The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-31
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST,
CANS ENPECTED 10 BIN INSIDE
or FIFTEEN HOUNDS.
L~ightweisht Champion in High Favor Tor
Tomorrow Finish Flight NHh Her
man Rleh stake vii close this Hcck
-Obstacles In Path Of Turf Rrr8rMcrs.

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weight championship Of the world. which
will be decided In the ring OF the Casino
Athletic Club at TonopHh. New, tomorrow
afternoon. Cans Is regarded by local sport
ing men as a sure winner. providing the fight
n on the level. The men VIII enter the ring
about , o'clock. which is nearly . O'Clock
New York time. and they VIII continue TO
fight until one or the Other h Knocked senseless
to the floor or loses on a foul. The referee
viii be Jack Welch Of California. who is practi-
cally unknown In the Fast. This man was
selected after James J. Jenries had refused
TO serve and Cans had objected TO George
SIler OF Chicago. Shortly before the princi-
pals put on five ounce gloves they will weigh
in at the ringside. They agreed when the
articles were signed TO scale AT the light
weight limit. 1888 pounds. and they also posted
~forfeits 10 this effect.
From the latest reportSAsent out by the
Tonopah press ageats Sans will hsye 10
trouble in tipping the beam. while Herman
has been down TO weight Tor some time past.
Cans has been made d ) 10 rravorite because
of his remarkable record as compared TO that
Of Herman. The Baltimore pugilist. who Is
y years old. has beaten all the best light
weights. including Battling Nelson. supposed
20 be a world bester until he was disqualified
In the forty-third round. Cans n nine years
older than Herman. is Ss inches taller and
has @ longer reach by a.. inches. He Is
recognized as the most scientific man or his
weight in the world to-day. la, addition TO
q wonderful knowledge Of ring 'tactics, Cans
can punch hard enough to put s.rnsn TO sleeep
II he reaches the proper mark. In fact. he
can point to a record Of knodkouts scored
over many high class p~ugilists. (which means
that when he is trying he is notta man TO be
trihed with.
Quick on his feet, Away shifting about
with q puzzling style. Cans can hit with
either hand. He can infiict painful injuries
with left handed labs and iolts. and can pro-
duce knockdowns with a terrific right hand
swing or uppercut. In blocking and stopping
blows Cans Is q past master. he IL also q
clever Judge of distance and the personihoa-
ton Of GOODNESS. ~ IL doubtful'M Cans ever
became ratified in the ring and he has been
under Ore many times. too. He was put to
the test when he fought Nelson and was not
found wanting. IL was In that anatr Cans
showed his best qualities, which earned for
him a memorable victory. With Cans strong
and active at the weight. therefore. ring
experts cannot figure how Herman has q
chance to beat him.
Herman has taken part in many important
fights, but he has never knocked out any
body-not even a second rater. He beat up
AureIla Herrera. the Mexican. pretty severely.
but he could not put him away. His last
fight was with Benny Yanger several months
ago. winning by a decision after ten rounds,
Herman IL a strong boy. we'll trained and
y4lrIY aCle0Jlnc. lie MS youth III us LANOIs
but IL may be said right here that he has never
in his ring career met such a formidable
opponent as Cans will probably be tomorrow.
Herman may decide to keep away from the
champion for some time with the Idea OF
firing Cans out. but he may find this plan Is
extremely difficult II Cans forces matters
with his usual vigor.
On form ring experts say that Cans should
win on the bit and that the fight should not
last more than ten or fifteen rounds II the
champion tries hard TO end IL in that time.
II Herman should win there would probably
be a great howl Of "Fakel' The men are
to battle for a sc. 100 purse, cut up 90 per
cent. to the winner and 10 per cent. to the
loser. The arena in which the mill takes
place was completed last week at y cost OF
$4,000. It has a seating capacity for about
10000 persons and the promoters expect the
gate receipts to amount to about 100000.
The tight will be governed by Queensberry
rules. a boxer having one or two hands free
in cllnches to be permitted to hit. This
may produce q rough house affair In which
clinching and wrestling may predominant
unless the referee has the power to step be-
tween the men when they are locked. For
several days sporting men from various
points west OF Chicago have been making q
Decline for the scene Of the battle. while the
/ mlners from nearly all OF the Nevada camps
have made arrangements to be at the ring
side. lt will be an Interesting gathering.
caiouAted to provide plenty OF excitement
, In oass something unexpected should happen
inside Of the ropes.
: On Wednesday entries for some OF the rich
ext stakes to be run In the East In 1907 will
? close &C Tho onioes Of the Coney Island and
I Brocklyn Jockey clubs. the Brighton Beach
Racing Association and other Jockey Club
tracks. The rich Suburban. to be run at
( 9heepshead Bay, for which weights VIII be
announced on January 81. is the chief event.
together with the $780, 900 Brooklyn Handicap,
I Co be decided at Gravesend, and the $4,000
y Brighton Handicap to be run at the Beach
hin Suly. So valuable have all the Eastern
stakes become that horsemen and breeders
In ell parts OF the country have turned to
\ than in a body, with the result that the POM
ing entry lists win include all Of ths best horses
in America The Lberality Of the Coney
I Island Jockey Club has set an example for all
ofths other racing associations In this respect.
With the result that racing. from an owners
standpoint. was never more profitable than It
isto-day. The prosperity OF the turf In New
York state, incidentally. has been wholly
due 10 the personal influence and fair. sports
msnlnks g~overnment Of the men OF integrity
and standing who compose ths Jockey Club.
Racing. bccauss Of these men. has succeeded
here where H. has failed IN other parts OF the
country. in the West the sport has been
controlled by. the speculative element. which
uAM 4OWAA y
here The Jockey Club has been on tho level
with the public and 10 entitled 70 praise for
che splendid results attained during the year
that ends tonight.
sIn making a,osusads against Facing in
shis d8tats.F saidia prominent owper Of race
horses yesterday. Tthe reforners possibly for
get q few things. In the nrst place. racing
has the support tofl Thousands Of citizens OF
ala classes. The spoft isA business conducted
ON honorable lines and affords az much OF a
chance to speculate a. Wall Street. In the
second place. the ,aRrtcultarAl societies up
the State are. cutting up each year about
800, 900. aocruing from the state racing tax.
which has made the various county fairs
most. successful. In the third place. the
breeding bureau Of hi JQokey Club In placing
about thirty royalty bred stellions az the dis
posal o. up State breeders has strengthensd
racetrack owners can show proof that in no
way do they recognize or receive q penny
IN tribute from the betting element. Racing
has grown into an tnmense industry, Thou
sands Of persons have been enabled 20 gain
a livelihood. while powerful interests have
been Indirectly benefited. just why re-
formers oen cone to Albany from 9th err
States with q plan to Interfere with racing
when II 10 on the top wave q prosperity and