Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-27
CANS AND HERMAN
Principals in Next Battle for the
Lightweight Worlds
Championship.
WILL MEET WITHIN MONTH
No'son Offered Terms He Forced ON
Gans-Dougherty and Gard
ner Matched.

Chicago. Oct. 27.-Joe Cans. cham
pion lightweight of the world. and
| Kid Herman. conqueror of MANY OF
the best boxers in his class. were
matched yesterday afternoon to fight
20 rounds or to finish for the world S
championship.
Cans came here from Milwaukee 20
meet Billy Nolan, manager of Battling
Nelson and talk over terms for an
other match with the battIer. Cans
gave Nolan some of his own medicine
by naming terms for another meeting
with Nelson. The champion. who re-
ceived only $4,000 for whipping Mel
son 10 the vanquished's $40 1000. said he
would give Nelson another match on
condition that G5 per cent of the purse
go to him, win. lose, or draw.
Turns Down oHer.
Nolan turned down the offer and
said the only terms he would consider
for another fight between Cans and
Nelson were G5 per cent to the winner
and 50 to the loser Nolan insisted on
the same weight conditions that pre-
vailed at Goldield, except that Cans
would be asked TO weigh in only once
instead of three times.
Cans took advantage of the cham
pion's prerogative and refused to be
counted out when the terms were be
ing dictated. The negro asked Nolan
for an accounting of the receipts from
the GoIdfeld fight pictures, but Nolan
departed without an explanation.
With the prospects of another match
with Nelson gone, Cans turned TO Her
man and was taken on in a hurry. Her
man was eager to sign the articles
and the signatures of both fighters
were secured in short order Accord
ing to the terms they viii weigh in at
1875 pounds two hours before the fight
is scheduled to begin. Straight Mar
quis OF Queensbury rules will govern
the bout
e. Club TO he Selected.
The fight will take place before the
club offering the largest purse within
so days. Both fighters are anxious for
the battle to be held during the month
or December. Nate Lewis. manager
for Herman, wiz receive bids.
The referee Question has not been
discussed beyond providing in the ar
ticles that the third man in the ring
shah he deeidedson -lssdayssbefore tho
fight.
Gardner TO Fight Dougherty.
Milwaukee. Wis. Oct 27.-Frank
Mul5eTn. manager of Jack Dougherty.
yesterday matched him with Jimmy
Gardner of Lowell. Mass. the bout to
take place at Davenport, Iowa. on Nov
Is. The match is at catch weights.
which will bring Jack in at about 40
pounds. Mulkern probably will call off
the proposed match with Mike Ward
at Grand Rapids on Nov. s.
Kinney tx Matched.
Milwaukee. Wis, Oct 27.-Steye
Kinney. or Herman Wendorf. as he
should be known. and who surprised
the local boxing fans by his clean-cut
victory over Benny Yanger at Daven-
port Iowa, has been practically match
ed to meet Jimmy Briggs of Boston be
fore the Badger club, Nov 2 Kinney
has accepted terms through his manag-
er. Con O'Leary Kinney's showing at
Davenport against Yanger was good,
when it is considered that only few
weeks ago Yanger lost decision to
kid" Herman, who aspires TO cham
pionship match with Joe Cans for a
100000 purse. The dope is now that if
Kinney meets Briggs. who gave Char
lie Neary two terrific fights here, he
will force Neary to give him match
and then he will go after Kid Herman
Yanger may have gone back some
what. but if he has he was also back
when he met Herman and it does not
speak well for the latter's showing
against Yanger when he could get
only decision by Il very narrow mar
gin