The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
.GANS Wins IN
EIGHT ROUNDS
Result of Fight Was Never in
Doubt After the First
Round.
HERMAN WAS 0UTCLASSED
BUT MADE GOOD SHOWING
Fighters Divide $20,000; and
$4,000 Is offered for
Cans and Nelson.

TONOPAH, New. Jan. l.--Ioe Cans
fought true TO the dope today. AT
ter playing with Herman for eight
rounds, the champion landed full
right swing on the. point of Herman s
Jaw, and Chicago's favorite fighter
went to the mat a beaten man. 1t
was apparent from the start that Her
man had no chance. Cans blocked his
blows with the greatest case, and at
no time was Cans worried In the least.
In the first round Joe started to feel
things out. Herman was willing to
| fight but the champion stalled him of.
| In the second round Cans started to
open up The Kid s attempts to land
all ended in failure.
Cans blocked Herman leads with
glove and elbow, and when the oppor.
tunitv presented itself shot right and
left iolts to his opponent s face.
The third and fourth rounds were
repetitions of the second It was plain
to be seen that Herman, the short end
er, the 'under dog, was the favorlte
a blow the crowd cheered wildly. Cans
drew only moderate applause when ne
| fought his cleverest.
In the fifth round, Cans, having
measured his man, closed down This
was the only round where Herman
4 made any SnO" ing ne n"H''
in and swung hard rights and lefts at
the champion. Cans appeared careless
and a number of the blows landed. The
crowd cheered wildly for the Chicagoan
at the end of the round
The six and seventh rounds were all
by feinting and drawing Herman g
FIRE. They iddled around the ring un-
iii Cans worked his apponent into
corner. Joe feinted with his left. the
Kid swung wildly with right. and left.
He left an opening. Like flash Cans
whipped left and then swinging right
for the point of the jaw: Herman
dropped like a log with his face buried
in his hands He Law motionless, at
the edge of the ring. Cans walked
away; it was all over.
Nate Lewis ran around the ring to
where the Kid Law and begged him to
rise. Herman needed not the words;
Lewis and Adam Ryan carried their
rrotepe to his corner, where three min
utes elapsed before he came TO.
Herman was outc)assed from the
start to finish He never had chance
and he will never have a chance when
The fight was not without incidents.
The heaviest betting developed at the
In the second round the men were
milling il fast in the center of the
ring when the gong sounded. Herman
needed the bell and stepped back from
a clinch. Cans. not hesring the bell,
landed hard right on the, KID 8 neck
| The crowd arose 10 their feet and
hissed and hooted II was then that
Cans realized what he had done. Like
the gentleman that he is: Cans faced
the crowd and made public apology.
Not content with IL, he crossed to Her
| >.
hand. explained that he had not heard
the gong Kisses changed to cheers as
Cans returned to his seat.
After the fight. when he came to,
Herman said: :.
the best man won. | made the best
fight that was in me against superior
man. cannot deny that ne is the
better man, and l do not begrudge him
his victory
Cans bore his easily won honors with
the best of grace. "lt was Just as /
had Herman outclassed. He was game,
hut he never had chance TO win,
Cans and Herman weighed III pre-
ciselv at ] clock in the office of M.
NJ Riley Of the Casino Athletic club.
The beam was set at the 1873 mark,
and neither man raised II. nor even
made il tremble Cans wore his under
|
man was entirely stripped, Cans S
exact weight stripped was 1872 pounds.
The two fighters shook hands cordially
and each wished the other happy New
Year
W. Fl. johnson of Tononsh acted as
timekeeper for the club. Fred T. Gard
ner. another local man. acted as an
nouncer.
Gans's seconds were Otto Keefe, Kid
Simms and Rob North. In Herman &
corner there were Nate Lewis. Adam
Ryan, Ed Cuff. Sam Graft and Kid Lee
Champion Reception.
Cans clambered over the ropes. The
reception given the champion complete
ly overshadowed that given Herman.
Jack Welch. who refereed the contest
: was then introduced The principals
sat in their corners with overcoats on
while the photographers took their pic
, lures.
Gardner then took the center of the
stage and shouted to the audience the
rules which governed the contest. He
announced that the contest would be
a finish fight, with one arm free, in
the chnches. Herman was presented q:
! the pride of Chicago, and Cans intro
! ! duced as the lightweight champion OF
,, the world Jack O'Brien, in response
,, TO the opportunities from the spec
tators, was then presented and made &
neat speech. Said o 'Brien:
"fLadies and gentlemen, I wish yol
all happy new wear. | have beer
offered substantial purse to fight il
Tonopah in the near future, and I hop,
the match will be realized. 7 do mo-
care with whom. 1 am prenared to NEE
!, any fighter on earth -
) S30,O0O for Cans Nelson.
Manager Riley was then presented
i and was given handsome reception
Y But it remained for Tex Rickard tC
). draw from the crowd the mos
$ spontaneous enthusiasm. Rickard
through the announcer, gave notice
!, that he would give a purse of s50.00t
for the winner of the Cans Herman
= fight and Battling Nelson. Riley, OIL
d behalf Of the Casino Athletic club
d stated that he would go Rickart
? $4,000 heftpr and fhis would stand fo