The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-20
CANS TOO FAST
FOR N. SULLIVAN
Rejuvenated Chocolate Drop Won
in a Fierce Battle at
Frisco.

4 Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, Jan. 20.
Joe Cans, re1uyenated, put up the fight OF his
life last night and knocked out Mike (Twin)
Sullivan in the fifteenth round.
d Thesissue was hardly in doubt from the first
round. Cans was always the aggressors and kept
right on top of his man. Sullivan made several
brave rallies. but he could not hurt the colored
man, aud finally In the fifteenth round series
of right-hand blows to the jaw ended Sulltvan's
aspirations and put Cans once more at the top
of the lighting heap.
Sullivan was first presented as the "pride of
Cambridge" Cans was introduced Immediately
after as the pride Of Baltimore, Both were
equally well received.
Mike Ward, champion lightweight Of Canada,
was then Introduced and announced his willing
ness to meet any man. In the world at his
weight. Jack Sullivan announced that he had
deposited 81 900 to meet Jack O'Brien or Tommy
Ryan In the ring. Among those introduced was
world to meet him. Cans and Sullivan then posed
for fashlight. Cans wore white trunks around
which we're drawnfhe American colors. Sullivan
was clad in green trunks with the stars and
stripes entwined.
Young Corbett was introduced and was given
rousing welcome. He made speech thanking
the audience for their reception.
The men Were called to the center Of the
ring. Announcer Jordan said it would be a
twenty-round contest and they will break by
order of referee Time was called.
First Round-After some sparring Cans swung
the right to the head, and they mixed 1t vicious
~, Cans swinging right and left to jaw. Sulli-
van also swung right and left to neck, and they
mixed breaking slowly. Joe swung two lefts
to face and Sullivan came back with two lefts
to jaw and right swing. to face. Both men
fought hard and carefully. Cans did some clever
blocking, stopping terrific right intended for
the body. Jack then landed couple Of lefts to
stomach and Joe swung the right to neck In re-
turn. They mixed It at close quarters without
result, and the gong rang.
Second Round-They spared and after several
swings Jack worked his right to body. They e1-
changed rights and lefts at close quarters. Jack
had the better of it, Jack then swung two
lefts to face and followed Cans about plant.
ing left to head and right to body, worrying
Joe. Cans, however. swung left to jaw, stop
ping Sullivan's onslaught. Another mix fol
lowed, Cans shooting his left to body, Jack up
percutting with right to jaw. The men were
locked in embrace as the bell changed.
Third Round-Sullivan missed a left for the
face and Joe rushed in, landing right swing to
jaw. He caught Sullivan off his guard, land.
ing terrific left uppercut to the mouth and then
shot his right to neck. Nothing daunted, Sulli.
van mixed 1t, He put two lefts to Cans face.
Mixing 1t, Cans swung short-armed right ia
jaw and Sullivan planted straight left to face
and brought his right to body. Joe then sho,
hard right over the mouth. Jack shot stiff
right straight over heart and at close quarters
Cans swung left to head The men fought
hard right on jaw. qt
Fourth Roundabout were up and fiddled fol
half minute. Joe swung a hard right to heal
and cleverly blocked Jacks attempt for body
Some clever blocking followed at close quar-
tiers, with Jack doing most Of the leading. Joe
rushed and missed heavy uppercut but the1
landed left over mouth that plainly staggered