draws, thirteen no de-
cisions," four fouls and one stopped
fight. and he has won 40 out of ia.
The man who knocked Cans out was
George McFadden at New York.
April II. 1899. Cans won practically
all his fights in Philadelphia. but is
not accredited with them for the rea-
son that the Quaker City seldom al
lows decision Some of Cans fights
follow:
1S9S-Billy Young. w. Baltimore. 2:
Frank Garrard. w. Cleveland. Is:
Tom Shortell. no decision, Baltimore.
6: Young Starlight. X. Baltimore. 3:
You ngSmyrna. w. Baltimore. 4:
Steve Crosby. W. Louisville. s: Kid
Robertson. w. Chicago. t: Billy Ernst.
w. Coney Island, II.
lS99-Young Smyrna. X. Baltimore.
,: Tom Jackson. X. Easton. Pa. 5:
Herman Miller. w. Baltimore. 4 Kid
Mcfarland. w. New York. 20: Jack
DAILY, w. New York. %: Young Smyr-
ma. X. Buffalo, 10: George McFadden.
LIZ. New York. %: Eugene Bezena. X.
New York. 10: Martin Judge. w. Balti-
more. 20: Spider Kelly. w. New York.
%: Martin Judge. w. Baltimore. 20.
1900-Spike Sullivan. w. New York.
IA: Frank Erne. l., New York. 12:Chic
Jack Daily. K. Philadelphia. 5: Dial
Hawkins, X. New York, 2: Barney Flu
rey. X, Cincinnati. 9: Young Critic. w.
Coney Island. s: Whitley Lester. X,
Baltimore. 4: Dial Hawkins. X. New
York. 5: George McFadden. no de-
cision. Philadelphia. 6: George Nc
Fadden. D, Denver, 10; Joe Youags,
w, Denver. 10; Otto Seiloff. X. D2n-
YER. 8; Spider Kelly. w. Denver. s;
Kid Parker. X, Denver. A.; Terry Nc
Govern, L. Chicago. 3
l902-Tom Broderick, K. Baltimore
6; Eddie Connolly, w, Philadelphia,
): George McFadden, no decision
Philadelphia. 6: Jack Ryan. stopped.
Allentown, 4: Jack Bennett, X. Balti-
more, g. Frank Erne. X. Fort Erie. 1;
George McFadden. w. San Francisco,
3: Rufe Turner. X. Oakland. IS; Gus
Gardner, X. Baltimore. 5: Jack Nc
Partland. X, Fort Erie. 5; Dave Holly,
no decision, Lancaster, 10; Charlie
Seiger, W. Baltimore. IA: Howard
Wilson. X. Providence, 8; Charlie Sci
ger, D. Boston. 10.
l903-Gus Gardner, WE, New B.. IL:
Steve Crosby, X. Hot Springs, II; Jack
Bennett. w, Allegheny. 5; Tommy
Tracey. w, Portland, 9; w. Fitzger-
aid, X, San Francisco. 10: Rudy King
X. Butte. 5: Joe Grim. no decision,
Philadelphia. 6: Ed Kennedy, no de-
cision, Philadelphia. 6; Dave Holly, no
decision, Philadelphia. 6; J. Black
burn. no decision, Philadelphia. 6;
Dave Holly. no decision, Philadelphia,
&: Sam Langford, l., Boston, Is.
19O4-D. Fitzgerald, w, Detroit, 10;
Clarence Connors, w, Mount Clemens,
2: Joe Grim, w, Baltimore. 10; Mike
Ward. w. Detroit. Is; j. Blackburn,
w. Baltimore, Is: Gus Gardner, w,
Saginaw, 10: Sam Bolen, w, Baltimore
Is: Jewey Cook, w. Baltimore, s; Kid
Critic, w, Baltimore. s; Sammy Smith
W. Philadelphia, 4; Dave Holly, no de-
cision. Philadelphia. s; Joe Walcott,
D. San Francisco. 20; Jimmy Britt,
WI, San Francisco. 5.
19o5-Rufe Turner, no decision.
Philadelphia, 6; Mike Sullivan, D,
Baltimore. Is
l9O6-Mike Sullivan. K. San Fran
cisco. Is; Mike Sullivan, Los Angeles,
10; Willie Lewis. D, New York, 6;
Harry Lewis, w. Philadelphia, 6:
Jed Blackburn. w, Philadelphia. G;
Dave Holly, w, Seattle. 20; Battling
Nelson. w, GOldfield, A.