The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-05
BRITT ON
TRAIL OF
JOE CANS
Wants to Wager s1O,OOO
lie Can Beat the
Darkey.

James Edward Britt, gloating over
his victory last wednesday night, when
he outclassed Battling Nelson in a
twenty-round contest, is now hot on
the trail of Champion Joe Cans. This
is what he has to say: II think that
Wednesday nights fight with Nelson
has convinced the sporting public that
1 have ~cover my old-time form.
Nelson would not have defeated me at
Cosha had fought him properly. I
had him going in the early rounds and
f%oolishiy started to slug with him. In
our third bout I fought him as I should
AVE on the occasion Of our second
meeting. II Spider Kelly had not In
structed me to be careful in the closing K
rounds of Wednesdays contest I surely
would have knocked out Nelson in the
eighteenth round. as he was almost
helpless then.
MY one ambition now is to fight
Cans Any time he says the word I
will sign articles. He told me after the
fight that he would give me a chance
at the lightweight title. 1 stand ready
to bet all or part of 100000 that I will
beat him.. When I fought him last I
believe that all who saw the fight will
agree with me that 1 had him whipped
UP to the time I fouled him.. In that
bout I studied Cans style closely. and
I feel confident that in a return battle
I will come out on top"
As the Nevada clubs are willing TO offer
a 5000 purse for Britt and Cans for a
finish contest on Labor Day, and Jimmy
Coffroth is eager for the bout for his
Colma club. there is no reason why Britt's
great desire should not be speedily rea-
lized. A bout between the native son
and Cans on Labor Day at Colma should
draw s45. 900 to So. 5000. Britt is a great ia
vorite on the coast, and Their are thou
sands who believe he can beat Cans on
the level. 1t should be a most interesting
bout. brimful of science. In this the men
are about equal. but Cans has had more
ring experience, is a better ring general
and can punch harder, II the bout Is
fought fairly and sauarely. with the
weight 1888 pounds stripped. the cham
pion should retain mis- title.
Murphy-Hyland Go.
A lightweight match which should prove
to be a hummer, and one OF, the best
matches of the year, is that which was
arranged last week between Fighting
Dick Hyland. Of California, and Tommy
Murphy, of Harlem. The bout is to DO
fought In Philadelphia on September II at
, the National Athletic Club. The articles
call for a slx-round bout. no decision. at
catchweights. under straight Queensberry
rules, the men protecting themselves at
all times. The purse will be $500. TO be
split even. A forfeit was posted by to
club and each OF the managers. Tt was
stipulated in the articles that neither
hghter should take on any other match
before the date of this battle.
Murphy and Hyland have been dieker-
Ing for a match ever since the latter came
East. Hyland Is one Of The best boys the
West has developed, and is sure to give
Murphy a great battle. Murphy will take
a snort vacation during this month, going
10 Saratoga for a couple Of weeks during
the racing season, and will then 20 to
Lakewood to do his training. Hyland says
that he will go to New Dorp, Staten Isl
and In a couple of days to look over the
training recommendation there. and if they
are satisfactory he will do his work there.
HylandRs record reveals him to be a rp-
markable two-handed fighter. He was
porn In Grass Valley, Cal, October IL. 1855.
ana Is therefore nearly 70 years old. He
has been fighting since he was II years Of
age and has engaged in 90 contests. or
these he won % bouts, 80 by the knockout
route, while he lost three contests. In
one, January 81, 1906, he was Knocked out
by frankie Neil in Is rounds, when the
latter was the reputed champion of tho
world. He lost the decision In a 20-round
bout May 8 of the same year to Billy
Snailham, in Sacramento, and lost on a
foul in the ninth round to Johnny Thomp-
son.. on August %. 1906, but beat the lat
ter in a 20-round contest three months
later. In all his knockouts only one went
beyond the sixth round, that being the
contest with Eddie Hanlon last September,
whom he put away In 10 rounds. So
Tommy Murphy has his work cut out to-
beat a lightweight of Hyland's calibre.
Queensberry Rules to Govern.
There Is only one regret about the COM
ing match. 1t has been arranged to be-
decided under the disgusting interpreta-
ton of the Marquis of Queensberry rules
which compels the men to take care Of
themselves at all times. 1t is but natural
that when one man knows that his op-
ponent can hit a knockout punch with
either hand he is going to be extremely
careful In exposing his jaw and will
clinch on the slightest provocation. He
will also hold on like a leech If he is get
ting the worst of the battle and will take
no chances in breaking away when he
knows he is liable to get a punch. This
robs the bout of much of its interest, as
the great Nelson-M eGoyern fight is
still fresh in the minds of the sports.
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