The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-10
Cans Won From Britt in Five
Furious Rounds.
A Broken Wrist on Jimmy's
Left Arm the Cause.
PRETTY EVEN MATCH
The Negro Had Perhaps a Tri-
file the Best of the Bout.
Vast Crowd at the Frisco Ring
side Saw Contest.

San Francisco, Sept 10-whatever
chance Jimmy Britt might have had to
win the light weight title was lost
through the agency of a left swing to
the body, cleverly blocked by Joe Cans,
which brought to close five rounds of
fast fighting witnessed by crowd of
about 1900 persons at Recreation park
Monday afternoon
The blow caught by Cans on his ell
bow was struck in the middle of the
fourth round 1t broke Britt's wrist.
and though he went on again in the
fifth round, he was helpless in both
offense and defense. 1t was not until
this round that he informed his seconds
of the mishap.
Whats the use of my going on? I
can't fight 1 am helpless he said to
Tiv Kreling. Captain of Police Glea-
son, who was at the ringside, stopped
the fight upon being notified. Referee
Walsh gave the decision to Cans. After
an examination three doctors stated
that the injury was a fracture
and dislocation of the lower end of the
ulna, the innermost bone of the wrist.
whether 1t was a genuine fracture or
not, Britt showed such intense suffering
while the doctors were manipulating his
wrist that the tears rolled unchecked
down his cheeks.
He declared that he wss utterly help
less and could not even hold up his left
hand after breaking it
i had TO guard Tor GaIS leIt anu
had no punch except with my right"
he declared.
The fight. while 1t lasted, was a slug
ging match, but it was perfectly evident
to trained observers that Britt had no
chance to win from the negro, being for
the first time in his life completely out
classed. His lack of GOODNESS was part
ly responsible for the miserable ending
of the fight. From the first tap of the
gong he appeared over-eager. He was
tn al "a shouted
to him by his seconds to make cans
do the leading, but he rushed headlons
into quarters that developed an inevita-
BILE smuggling match in which the cham |
pion had by far the advantage.
In the first round Britt staggered |
Cans to the ropes with a left swing on
the neck that had lots of force to 1t.
In the same round he also used left and
right successfully to the body and face.
but received in return a straight left on
the nose that slowed him down.
The second round developed mix-up
at the ropes in which both men ex-
changed vicious rights and lefts, Cans
having the advantage.
Cans opened the third by crowding |
Britt into a corner and the Californian
had his hands and feet busy working
his way out The round was even
In the fourth round Cans drew first |
blood with lightning-like straight left |
that brought a scarlet stream trickling |
from the corner of Brftt's mouth. IT |
all Of his strength into a left swing that |
proved his merciful undoing. The de- |
cision of the doctors effectively dis |
posed of any claim of fake" which |
the hackers of James Edward might |
have been inclined to raise, as no one |
could logically accuse the physicians of
being implicated in any crooked deal. |
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round Britt quickly shot his left
to Cans ribs. They spared. Britt |
swung a fearful left that caught Cans
on the side of the jaw and sent him
Keeling. Britt had shade better of |
round.
Round 2-At close range Cans rock |
ed Britt's head with two powerful lefts |
and then shot his right to the face. /
Cans had the advantage as the bell /
stopped fierce rally.
Round 3-Britt hooked his left on |
the nose and sent Cans head back |
with a straight left on the nose. Cans. |
however. did not break ground and |
met BIRTHS rushes with straight lefts. |
The pace was very rapid and the round |
even.
Round 4-Gans swung three terrific |
rights to the law and Britt appeared |
groggy. Britt fought back gamely but |
missed several attempts to land. Britt /