The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-07
THE CAREER
OF JOE CANS
Baltimore PugiIist Is a
Veritable Champion
of Champions.
NEAL s. ANDERSEN.

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There is a certain black promontory
on the rocky coast of pugilism that Is
universally avoided by the brawny
mariners cruising around on the Mar
quis of Queensberry sea. Its monu-
mental blackness stands out against the
clear sky as a mute warning of danger
to those who would venture near 1t is
known and feared under the appella-
ton of Gans-Joe Cans.
The chocolate eclair from Baltimore
is in a plight not unlike that of our
retiring friend, Jeffries. After labori
ously wading through a somewhat
checkered career he suddenly awakens
to the realization of the fact that he
is in a class by himself. His ability
has rendered him a lightweight outcast.
ANONYMOUSLY speaking the black fight
er is a white chip.
The radical difference between the
tired heavyweight champion is COM
fortably stocked with a goodly portion
of this worlds goods, while the unfor-
tunate Josephus did not know where
his next months room rent was COM
in from until his New Years battle
with Herman and that wort go so very
far with Cans A great difference IN
deed,
nf rAti
must pursue his chosen profession in
order to keep his digestive organs well
fabricated. But, with the exception OF
the Battling One, the opponent market
Is very barren. Leah the Forsaken
looks like a crowd beside the lonesome
negro. Joe must be lineal descendant
of Jonah. Cans must fight and it
seems that his inability to coax any OF
the lightweights into a match will re-
suit in his issuing a sweeping def to
anybody in the business. All weights
included, barring JEFF
Joe could take on Jack O'Brien or
Sam Berger or Joe Grim or any body
else. Joe Walcott fought and made
good with big men. why not Cans. who
fought in Philadelphia with Joe Grim
twice? In the first fight on Oct. IS.
from Grim the second time they met.
on January %. 1904. And Joe Grim is
classed in the heavy department.
1t is hardly probable that any big
men would consider Cans challenge be-
cause II could avail them nothing IL they
disposed of the clever lightweight. If
a heavy man licked Cans. people would !
say that IL was only natural on ac- i
- q liz A
But II Cans licked the heavy one 1t |
would be farewell to the bulky ones
prestige. and the charity pavilion for
him.
Cans stated some time ago that II he
whipped Herman he would take on
Nelson again in Goldfield. But, here
lies a story. Tex Richard has offered
$4,000 for a match between the two,
with the proviso that the Dane cut loose
from Nolan. Goldfield won't tolerate
Nolan and Tex states that he won't al |
low him In the state of Nevada as one |
dose of his methods was enough.
Richard got the fight arranged, then |
Nolan tried to back out, but Tex told |
Nolan that If he did he would never |
leave Goldfield alive, and his bluff |
worked to a T.
Danes standing in the household of !
fighters the latter had better listen to |
the advice OF good men and shake his |
manager.
Recently Cans made the following
81 will give Nelson two
months to come to my terms. I am |
giving reasonable terms at that The
weight must be 1S3 the day of the fight, !
and he must give me 65 per cent of the |
purse. win or lose or draw. If he will J
give me a $4,000 bonus I will fight him |
take all of the balance
These terms are by no means ex-
brilliant when one pauses to recall the |
stand and deliver holdup game that !
Nelson gave Cans before he would |
agree to fight the black terror at Gold
field.
Let Nelson drop Nolan and Cans will
again show the Dane how well he can
scrap. But the tables may turn this
time and the Dane win back to his
own.
II may be OF some interest to the
light fans in Honolulu to know little =
IF Cans record in the prize-ring and I
10 learn that as a fighter Cans has
been good hard worker, and with all !
me crooked work which has been laid ]
II his door, has proved TO the sporting
public his worthiness to the honor of
me, me titles of light, and welterweight
Joe was born in Baltimore, Mary s
and November %, 1876, and has been Z