Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-31
THE PUGILISTS GREAT FIGHT
 TOMORROW Cans Down to Weight and i |. Biz Favorite Over Kid
 Herman.

| days of the training of the two great lightweights-Joe Cans and Kid Herman.
 | It is doubtful if ever there was such q holiday crowd in this camp since the time Jim came across the great Mispah ledge. The people are pouring in from all sides, with but one object in vew--to see the two fighters train and to be on deck for the big event on the afternoon of January l.
 As may be imagined, 1t is q conglo- merate crowd that is gathering for the New Years day mill. There is the blue-shirted prospector with his burro, the cowpuncher from the Smoky Valley and the cattle raugcs to the north; the farmer with his canvas-covered wagon from Fish Lake Valley to the southwest, aud the wealthy mine owner from every where, with his noisy automobile and his bank roll, which he Is spending. Of course the sporting element from the famous resorts of neighboring camps are also dropping in. The most noticeable feature of this gathering Is that every man has money. Ever since Manager Riley matched the Kid and Cans the na- tives of the Sagebrush state have been saving for the big event. These men, who are pouring in from the neighboring camps to keep track of the lightwelghts in training, are spending money like water. It is the same old story of the men of tho desert who spend the better part of the year in hard grind, topping of the season with a Roman holiday.
 Another feature is the fact that most of the money that is being spent Is pouring into the cOffers of Mana. ger Riley's famous big Casino, on the rim of the desert, where many thou sasds of dollars pass over the bars and tables. To those who observe closely 1t Is quite evident that by the time the news of the settlement of the New Years day argument is flashed over the wires, Riley will have just secured the amount of his purse and the expense money in pull
 
 will come in from his business
 It is not bad guess to say that one hundred thousand dollars will have been spent by the fight crowd that has come in from the outside to see the mill. Tonopah will see her greatest day when Cans and Herman fight for the lightweight title and the $2O.OOO.
 The men will enter the ring about 8 o'clock. which is nearly 6 o'clock New York time, and they will cont;n- ne to fight until one or the other is knocked senseless to the floor or loses on foul. The referee will be Jack Welch of California, who is practi- cally unknown in the east. This man was selected after James J. Jeffrles had refused to serve asd Cans had objected to George Siler of Chicago. Shortly before the principals put cn i've ounce gloves they will weight in at the ringsidc. They agreed when the articles were signed to scale at the lightweight limit. 1S3 pounds, and they also posted forfeits to this effect.
 From the latest reports sent out Cans will have so trouble in tipping tic beam. while Herman has been down to weight for some tiins past. Cans has been made 3 to favor- itc because of hIs remarkable reco d as compared to that of Herman. The Baltimore pugilist. who is 32 years old, has bcaten all the best lishr. weights. including Battling Nelson, supposed to be q world beater until s,e was disqualified in the forty-third round. Cans is nine years older tian Herman. is 8 3-4 inches taller and has a longer reach by 43-4 Inches. He is recognized as the most scicr- tific man of his weight in the world to-day.
 Herman has taken part in many important fights, but he has never knocked out anybody-not even a second rater. He beat up Aurella Herrera. the Mexican. pretty severe ly, but he could not put him away. His last fight was with Benny Yans.r several months ago. winning by de cision after ten rounds. Herman Is strong DOy. WEI ttoiucu tsa 'tHy scientific He has youth in his fa- vor. but 1t may he said right here that hs has never In his ring career met such a formidable opponent as Cans will probably be tomorrow.
 On form ring experts say that Cans should wi CT the hit and that the light should not last more than ten or fifteen rounds If the champion tries hard to end it in that time. If Her man should win there would pro3a- bIy he a great howl of "Fake.' The men are to battle for a s2oov purse. cut up a per cent to ,he winner and SO per cent td the losrr. The arena in which the mill takes place was completed last week at . cost If sio-- on. It has q seating capacity for about i0.goo persons snd the promo- ters expe~t the gate recespts fo amount to about sSo.o0. The fight win he governed by Queensberry ruIe.. a boxer having one or two handle free in ciinches to he permitted to hit. This may produce rough house affair in which ciinehinx and